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Southampton considering £3.5m bid for Scott Dann
11:53am Monday 23rd July 2012 in Saints News
Scott Dann
Saints are reportedly weighing up a £3.5m move for Scott Dann.
The Blackburn defender is being chased by Saints’ guests at St Mary’s on Saturday, Dutch giants Ajax, but Nigel Adkins could offer him a chance to remain in England.
Dann had been expected to leave Ewood Park this summer following Blackburn’s relegation from the Premier League , but clubs have reportedly been put off by a £6m price tag.
However, it seems Saints may be confident of negotiating a better deal.
The 25-year-old has twice been relegated from the top flight but would provide vital cover in the centre of defence with Adkins potentially set to try and recruit two centre halves before the start of the season.
Comments(37)
mbetts
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12:07pm Mon 23 Jul 12
SO50 Saint
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12:12pm Mon 23 Jul 12
ramptonfromsouthampton
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12:21pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Confucious
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12:37pm Mon 23 Jul 12
I think Nigel likely wants Dann to renew his partnership with Korky the Cat on his return from the Olympics.
A number of posters on here have been saying we need a no-nonsense centre back. I hope we get Dann. I'd love to see some of those prima-donna Prem forwards up against a Saint who can lift a cow with one hand; has his pillow filled with rubble and shaves with a blowtorch.
UKIPsouthampton
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12:46pm Mon 23 Jul 12
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When Saints got relegated they were held to ransome and the players were sold at discounted prices.
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SaintGeorge2011
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12:51pm Mon 23 Jul 12
SaintGeorge2011
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12:51pm Mon 23 Jul 12
SaintGeorge2011
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12:53pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Hobson82
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12:58pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Walter K
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12:58pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Saintjock
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1:29pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Confucious wrote:Not to mention eats Cow Pie (with horns sticking through the crust) for breakfast. Dennis the Menace might be handy alongside him.
I suspect some people are confusing Dann with Jonah. Jonah was in the Dandy with Dann and of course everything Jonah touched went down. However, Dann wasn't unlucky. Indeed he wasn't really Desperate either - he got that name after first appearing in the Dandy as a 'Desperado'. I think Nigel likely wants Dann to renew his partnership with Korky the Cat on his return from the Olympics. A number of posters on here have been saying we need a no-nonsense centre back. I hope we get Dann. I'd love to see some of those prima-donna Prem forwards up against a Saint who can lift a cow with one hand; has his pillow filled with rubble and shaves with a blowtorch.
devonsaint2
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1:58pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Jay Rod will prove to be a fantastic buy . So unselfish, good in the air and can play out wider or down the middle. I feel NA has so many options in how it plays it now. RL with JR one side and Adam the other would be my thought with Morgan, Davis and one of Chappers, Punch or Ward Prowse ( who works so hard ).
Now having seen them in the flesh pre season I am really confident. 10th place for me
george chivers
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2:14pm Mon 23 Jul 12
devonsaint2 wrote:Interesting and encouraging comments. How does 9th in France compare to 9th in England?
Just back from Evian and I think in Stephens and Seabourne we nearly have enough cover. Hooiveld & Stephens who played together in the 1st half were really excellent. Against a team ranked 9th in France Saints were so in control. Along with Jose & Seabourne there is nearly enough there already.
Jay Rod will prove to be a fantastic buy . So unselfish, good in the air and can play out wider or down the middle. I feel NA has so many options in how it plays it now. RL with JR one side and Adam the other would be my thought with Morgan, Davis and one of Chappers, Punch or Ward Prowse ( who works so hard ).
Now having seen them in the flesh pre season I am really confident. 10th place for me
I haven't got a clue.
Did we play with three at the back in France with wing backs? Or a flat back 4?
My call based on last season, our new signings, plus whoever else we get in, is 12th at best, but more likely 15th.
Not sure about Dann.
SO50 Saint
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2:22pm Mon 23 Jul 12
SaintMax
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2:31pm Mon 23 Jul 12
devonsaint2 wrote:good to read that Saints were seen as being so in control against a 'continental team' who are always apparently better at this than the English direct style. Though this is how we played in the Championship most of last season.
Just back from Evian and I think in Stephens and Seabourne we nearly have enough cover. Hooiveld & Stephens who played together in the 1st half were really excellent. Against a team ranked 9th in France Saints were so in control. Along with Jose & Seabourne there is nearly enough there already.
