Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

Barry Venison was another. £800k at a time we were strapped for cash & we got the only player ever lapped by a snail. Magilton & Venison, now there was a midfield partnership that lacked pace!

Marcelo Tejera and Federico 'the Torpedo' Arias were 2 others. Both given big build ups as South American stars only to barely manage a game between them.

Our first £1 million man - Alan McLoughlin. Thought he was going to be great although, in fairness, it didn't help that Chris Nicholl used him out wide on the left.

Gary? Is that really you?

Is Neil Lennon stood there behind him with a gun aimed at his head? Sounds like we'd be wasting our time in this window going back but in the summer, if we were a Prem outfit, that could change. In the meantime, Marvin Sordell anyone?

Equally, we haven't seen him say he doesn't want to come to So'ton...

Dangerous game that. Tell a striker who it's been said is looking for a new deal he's worth £35 million & he'll want £35 million striker wages! He's going to look a prat if his board now accept a bid of £7 million or so now.

Out injured according to their OS. Although there is injured & 'injured', of course.

Forum poster Matthew Le Tissier suggested on another thread we were 80% there with a deal for someone not yet named on this site & NA said in his post match interview today he was hoping/expecting to complete a deal this week. Any ideas? A leftfield name I saw on Football Rumours (yes, I know...) was Luke Moore of Swansea though I'm not sure if I'd be that thrilled with him. Plus he's a striker & our main target there would appear to be Hooper + Lee's due in too. Maybe a winger then or back up CH?

"Can I go for a wee?"

Yep, Sky are now running with the story that he's turned down Leicester.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/295584 Deal back on according to the Express! They say bid was £4 mill and Celtic will be tempted if we offer £6 mill. Looks like press have as little clue as us as to what's going on...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2086498/Celtic-fend-6m-Southampton-bid-Gary-Hooper.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Daily Fail reporting we've had a £6 mill bid turned down... Surely we won't go higher???

& Hooper?

Has this not been confirmed by Boro yet? Thought it was all but done? Wonder if there's been a Jutkie-hitch?

Shaping up to be a really interesting transfer window as far as new strikers goes. It's going to be interesting to see, when the window finally slams shut, which striker ultimately ends up with the longest thread. Lee leading the way at the moment, I guess, but Hooper showing some good potential here. All to play for, IMO.

If not, the poster of post 409 is bound to cover the full cost of the transfer. Over to you SG...

Was trying to think if I'd ever seen him play and it turns out I have: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6602891.stm Must have come on quite a bit since his Southend days to be worth £6m now. Hopefully we'll get something done a.s.a.p., if he's the chap NA really wants.

So we can't sing this whilst we remain top then?

So is there any real prospect of this Falque signing then?

Agree with this. I'm sure he'd do well for us. Can't shake the nagging suspicion that Jut will also have had the most reasonable wage demands amongst a pretty equal group of supposed targets, Hooper excepted, & if we're not willing to pay top dollar, maybe he represented our best bet.

Just seen a thread on Cov forum saying Jutkiewicz will be off by the end of the week although Boro is his likely destination. Shame if true, IMO, as I think he could do a job for us. That said, it's a rumour on a messageboard so it comes with the usual caveats!

Didn't someone suggest "Lee will, Lee will rock you!" on another thread? Gets my vote.

If the bus was to pick him up from the airport, this may speed things up.

There are always plenty of horse heads. Every time one is put down at a race meet, who do you think collects the carcass?