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Breaking news Saints start at West Brom - fixtures revealed

9:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

Saints will start the new Premier League season away to West Brom – and end it by facing defending champions Manchester United.

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Saints set for European tour

7:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

Saints are set to take in two European destinations this summer as they head out on a double headed pre-season tour.

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Saints striker turns down move away from St Mary's

6:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

Tadanari Lee’s future remains in limbo ahead of Saints’ return to pre-season training.

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The Rumour Mill - Wednesday June 19

10:24am Wednesday 19th June 2013

A round-up of today's transfer rumours, including the Celtic midfielder that could be on his way to Saints in a £10m deal, and the youngster who could be leaving St Mary's on loan.

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Ward-Prowse linked with Cherries loan move

7:44am Wednesday 19th June 2013

Saints midfielder James Ward-Prowse has been linked with a season long loan move to Championship newcomers Bournemouth.

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Premier League 2013/14 day one - the fixtures

9:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

Barclays Premier League champions Manchester United will start the 2013-14 season at League Cup winners Swansea.

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Saints linked with Stoch swoop

3:42pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

Saints have been linked with a move for exciting Slovakian winger Miroslav Stoch.

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Saints transfer rumour round-up - Summer 2013

2:10pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A LIST of all the players linked with moves to - and away from - Southampton during the 2013 Summer transfer window.

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The Rumour Mill - Tuesday June 18

9:46am Tuesday 18th June 2013

The Daily Echo's look at the latest football rumours, including plenty about a former Saints boss...

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Saints signing makes a statement

7:20am Monday 17th June 2013

SAINTS boss Mauricio Pochettino has made a real statement of intent with his early summer signing of Croatian international defender Dejan Lovren – and more big name signings could follow.

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Kinnear: I have Pardew's blessing

3:05pm Monday 17th June 2013

Joe Kinnear has insisted Alan Pardew was delighted to hear of his impending arrival as Newcastle's director of football.

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The Rumour Mill - Monday June 17

9:42am Monday 17th June 2013

The Daily Echo's look at the latest transfer rumours, including the repeat of a Saints link and an old target linked again...

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Poch link to Spanish pair

7:40am Saturday 15th June 2013

Mauricio Pochettino is being linked with two more La Liga stars.

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Lawrie - let's play Saints way!

7:10am Saturday 15th June 2013

Saints have been bucking the Premier League trend by giving English players a chance – and club legend Lawrie McMenemy wants to see more clubs follow suit.

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Saints make £8m swoop

6:10am Saturday 15th June 2013

Saints last night made their first signing of the summer, completing the £8.5m capture of Lyon's highly-rated centre half Dejan Lovren.

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Saints could land bargain buy

6:00am Friday 14th June 2013

Mauricio Pochettino could use his influence to sign Joan Verdu for free after the Spanish playmaker confirmed he will quit Espanyol this summer.

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JWP out to restore young Lions' pride

6:00am Thursday 13th June 2013

James Ward-Prowse has landed in Turkey aiming to help restore some pride for England’s battered young guns.

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The Rumour Mill - Thursday June 13

9:55am Thursday 13th June 2013

The Daily Echo's look at the latest transfer rumours including yet more about former player Gareth Bale. It's the saga that just keeps running...

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Hants offer Saints fans a t20 discount

4:38pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

Saints have been offered the chance to give their season-ticket holders a discount to Hampshire's Friends Life t20 matches.

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Clyne left 'a broken man' after England Under-21 Euro exit

7:35am Wednesday 12th June 2013

SAINTS star Nathaniel Clyne took to Twitter after last night’s latest England under-21 defeat.

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Ramírez helps Uruguay get back on track

9:24am Wednesday 12th June 2013

Gastón Ramírez helped Uruguay get their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track last night, as they beat Venezuela 1-0 away from home.

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Lambert backs University research

2:49pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

Rickie Lambert has backed a major new initiative aimed at understanding why some sports injuries develop into debilitating osteoarthritis in later life.

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Rafa keen on Saints target Astori

7:44am Tuesday 11th June 2013

RAFA Benitez’s Napoli have joined the race for Saints target Davide Astori.