Jay Rod will prove to be a fantastic buy . So unselfish, good in the air and can play out wider or down the middle. I feel NA has so many options in how it plays it now. RL with JR one side and Adam the other would be my thought with Morgan, Davis and one of Chappers, Punch or Ward Prowse ( who works so hard ).
Now having seen them in the flesh pre season I am really confident. 10th place for me
Great post though mate, very encorouging.
Anyone know whether Clyne is 21 or not..
devonsaint2
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2:42pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Flat back 4 both halves
The other revelation was Clyne. Only 15-20 mins but fantastic. Don't want to get too excited but looked liked an Ashley Cole type full ( less attitude i hope )
By the way I think both Buttner and
Jens are on the way here !.
Sorry forgot Corkie.
SaintMax
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3:10pm Mon 23 Jul 12
devonsaint2 wrote:If Buttner and Lens sign up now, then it would have been a great close season player acquisition period - to give it its formal name..
george chivers
Flat back 4 both halves
The other revelation was Clyne. Only 15-20 mins but fantastic. Don't want to get too excited but looked liked an Ashley Cole type full ( less attitude i hope )
By the way I think both Buttner and
Jens are on the way here !.
Sorry forgot Corkie.
If I couldnt wait for the season to start before, I am actually holding my breath til it does now!!
OSPREYSAINT
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3:25pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Confucious wrote:Are we that desperate?
I suspect some people are confusing Dann with Jonah. Jonah was in the Dandy with Dann and of course everything Jonah touched went down. However, Dann wasn't unlucky. Indeed he wasn't really Desperate either - he got that name after first appearing in the Dandy as a 'Desperado'.
I think Nigel likely wants Dann to renew his partnership with Korky the Cat on his return from the Olympics.
A number of posters on here have been saying we need a no-nonsense centre back. I hope we get Dann. I'd love to see some of those prima-donna Prem forwards up against a Saint who can lift a cow with one hand; has his pillow filled with rubble and shaves with a blowtorch.
george chivers
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4:07pm Mon 23 Jul 12
devonsaint2 wrote:Thanks.
george chivers
Flat back 4 both halves
The other revelation was Clyne. Only 15-20 mins but fantastic. Don't want to get too excited but looked liked an Ashley Cole type full ( less attitude i hope )
By the way I think both Buttner and
Jens are on the way here !.
Sorry forgot Corkie.
Ashley Charles Pragnell
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4:09pm Mon 23 Jul 12
SaintMax
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4:35pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Ashley Charles Pragnell wrote:But Buttner could still come, there are no ifs and buts about Butland - thats dead and burried agreed.
I would not pay any more than three million for Danns. I would hope we would set are sights abit higher and go for a European centre back with international experience. Danns does not tick the box for me. One things is for certain our chairman will not play over the odds for an average player. I think we will get Lens but in will be nearer the six million mark. Butland deal is none starter. We got our man last week. Looking at his stats for last season he kept 7 clean sheets in a row.
tugboat
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5:10pm Mon 23 Jul 12
ramptonfromsouthamptAre you serious ?? so what if this lad has been involved in two relegations ,that makes him a warrior in my eyes.
on wrote:
Hmmm, not sure about this one. I believe that NC and NA know what they are doing but I sincerely hope that this one is just a rumour. Two successive relegations for this player doesn't exactly fill me with optimism.
So the rest of the 10 players played no part then?
He,s a good player and personally if he ends up a saints player I,ll be happy.
And if we get lens as well ,Mrs tugboat and the nipper,are on for a meal with all the trimmings.Cheapskate I aint.......
By the way ,the post by confucious was pure class.
Keep em coming fellow saints-top ten -easy.
milton road
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6:40pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Would like to see Lens here sounds a good quality buy.
Palace are going to tribunal saying Saints offer for Clyne is a joke.
Is Danns a better player than what we have?
So far Rodriguez and Clyne are both young players who will I believe be special. Davies is the player that can fire our midfield. Gazza is one for the future I think.
As for team selections and midfield, it will change , I think they will change depending on who we play.
Certain players suit certain situations.
Ajax will be a very difficult test next Saturday but will be a good bench marker.
Confucious
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7:08pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Going by the friendly matches Nige seems intent on playing 4-3-2-1
this coming season, but I haven't been able to figure out why yet or how Dann would fit in - and Nige won't tell me. Indeed on my first follow-up phone call to the club today I was told by an underling to try and pull my lower lip over my head and swallow. On the second call another lickspittle said "If I you have a family, please let Nigel know as he may want to buy one of the puppies.
