Saints Transfer Rumour Round-up - Summer 2012 (From Daily Echo)

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  Ashley Charles Pragnell wrote:
  I noticed that I have received some critical comments about who should move on. I will justify my actions by saying that some of the players on the list are out of contract at the end of the season. Both Ryan Dickson and Jonathan Forte are not good enough and thats way they were out on loan most of the season. Also as someone who has supported the Saints for over forty years certain players who should be role models for young people have been very poor representives of this club. Also slate me if you will, but I am thinking about the future of this Great club. I understand Reading have axed 13 players already including Brian Howard. I read in the press the other day that Southampton Norwich and Reading are all after Snodgrass from Leeds United. It would fill the gap because neither Chaplow and Guly are natural players in that position. I also heard on Sky that Rodriguez only has one year left on his contract. Thus value wise his value drops . Eight or Six Million is out of the question for a player with only a year left. Prehaps Mr Howe should have taken the money last year. In the current market with one year left his value would be between 2.5 million to 3million. Come January it could down to 1.5 million as he would have only six months left on his contract. Nicola and Nigel are very shrewed and prehaps they might do a deal later in the year if Everton don,t sign him. Curtis Davies is a possible addition depending on Birmingham in the play offs. He is a good strong centre have who has played in the Premier league still in his twenties and would be a good competition for Hoover Maritn and Fonte. Buying from the Championship can work. When Big Chris was manager he brought wisely from the old second division and third division. The likes of Cockerill, Forrest, Flowers, Clarke, Hobson, Moore, Adams, and Richard Hall all played their part in keeping us in the top flight. Also Nicholl had faith to blend them with youth. Such as Le tisser, Shearer, Maddison, tthe Wallace twins, Blake, Maskell , Steve Davis, and Andy Cook, Jeff Kenna and of course Baneli along with a couple of non league players Dodd from Bath City and Jon Gittens from Padget Rovers. Thus with the 18 to 20 players who played last season, some highly talented players from the under 21s and under 18s plus 6 good additions we will cope. Previous managers be the days of Sky football money did it ie Big MC and Chris. I was last at because I suggested a budget of 15 Million for players, considering we spent nearer 10 Million last season. I seem to remember Dav Jones had a budget of 10 Million back in the season 1998 to 1999 and in those days we were still at the Dell. At then end of the day I have every belief in Nigel and Nicola to take us forward this season. If Nigel prepares the squad like he did last summer we will be off to a flyer.

  I like this post, mainly because the old man gets a mention. Cheers."
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