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Transfer deadline day January 2012 - live updates
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Transfer deadline day - live updates
Live updates throughout the day as the January transfer window comes to a close.
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18.30 - 4-and-a-half hours to go! And with that, it's time to pack up after just under 10 hours of rumour peddling. The sports reporters will pick up any transfer news that comes out of St. Mary's
this evening.
Thanks for reading!
18.21
As Saints gear up for the match, it's time to start winding down here and prepare to hand over to the live match
coverage.
18.00 - 5 hours to go!
17.45
Another vote. Are you feeling confident about Saints making any more signings?
If you're looking at the mobile page, the ballots don't show up - sorry!
17.34
Ex-Saints Iain Dowie and Dave Bassett (you probably forgot he was caretaker here) are now talking about Deadline Day on SSN. What do you mean, scraping the barrel?
17.16
The live match build-up to the visit of Cardiff City begins shortly. As a tease, Fonte and Chaplow are supposedly fit and in contention for a return to action.
17.00 - 6 hours to go!
16.44
Fleetwood Town turn down a £1m bid from Saints for Jamie Vardy. Leicester and West Ham are also reported to have tabled a similar bid.
16.38
Sky Sports News just cut to live footage of Jim White arriving at work. Shoot me.
16.34
It's important to gauge public opinion, so here's another ballot in light of a few comments posted in the last 15 minutes.
16.15
Every year there's a host of rumours which turn out to be nothing more than the product of an over active imagination.
Best ones I've seen this year are Altidore looking for a house in Chilworth and Gary Hooper being at Southampton Airport - minutes before taking to the pitch at Hampden Park for Celtic.
What are the most leftfield rumours you've heard? Leave comments below or tweet @dankerins.
16.04
Liam Ridgewell's move from Birmingham to West Brom has been confirmed. Good news for Saints ahead of the trip to Brum on Saturday evening.
16.00 - 7 hours to go!
15.57
Nicky Maynard, the one-time Saints target, has completed his medical at West Ham.
15.12
Going back to the Kris Commons rumour, Neil Lennon has said repeatedly over the last month that he would sell neither Commons or Hooper. With the return of Puncheon, do the fans think the wide
positions are an area of concern? Vote now!
15.06
Changing of the guard at Sky Sports. Hayley McQueen and the softly-spoken bloke have been replaced by the fella who used to be on Blue Peter and Kirsty Gallacher. Yes, this is as interesting as
it's been in the last hour or so.
15.00 - 8 hours to go!
14.53
To paraphrase Jamie Redknapp, Twitter is quite literally alive with news of Saints having an offer for Kris Commons rejected. Of course, this doesn't actually mean the website is no longer
an inanimate object. However, Saints were linked with the Celtic winger earlier in the transfer window...
14.24
A well known online bookmaker is offering fans the chance to have any name they want mentioned in a World Record £83m transfer deal. Take a long hard look at yourself before posting a link to it
referring to a Saints player.
14.00 - 9 hours to go!
13.55
Wayne Bridge has completed his loan move to Sunderland. The former Saint hasn't exactly been flavour of the month for, erm, well lots of months at the Etihad Stadium so hopefully do well with a
fresh start in the North East.
13.46
I have returned to discover that nothing of any note has happened. Brilliant.
13.15
Things may go quiet for a few minutes now whilst I go and grab some food very quickly. I fully expect Saints to sign a whole new team before I get back.
13.10
Worth noting this is the first transfer deadline day without Georgie Thompson on Sky Sports News in quite a few years. I do however think Hayley McQueen is doing a stand-out job. I'm still very
jealous of Sky's oversized touch-screen TV, though.
13.00 - 10 hours to go!
12.56
Time for another poll, I say, to help pass the time. Bearing in mind the Saints squad as it stands at the moment, what do you think will be the outcome at the end of the season?
12.37
After years of signing no-one other than former Saints players, Stoke seem to want to repay the favour if you believe the rumour mill. After Upson and Collins, Danny Higginbotham is now being
linked with Saints once more.
