waylander Posted 10 April, 2019 Share Posted 10 April, 2019 Random link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6907227/Southampton-make-Rangers-midfielder-Scott-Arfield-transfer-target.html Age 30, and we have plenty of midfielders - seems unlikely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGalpin Posted 10 April, 2019 Share Posted 10 April, 2019 Random link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6907227/Southampton-make-Rangers-midfielder-Scott-Arfield-transfer-target.html That would be really, really odd; probably not as odd as Armstrong being described as a 'proven success', mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 10 April, 2019 Share Posted 10 April, 2019 That would be really, really odd; probably not as odd as Armstrong being described as a 'proven success', mind... Fortunately, I think Ross has had words with them & put them straight: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/scott-arfield-not-wanted-southampton-14276476 No interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danbert Posted 10 April, 2019 Share Posted 10 April, 2019 We're said to be in for Daniel James of Swansea https://www.footballinsider247.com/revealed-southampton-eager-to-get-transfer-revenge-on-leeds-as-deal-all-but-done/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 10 April, 2019 Share Posted 10 April, 2019 We're said to be in for Daniel James of Swansea https://www.footballinsider247.com/revealed-southampton-eager-to-get-transfer-revenge-on-leeds-as-deal-all-but-done/ Signing up young talent from the championship is definitely a smart idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 We're said to be in for Daniel James of Swansea https://www.footballinsider247.com/revealed-southampton-eager-to-get-transfer-revenge-on-leeds-as-deal-all-but-done/ Hell, YES ... but he'll have other suitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Matty 76 Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 James, Bowen, Maupay, Wakins and Adams are all a step in the right direction in regards to transfer policy I think, would be nice to get a couple of them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 James, Bowen, Maupay, Wakins and Adams are all a step in the right direction in regards to transfer policy I think, would be nice to get a couple of them in. Swansea supporting colleague was also telling me about their CB Joe Rodon, 6'4" with a bit of flair on the ground rather than just a lump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 Hasenhuttl today confirmed in press conference his interest in Che Adams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/17567425.southampton-boss-ralph-hasenhuttl-on-his-summer-transfer-plans/?ref=rss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/17567425.southampton-boss-ralph-hasenhuttl-on-his-summer-transfer-plans/?ref=rssPositive in terms of the profile of player we are targetting. I read earlier this week that Everton also want Adams. If that is the case then it will be nigh on impossible to get him, but their interest may not materialise. The two big difficulties will be: 1. Getting rid of our deadwood: Forster, Long, Austin, Carillo, Hoedt, Boufal, Clasie, Targett, McQueen etc 2. Having the same chumps negotiating with other clubs as we had in our last few failed transfer windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 Positive in terms of the profile of player we are targetting. I read earlier this week that Everton also want Adams. If that is the case then it will be nigh on impossible to get him, but their interest may not materialise. The two big difficulties will be: 1. Getting rid of our deadwood: Forster, Long, Austin, Carillo, Hoedt, Boufal, Clasie, Targett, McQueen etc 2. Having the same chumps negotiating with other clubs as we had in our last few failed transfer windows. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 Why? More or less the same reason Walcott chose them over us pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 Why?Because pretty much anyone would pick Everton ahead of Saints. See Theo Walcott & Ronald Koeman fpr recent examples. Big investment, top half finishes even after poor seasons, new stadium on the way and ultimately: will pay bigger wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 More or less the same reason Walcott chose them over us pal. Depends really. Everton’s owners have chucked an absolute boatload of cash at that squad and achieved bugger all, they now just have the highest wage bill in the fight for 7th. They might decide they’ve spent enough and want to tighten the wage bill a bit, which puts us back on a level playing field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nta786 Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 Why? it would not be 'nigh on impossible', but they could certainly pay more than we would be willing to- after all their record signing is in the £45m mark for Sigurdsson, and they paid £44m for Richarlison last season too. Ours will likely remain at £19m for the foreseeable future, and that is not a criticism for me tbh. Again, wages too- they must have a couple of players on a 100k per week, I don't think we have broken that barrier, so yeah they could offer a hefty wage- although I remember reading in January how that Moshiri bloke doesn't have as much money as assumed OR- maybe he will just be attracted by the dugouts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 Because pretty much anyone would pick Everton ahead of Saints. See Theo Walcott & Ronald Koeman fpr recent examples. Big investment, top half finishes even after poor seasons, new stadium on the way and ultimately: will pay bigger wages. Not worked out too well for the first, bit part player now and Koeman was a disaster but not a player so not really relevant. Might depend on if the player is just a money grabber or wants to play regular. Everton have splashed a hell of a lot of money and are not really any better than you would expect are they.... overrated tbh and two 40 million pound players who aren't all that is not good investment is it? Lets not forget Bolasie for 30 mill too... fools and their money up there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 Not worked out too well for the first, bit part player now and Koeman was a disaster but not a player so not really relevant. Might depend on if the player is just a money grabber or wants to play regular. Everton have splashed a hell of a lot of money and are not really any better than you would expect are they.... overrated tbh and two 40 million pound players who aren't all that is not good investment is it? Lets not forget Bolasie for 30 mill too... fools and their money up thereI doubt Adams would consider how much Everton paid for Bolasie when deciding whether to move there. Ultimately they have had two poor seasons resulting in top 10 finishes whilst we have been nearly relegated twice. That, plus higher wages on offer would make it hard to justify joining Saints over Everton (should that be the choice he has). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 Depends really. Everton’s owners have chucked an absolute boatload of cash at that squad and achieved bugger all, they now just have the highest wage bill in the fight for 7th. They might decide they’ve spent enough and want to tighten the wage bill a bit, which puts us back on a level playing field. While our overall wage bill is pretty generous as a result of loading up on mediocrity, pay ranges are quite narrow which limits our ability to go after players in demand. There are rumours that this will change but I'll believe when I see it. We're certainly a more attractive proposition than we were under Pellegrino but players will need more proof than a mini-revival over half a season to accept that we've turned a corner and we're good for players career progression again. Even then Everton continue to benefit from a certain cachet, however mystifying it is to the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 I doubt Adams would consider how much Everton paid for Bolasie when deciding whether to move there. Ultimately they have had two poor seasons resulting in top 10 finishes whilst we have been nearly relegated twice. That, plus higher wages on offer would make it hard to justify joining Saints over Everton (should that be the choice he has). Will he make the choice of where he is most likely to play or go where the pay is biggest, who knows? but it certainly isn't "near impossible" he would join us is it. They have thrown money at a futile attempt to crash the top six, it wont happen but swoon over them if you like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 Positive in terms of the profile of player we are targetting. I read earlier this week that Everton also want Adams. If that is the case then it will be nigh on impossible to get him, but their interest may not materialise. The two big difficulties will be: 1. Getting rid of our deadwood: Forster, Long, Austin, Carillo, Hoedt, Boufal, Clasie, Targett, McQueen etc 2. Having the same chumps negotiating with other clubs as we had in our last few failed transfer windows. To do list: - Stay up - Keep Ralph H - Sell well - Buy well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 To do list: - Stay up - Keep Ralph H - Sell well - Buy well That won't sit well with a few on here. What will they have to moan about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K,Billy's supersound Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 Cost of season tickets. Style of strip. Pre match entertainment. Location of pre season. Owner. Players. Weather. Still plenty of things for them to ***** and moan about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 Cost of season tickets. Style of strip. Pre match entertainment. Location of pre season. Owner. Players. Weather. Still plenty of things for them to ***** and moan about.I'd say you would be pretty justified to moan about the owner and many of the players over the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 While our overall wage bill is pretty generous as a result of loading up on mediocrity, pay ranges are quite narrow which limits our ability to go after players in demand. There are rumours that this will change but I'll believe when I see it. We're certainly a more attractive proposition than we were under Pellegrino but players will need more proof than a mini-revival over half a season to accept that we've turned a corner and we're good for players career progression again. Even then Everton continue to benefit from a certain cachet, however mystifying it is to the rest of us. I certainly hope that first sentence is correct. Money will always talk and to that extent we can pretty much outspend anyone in Europe, outside the Champions League clubs. We managed to attract some pretty highly rated players last summer, despite barely avoiding the drop. If we can finish 7th or 8th for the second half of this season and offload 5 or 6 mediocre players, we should be able to attract 2/3 pretty good ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 Cost of season tickets. Style of strip. Pre match entertainment. Location of pre season. Owner. Players. Weather. Still plenty of things for them to ***** and moan about. Crap beer.. Not that I ever have any these days, I get my pre-match sedatives in early.. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 11 April, 2019 Share Posted 11 April, 2019 Cost of season tickets. Style of strip. Pre match entertainment. Location of pre season. Owner. Players. Weather. Still plenty of things for them to ***** and moan about. We all know all our problems would be over if we moved away fans into the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 12 April, 2019 Share Posted 12 April, 2019 Worth a crack at Jovic at Frankfurt? Wanted by the big clubs but concerned he might not get the playing time he needs. We could be the leg up for his career. Would mean busting our record transfer fee again though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Saints Posted 12 April, 2019 Share Posted 12 April, 2019 Signing up young talent from the championship is definitely a smart idea. Agreed. Admittedly we're not short at centre mid but McGinn at Villa should also be on our radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thefridgedoor Posted 12 April, 2019 Share Posted 12 April, 2019 To do list: - Stay up - Keep Ralph H - Sell well - Buy wellThis Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disconnect Posted 12 April, 2019 Share Posted 12 April, 2019 Worth a crack at Jovic at Frankfurt? Wanted by the big clubs but concerned he might not get the playing time he needs. We could be the leg up for his career. Would mean busting our record transfer fee again though... No chance unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 12 April, 2019 Share Posted 12 April, 2019 Re; The Lallana rumours that surfaced about a month ago. What's the most