Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

A bit early, I know but: Will Gabbiadini finally complete his move? Will we sign 1 centre back or maybe even 2? Will we get a new goalie as well? Will there be any surprise arrivals? Will there be any departures, major or otherwise, from Saints? Will there be any blockbuster deals from any of the other Premier League clubs? Will Hull have any players left? Will Arsenal be allowed to get their deals done past the 11pm closing time as usual? Will this thread be subsumed into the main transfer thread? So many questions and not long to wait to find out the answers...

Excellent. Great to make a signing in the January window. At least this way, even if the performance stinks, the players won't.

The scenes if we finally agree a fee & he fails his medical...

Wasn't Mariano Diaz of Real Madrid there backup plan? Wonder if Les has made contact?

And taller than Saints best ever keeper, Peter Shilton.

Can't imagine he will be as I thought he'd been training on his own for the past couple of days?

West Brom still after Jay Rod according to the Star: http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/582889/Jay-Rodriguez-West-Brom-Southampton-transfer-news If we did sell, surely the plan would have to be to buy Gabbiadini & Mariano Diaz??

Seems to be gathering pace definitely: http://www.football-italia.net/97558/gabbiadini-southampton-tomorrow

Thought I read somewhere Bristol City were interested in Lloyd. Maybe time for him to try at Championship level to see if he can cut it there?

Leo Ulloa has pretty much announced he's leaving Leicester. Wonder if we've been one of the "host of Premier League clubs" interested?

Or, by the end, he could've been thinking, how many strikers have they got? None! Guaranteed game time & a cup final at Wembley beckons!

Manji said it on the Gabbiadini thread, I think...

Wonder if he's the mystery player who may be having a medical? Would be a typically under the radar Saints signing. Whether he's the right striker for us is another matter...

9? That's nearly a whole team: GK: McCarthy LB: Targett CD: Virgil CD: RB: Pied MD: Hesketh MD: Ward-Prowse MD: AM: Boufal LF: Rodriguez RF: Austin The injuries have the makings of a decent side! Shame Gardos is back from injury as he's ruined the physio room back 4...

Month 26: We've not even replaced Gabbiadini...

But are you expecting "a very naughty boy"?

Might be why we're supposedly hurrying up after Gabbiadini? And linked with Mariano Diaz now too? Did Prowsey go off injured as well last night?

Haven't we moved forward with any deals this evening? It's not like we had anything else on...

F*cking phenomenal. Brilliant & well deserved over the 2 legs. Beaten Prem opposition all the way through. Some stellar performances tonight but Romeu, Stephens & Yoshida were stand outs for me.

That Mariano looks promising...

Molla Wague? http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/crystal-palace-and-southampton-go-head-to-head-in-battle-for-international-defender/story-30079900-detail/story.html Head to head with Palace apparently.

Molla Wague? http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/crystal-palace-and-southampton-go-head-to-head-in-battle-for-international-defender/story-30079900-detail/story.html Head to head with Palace apparently.

Not a typical Southampton signing but maybe a stop gap on loan to tide us over until summer? Or a remark on a neatly timed leak to push another deal forwards?

Darren Powell! I used to love watching Darren Powell play for us! The thrill of never knowing in which direction the next header was going...

Best is a personal one in that he will always be the skipper who led my son out with the team, as mascot, vs West Brom last Jan. Worst is how it appears he left us, if the speculation & rumour was true.