12.29
It's all gone a bit quiet during the lunch hour so far. However, some of the rumours going around involving Saints and being talked about by fans online - I make no claims for veracity of these!
Out: Connolly, Barnard, Holmes
In: Collins, Heskey.
On the plus side, this the first deadline day since 2009 that I have not been asked about Michael Owen coming to Saints, so that's good.
12.21
Saints fan @alan_ridge on Twitter has uncovered what he thinks will be Pompey's new team picture after the
deadline tonight:
12.04
Sky Sports are screaming about AC Milan being after Tevez - in no way Saints related, but I think it's safe to say we all wish that deal would just happen to prevent the Argentinian being the only
Jim White talks about for the second year in a row.
12.00 - 11 hours to go!
11.53
The Nottingham Forest teenager who put four past the Saints youth team last week is the subject of a bid from Chelsea. The West London side has tabled a £1.5m bid for 18-year-old Patrick Bamford.
11.40
Okay, I made a mistake. It happens every now and then. Andy Keogh won't play against Saints in the FA Cup replay as he wasn't eligible for the first match. Thanks to Alan.Of.Eastleigh for that. The
rule in question is 15(f) in the FA Cup rules.
11.27
Jason Pearce, Tal Ben Haim, Jamie Ashdown and Ryan Williams are not at Portsmouth's training ground in Eastleigh. Has the fire sale begun?
11.19
The Sky Sports News yellow bar of news is up and running, and it's reporting that Irish international Andy Keogh has moved to Millwall in a £400k deal from Wolves. He could play against Saints in
next week's FA Cup fourth round replay at St. Mary's, as he's not cup tied.
11.13
The comment from Adkins is as vague as ever, but the optimists among us will take it as an indication work is indeed being done to bring in someone today - most likely Danny Collins, who is still
at Stoke's training ground according to reports.
11.11
Nigel Adkins on Saints' official website says: "Any deal we do has got to be right for this football
club and we believe we've brought some good players to this club already, and we're constantly striving to improve."
11.06
Hayley McQueen on Sky Sports News has just cut over to Spurs' training ground. Doesn't quite seem the same without Redknapp hanging out of a car window.
11.00 - 12 hours to go!
10.40
Former Saints target Nicky Maynard is another one being flirted with by Big Sam. Sounds like the Upton Park outfit are serious about trying to keep Saints off the top-spot.
10.08
Looks like it could be a busy day for Sam Allardyce and West Ham. They are looking at bringing in Barnsley's Ricardo Vaz Te.
10.00 - 13 hours to go!
09.58
Liam Ridgewell is leaving Birmingham for West Brom, it looks like. The £2m deal could be good news for Saints, who play the Blues on Saturday evening.
09.48
Down the road, Pompey are expecting a fire sale to help them pay wages and a £1.6m tax bill. Do they have any players you think would make it into Saints' side?
09.40
09.33
And could the Danny Collins deal be back on? Yesterday personal terms were a stumbling block apparently. Whispers are now suggesting there could be an attempt to revive the deal...
09.28
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reckons Nigel Adkins has tried to get Matthew Upson on loan from Stoke City, only to be
rebuffed by the Potters.
09.26
In the Championship, Saints' title rivals West Ham are chasing highly rated Manchester United youngster Ravel Morrison.
The midfielder has supposedly fallen out with Sir Fergie after demanding £30,000 a week - despite being 18 and having never played a first team game.
09.23
In fact, Bridge could be joining fellow ex-Saint Kevin Davies, who is attracting the loving gaze of Martin O'Neill.
09.19
Not directly Saints related, but of interest to many I'm sure - Wayne Bridge is reportedly having a medical at Sunderland.
When he left St. Mary's in 2003, many fans thought he'd be back one day. Would you still want him?
09.15
If for some reason you actually have to pop out and do some work today, you can get a mobile version of this blog at m.dailyecho.co.uk.
