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Midfield target could join Saints for free (From Daily Echo)
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Midfield target could join Saints for free
9:10am Tuesday 26th June 2012 in Sport
By Gordon Simpson, Senior Sports Reporter
Steven Davis
SAINTS could snap up midfield target Steven Davis on a free transfer, if the Rangers star walks out of Ibrox this week.
The 27-year-old is one of a number of players said to be considering quitting the troubled Glasgow giants.
Steven Naismith and Steven Whittaker have already lodged objections to their contracts being transferred to the ‘newco’ Rangers, after the former company was consigned to liquidation.
Naismith and Whittaker, who have been joined by teammates Sone Aluko and Rhys McCabe, now claim they are free agents.
And Davis, who Saints are keen to bring to St Mary’s this summer, could be about to join the exodus.
The Northern Ireland international has a release clause of about £1.6m in his contract.
That was inserted when he accepted a 75 per cent wage cut following the club’s descent into administration, in order to help prevent job losses at the club.
But the Rangers skipper is now said to be seriously considering following Naismith and Whittaker out of the door.
See today's Southern Daily Echo for full story.
Comments(36)
#1saintsfan
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9:33am Tue 26 Jun 12
SO50 Saint
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9:33am Tue 26 Jun 12
St Retford
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9:35am Tue 26 Jun 12
Is he any good? I literally never watch Scottish football.
RedArmy1
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10:04am Tue 26 Jun 12
Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote:Let's get him into the Squad.
Good. I think we're all ready for the next signing.
RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY.
TBRays
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10:06am Tue 26 Jun 12
mack chinnon
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10:22am Tue 26 Jun 12
dopplershift
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10:23am Tue 26 Jun 12
SO50 Saint wrote:Either your joking or you're confused over what consitutes 'experience at this level'. Rangers do not qualify for this statement so you must be (worryingly) talking about his Villa and Fulham days?
Go get him Saints just what we need with experience at this level
Red&WhiteStripes
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10:24am Tue 26 Jun 12
SO50 Saint
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10:26am Tue 26 Jun 12
Alicesdad
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10:35am Tue 26 Jun 12
Too early to say - but the mess that Rangers are in is regrettable and we all know what the vultures/agents are like when they sniff trouble. Been there done that. Sadly it's going to happen more and more in the next few years.
Confucious
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10:43am Tue 26 Jun 12
St Retford wrote:Apart from Celtic and Rangers the only team I've ever heard of up there is Partick Thistle Nil.
Not the first time Steve Davis has screwed the blue to finish nicely on a red etc...
Is he any good? I literally never watch Scottish football.
RedArmy1
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10:59am Tue 26 Jun 12
TBRays wrote:Our Squad is populated with U21 level ability players ...
Saints are also interested in Czech Republic international Tomas Sivok from Besiktas according to Sky Sports, could be a good signing
We also need Full International Players to be in the Top Half of the Premier League.
RED AND WHITE. COYR.
Strasbourg Saint
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11:01am Tue 26 Jun 12
Confucious wrote:The best thing about Scottish football is the names of the teams and trying to work out where in Scotland they play their home matches. I mean, where exactly IS Albion?
St Retford wrote:Apart from Celtic and Rangers the only team I've ever heard of up there is Partick Thistle Nil.
Not the first time Steve Davis has screwed the blue to finish nicely on a red etc...
Is he any good? I literally never watch Scottish football.
St Retford
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11:05am Tue 26 Jun 12
Confucious wrote:I quite like Ayr. Do you remember back in 1998 when they released 'Moon Safari'? Of course you do - literally EVERYONE had that album. For the next five years it was practically the law to play it whenever a sophisticated gentleman was 'entertaining a lady'.
St Retford wrote: Not the first time Steve Davis has screwed the blue to finish nicely on a red etc... Is he any good? I literally never watch Scottish football.Apart from Celtic and Rangers the only team I've ever heard of up there is Partick Thistle Nil.
