Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

Probably a good idea to give him an away game to restore his confidence a bit. Another home game, with potentially 30k Saints fans holding their breath every time the ball went near him, could've finished him off. Good stuff.

If we're looking for a finisher then Cox is a good option. Type of name we should be looking at, IMO, as he's better than we already have alongside Lambo.

Damn you Adkins. I was hoping you were going to say you were going to spend like Wayne Rooney in a whorehouse before the Forest game... All sounds promising nonetheless.

Good to see we've started our business early. Hopefully there will be more additions to follow. It'll be interesting to see whether Lee is our sole striking addition or whether we plan to add a more proven name from this division, like Sharp or Jut, too.

Sounds like its all done bar the permit, as Colinjb says, otherwise we wouldn't be confirming anything (+ we must be pretty confident on that too to release details on the OS). I'm guessing he'll take the vacant no 19 shirt as he's pictured wearing 19 for Japan on the OS?

Finally we'd have a proper replacement for Puncheon...

Not that fussed about the game unless we bring Jutkiewicz back on the bus (although I'd prefer Sharp & someone on the Jut thread said he might be up at Boro already anyway!

Could we also have been watching Billy Sharp?

Maybe this is the piece of "misinformation". Maybe it's true to say that we're not interested in "Sharp & Maynard" because we're only interested in Sharp? Maybe we've used the Beeb to distance ourselves whilst the deal is finalised? Just guesswork but it would be great if it's true because I think Sharp gives good options alongside or instead of Lambo.

Is there an online Tadanari Lee tracker, like there is for Santa?

Fair play to him for speaking to him. Did think it might be a bit of an ask to get some feedback before or after the game! If he has got a knock, maybe we'll lose our interest anyway...

Any news on Jutkiewicz then fella? Think we've got a rather urgent need for a new striker or 2 after today's events.

W*nkers, if true.

Being half Chinese, I'm gutted to see some of the terms some of my fellow Saints fans are using to describe a potential new signing. Some of the terms used are as offensive to Oriental people as words like n*gger, coon & wog are to black people yet it's all seen as a bit of a joke. In way, I hope Lee doesn't sign to spare him some of the support he'd get from some on here. It'll also be interesting to see whether Sordell, for instance, attracts the same style of comments if he were to sign...

This.

Has Mr Lee taken Mr Vokes' seat on the bus or would Vokes be additional?

Is this a realistic prospect, i.e. do you know that we've enquired, or more having seen that Henry is going to the Arse for a couple of months and you're speculating whether Keane would be of use here? If he is available for loan, I could see him going to Sunderland or someone like that in the Prem.

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/9444066.Boro_in_for_former_Saints_target/ Boro have gone back in for Lukas according to the Echo. Is he now a "former... target" or is he firmly back in our sights if the tweet about Maynard and Sharp is accurate? Pilchards, any news on LJ?

Sounds like Jutkiewicz then...

I'm the Echo story at the time was that we would look to buy him in January but were prepared to pay a bit more for a loan in November + a permanent move in January. Maybe Cov opted for the latter in the hope Lukas scored enough goals to give them a fighting chance of avoiding the drop before departing. Even Lukas was pretty non-committal when questioned about the move, saying something along the lines of "it wasn't the right time to comment on the speculation" rather than a firm "I'm staying at Cov". Didn't someone also post today, on another thread, that he'd heard Jay Rod was a done deal? Whatever happens, the first we'll truly know will be on the OS as always but it would seem two of the liklier candidates can be struck off the list, if this info is true.

Is it good news or bad news (like Fulham now being interested)?

Would free up some of the wage budget as would Dickson & Holmes going. Will always be grateful for his intervention against the Dons but perhaps it's time he moved on for his own career if nothing else.

But who would we measure speed against if he went??

Out injured for up to 6 weeks apparently so doubt that one will happen. Think Sharp would be perfect for us if we can do a deal. How long ago was this christening? Is this recent stuff - although I'm guessing prior to Leicester's quoted interest?

True but it could be said we're a little closer to being able to offer Premiership wages next year than they are...