davefizzy14 Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 An exciting transfer, really happy with this. Lemina is the perfect partner for Romeu in the midfield. A big statement of intent. Welcome on-board Mario ☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie@home Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Hopefully, the long awaited Morgan replacement. We've looked physically weak , especially in midfield, since Morgan and Wanyama's departure. It will also give us a bit more enthusiasm for the new season after all the Van Dijk crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Albert Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Anyone got a link to Les Reeds comments please? They're in the club's presser. The juicy bit was quoted earlier. https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017-08-08/southampton-mario-lemina-transfer-announcement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graffito Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Les Reed went to Europe To buy a Ford Cortina Instead he bought a midfield man He calls himself Lemina He passes to his left, he passes to his right And if he ever scores a goal We'll sing this song all night. (Work in progress. I'll get my coat)[emoji23 Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Italy, the home of The Ford Cortina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5string Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Lets just hope that he punches that c**t VVD in the nuts if he ever trains with Saints again like he did in a match once. Sounds like a typical Saints signing and filling the sizeable hole left by Shcneiderlin/Wanyama. Be interesting to see how MP keeps all our midfield options happy....certainly a choice from Boufal, Tadic, JWP, Davis, Romeu, mario, Clasie, PEH, Redmond would seem to indicate that at least 1 to 2 of these could be surplus to requirements in the near future. My bet would be Clasie (pity, I like how he plays but he's not quite made it on a regular enough basis) and, in time, Davis (purely due to age - he's still very influential for us). Quite excited for this new signing. Positive intent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericb Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 To the pina colada song. We've got lamina the Gabon, he likes goals from long range. He left the old lady, and flutes of champagne. (Yes I am taking the ****) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Thank you for visiting our forum. Which club do you support? Check his post history - I got through about 8 out of about 28. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 What brings you to this neck of the woods? I'm always in this neck of the woods, just not subtracting from the sum of knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OttawaSaint Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Finally some good news. Welcome Mario, may you complete your first pass as a Saint lest Mr X and Batman write you off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatello Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 My family Golden Retriever Alfie was put to sleep at 3pm today, and I'm having a rough day at work. This news has cheered me up no end! Welcome Mario! More signings of this calibre and we're in for a good season! (That's a CB or 2, a keeper, and another attacking player.) Sorry for your loss. All the best moving forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Durman Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Eric Black will play an important role in communicating his roles and responsibilities at Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 My family Golden Retriever Alfie was put to sleep at 3pm today, and I'm having a rough day at work. This news has cheered me up no end! Welcome Mario! More signings of this calibre and we're in for a good season! (That's a CB or 2, a keeper, and another attacking player.) Sad news - sorry to hear that. Dog's are family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Happy with this ...thanks Saints :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faz Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Importantly he gives us another 6 footer in the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Hopeful about this one, whilst he wasn't a starter for Juve, he still got plenty of game time and you have to be decent for that happen, especially in recent years. And as Les says, this is a guy who just played in the Champions League final. He might have more trophies won than our whole squad put together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Albert Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Behind the scenes video here: https://mobile.twitter.com/SouthamptonFC/status/895012795732946947/video/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint in Paradise Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 My family Golden Retriever Alfie was put to sleep at 3pm today, and I'm having a rough day at work. This news has cheered me up no end! Sorry for your loss SNSUN, we had our Golden Retriever put to sleep in July 1994 and we still talk about him. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted 8 August, 2017 Author Share Posted 8 August, 2017 My family Golden Retriever Alfie was put to sleep at 3pm today, and I'm having a rough day at work. This news has cheered me up no end! Welcome Mario! More signings of this calibre and we're in for a good season! (That's a CB or 2, a keeper, and another attacking player.) One of my early memories on this forum... During match threads when you used to threaten to "kick the dog" if Saints conceded...... The LOLs from 10 years ago Sorry for your loss buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 One of my early memories on this forum... During match threads when you used to threaten to "kick the dog" if Saints conceded...... The LOLs from 10 years ago Sorry for your loss buddy I vaguely remember a parrot too!