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Adkins still has room for more signings
9:00am Monday 23rd July 2012 in Saints News
By Gordon Simpson, Senior Sports Reporter
Saints retain plenty of room for manoeuvre in the transfer market this summer, despite having to name a 25-man squad for the coming season.
Manager Nigel Adkins has already made four captures ahead of the Premier League campaign, with Jay Rodriguez, Steven Davis, Nathaniel Clyne and Paulo Gazzaniga all arriving at St Mary’s.
Under Premier League rules, the Saints boss must name a 25-man squad from which he can pick for the coming season.
That task is made easier, though, as players classified as being under-21 do not count towards the list.
New keeper Gazzaniga, 20, obviously falls into that category, and so does right-back Clyne, despite already being 21.
A player is deemed to be ‘under-21’ if they were 20-years-old or younger on January 1 in the year in which the relevant season commences.
In other words, anyone who was born on or after January 1, 1991, will be considered to be an ‘under-21’ player for the new campaign. Clyne was born in April 1991.
With that in mind, Saints currently have 24 senior players on their books.
But three of those – Lee Barnard , Ryan Dickson and Jonathan Forte – have not travelled on the pre-season tour, making it unlikely that they will make the final cut.
That would take the number down to 21, leaving room for four more signings before having to even consider leaving out anyone else.
Saints must also make sure that at least eight of the players on their squad list qualify as ‘home-grown’.
The definition of that is a player who, irrespective of nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to the FA, or the FA of Wales, for a period of three seasons or 36 months prior to his 21st birthday – whether that period is continuous or not.
Saints have no concerns in that department.
The club will only be allowed to make changes to their squad list during the transfer windows.
Comments(30)
saintsdan
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9:18am Mon 23 Jul 12
drummernath
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9:19am Mon 23 Jul 12
mbetts wrote:If we could get Danns and Lens, I think that would be a pretty decent transfer window for the step up.
The fat man on Talksport said we were in talks with Danns at Blackburn, not too bad, Premiership quality
hamblesaint
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9:21am Mon 23 Jul 12
GX Saint
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9:27am Mon 23 Jul 12
Ashley Charles Pragnell
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9:31am Mon 23 Jul 12
yellowcard
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9:39am Mon 23 Jul 12
Bwana23
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9:51am Mon 23 Jul 12
GX Saint wrote:Totally agree, now I understand.
Really good, succinct definition of what the 25 man squad needs to comprise. Credit where credit's due Echo.
milton road
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9:56am Mon 23 Jul 12
Sun Says 5m deal for Jens rejected but Saints will be back
Butner deal is dead QPR and Fulham now emerge as favorites.
See Transfer gossip on BBC
SaintMax
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9:58am Mon 23 Jul 12
WAPA PIE GO
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10:02am Mon 23 Jul 12
franiow
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10:04am Mon 23 Jul 12
SaintMax wrote:He is actually 21 but was under 21 on the cut off date of January. This is similar for U21 international sides.
Can we just clarify then that Clyne is over 21 or under 21, or was he born before or after he should have been born..
RisingSon
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10:05am Mon 23 Jul 12
SaintMax wrote:Yes.
Can we just clarify then that Clyne is over 21 or under 21, or was he born before or after he should have been born..
Paul Lucas
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10:13am Mon 23 Jul 12
Ashley Charles Pragnell wrote:""Saints will bring in at least two new players by the end of the week. The players will be introduced to the fans on Saturday afternoon""
I would rule out Danns. Blackburn where asking nearer 7 million. Our chairman will not play over the odds for a average player, who has been relegated two season in a row. If we did go for Danns his fee would be less than half Blackburn are wanting. The latest news was Danns going on loan to Ajax for the season. Saints will bring in aleast two new players by the end of the week. The players will be introduced to the fans on Saturday afternoon.
ITK or LIH ??
St.Yorkie
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10:26am Mon 23 Jul 12
Not sure about Blackburn last season - did they have problems scoring goals?
He might be big and strong, with experience - so with a bit more maturity might be the job.
We will always be done for pace in the middle with Jos - but we have nippy wing backs to cover!
Like the idea of players being introduced before the Ajax game - LIVE ON CHANNEL 5 - next Saturday.
Shame about Buttner deal - but what's all this about Lens & Butland?
SaintMax
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10:29am Mon 23 Jul 12
franiow wrote:I was being sarcastic.
SaintMax wrote:He is actually 21 but was under 21 on the cut off date of January. This is similar for U21 international sides.
Can we just clarify then that Clyne is over 21 or under 21, or was he born before or after he should have been born..
'..and so does right-back Clyne, despite already being 21.
A player is deemed to be ‘under-21’ if they were 20-years-old or younger on January 1 in the year in which the relevant season commences.
- This is enough information.. but he goes on..
...'In other words, anyone who was born on or after January 1, 1991, will be considered to be an ‘under-21’ player for the new campaign. Clyne was born in April 1991...'
The only info missing is his weight at birth, though this would have been useful
stormus troupias the 1st
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10:44am Mon 23 Jul 12
Bwana23 wrote:also agree,esp.the under 21 rules
GX Saint wrote:Totally agree, now I understand.
Really good, succinct definition of what the 25 man squad needs to comprise. Credit where credit's due Echo.
milton road
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10:48am Mon 23 Jul 12
Butland I know nothing of, thought that deal was finished and he was more likely to go to Spurs if anyone.
SaintPC
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11:19am Mon 23 Jul 12
Looking at the back line, I worry that we might get exposed without a strong/quick experienced premie league centre half.
Fingers crossed.....
lewie_7
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11:33am Mon 23 Jul 12
StParks
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11:52am Mon 23 Jul 12
mbetts wrote:He is just quoting from SSN this morning who were simply reading what was stated in the Daily Mirror. I think we can do a little bit better than Danns as I do not rate him any better than JF and JH. I would be a little bit disappointed if you did not buy better than we already have.
The fat man on Talksport said we were in talks with Danns at Blackburn, not too bad, Premiership quality
StParks
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11:56am Mon 23 Jul 12
SaintMax wrote:He is under 21. born on or after January 1, 1991, will be considered to be an ‘under-21’ player for the new campaign. Clyne was born in April 1991.
Can we just clarify then that Clyne is over 21 or under 21, or was he born before or after he should have been born..
mbetts
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12:09pm Mon 23 Jul 12
WAPA PIE GO wrote::-D Danns!!!!!
Dann not Danns ffs
SaintMax
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12:20pm Mon 23 Jul 12
RisingSon
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12:56pm Mon 23 Jul 12
SaintMax wrote:It depends.
So is Clyne over 21?
SaintMax
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1:03pm Mon 23 Jul 12
RisingSon wrote:Can we source a birth certififcate, we need to clear this up before the season starts. Anyone know his mum, she was probably there on the day.
SaintMax wrote:It depends.
So is Clyne over 21?
batesieboy
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1:36pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Fatty x Ford Worker
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7:26pm Mon 23 Jul 12
RedArmy1
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10:06pm Mon 23 Jul 12
QUALITY not Quantity is now the way ahead.
RED ARMY.
WE RULE THE SOUTH. COYR.
saintdave1976
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10:20pm Wed 25 Jul 12
mbetts says...
9:08am Mon 23 Jul 12