09.08
But what about players going out? Saints suddenly seem very top heavy when it comes to strikers. Will we see Lee Barnard go out on loan, for example?
Will Arsene Wenger come back once again to snatch away some young talent? Luke Shaw, who made his first team debut on Saturday, is supposedly attracting attention from the Emirates and elsewhere.
09.02
Obviously, from my point of view, it would have been nice if the Sharp signing had been announced today, just to give me something to report, but ho-hum.
So instead, you'll have to make do with this poll for the time being:
9.00 - 14 hours to go!
Good morning and welcome to the Echo's transfer deadline day live blog.
As you've probably heard by now, Saints yesterday brought in Doncaster striker Billy Sharp for £1.8m - by far and away the biggest transfer of a very quiet window so far.
However, the smart money is on a last ditch attempt to sign an extra centre half after a move for Stoke's Danny Collins reportedly fell through yesterday.
You can check all the players Adkins has been linked with in our transfer rumour round-up.
Of course, other clubs around the country will also be scrambling to put deals together, so we'll throw in deals from Championship clubs and noteworthy transfers in the top flight too.
If you want to have your say, either leave a comment below, mention @the_saints on Twitter or text SFC and your message and name to 80360.
Comments(66)
B.Hill Saint
says...
9:21am Tue 31 Jan 12
We can't have any negative chants from the crowd in these next few key games to the season. 100% behind Saints to drive them back to the top of the league.
RedArmy1
says...
9:26am Tue 31 Jan 12
B.Hill Saint wrote:PUNCH can be our secret weapon and adds that quality to unlock the midfield and feed the Strikers ...
Just a quick note about Jason Puncheon before tonights game. If he plays lets get fully behind him. There was a lot of pressure on him stepping on to the field at Millwall in a Saints shirt, yet he was one of the few players on the pitch to show any real quality. Let's draw a line under what has happened in the past and treat him like a new signing.
We can't have any negative chants from the crowd in these next few key games to the season. 100% behind Saints to drive them back to the top of the league.
RED ARMY.
PUNCH-FIGHT-WIN.
Glenn(Leeds)
says...
9:29am Tue 31 Jan 12
Sfctrucker
says...
9:48am Tue 31 Jan 12
Le Tissier's Nose
says...
9:52am Tue 31 Jan 12
Look forward to the Echo's exclusive news on potential arrivals today!
RedArmy1
says...
10:05am Tue 31 Jan 12
RedArmy1 wrote:Whoever has got a good chant for Punch .... let's 'ave it ... for his goal !!
B.Hill Saint wrote:PUNCH can be our secret weapon and adds that quality to unlock the midfield and feed the Strikers ...
Just a quick note about Jason Puncheon before tonights game. If he plays lets get fully behind him. There was a lot of pressure on him stepping on to the field at Millwall in a Saints shirt, yet he was one of the few players on the pitch to show any real quality. Let's draw a line under what has happened in the past and treat him like a new signing.
We can't have any negative chants from the crowd in these next few key games to the season. 100% behind Saints to drive them back to the top of the league.
RED ARMY.
PUNCH-FIGHT-WIN.
I Challenge him to make a difference ...
and nick a goal.
He got on the score sheet for milllwall - now do it for the Top Side in the South.
PUNCH x5
JASON PUNCH ..
JASON PUNCHEON.
Off Subject - looking forward to renewing my interest in the FA CUP and playing MILLLWALL.
Bring it On.
TO SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL CLUB - GLORY !!!
RED ARMY. THE PRIDE AND THE PASSION.
Coverly
says...
10:11am Tue 31 Jan 12
Smart move if they can pull it off.
up saints
says...
10:39am Tue 31 Jan 12
Tevez888
says...
10:42am Tue 31 Jan 12
Crawley Town have asked if they can take both David Connolly & Lee Holmes on loan for a month which could turn into the rest of the season after the window shuts.