Personally, though, I prefered their early stuff. 'Le Soliel Est Pres De Moi', for instance, is one of the 10 best electronic French records ever made.
worried of n e hampshire
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11:41am Tue 26 Jun 12
St Retford wrote:10? are you sure there were 10???
Confucious wrote:I quite like Ayr. Do you remember back in 1998 when they released 'Moon Safari'? Of course you do - literally EVERYONE had that album. For the next five years it was practically the law to play it whenever a sophisticated gentleman was 'entertaining a lady'. Personally, though, I prefered their early stuff. 'Le Soliel Est Pres De Moi', for instance, is one of the 10 best electronic French records ever made.St Retford wrote: Not the first time Steve Davis has screwed the blue to finish nicely on a red etc... Is he any good? I literally never watch Scottish football.Apart from Celtic and Rangers the only team I've ever heard of up there is Partick Thistle Nil.
Red n White
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11:43am Tue 26 Jun 12
St Retford
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11:58am Tue 26 Jun 12
worried of n e hampshire wrote:Sacre bleu! It's one of the richest sub-genres in popular music. I can do you a top 10, if you'd like...
St Retford wrote:10? are you sure there were 10???Confucious wrote:I quite like Ayr. Do you remember back in 1998 when they released 'Moon Safari'? Of course you do - literally EVERYONE had that album. For the next five years it was practically the law to play it whenever a sophisticated gentleman was 'entertaining a lady'. Personally, though, I prefered their early stuff. 'Le Soliel Est Pres De Moi', for instance, is one of the 10 best electronic French records ever made.St Retford wrote: Not the first time Steve Davis has screwed the blue to finish nicely on a red etc... Is he any good? I literally never watch Scottish football.Apart from Celtic and Rangers the only team I've ever heard of up there is Partick Thistle Nil.
St Retford
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12:06pm Tue 26 Jun 12
Red n White wrote:I'm sure it's not for nothing that we're playing them in the ML Memorial Cup.
I think the new owner has threatened to sue any club taking on these players as well as the players leaving. I'm sure Cortese will look at the contract in detail to see whether the owner has any case. If not then this would be a good signing I reckon.
SO50 Saint
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12:12pm Tue 26 Jun 12
Confucious
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12:23pm Tue 26 Jun 12
St Retford wrote:Not into music at all I'm afraid. Might be down to an experience as a kid. I spent three weeks pocket money on an Audio Cleaning tape, rushed home and found there was absolutely fcuk all sound on it. Once bitten mate.
Confucious wrote:I quite like Ayr. Do you remember back in 1998 when they released 'Moon Safari'? Of course you do - literally EVERYONE had that album. For the next five years it was practically the law to play it whenever a sophisticated gentleman was 'entertaining a lady'.
St Retford wrote: Not the first time Steve Davis has screwed the blue to finish nicely on a red etc... Is he any good? I literally never watch Scottish football.Apart from Celtic and Rangers the only team I've ever heard of up there is Partick Thistle Nil.
Personally, though, I prefered their early stuff. 'Le Soliel Est Pres De Moi', for instance, is one of the 10 best electronic French records ever made.
dopplershift
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12:39pm Tue 26 Jun 12
Confucious wrote:You as well! I moved onto 'CD's' only to screwed over by a lense cleaning CD from HMV. I'm now very happy with digital downloads and wonder why I could buy them 20 years ago.
St Retford wrote:Not into music at all I'm afraid. Might be down to an experience as a kid. I spent three weeks pocket money on an Audio Cleaning tape, rushed home and found there was absolutely fcuk all sound on it. Once bitten mate.Confucious wrote:I quite like Ayr. Do you remember back in 1998 when they released 'Moon Safari'? Of course you do - literally EVERYONE had that album. For the next five years it was practically the law to play it whenever a sophisticated gentleman was 'entertaining a lady'. Personally, though, I prefered their early stuff. 'Le Soliel Est Pres De Moi', for instance, is one of the 10 best electronic French records ever made.St Retford wrote: Not the first time Steve Davis has screwed the blue to finish nicely on a red etc... Is he any good? I literally never watch Scottish football.Apart from Celtic and Rangers the only team I've ever heard of up there is Partick Thistle Nil.
