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Saints sign 'keeper Wright on loan
11:21am Thursday 20th March 2008
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Saints have signed West Ham's Richard Wright on loan for a month.
The 30-year-old shot stopper has previously worked with goalkeeping coach Malcolm Webster at Ipswich.
He has been signed after the three senior goalkeepers - Kelvin Davis, Bartosz Bialkowski and Michael Poke - picked up injuries.
The former England goalkeeper has been kept out of the West Ham side by the form of Robert Green.
Wright signed for The Hammers on a free last summer from Everton, after losing his place to Tim Howard.
The Merseyside club paid £3.5m for his services from Arsenal, who signed him from George Burley's Ipswich in 2001 for £6m.
Now he is hoping to re-establish his career and Saints boss Nigel Pearson sees him as the perfect choice to provide much needed goalkeeping cover with only 17-year-old Academy scholar Andrej Pernecky fit from the club's goalkeepers.
Pearson said: "I am delighted to have got Richard. He is a quality proven keeper with plenty of experience.
"It is a bizarre run of injuries but there is no point being negative. We had to address the situation and I am very pleased to have Richard on board."
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Chas + Dave, Hambledon says...
11:41am Thu 20 Mar 08
He has been signed after the three senior goalkeepers - Kelvin Davis, Bartosz Bialkowski and Michael Poke - picked up injuries.
Jack Lambden, Baughurst says...
11:45am Thu 20 Mar 08
Jack, Chandlers Ford says...
12:00pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Hopefully he'll be the key to a solid back line in the next month so we can get enough points on the board to beat the drop.
Come on Saints!
ossiesaint, at the bar says...
12:03pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Osama Bin Laden, A Cave far far away says...
12:11pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Ben Durutti, Shirley says...
12:56pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Happy, southampton says...
1:33pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Mr Pearson seems to know good players from bad, which is a refreshing change! Maybe close season he will clear the deadwood in the squad and get in some more quality signings like this.
I know Wright is only on loan, but he is a Premier league bench warmer. If we stay up he is the sort of player we need to bolster the squad.
Saint Moogue, Middlesex says...
1:51pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Kate, Andover says...
2:00pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Seriously, it's a very good signing and I hope he does well on Saturday - we need those 3 points.....
Saints Fan, says...
2:11pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Hope he likes picking the ball out of the back of the net!
Bring back Lowe!
Jesus_02, Kingsland says...
2:12pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Yes, Yes, Yes..
I now have genuine belief that we will stay up rather than just hope.
Pearson has definitely gone up in my estimation
Keep em comming thou.... we still need full backs.
With regards to Wright, "can we keep him,can we keep him"
chris, southhampton says...
2:38pm Thu 20 Mar 08
chris, southhampton says...
2:45pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Nick, Woolston says...
2:52pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Sadly Andrew Davies will miss the rest of the season. Bugger!
Bryan Bridgwater, Courtice Ontario Canada says...
3:31pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Don't some of us just wish that Rupert Lowe could stay away for a while? Lets face it Crouch has all of our best interests at heart and has probably brought in the BEST MANAGER that the Club could ever have. He in turn is doing everything he can to turn things around....IMHO the only interest that Lowe and Wilde have is in the share price ....why cause a disruption like this at such a critical time?
Keep up the good work Nigel and Congratulations to Crouch for bringing such an excellent Manager to the Club and for paying for Ted Bates's monument out of your own pocket!!! You are a true SAINT!
Ric Flair, says...
3:39pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Deano, Andover says...
4:36pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Jez, London says...
4:58pm Thu 20 Mar 08
If the fans can see that (starting on Saturday) I don't think there'll be too many complaints, whatever the result.
Fred, Southampton says...
5:04pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Saints Fan wrote:Get real...with thoughts like this go down the M275
Another has-been!
Hope he likes picking the ball out of the back of the net!
Bring back Lowe!
Deano, Chelmsford says...
5:36pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Saints Fan wrote:If this is your idea of support....Saints don't need it.
Another has-been! Hope he likes picking the ball out of the back of the net! Bring back Lowe!
Incidentally, I don't recall a goalkeeper named Lowe.
Saint Red And White, says...
5:38pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Saints Fan wrote:stupid,
Another has-been! Hope he likes picking the ball out of the back of the net! Bring back Lowe!
probably a skate comment
Denzil, work says...
6:15pm Thu 20 Mar 08
ted, southhampton says...
7:01pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Boogeyman, says...
10:05pm Thu 20 Mar 08
ostlund
viaffara
pearce
vignal
hammill
safri
surman or licka
bayesa
john
pericard
bench:
pernecky
gillett
indiakez
saga
mc goldrick
thats my line up 4 saturday, whoever dosent like it, can p1ss off
leigh, coventry says...
7:31am Fri 21 Mar 08
Boogeyman wrote:alas, pearce & Idiakez are injured but i like the 4-3-3- so wud go with the following.
wright ostlund viaffara pearce vignal hammill safri surman or licka bayesa john pericard bench: pernecky gillett indiakez saga mc goldrick thats my line up 4 saturday, whoever dosent like it, can p1ss off
Wright
Ostlund
Viafara
Thomas
Vignal
hammil
Safri
Surman
John
Saga
Pericard
Bench
Licka
Mc Goldrick
Baseya
gillett
Wright
matt, southampton says...
9:36am Fri 21 Mar 08
Richard Wright
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Will, soton says...
11:41am Thu 20 Mar 08