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted 8 August, 2017 Author Share Posted 8 August, 2017 I vaguely remember a parrot too!?! You might be right... Rings a bell. Think he will kick anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Les Reed went to Europe To buy a Ford Cortina Instead he bought a midfield man He calls himself Lemina He passes to his left, he passes to his right And if he ever scores a goal We'll sing this song all night. (Work in progress. I'll get my coat)[emoji23] Les Reed went to Europe To ski some at Cortina or To buy some Fontina * Any more er.. improvements? ;-) *a cheese also occasionally available in Lidl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMarlin Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Italy, the home of The Ford Cortina. Named after the Dolomite ski resort, Cortina d'Ampezzo. Perhaps he should leave out the car resort, and stress that. "Les Read went to Italy, Ski-ing in Cortina.." But why would he be shopping for midfield players when he could be spending all day pounding the slopes? I'm confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faz Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Les Reed went to Europe To buy some Orangina They didn't have that flavour So instead he bought Lemina Obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nta786 Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 MarioLemina_13 MarioLemina_13 @LeminaM_13 · 2h Heureux de rejoindre le @SouthamptonFC pour 5 ans. If my French is correct, he has tweeted 'Happy to join Southampton for 5 years' Let's see if he is actually here for 5 years :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Yup, let's see what he feels like in a year, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Better than our suggestions Faz! LOL Skied at Cortina many years ago, never seen so many fur coats in my life as down the main street and there was a lovely wine bar. Les has obviously been shopping in expensive and classy places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Nice, good news! When that tweet came in and it was ''@LeminaM_13 on a''....i read it quickly and thought for a second it was a 13 year contract...! I thought we'd gone fully mental for a second. 5 year is sound though. Same here! Glad we got this one over the line before the end of the week. I'm guessing we'll see him about 75 minutes in on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austsaint Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 lets not talk length of contracts shall we ? Not at the moment, it's all to raw Made me chuckle. Good news signing - everyone needed a lift after the "Coq au Van Diik" saga and Mr Mario Lemina looks like the midfielder we've needed for ages. Let's hope he can play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shance Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 They're in the club's presser. The juicy bit was quoted earlier. https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017-08-08/southampton-mario-lemina-transfer-announcement Thanks pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graffito Posted 8 August, 2017 Share Posted 8 August, 2017 Named after the Dolomite ski resort, Cortina d'Ampezzo. Perhaps he should leave out the car resort, and stress that. "Les Read went to Italy, Ski-ing in Cortina.." But why would he be shopping for midfield players when he could be spending all day pounding the slopes? I'm confused. That'll teach me to make clever d1ck comments. Apologies to Shroppie for ridiculing his lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 Sorry for your loss. All the best moving forward Sad news - sorry to hear that. Dog's are family. Sorry for your loss SNSUN, we had our Golden Retriever put to sleep in July 1994 and we still talk about him. . One of my early memories on this forum... During match threads when you used to threaten to "kick the dog" if Saints conceded...... The LOLs from 10 years ago Sorry for your loss buddy I vaguely remember a parrot too!?! Thanks all. Hit my Dad (69yo) hardest. Yeah it was the parrot that gets the kicking. There's two of the buggers now. On topic, was Pellegrino bluffing the other day when he played down the Lemina transfer? Or did he not know about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 Happy with this signing. Seems just what we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 On topic, was Pellegrino bluffing the other day when he played down the Lemina transfer? Or did he not know about it? Pretty obvious he was bluffing I'd have though, there's no way a manager wouldn't have heard about a player who's name is all over the press as signing. Also in that video MP says, "welcome, NOW I can say it," or words to that effect. Suggests to me they had been in contact for a while previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 Named after the Dolomite ski resort, Cortina d'Ampezzo. Perhaps he should leave out the car resort, and stress that. "Les Read went to Italy, Ski-ing in Cortina.." But why would he be shopping for midfield players when he could be spending all day pounding the slopes? I'm confused. A lot doesn't add up. Do we know if he ever got a Lamborghini or any similar sports car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 Les Reed went to Europe To ski some at Cortina or To buy some Fontina * Any more er.. improvements? ;-) *a cheese also occasionally available in LidlI did consider "to buy some semolina" [emoji3][emoji3] Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 Les Reed went to Europe To buy some Orangina They didn't have that flavour So instead he bought Lemina Obvious.7/10. Good effort. Just needs finishing. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 That'll teach me to make clever d1ck comments. Apologies to Shroppie for ridiculing his lyrics.No problem. I'm used to being ridiculed. [emoji6] And we need a few more suggestions. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 Pretty obvious he was bluffing I'd have though, there's no way a manager wouldn't have heard about a player who's name is all over the press as signing. Also in that video MP says, "welcome, NOW I can say it," or words to that effect. Suggests to me they had been in contact for a while previously.In his interview, Lemina mentions having talked to the manager and being impressed. (Obviously only after proper contact and agreement. [emoji6]) Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 Les Reed went to Europe To ski some at Cortina or To buy some Fontina * Any more er.. improvements? ;-) *a cheese also occasionally available in Lidl Les Reed to Fords in Swaythling to buy a Cortina, is that it.....oh they did Transits there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southamptonfc Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 Wikipedia mentions "Despite his talent, he has also earned a reputation for having a temper and for lacking concentration at times" Saints record signings of late: Lemina Boufal Osvaldo Ramirez I'm seeing a pattern here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 Very good signing- just what we need (on paper). Good luck Mario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 Interesting signing as it reveals quite how little I know about what goes on behind the scenes. My assumption was that the board considered Davis, and then PEH/Clasie capable of being the starting partner alongside Romeu in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with no need to seek additional transfers. I had hoped they would strengthen central midfield but Reed's comments last year didn't give me a lot of hope. But it seems the board was largely on the same page - not wholly convinced by PEH/Clasie and planning for the future with Davis departure. I wouldn't be surprised to see additional transfers now. That gives me a lot more confidence about the board than I had before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 Interesting signing as it reveals quite how little I know about what goes on behind the scenes. My assumption was that the board considered Davis, and then PEH/Clasie capable of being the starting partner alongside Romeu in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with no need to seek additional transfers. I had hoped they would strengthen central midfield but Reed's comments last year didn't give me a lot of hope. But it seems the board was largely on the same page - not wholly convinced by PEH/Clasie and planning for the future with Davis departure. I wouldn't be surprised to see additional transfers now. That gives me a lot more confidence about the board than I had before.They have said that largely concludes our business, but I'm hoping that's a smokescreen to stop prices of players, especially CBs, going up because we're known to be in the market. I'm hoping for a decent CB, good backup keeper to challenge FF and maybe the loan (with option to buy) of a young AM that's been hinted at. With Clasie and Gardos leaving if there's interest. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingeletiss Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 They have said that largely concludes our business, but I'm hoping that's a smokescreen to stop prices of players, especially CBs, going up because we're known to be in the market. I'm hoping for a decent CB, good backup keeper to challenge FF and maybe the loan (with option to buy) of a young AM that's been hinted at. With Clasie and Gardos leaving if there's interest. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk We have 26 to fill 25 positions, so to buy, we have to sell. Simples! don't get your hopes to high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 We have 26 to fill 25 positions, so to buy, we have to sell. Simples! don't get your hopes to high.I did say hoping, not expecting. I think the CB will only happen if VVD leaves, and I now don't think he will, and somehow he will have to get back to playing. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 We have 26 to fill 25 positions, so to buy, we have to sell. Simples! don't get your hopes to high. Under 21 players under certain conditions do not have to be 'registered' so itll be interesting to see what the actual 25 looks like but basically it means we don't 'have' to sell to bring players in. There'll be a couple more loans and at the very least Clasie will leave too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
way down south Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 After signing hoj and lemina im thinking We now seem to have a different mould of players on our radar. Under utilized 20-25 year olds who moved to big clubs too soon and who are open to move inorder to prove themselves and probably move to another big club where they'll be certain starters in a couple of seasons. Which IMO is an exellent model because they are more likely to succeed than young players from unknown leagues and clubs. And their price isnt too astronomical and neither is their wages. Plus when they do move on from us they'll move for some nonsensical prices. For example if and when lemina starts tearing up the pl in the next couple of seasons we are defo getting 70mil + for him. Rinse and repeat until we change our model again if we get some actual investment and we start offering 100k+ wages and we win a couple of silverwares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 Quite interesting vid of Lamina vs Spurs pre-season. Gave the ball away a fair bit. Certainly tricky. Finds space. Couple of crosses. Reminds me of Boufal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallBoy Posted 9 August, 2017 Share Posted 9 August, 2017 I like the look of this lad. He is not the finished product (who is?) but he is what we need. A quick. strong, mobile ball carrier. Something we definitely did not have before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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