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Taylor happy with Ward-Prowse and co

5:15pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

England Under-20s head coach Peter Taylor has declared himself "really happy" with the squad he is working with ahead of their flight to Turkey tomorrow for the World Cup.

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The Rumour Mill - Tuesday June 11

10:03am Tuesday 11th June 2013

The Daily Echo's look at the newspaper transfer rumours, including plenty of Saints left back specualtion...

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Ramirez: I'm happy to stay a Saint

7:42am Tuesday 11th June 2013

Gaston Ramirez has declared himself happy at Saints in the face of continued interest from Fiorentina.

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Yoshida to get well-earned rest

9:04pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

Maya Yoshida is expected to be given extra time off to recover before pre-season training at Saints this summer as he finds himself in the midst of potentially five years without a proper break from football.

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No England U21 joy for Clyne

9:35pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

SAINTS full-back Nathaniel Clyne could not help England U21s salvage some pride in the last game of their disappointing European Championship campaign.

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The Rumour Mill - Monday June 10

9:28am Monday 10th June 2013

A round-up of today's transfer rumours, including the in-demand European striker who could be heading for a shock move to the Premier League.

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Saints' £3.5m defender committed to club

6:30am Saturday 8th June 2013

Vegard Forren will return to pre-season training ready to challenge for a regular place in the Saints team.

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Ron's ashes returning to family

9:20am Saturday 8th June 2013

The ashes of Saints legend Ron Davies should soon be delivered to his family.

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Comment: Cortese has proven financial prudence

2:00pm Saturday 8th June 2013

Ambitious clubs like Saints will tread a fine line as the new TV deal brings the Premier League clubs even greater riches next season.

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England given rallying call

6:00am Saturday 8th June 2013

Nathaniel Clyne and his under-21 teammates have been called upon to produce a performance "befitting of England" to put their European Championship campaign back on track.

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Ramirez happy at Saints

10:45am Monday 10th June 2013

Gaston Ramirez has declared himself happy at Saints.

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Wages warning for Saints

9:23am Friday 7th June 2013

SAINTS have been warned not to blow their huge new TV windfall on players’ wages.

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The Rumour Mill - Friday June 7

10:00am Friday 7th June 2013

A round-up of today's transfer rumours, including the Saints striker who could be heading for a move back to his homeland.

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Top clubs tracking 'El Zorro'

9:31am Friday 7th June 2013

This is the man who has been linked with a move to join fellow Uruguayan Gastón Ramírez at St Mary’s.

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Saints clear-out must go on

6:40am Thursday 6th June 2013

The departures from Saints this summer are unlikely to end with the announcement of this year’s released list.

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Bransgrove criticises Saints

12:10pm Thursday 6th June 2013

Hampshire Cricket chairman Rod Bransgrove has criticised Saints for not embracing their history.

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The Rumour Mill - Thursday June 6

9:30am Thursday 6th June 2013

A round-up of today's transfer gossip, including the Uruguayan winger Saints are keen on signing and the Tunisian forward they are battling for.

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Premier League cash warning

12:10pm Thursday 6th June 2013

Half the clubs in the Premier League are still making losses despite record overall revenues - but the huge new TV deal could drag most out of the red if chairmen resist blowing the money on player wages, according to a new report.

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Delap released by Stoke

11:56am Thursday 6th June 2013

Former Saints midfield Rory Delap has been released by Stoke.

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Hoddle hammers England display

11:57am Thursday 6th June 2013

Former Saints and England manager Glenn Hoddle has hammered Stuart Pearce's under-21 side for the manner of their defeat to Italy in last night's European Championship opener.

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Clyne suffers in England defeat

10:36pm Wednesday 5th June 2013

SAINTS full-back Nathaniel Clyne had a testing time as England Under-21s’ nine-match winning streak was brought to a controversial end this evening.

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Clyne aiming for England glory

6:30am Wednesday 5th June 2013

NATHANIEL Clyne is aiming to follow in the footsteps of ex-Dell star Danny Wallace and become only the second Saint to ever win the European Under-21 Championship title.

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