I think this has legs being as we now have Lee and Sharp on the books..... (Lambert, Sharp, Lee, Guly, Barnard, Connolly... too many cooks?) and with Puncheon back in the fold, and Holmes never really fancied....
Tubbystubb
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10:42am Tue 31 Jan 12
He looked a good qualitty player when at SMS recently and by all accounts played a blinder against us at Ashton gate as well.
Tevez888
says...
10:48am Tue 31 Jan 12
up saints wrote:Sharp cant play tonight, he had to sign before 12 midday yesterday so earliest is Saturday v Brum
nothing to do with transfere but can sharpe be in the squad tonight or too late.also we lost the leicester in midfield hope llalana is fit tonight.if not as least we have more depth now.
Lallana and Fonte back tonight, Hoovield still out
up saints
says...
10:51am Tue 31 Jan 12
Confucious
says...
10:52am Tue 31 Jan 12
Special entertainment using the buckets will be held at half time including:
* 'Duck or Dive Skate?' - Poopee fan sits barrel of vomit while bucket of sh!t is thrown at him.
* 'Derring Do Poo' - Ten Poopey fans gather under 40ft pole from which bucket of sh!t is poured. Last skate to run wins.
* 'Tall 'n Small Skate Intercourse' - very tall skate woman has to think of a way to have sex with very short skate bloke using a bucket.
(clue: woman's head, bucket, handle, bloke, swing)
AndyM76
says...
11:01am Tue 31 Jan 12
Tirau Dan
says...
11:06am Tue 31 Jan 12
3-1 Saints COYR
Sfctrucker
says...
11:18am Tue 31 Jan 12
lambo83
says...
11:18am Tue 31 Jan 12
Will the deadline day drama ever let up?
alan.of.eastleigh
says...
11:33am Tue 31 Jan 12
The Sky Sports News yellow bar of news is up and running, and it's reporting that Irish international Andy Keogh has moved to Millwall in a £400k deal from Wolves. He could play against Saints in next week's FA Cup fourth round replay at St. Mary's.
I think you will find that he had to be involved in the original tie to be eligible to play in the replay!!
milton road
says...
11:56am Tue 31 Jan 12
The game was financially stable for the most part then. The FA cup was a trophy that was more important to supporters than the European cup. It was a game that belonged to the supporters. Players stayed at clubs for several years. A game played by men and not boys full of theatrics.
i am not a lover of pompey, yet neither have I ever been a lover of points deductions from day one. Or seeing clubs ripped to pieces
We are the best club in Hampshire and have been since the late fifties. I want us to prove it on the field against our pompey rivals time and again in the future. Watching them getting ripped apart off it doesn't really fill me with pleasure.
What is happening at our club is sensible financial management. By committed people. Long may that last.
Confucious
says...
12:02pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Sfctrucker
says...
12:02pm Tue 31 Jan 12
milton road wrote:Yep, ur right, can,t wait to play them, we owe them, a 6 - 0 thrasing.
I have watched Saints for near on 50 years. Seen a lot of changes in football, many not for the better. The abolishing of transfer and wage capps, the ability of players to hold clubs to ransom, doing away with all season transfers, points deductions, allowing fifa to run our game virtually.
The game was financially stable for the most part then. The FA cup was a trophy that was more important to supporters than the European cup. It was a game that belonged to the supporters. Players stayed at clubs for several years. A game played by men and not boys full of theatrics.
i am not a lover of pompey, yet neither have I ever been a lover of points deductions from day one. Or seeing clubs ripped to pieces
We are the best club in Hampshire and have been since the late fifties. I want us to prove it on the field against our pompey rivals time and again in the future. Watching them getting ripped apart off it doesn't really fill me with pleasure.
What is happening at our club is sensible financial management. By committed people. Long may that last.
LeighLeicesterSaint
says...
12:04pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Dont see it happening but sounds like there may be a chance.