St Retford
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12:47pm Tue 26 Jun 12
Confucious wrote:I often think the entire music industry is one giant confidence trick. It comodifies 'cool' and/or 'vulnerability' and sells it to an adoring public. To quote Hunter S Thompson: "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."
St Retford wrote:Not into music at all I'm afraid. Might be down to an experience as a kid. I spent three weeks pocket money on an Audio Cleaning tape, rushed home and found there was absolutely fcuk all sound on it. Once bitten mate.Confucious wrote:I quite like Ayr. Do you remember back in 1998 when they released 'Moon Safari'? Of course you do - literally EVERYONE had that album. For the next five years it was practically the law to play it whenever a sophisticated gentleman was 'entertaining a lady'. Personally, though, I prefered their early stuff. 'Le Soliel Est Pres De Moi', for instance, is one of the 10 best electronic French records ever made.St Retford wrote: Not the first time Steve Davis has screwed the blue to finish nicely on a red etc... Is he any good? I literally never watch Scottish football.Apart from Celtic and Rangers the only team I've ever heard of up there is Partick Thistle Nil.
That said, it does, on occasion produce a CHOON.
worried of n e hampshire
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1:35pm Tue 26 Jun 12
St Retford wrote:No offence but I'm more of a Hootie & the Blow Fish sort of bloke really.
worried of n e hampshire wrote:Sacre bleu! It's one of the richest sub-genres in popular music. I can do you a top 10, if you'd like...St Retford wrote:10? are you sure there were 10???Confucious wrote:I quite like Ayr. Do you remember back in 1998 when they released 'Moon Safari'? Of course you do - literally EVERYONE had that album. For the next five years it was practically the law to play it whenever a sophisticated gentleman was 'entertaining a lady'. Personally, though, I prefered their early stuff. 'Le Soliel Est Pres De Moi', for instance, is one of the 10 best electronic French records ever made.St Retford wrote: Not the first time Steve Davis has screwed the blue to finish nicely on a red etc... Is he any good? I literally never watch Scottish football.Apart from Celtic and Rangers the only team I've ever heard of up there is Partick Thistle Nil.
Beer Monster
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1:37pm Tue 26 Jun 12
Strasbourg Saint wrote:According to Google Maps, just outside Glasgow, near Airdrie.
Confucious wrote:The best thing about Scottish football is the names of the teams and trying to work out where in Scotland they play their home matches. I mean, where exactly IS Albion?
St Retford wrote:Apart from Celtic and Rangers the only team I've ever heard of up there is Partick Thistle Nil.
Not the first time Steve Davis has screwed the blue to finish nicely on a red etc...
Is he any good? I literally never watch Scottish football.
About an hour on the train from Edinburgh - might give it a go at some point, can't be that much worse than watching Hearts vs Hibs, surely?
Confucious
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1:41pm Tue 26 Jun 12
St Retford wrote:If I heard Jennifer Aniston singing in the bath it'd have to be a really good song to make me put my ear to the keyhole.
Confucious wrote:I often think the entire music industry is one giant confidence trick. It comodifies 'cool' and/or 'vulnerability' and sells it to an adoring public. To quote Hunter S Thompson: "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."
St Retford wrote:Not into music at all I'm afraid. Might be down to an experience as a kid. I spent three weeks pocket money on an Audio Cleaning tape, rushed home and found there was absolutely fcuk all sound on it. Once bitten mate.Confucious wrote:I quite like Ayr. Do you remember back in 1998 when they released 'Moon Safari'? Of course you do - literally EVERYONE had that album. For the next five years it was practically the law to play it whenever a sophisticated gentleman was 'entertaining a lady'. Personally, though, I prefered their early stuff. 'Le Soliel Est Pres De Moi', for instance, is one of the 10 best electronic French records ever made.St Retford wrote: Not the first time Steve Davis has screwed the blue to finish nicely on a red etc... Is he any good? I literally never watch Scottish football.Apart from Celtic and Rangers the only team I've ever heard of up there is Partick Thistle Nil.
