Matthew Le God

He was ill all week. He was on the bench today btw.

umm...no he didn't! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8468680.stm

ummm...Notts County or a Championship team at home is a lot better than a Prem team away.

Well he is 33 years old and still playing in the League above Saints.

Read the 2nd line of what I said and you quoted.

Mike Bassett has always admired Lambert & Barnard.

Now he has gone can we at least spell his name correctly... Matthew Paterson I've seen Saints fans spell it...Patterson, Pattison, Pattersen etc etc

It isn't. Steve Perryman about the Seaborne transfer said it was Saints that wanted it to be undisclosed. Every Saints transfer under Liebherr/Cortese has been done this way.

The pace will come from the wings. Barnard still fast enough to cause a threat at this level.

Not in the JPT they won't! Lee Barnard is cup-tied. Only in the playoffs and FA Cup.

Because they don't want other clubs to know how much we have or haven't got. Makes good business sense so Saints don't get ripped off in future deals.

I have been told the current number and sadly it wasn't Numberwang!

Oxymoron

You can't change numbers mid season. It is just a training bib, means nothing. Hence why Lambert is wearing number 9 and not his number 7. Barnard imo will be number 17 vacated by Paterson.

He'd be great in this league even though he is a Pompey player of 8 years. I'd be happy if he signed as is exactly the type of player Saints need. One drawback to signing him is that it is giving money to Pompey.

He is about 5 inches shorter and a very different sort of player.

Because with Barnard joining he is a long way from ever starting for Saints. If he was included in the deal the transfer fee would come down. Southend wouldn't bother saying it was a separate deal if it wasn't.

Southend OS says Paterson was a separate deal, so not a part exchange.

According to Southend OS Paterson was a... So it was NOT a swap deal. Very likely a future package arranged with high % sell on clause as he went for free.

Matt Paterson gone the other way and NOT on loan.

He may have signed but just not announced until the club is ready. They may be training atm and do press calls later in afternoon.

I've been to Derby, can't understand the accent no matter how hot they are.

I don't think any of those three places would be a good starting point for that.

Crystal Palace and Southend both have big money problems. Saints seem to be on the look out for good players at clubs such as these as the prices are cheaper and you can attract the players(some currently aren't being paid on time). It seems harsh but football has always been like this and is very much a dod eat dog industry. This in tomorrow's Mirror... http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Derby-in-crisis-as-every-player-is-put-up-for-sale-Exclusive-article296073.html So which Derby players would you like to see put on the red and white?

Having just watched the pre match Manager interview on Saints Player if I were a betting man then I would say Oscar Gobern has a good chance of starting the Ipswich game.