Agree now it is time to let some players go out on loan like Barney, Holmes etc - Squad is looking a little too large now and these players will need games for their own careers sake.
Tirau Dan
says...
12:10pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Sussex Saint
says...
12:17pm Tue 31 Jan 12
insane saint
says...
12:39pm Tue 31 Jan 12
JohnItaly
says...
1:00pm Tue 31 Jan 12
brown1981
says...
1:07pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Glenn(Leeds) wrote:Word on the street lambert is of to norwich. Also collins to sign today
Sky Sports news reporting from Stoke say that Danny Collins has said Saints have contacted his agent again yesterday, so the deal could be back on again.COYR
Brussels Saint
says...
1:29pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Can someone explain to me why we would want Heskey? He doesn't really have the right profile, does he? Not with the way the club is now run
An extra CB would be good though. I know he's from down the road, but Jason Pearce fits the profile better - at least he's got a few more years left in him! Maybe some of you locals know more about him than I do.
Exciting times afoot. Looking forward to seeing the "new and improved" Saints squad in the flesh vs Burnley and West Ham.
aldermoor mush
says...
1:36pm Tue 31 Jan 12
RedArmy1 wrote:punch fight win ??????are you special needs ??????
B.Hill Saint wrote:PUNCH can be our secret weapon and adds that quality to unlock the midfield and feed the Strikers ...
Just a quick note about Jason Puncheon before tonights game. If he plays lets get fully behind him. There was a lot of pressure on him stepping on to the field at Millwall in a Saints shirt, yet he was one of the few players on the pitch to show any real quality. Let's draw a line under what has happened in the past and treat him like a new signing.
We can't have any negative chants from the crowd in these next few key games to the season. 100% behind Saints to drive them back to the top of the league.
RED ARMY.
PUNCH-FIGHT-WIN.
aldermoor mush
says...
1:36pm Tue 31 Jan 12
RedArmy1 wrote:punch fight win ??????are you special needs ??????
B.Hill Saint wrote:PUNCH can be our secret weapon and adds that quality to unlock the midfield and feed the Strikers ...
Just a quick note about Jason Puncheon before tonights game. If he plays lets get fully behind him. There was a lot of pressure on him stepping on to the field at Millwall in a Saints shirt, yet he was one of the few players on the pitch to show any real quality. Let's draw a line under what has happened in the past and treat him like a new signing.
We can't have any negative chants from the crowd in these next few key games to the season. 100% behind Saints to drive them back to the top of the league.
RED ARMY.
PUNCH-FIGHT-WIN.
Champions Hip
says...
1:39pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Ricky&Billy2012
says...
2:17pm Tue 31 Jan 12
http://www.skybet.co
m/cms/breaking-trans
fer-news.shtm?name=R
ickie+Lambert
pawnsacrifice
says...
2:26pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Ricky&Billy2012 wrote:Hmm I am thinking you can type in any name you like for a fake sky report...how sad
My goodness....
http://www.skybet.co
m/cms/breaking-trans
fer-news.shtm?name=R
ickie+Lambert
up saints
says...
2:32pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Le Tissier's Nose
says...
2:35pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Seedhouse the Unrepentant
says...
2:41pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Confucious wrote:Ten Poopey fans! I take it they haven't got a game tonight then?
There will be a bucket collection tonight in aid of Poopey Overdue National Insurance Stamps Fund. Please leave any buckets you have by the burger stand at the Northam corner.
Special entertainment using the buckets will be held at half time including:
* 'Duck or Dive Skate?' - Poopee fan sits barrel of vomit while bucket of sh!t is thrown at him.
* 'Derring Do Poo' - Ten Poopey fans gather under 40ft pole from which bucket of sh!t is poured. Last skate to run wins.
* 'Tall 'n Small Skate Intercourse' - very tall skate woman has to think of a way to have sex with very short skate bloke using a bucket.
(clue: woman's head, bucket, handle, bloke, swing)
franiow
says...
