Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

Yes, sorry, the thread is called Stephens to Southampton. Pretty crucial piece of missed info from myself there...

From a poster on PASOTI.co.uk... Might have answered my own question there.

Still nowt on the OS?! Surely the Echo couldn't get it wrong? Hope we haven't been pipped at the post by one of the Premier League vultures?!

Came on at a really tricky time and tried to play simple passes and make himself available when others had the ball. Gave us a bit more composure really; probably found it tricky because of the situation we were in. Would be interesting to see him start alongside Deano when we're not chasing the game.

I'm sure Ian Harte was LB in the team of the year last year; I believe it was just Andy Scott's selling patois that told us Dickson was the best LB in the division...

JPT final. Spent my whole life waiting for Saints to win a Cup (only 2 when we won the FA Cup) and to do it at Wembley, so easily, was a dream. Don't care if it's only a tinpot cup, it was the first time I was there to see my team lift silverware.

Sergei Gotsmanov. Spent all summer laughing at my Brighton supporting mates because we'd signed him, after he'd had a successful loan spell there, and then he turned out to be toilet.

Pele. Never been a good player by that name and never will be.

Interesting conundrum for Saints. Do we spend money on Jack Stephens, which could help Argyle through to the season's end, or do we not sign him now (& try to sign him as a free agent if they went bust) which would also enhance our auto promotion prospects???

Which one?! Too many of 'em about now!

Why would a club in big trouble be trying to spend £125k on a 17 year old apprentice from Plymouth??? Or maybe we've had to get rid of all of our apprentices to sign him? Whatever, sack the board etc etc

Would explain his slightly below par performances recently, if so.

A real bonus at the moment. It'll be interesting if that remains the policy if we ever get back to the Prem...

My son is nearly 5 and is about to break into double figures gameswise. Loves going, knows most of the (clean) songs and I'd agree with the fella who said that it's the atmosphere which hooks them (that and Jaidi's goal celebrations in recent games).

Good signing hopefully, promising player scouted by Prem clubs. Isn't there a rule which says loan deals can be made permanent at any time during the course of the loan? Might explain the bit about us "making an offer" to Oldham (although that could just as easily be us agreeing and paying a loan fee)?

Post from this Oldham forum about Stephens: http://www.oafc.co.uk/ Apparently didn't train today but might be a problem with his medical. Could be that news is imminent or this is total BS!

Would prefer it if it was ITK talk!!

Any comments from Jordan Sibley on Twitter yet about whether he's expecting a busy day???

Not a thought anyone should ever have.

Echo says that, in addition to the rumour about Dale Stephens of Oldham, we've also had Gary Liddle of Hartlepool scouted recently. Interesting to see whether either club, pushing for the playoffs, would want to loan to us at this stage of the season?

Surely that in itself would make it all the more disgusting and disappointing that we'd not gone up in the first place...?

If he could also play centre mid so as to cover Deano, Chappers, Adam and Oxo - even better!!

Hope he's not suffering from 'no-one-to-replace-me-itis'...

And Michael Stewart has joined Charlton after being out of contract from a Turkish club. Only 30, done well in SPL, could've missed out there as he seems a reasonably competent centre mid.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_6830989,00.html Hudders have signed Sean Morrison from Reading. Let's hope we don't miss our last chance to strengthen before the big push!