That said, it does, on occasion produce a CHOON.
george chivers
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2:17pm Tue 26 Jun 12
franiow
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3:18pm Tue 26 Jun 12
Strasbourg Saint
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4:49pm Tue 26 Jun 12
Beer Monster wrote:According to this - the essential Scottish football fan's bible no less:
Strasbourg Saint wrote:According to Google Maps, just outside Glasgow, near Airdrie.
Confucious wrote:The best thing about Scottish football is the names of the teams and trying to work out where in Scotland they play their home matches. I mean, where exactly IS Albion?
St Retford wrote:Apart from Celtic and Rangers the only team I've ever heard of up there is Partick Thistle Nil.
Not the first time Steve Davis has screwed the blue to finish nicely on a red etc...
Is he any good? I literally never watch Scottish football.
About an hour on the train from Edinburgh - might give it a go at some point, can't be that much worse than watching Hearts vs Hibs, surely?
http://www.scottishf
ootballleague.com/cl
ub/albion-rovers/
It's just below Airdire United and just above Alloa Athletic in next season's Scottish Second Division. So, yes, (in Retford speak) it is LITERALLY very near Airdrie.
I love the way this site describes the Scottish Football League as 'the home of REAL football'.
I suppose that's a bit like describing Hampton Court as the home of REAL tennis.
scprof
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5:01pm Tue 26 Jun 12
Confucious wrote:Is that after you moved your eye from the keyhole?
St Retford wrote:If I heard Jennifer Aniston singing in the bath it'd have to be a really good song to make me put my ear to the keyhole.
Confucious wrote:I often think the entire music industry is one giant confidence trick. It comodifies 'cool' and/or 'vulnerability' and sells it to an adoring public. To quote Hunter S Thompson: "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."
St Retford wrote:Not into music at all I'm afraid. Might be down to an experience as a kid. I spent three weeks pocket money on an Audio Cleaning tape, rushed home and found there was absolutely fcuk all sound on it. Once bitten mate.Confucious wrote:I quite like Ayr. Do you remember back in 1998 when they released 'Moon Safari'? Of course you do - literally EVERYONE had that album. For the next five years it was practically the law to play it whenever a sophisticated gentleman was 'entertaining a lady'. Personally, though, I prefered their early stuff. 'Le Soliel Est Pres De Moi', for instance, is one of the 10 best electronic French records ever made.St Retford wrote: Not the first time Steve Davis has screwed the blue to finish nicely on a red etc... Is he any good? I literally never watch Scottish football.Apart from Celtic and Rangers the only team I've ever heard of up there is Partick Thistle Nil.
That said, it does, on occasion produce a CHOON.
lowe esteem
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5:26pm Tue 26 Jun 12
Sporting Integrity?
Why are we inviting THEM to our nice clean tourney?
Strasbourg Saint
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5:40pm Tue 26 Jun 12
lowe esteem wrote:Them? That's Rangers and you make a good point. I doubt they know what integrity is at Ibrox.
East Fife 4 Forfar 5
Sporting Integrity?
Why are we inviting THEM to our nice clean tourney?
Mind you, we could invite East Fife and Forfar and contrive that long-awaited 5-4 score.
mack chinnon
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8:15pm Tue 26 Jun 12
franiow wrote:More sense from the IOW.
Legal minefield. If (and it's a big if) we are interested, NC will hold back until everything is settled.
ShakeyWiffles
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4:35am Wed 27 Jun 12
george chivers wrote:You know ANYONE can edit wikipedia right?
Last week his Wikipedia entry said he was a Saints player. Then it was changed back to Rangers.
Ashley Charles Pragnell
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9:44am Wed 27 Jun 12
lowe esteem
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1:04pm Wed 27 Jun 12
Seedhouse the Unrepentant says...
9:33am Tue 26 Jun 12