2:43pm Tue 31 Jan 12
alan.of.eastleigh wrote:So Sharp can't play for us against Millwall? Is this true...sounds unlikely to me.
11.19
The Sky Sports News yellow bar of news is up and running, and it's reporting that Irish international Andy Keogh has moved to Millwall in a £400k deal from Wolves. He could play against Saints in next week's FA Cup fourth round replay at St. Mary's.
I think you will find that he had to be involved in the original tie to be eligible to play in the replay!!
Ricky&Billy2012
says...
2:45pm Tue 31 Jan 12
pawnsacrifice wrote:Yeh but made me smile when my mate sent it to me :D thought I'd distract people momentarily from staring at non-existent transfer updates...not gonna lie, havent done much work today...
Ricky&Billy2012 wrote: My goodness.... http://www.skybet.co m/cms/breaking-trans fer-news.shtm?name=R ickie+LambertHmm I am thinking you can type in any name you like for a fake sky report...how sad
sk8srsinking
says...
2:54pm Tue 31 Jan 12
St Retford
says...
3:00pm Tue 31 Jan 12
brown1981 wrote:Where is this street you live on? It's absolutely FULL of gobsh1ites.
Glenn(Leeds) wrote: Sky Sports news reporting from Stoke say that Danny Collins has said Saints have contacted his agent again yesterday, so the deal could be back on again.COYRWord on the street lambert is of to norwich. Also collins to sign today
PGA-
says...
3:01pm Tue 31 Jan 12
OSPREYSAINT
says...
3:31pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Ricky&Billy2012 wrote:Tomorrow is February 1st not April 1st.
My goodness....
http://www.skybet.co
m/cms/breaking-trans
fer-news.shtm?name=R
ickie+Lambert
Confucious
says...
3:50pm Tue 31 Jan 12
RedArmy1
says...
3:57pm Tue 31 Jan 12
aldermoor mush wrote:With a flat atmosphere at St Mary's vs Leicester .....
RedArmy1 wrote:punch fight win ??????are you special needs ??????
B.Hill Saint wrote:PUNCH can be our secret weapon and adds that quality to unlock the midfield and feed the Strikers ...
Just a quick note about Jason Puncheon before tonights game. If he plays lets get fully behind him. There was a lot of pressure on him stepping on to the field at Millwall in a Saints shirt, yet he was one of the few players on the pitch to show any real quality. Let's draw a line under what has happened in the past and treat him like a new signing.
We can't have any negative chants from the crowd in these next few key games to the season. 100% behind Saints to drive them back to the top of the league.
RED ARMY.
PUNCH-FIGHT-WIN.
With players stroking the ball around with no end product and cutting edge ...
With (it's history now) Oxy C and his Dad letting greed rule the roost ...
Enter Jason Puncheon ....
He has a role to play and if he can inject the cutting edge required and produce good movement and passing - then he is an option for Nigel to use as he sees fit.
The players must come up with honest hard working endeavour and fight for the Win.
Red Army. Fight for Victory.
Salar
says...
3:59pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Is he still having his medical, if he was in prison, he would have been discharged by now? Lol
Confucious
says...
4:09pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote:They are drafting in seven members of the Poopee Poetry Society as there is also a special Skate "Come up with a word or phrase that best describes what to do with your club and which also rhymes with bucket." competition.
Confucious wrote:Ten Poopey fans! I take it they haven't got a game tonight then?
There will be a bucket collection tonight in aid of Poopey Overdue National Insurance Stamps Fund. Please leave any buckets you have by the burger stand at the Northam corner.
Special entertainment using the buckets will be held at half time including:
* 'Duck or Dive Skate?' - Poopee fan sits barrel of vomit while bucket of sh!t is thrown at him.
* 'Derring Do Poo' - Ten Poopey fans gather under 40ft pole from which bucket of sh!t is poured. Last skate to run wins.
* 'Tall 'n Small Skate Intercourse' - very tall skate woman has to think of a way to have sex with very short skate bloke using a bucket.