It worries me that such strange people seem to be holding responsible positions at St Marys - but hey ho there are a lot of oddballs about nowadays.
dadofmy3sons
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7:16pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Premier league teams have been sending scouts to our youth team games for the last 2 years and watching and hoping we would fail so they could pick up lads on the cheap.
Not going to happen and now we are there!
Premier league and the youth team intact and 4 players promoted and more to come.
Looking forward to Alan Hansen saying we won't win anything with kids!
slugger
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8:14pm Mon 23 Jul 12
Baddesley Bill
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9:32pm Mon 23 Jul 12
slugger wrote:I don't think Trevor Birch will have any problems finding unpaid labour to drive the bulldozer....
just had a brief visit to the news site , poopey in their death throes ....... not pretty but strangely intoxicating .
tugboat
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9:33pm Mon 23 Jul 12
slugger wrote:Mixed feelings on this one,the players never put pompey in the state they find themselves in,they just signed the contracts that were put in front of them. Would any of us be any different-I just hope the charities and small businesses dont get nailed yet again.
just had a brief visit to the news site , poopey in their death throes ....... not pretty but strangely intoxicating .
Why dont they just turn the life support off and re-invent themselves...... birch has had his bank balance topped up nicely.
Who will our rivals be now-not a lot of point shouting we hate pompey,when they dont exist.
Im guessing we wont be seeing them for 10 years or more,in fact its quite moving a bit like the final scene in the last of the mohichans.
Oh well life goes on,they banged on about thier history and now they are just that.
What will happen to westie-town cryer?
Imagine walking around tatooed all over with the name of a club that doesnt exist-how stupid.
slugger
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9:41pm Mon 23 Jul 12
tugboat wrote:know where you're coming from , i'm normally a compassionate man but having experienced the ridicule when the boot was on the other foot i just can't help smiling ...... does that make me bad ? ;o)
slugger wrote:Mixed feelings on this one,the players never put pompey in the state they find themselves in,they just signed the contracts that were put in front of them. Would any of us be any different-I just hope the charities and small businesses dont get nailed yet again.
just had a brief visit to the news site , poopey in their death throes ....... not pretty but strangely intoxicating .
Why dont they just turn the life support off and re-invent themselves...... birch has had his bank balance topped up nicely.
Who will our rivals be now-not a lot of point shouting we hate pompey,when they dont exist.
Im guessing we wont be seeing them for 10 years or more,in fact its quite moving a bit like the final scene in the last of the mohichans.
Oh well life goes on,they banged on about thier history and now they are just that.
What will happen to westie-town cryer?
Imagine walking around tatooed all over with the name of a club that doesnt exist-how stupid.
insane saint
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9:49pm Mon 23 Jul 12
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slugger
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9:54pm Mon 23 Jul 12
insane saint wrote:we should have that on high at the civic centre ...... when it reaches zero we can all party !
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ntdowns.com/countdow
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Pompey online countdown to liquidation
Baddesley Bill
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10:07pm Mon 23 Jul 12
tugboat wrote:I'll have mixed feelings too. I'll have a quiet pause for thought...and then laugh my socks off.
slugger wrote:Mixed feelings on this one,the players never put pompey in the state they find themselves in,they just signed the contracts that were put in front of them. Would any of us be any different-I just hope the charities and small businesses dont get nailed yet again.
just had a brief visit to the news site , poopey in their death throes ....... not pretty but strangely intoxicating .
Why dont they just turn the life support off and re-invent themselves...... birch has had his bank balance topped up nicely.
Who will our rivals be now-not a lot of point shouting we hate pompey,when they dont exist.
Im guessing we wont be seeing them for 10 years or more,in fact its quite moving a bit like the final scene in the last of the mohichans.
Oh well life goes on,they banged on about thier history and now they are just that.
What will happen to westie-town cryer?
Imagine walking around tatooed all over with the name of a club that doesnt exist-how stupid.
There will be a void without our bitter rivals...but I reckon we'll get over it really really quickly. Their true history can go down as a lesson for all football clubs to take lessons from...and their clown can be their living statue to the blight that was once portsmouth football club.
RedArmy1
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10:08pm Mon 23 Jul 12
:O) LOL
RED ARMY. WE RULE THE SOUTH. COYR.
StParks
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12:02am Tue 24 Jul 12
fritzer
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10:49pm Tue 24 Jul 12
I am going to buy him a new home strip. "with EX-POMPEY printed on the back, so when you sight him you can either shake his hand or kick his arse-ender.
LittleBrum73
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1:58pm Wed 25 Jul 12
StParks says...
12:03pm Mon 23 Jul 12