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    blinki123 wrote: Jos Hooiveld is a regular starter for the saints. He was so far out of the picture at Celtic, he turned up on match days wearing jeans and trainers. He could not handle the pressure playing for Celtic brings. He seems to have found his level. Southampton is a fine club. But anyone here who sees moving to saints from the Famous Glasgow Celtic as a step up or c.v. improvement is not a football person. Also saddened by some of the barely-disguised racism on this thread.
    If you look up to the top of this tread and others relating to this story you will find that we a Saints fans are defending our corner we did not ask for your opinion but have responded to it in the way we see fit, and your's starts off slating one of OUR players, just because lennon can't coach a player who won defender of the year TWICE in the Swedish league doe's not make the Hoover a bad player it make's lennon a cr@p coach. Yes celtic are famous in Scotland and maybe Ireland and down here in England but not liked
    blinki123 wrote: Jos Hooiveld is a regular starter for the saints. He was so far out of the picture at Celtic, he turned up on match days wearing jeans and trainers. He could not handle the pressure playing for Celtic brings. He seems to have found his level. Southampton is a fine club. But anyone here who sees moving to saints from the Famous Glasgow Celtic as a step up or c.v. improvement is not a football person. Also saddened by some of the barely-disguised racism on this thread. "where is the racism?"
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Celtic urged to fight off Saints move for Hooper

GARY HOOPER

GARY HOOPER

First published in Saints News Daily Echo: Photograph of the Author by , Senior Sports Reporter

CELTIC forward Anthony Stokes hopes the club “do everything they can” to prevent his strike partner Gary Hooper leaving for Saints.

The Championship leaders have already had two bids turned down for the 23-year-old Parkhead star, with one offer estimated to be as much as £4m.

And, as reported in yesterday’s Daily Echo, Saints are considering breaking their club record transfer fee with a third approach of anything up to £6m.

Celtic were remaining tight-lipped last night about whether they had received another offer, having not responded to a request for comment by the time of going to press.

However, the club have previously insisted the player is not for sale, and Hooper himself has indicated he is happy to remain with the Scottish Premier League leaders.

The resolve of the Glasgow club’s board would be seriously tested, though, if Saints table a big new offer.

But Stokes has urged them to continue to refuse any further advances.

“I can’t talk about what the club are going to do, but from a personal point of view I would like to think they will do everything they can to hold onto him and I’m sure they will,” he said.

For full story and more Saints news, don't miss today's Daily Echo.

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