(clue: woman's head, bucket, handle, bloke, swing)
Soton-boy
says...
4:18pm Tue 31 Jan 12
aldermoor mush
says...
4:25pm Tue 31 Jan 12
RedArmy1 wrote:fight for victory ????? you need to calm down mate,you sound like a special needs winston churchill !!!!
aldermoor mush wrote:With a flat atmosphere at St Mary's vs Leicester .....
RedArmy1 wrote:punch fight win ??????are you special needs ??????
B.Hill Saint wrote:PUNCH can be our secret weapon and adds that quality to unlock the midfield and feed the Strikers ...
Just a quick note about Jason Puncheon before tonights game. If he plays lets get fully behind him. There was a lot of pressure on him stepping on to the field at Millwall in a Saints shirt, yet he was one of the few players on the pitch to show any real quality. Let's draw a line under what has happened in the past and treat him like a new signing.
We can't have any negative chants from the crowd in these next few key games to the season. 100% behind Saints to drive them back to the top of the league.
RED ARMY.
PUNCH-FIGHT-WIN.
With players stroking the ball around with no end product and cutting edge ...
With (it's history now) Oxy C and his Dad letting greed rule the roost ...
Enter Jason Puncheon ....
He has a role to play and if he can inject the cutting edge required and produce good movement and passing - then he is an option for Nigel to use as he sees fit.
The players must come up with honest hard working endeavour and fight for the Win.
Red Army. Fight for Victory.
Seedhouse the Unrepentant
says...
4:25pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Soton-boy wrote:I'd love to get Pearce, they are all talking about rebuilding their team around him. That would be awesome!
Just heard from Staplewood... Jason Pearce was spotted on his way to have a medical whilst the U21's were playing earlier on, last minute deal due to happen maybe?
Soton-boy
says...
4:35pm Tue 31 Jan 12
moulefanggoule
says...
4:35pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Vordhosbn
says...
4:44pm Tue 31 Jan 12
moulefanggoule wrote:Lambert isn't going anywhere. Looks like Adkins is revamping the forward options for the Premiership, you want them to have an understanding before we get there, and at 1.8m Sharp is a steal!
Just a thought. As we now have Sharp (which is amazing) we have lambert, sharp, lee, barnard, connolly & guly if needed. That's potentially 6 strikers. No team needs 6 strikers whom all want to play first team. I can understand 4 but even that is above normal. So, are we expecting at least one to be leaving before midnight? I'm not being sceptical but could lambert be leaving? Did NA know this and so stepped up the sharp interest? I'm genuinely interested in what others think.
I expect to see Barnard go out on loan and sold in the summer, and I doubt we will extend the contract of Connolly beyond the summer.
Leaving us with 4 strikers when we are in the Premiership, each a little bit different from the other (I'm counting Guly as a striker)
Soton-boy
says...
4:45pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Gossie.
says...
4:46pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Salar wrote:Has anyone told him Pardew's no longer the manager
We understand Billy Sharpe passed his medical, so what about Matty Holland? Is he still having his medical, if he was in prison, he would have been discharged by now? Lol
Soton-boy
says...
4:48pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Vordhosbn
says...
4:53pm Tue 31 Jan 12
RedArmy1
says...
4:54pm Tue 31 Jan 12
aldermoor mush wrote::o) LOL
RedArmy1 wrote:fight for victory ????? you need to calm down mate,you sound like a special needs winston churchill !!!!
aldermoor mush wrote:With a flat atmosphere at St Mary's vs Leicester .....
RedArmy1 wrote:punch fight win ??????are you special needs ??????
B.Hill Saint wrote:PUNCH can be our secret weapon and adds that quality to unlock the midfield and feed the Strikers ...
Just a quick note about Jason Puncheon before tonights game. If he plays lets get fully behind him. There was a lot of pressure on him stepping on to the field at Millwall in a Saints shirt, yet he was one of the few players on the pitch to show any real quality. Let's draw a line under what has happened in the past and treat him like a new signing.
