InvictaSaint

Assuming (ha!) this is to put pen to paper.

From Fourth Official ( Everton fan): @Fourth_Official: Mirror claiming Everton want to sign Jay Rodriguez, what what money? always been big interest but can't afford him unless we sell @Fourth_Official: Plus as the BBC have confirmed Jay Rodriguez as said two days ago is in Southampton finalising a move to Southampton #Saintsfc

Agree.

All we know for sure (if Monk is telling the truth ;-) ) is that Rodriguez is in Southampton and is talking to us over (at least) the next day or two. The only offer Burnley have accepted is ours. Everton do not have permission to speak to the player directly as they have neither tabled a bid nor had a bid accepted. By all accounts they will have to sell to buy. How long will that take? Is the player going to gamble on something which may never happen, particularly if Burnley reject any bid lower than ours? He would be mad to take that risk and I don't think Burnley - who stand to lose money on a player in the last year of his contract - would take too kindly to him doing so. Above all let us not forget that Alan Nixon is not a Saints spy, planted on earth to give us the information we want so that we can go away happy; he is a journalist paid to promote his employer's publication and to keep people dangling, mesmerised by the promise of more snippets to come....

Not doing much for the image of his club's supporters....

Haha! Yes it does doesn't it? It just really appeals to me, not just because of the symmetry but because it's different whilst remaining very much "Saints" if that makes sense. As ID is ITK, I wonder if there is an element of truth in the design he posted.....or maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part!

Interesting that Itchen Dan posted this one on its own back on May 28th. This, I really like........

Not of immediate relevance I know but Green is a genuinely nice bloke, and not your average selfish egotistical footballer; regularly spends his long summers doing charity work abroad, but without any of the accompanying publicity that certain others court.

Adkins' first home game in charge of Saints was against Colchester United...

Forte to Col U on season long loan

Don't know who hartysaintboy2 is but here is Alan Nixon's latest tweet on JRod: @reluctantnicko: @hartysaintboy2 Not even bothering on that front until Wednesday. Nobody else bidding at 6.5m. So down to Saints to sort with the player

Nixon now saying that no other bidder has, as yet, made a move and that nobody likely to match our 6.5m offer. He (Nixon) cites Thursday as being the day by which J-Rod signs or we cut loose and move on. Time will tell I suppose.....

Same here please.

OK. Thanks for clarifying. Making things up in my old age (41 last Thursday)!

I thought we had bid 7m? Nixon's tweet suggests 6.5. Is that right?

Would make sense. I mean, if he signs a deal worth more, financially, he can always book another holiday. Not like he wouldn't be able to afford it!

Neil (the hippy)

I bet they left a "we tried to deliver an item but you were out" card, even though we were actually in at the time....

Would have been 67 today; have a good one, Bally, wherever you may be.

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He said, cunningly ignoring the last paragraph of the article where Adkins states he will being new players in....

Any cheese and pineapple on sticks?

June 6th

Nail on head. This is the entirety of our summer shopping requirements; nothing more, nothing less.

My life, my wife, my beautiful children and of course Saints. Who could ask for anything more?