Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

Good. Now we've established he could need to go somewhere for his medical, is he there?

Reading have been linked to a French midfielder called Kondogbia. Alan Nixon said we were also keen, maybe he's taken a detour en route?

No, its Stuart Holden.

Stuart Holden?

I thought that was Harry Redknapp?

The statement from Vitesse could also be an attempt to publicise the 3rd party's interest to get them to back down & let the deal proceed?

To me, it reads like its something Buttner has signed up to since joining Vitesse, which entitles a 3rd party (probably his agent) to a fee, which Vitesse are not willing to pay as it didn't form part of their original arrangement. Saints are just caught in the middle, trying to sign the player. Unless this lad is particularly special, I say go elsewhere.

Someone leaving probably. Maybe Dickson or Barney?

Any news on whether Mr Buttner has travelled over yet, after his appearance for Vitesse at the weekend? Hopefully this is one we can wrap up quite quickly now.

Oh yeah...

How about the old Kevin Davies song we sung when Dave Jones had him firing on all cylinders? Walking in a Davis wonderland?

Ignoring the Svensson talk, which they obviously lifted from the light hearted comment he made after the Euros, and we don't know about the wages but the Sun was actually right about Davis???

I think there's space for Deano still. Davis would appear to be ahead of him straight off but we will still need 4 central midfielders IMO; if Cork & Morgan were both unavailable we need proper back up and Deano would need to step up. If he kept his place when the others were back due to good form, so be it. No need to get rid. 4 decent centre mids for two starting berths - game on! Also, for some away games, I reckon we'll go for 3 in the middle to keep things tight & Deano's battling qualities may be better suited in this situation alongside 2 of the other 3?

Shrewd signing at £2 mill when 1st linked. Excellent signing with no fee to pay. Davis signed, Buttner looking like he will too - Friday, its the day things get done!!

Not an avid Twitter-er but have just noticed that @jasonnevinbrown has removed his account & he was supposedly the brother of one of Davis' mates. Could be something, could be nothing.

From the main transfer thread. Would be good!

Excellent news. Where'd you hear that from?

It's Friday; of course we'll make a signing on a Friday.

Hopes raised and then smashed by the words Southampton and Rumours in the same web address...

Bit of a boring window if our biggest news of the day is Wayne Bridge to Brighton! Hopefully the calm before the storm...

All the fuss seems to have died down a little. The Southampton (transfer) way or in West London speaking to Mark Hughes now, I wonder?

"I was impressed by Southampton but the chance to play alongside Clint Hill blew me away..."

Can't see the fuss. Matt comes out and says what 90% of the population (outside of Manchester and Kent) were thinking and suddenly he's the bad guy. Rooney was knackered by half time and contributed little to the game thereafter. That said, sometimes you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't. If he had hauled Rooney off, and we'd still lost, he'd been tarred with the same brush as Graham Taylor when he hauled Lineker off for Alan Smith in 1992.

That would be just peachy.

Back up plan to get a central midfielder if we don't get Steven Davis maybe?