you'd consider spending on Lallana's transfer fee? Hypothetically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 12 April, 2019 Share Posted 12 April, 2019 Re; The Lallana rumours that surfaced about a month ago. What's the most you'd consider spending on Lallana's transfer fee? Hypothetically. A packet of pork scratchings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 12 April, 2019 Share Posted 12 April, 2019 Re; The Lallana rumours that surfaced about a month ago. What's the most you'd consider spending on Lallana's transfer fee? Hypothetically. A 31 year old on big wages, who's already burned most of his bridges with the fans. Literally nothing, if he was on the wage bill now I'd be trying to offload him in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 12 April, 2019 Share Posted 12 April, 2019 Re; The Lallana rumours that surfaced about a month ago. What's the most you'd consider spending on Lallana's transfer fee? Hypothetically. Wouldn't have him back even if he paid me a transfer fee ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 12 April, 2019 Share Posted 12 April, 2019 A packet of pork scratchings! Generous for an injury prone disrespectful tosser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Troy Posted 12 April, 2019 Share Posted 12 April, 2019 Re; The Lallana rumours that surfaced about a month ago. What's the most you'd consider spending on Lallana's transfer fee? Hypothetically. he doesnt fit what ralph says he is looking for in terms of age. That said he was great under poch, undertands pressing well and has great quality. If he came here for a sensible price id have to be in the camp of be cold to him to start but willing to warm up. Pathetic itmay be and i hate myself for typing it! A couple of years out of him (if he could stay fit) would really help us move forward while ralph brings through some younger attacking talent at the same time. Cost wise anything between 8-12 and its a really good deal. No idea though really given age, injuries and the mental transfer market - one year on his contract and needing a move possibly. Ive no idea really- juts more interesting than writing how much i hate him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 12 April, 2019 Share Posted 12 April, 2019 AL will end up at Bournemouth.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Kucho Posted 12 April, 2019 Share Posted 12 April, 2019 There are some brilliant players in the championship. 100% should be looking at. Jarrod Bowen Daniel James Che Adams Neil Maupay Grealish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 13 April, 2019 Share Posted 13 April, 2019 Grealish Spurs bid 30m and didnt get him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingeletiss Posted 13 April, 2019 Share Posted 13 April, 2019 Maybe this fella. He has been talked about on here, and takes his goals well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 13 April, 2019 Share Posted 13 April, 2019 A packet of pork scratchings! Far to much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 13 April, 2019 Share Posted 13 April, 2019 If we could Lallana on the cheap, I'd take him back in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 13 April, 2019 Share Posted 13 April, 2019 If we could Lallana on the cheap, I'd take him back in a heartbeat. 1 goal since Boxing Day 2016. He'd certainly fit in well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danbert Posted 13 April, 2019 Share Posted 13 April, 2019 AL will end up at Bournemouth.... It is a retirement village, after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSaint Posted 13 April, 2019 Share Posted 13 April, 2019 There's a whole new dimension to the window compared with the last two years. The emphasis is less on how good we think players are right now, and more on what we think Ralph can make of them. He's transformed half our squad already. Real quality players have become unaffordable for a club of our size - and very risky, judging by our buys over the last two years. Buying potential and letting Ralph develop them is likely to be much cheaper and much more effective. I'm ready for some guys I've never heard of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjurwi Posted 14 April, 2019 Share Posted 14 April, 2019 Would give Carillo, Boufal, Elyonoussi, Hesketh and Reed a go at the start of next season. Maby not starting but in the squad. A new good CD. And a good Striker is enough for me this summer. Reed, Ramsey or Yoshida can replace Valery if he can't play. Sell Gallagher, Austin, Stephens, Forster, Clasie, Hoedt and McQueen or Targett. Goal Gunn, McCarthy, u23 RB Valery, Reed CD New, Vestergard, Bednarek, Yoshida LB Bertrand, Targett or McQueen DM Romeu, Höjbjerg, Lemina, Reed OM/RW/LW Redmond, Sims, JWP, Elyonoussi, Armstrong, Hesketh, Boufal ST New, Ings, Long, Carillo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 14 April, 2019 Share Posted 14 April, 2019 Would give Carillo, Boufal, Elyonoussi, Hesketh and Reed a go at the start of next season. Maby not starting but in the squad. I can sort of see why people think Boufal might produce something under Ralph, even if I disagree personally. The rest of those players though have shown absolutely no sign of anything close to being a Premier League footballer. The last two aren't even youth players any more, Hesketh is 23 and come next season Reed will be nearly 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 14 April, 2019 Share Posted 14 April, 2019 West Ham being linked with Jean-Kevin Augustin. He’s been an unused dub recently so his value must have dropped. I’d say if we can match any other bid, the lure of working with RH could make it a goer. That’s if Ralph still wants him. http://https://www.hammers.news/transfer-news/report-claims-west-ham-could-rekindle-january-interest-in-rb-leipzig-striker-jean-kevin-augustin/amp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waylander Posted 14 April, 2019 Share Posted 14 April, 2019 West Ham being linked with Jean-Kevin Augustin. He’s been an unused dub recently so his value must have dropped. I’d say if we can match any other bid, the lure of working with RH could make it a goer. That’s if Ralph still wants him. http://https://www.hammers.news/transfer-news/report-claims-west-ham-could-rekindle-january-interest-in-rb-leipzig-striker-jean-kevin-augustin/amp/ Thought they were in for Mitrovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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