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    BracknellSaint wrote:
    Prit wrote:
    Very little mention of Tad Lee on this thread and I think he will really flourish in the Prem. Any other thoughts on him ? Very pleased to see him here on saturday!
    I agree, I think the Prem will suit him even better than the Championship, and his pace and runs will be a real asset. However, one thing with him is that he makes very intelligent runs/movement, but quite a few times when he played the midfield didn't see it/ couldn't make the right quality of pass to release him, so an extra bit of penetrative passing from the middle of the park would help us next year.
    Also, Japan in general could offer some good value, as they have plenty of decent players, usually available on pretty reasonable transfers, and not crazy salary expectations. It's a shame though that the very best they have to offer is already here and established in Europe, like Suzuki at CSKA who will surely end up on UK/Italy/Spain this summer, and Kagawa at Dortmund, who seems to be on his way to Man Utd, or Nagatomo who does a very good job at Inter...
    Anyway exciting times, and looking forward to Tadanari showing what he can do!
    If Arsenal want to loan again, we could ask for Miyaichi who's at Bolton this year. Pacey(100m in 10 secs?) and clever.
    Oops! That should have been HONDA and CSKA... ;)"
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Saints stars face nervous wait over contracts

David Connolly David Connolly

STRIKER David Connolly headlines the group of players who are out of contract with promotion-winning Saints this summer.

The 34-year-old is due to become a free agent, along with fellow first-team squad members Radhi Jaidi, Lee Holmes, Bartosz Bialkowski and Ryan Doble.

Connolly, who made 26 appearances this season and scored six goals, has signed three successive one-year deals since arriving at St Mary’s in 2009.

Manager Nigel Adkins, pictured right, and chairman Nicola Cortese must now weigh up whether to take the forward, pictured above, with them into the Premier League.

Clubs need to confirm their retained and released list by the third Saturday in May, which is the 19th this year.

Connolly, who turns 35 next month, has experience of the top flight, having played there with Wigan and Sunderland.

But he has not featured for Saints since coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 home win against Barnsley on March 10.

Full story in today's Southern Daily Echo.

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