We can't have any negative chants from the crowd in these next few key games to the season. 100% behind Saints to drive them back to the top of the league.
RED ARMY.
PUNCH-FIGHT-WIN.
With players stroking the ball around with no end product and cutting edge ...
With (it's history now) Oxy C and his Dad letting greed rule the roost ...
Enter Jason Puncheon ....
He has a role to play and if he can inject the cutting edge required and produce good movement and passing - then he is an option for Nigel to use as he sees fit.
The players must come up with honest hard working endeavour and fight for the Win.
Red Army. Fight for Victory.
I have one special need - and that is for Saints to get the 3 Points tonight ..
It's good news that Billy Sharp is available for Brimingham ...
Rickie and Billy (the Dream Ticket)
COYR
St Retford
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4:56pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Soton-boy wrote:I think you're talking utter tripe.
Just waiting on Pearce's agent to get his finance sorted and deal should be completely done, Fantastic signing... what do you think?
northamsoul
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5:23pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Think the first goal is so important....
Strasbourg Saint
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5:26pm Tue 31 Jan 12
northamsoul wrote:Especially if it's also the last :-)
I almost forgot that we are playing a really important game tonight....COYR...
Think the first goal is so important....
COYR!
Confucious
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5:43pm Tue 31 Jan 12
RedArmy1 wrote:Winston Churchill: "The Red Army tore the guts out of the beast."
aldermoor mush wrote::o) LOL
RedArmy1 wrote:fight for victory ????? you need to calm down mate,you sound like a special needs winston churchill !!!!
aldermoor mush wrote:With a flat atmosphere at St Mary's vs Leicester .....
RedArmy1 wrote:punch fight win ??????are you special needs ??????
B.Hill Saint wrote:PUNCH can be our secret weapon and adds that quality to unlock the midfield and feed the Strikers ...
Just a quick note about Jason Puncheon before tonights game. If he plays lets get fully behind him. There was a lot of pressure on him stepping on to the field at Millwall in a Saints shirt, yet he was one of the few players on the pitch to show any real quality. Let's draw a line under what has happened in the past and treat him like a new signing.
We can't have any negative chants from the crowd in these next few key games to the season. 100% behind Saints to drive them back to the top of the league.
RED ARMY.
PUNCH-FIGHT-WIN.
With players stroking the ball around with no end product and cutting edge ...
With (it's history now) Oxy C and his Dad letting greed rule the roost ...
Enter Jason Puncheon ....
He has a role to play and if he can inject the cutting edge required and produce good movement and passing - then he is an option for Nigel to use as he sees fit.
The players must come up with honest hard working endeavour and fight for the Win.
Red Army. Fight for Victory.
I have one special need - and that is for Saints to get the 3 Points tonight ..
It's good news that Billy Sharp is available for Brimingham ...
Rickie and Billy (the Dream Ticket)
COYR
Ross123
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5:55pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Red n White
says...
6:01pm Tue 31 Jan 12
northamsoul
says...
6:08pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Ross123 wrote:without the 'E' ;)
it looks like most of us voted LAMBERTS strike partner should be BILLY SHARPE.!
Ross123
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6:11pm Tue 31 Jan 12
northamsoul wrote:i seem to keep doing that!! thanks
Ross123 wrote:without the 'E' ;)
it looks like most of us voted LAMBERTS strike partner should be BILLY SHARPE.!
click2find
RedArmy1 says...
9:04am Tue 31 Jan 12
Always looking to improve and strengthen ..
We know we need Top Quality in goal and Super Kelv needs to be on the top of his game ... (ALWAYS !!)
All the players need to be immense and get the leadsership going in the Dressing Room ....
Guuuuuuuuuuly Guuuuuuuuuuly
He plays on the left
He plays on the right
ADAM LALLANA
Makes Messi look sh*te !!
RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRMY !!