Matthew Le God

You are forgetting Hooper is already proven in the Championship, Rhodes isn't. Hooper aged 21 was the Championship's 3rd top scorer in 2009/10 whilst at a struggling S****horpe side. It was a great season in the Championship that got him his move to Celtic in the first place! Hooper also has goals in Europe against some good sides. That isn't to say Rhodes wouldn't be a good signing.

So did Gary Lineker.

How do you think he was able to get in the position to be able to score those "tap ins"? Answer - A bit of pace and a great footballing brain.

1 goal vs Udinese - Currently 3rd in Serie A 1 goal vs Braga - Currently 3rd in Portugal and that season they ended up runners up in the EUROPA League 1 goal vs Rennes - Currently 5th in the French top league Plus aged 21 he was the Championship's 3rd top scorer in his last season before he left for Celtic. In 2009/10 he scored 19 Championship goals for a struggling S****horpe side. Which is more than Andy Carroll scored for Championship winners Newcastle United...!

I'd imagine as that is Markus' brother and sister's company, it has little to do with Saints.

Wednesday 18th January and two tabloids are reporting Southampton to bid between £3.5m and £4m for Jordan Rhodes... http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4068063/Southampton-in-4million-Jordan-Rhodes-bid.html http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/230798 Also today, the Daily Mail believes Saints will make a final £6.5m offer for Gary Hooper and improve his current £14k p/w at Celtic to £25k p/w. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2088075/Celtic-want-sign-Jaroslaw-Fojut-early.html#ixzz1jlYGoymP If true it "seems" like Rhodes might be the back up if Celtic refuse the bid for Hooper. Nice to see Saints look to be shopping from a very high quality shopping list!

I see your John Cleese in Monty Python and raise you... Supergran! Can't get much more Scottish than that!

I didn't say that at all. Race is a human created classification of something that cannot be clearly classified. So yes, the KKK are racist. What will you say to them? It is hardly groundbreaking news. I think this is wandering off on a tangent more suited to the lounge forum...

You can cover most problems easily with 4 outfield subs. One defender, one defensive midfielder, two attack minded players. In the past you had to cope with 0/1/2/3 subs in total let alone 5 or 7!

Give us the position he plays in primarily. You said you didn't want to name him, but stating his position surely doesn't matter, especially if their are other clubs already "sniffing around". I'm sure you could even give his name now as you have just disclosed other clubs are aware, plus I'm sure his agent would be hawking him about. You talked yourself into that!

The Scottish aren't a race. Technically nor are Indians or Blacks as there is genetically no such thing as "race".

Chamberlain was number 26 in 2010/11 But The9 is correct, Chamberlain was number 11 in 2011/12 before he left.

If Saints end up losing out on promotion because Adkins took that risk in one game and dropped 2 or 3 points because he put Jack Cork in goal for example, would you want to be the manager at the centre of it? The fanbase wouldn't be happy in the summer... imagine what Alpine or Dalek2003 would say?! I'm normally optimistic, Dalek2003 would self destruct!

Was hard for Sutton to prove he was "better than everyone" in England when playing against SPL sides in front of 5,000 - 10,000 people. I doubt Sven considered scoring against such sides as a good marker for Sutton's talents. Same applies to Gary Hooper if he has England hopes in the future.

Falque had already been mentioned, the story was in the Daily Mail over a week ago so doesn't meet MLT's description of a player not mentioned on here.

I would think so, Adkins after the Forest game talked of Tadanari Lee and one other signing before the Leicester game. He also mentioned he wanted another striker in addition to Lee and it seems that is/was Gary Hooper.

It was a joke, a mild (probably unfunny) one at that. In any case, the Scots aren't a "race" and they have the same nationality as I do on their passports.

That is completely irrelevant as Gary Hooper will never play for a Celtic side in domestic competition year after year against Man Utd, Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal etc nor even against Leeds, West Ham, Leicester, Nottingham Forest etc. If he moved to Southampton he would be able to do so, whilst remaining in Scotland he pits his wits against St Johnstone, St Mirren. Inverness etc in front of 5,000 people and have no chance of an England call up.

As for the Celtic in Europe point... Middlesbrough (2006) and Fulham (2010) both equalled Celtic (2003) in getting to a European final. Neither Fulham or Middlesbrough are bigger than Saints. No reason Saints couldn't match that achievement at some point in the future.

As for the Celtic in Europe point... Middlesbrough (2006) and Fulham (2010) both equalled Celtic (2003) in getting to a European final. Neither Fulham or Middlesbrough are bigger than Saints. No reason Saints couldn't match that achievement at some point in the future.

Scottish Premier League vs English Championship Average attendances 2011/12 Celtic 50k Rangers 45k West Ham 29k Southampton 26k Derby 25k Leeds 23k Leicester 23k Cardiff 22k Nottingham Forest 22k Hull 18k Brighton 18k Reading 18k Birmingham 18k Ipswich 18k Middlesbrough 18k Crystal Palace 15k Coventry 14k Portsmouth 14k Burnley 14k Bristol City 13k Hearts 13k Watford 12k Blackpool 12k Millwall 11k Barnsley 10k Doncaster 9k Peterborough 9k Hibs 9k Aberdeen 9k Dundee United 7k Motherwell 5k Kilmarnock 5k Dunfermline 5k St Mirren 4k Inverness 4k St. Johnstone 3k I could take it further and look lower down the English Football League... - There are 5 clubs in League One and 1 club in League Two with higher attendances than the 4th biggest Scottish club Hibs. - There are 4 clubs in League One with higher attendances than the 3rd biggest Scottish club Hearts. Should Southampton return to the top flight it will see a return to the 30,000+ averages in a 32,000 stadium they had in all four Premier League seasons at St Mary's. The chairman also wants to increase the stadium to 45k+. Taking it close to Celtic's average. Not so "small little English team Southampton" as Celtic fans like to make out!

Scottish Premier League vs English Championship Average attendances 2011/12 Celtic 50k Rangers 45k West Ham 29k Southampton 26k Derby 25k Leeds 23k Leicester 23k Cardiff 22k Nottingham Forest 22k Hull 18k Brighton 18k Reading 18k Birmingham 18k Ipswich 18k Middlesbrough 18k Crystal Palace 15k Coventry 14k Portsmouth 14k Burnley 14k Bristol City 13k Hearts 13k Watford 12k Blackpool 12k Millwall 11k Barnsley 10k Doncaster 9k Peterborough 9k Hibs 9k Aberdeen 9k Dundee United 7k Motherwell 5k Kilmarnock 5k Dunfermline 5k St Mirren 4k Inverness 4k St. Johnstone 3k I could take it further and look lower down the English Football League... - There are 5 clubs in League One and 1 club in League Two with higher attendances than the 4th biggest Scottish club Hibs. - There are 4 clubs in League One with higher attendances than the 3rd biggest Scottish club Hearts. Should Southampton return to the top flight it will see a return to the 30,000+ averages in a 32,000 stadium they had in all four Premier League seasons at St Mary's. The chairman also want to increase the stadium to 45k+. Taking it close to Celtic's average. Not so "small little English team Southampton" as Celtic fans like to make out!

The standard of English lessons at Scottish schools is shocking. No wonder you want independence, so you can make the "language" up as you go along. Why would Saints overachieve? The are one of the best supported clubs in the UK in terms of average crowds. Averaging 26,097 whilst in the 2nd tier of English football. The 3rd biggest Scottish team - Hearts averages 13,000 in the 1st tier.

That is taking a huge risk! Yes it is unlikely a sub keeper will be needed, but with 20 games left, playing an outfield player in goal if Davis gets injured/sent off could be the difference between promotion and another year in this league. Having one more outfield player on the bench won't make that much difference, having no sub keeper in a game where you need one could make a huge difference to the outcome of an entire campaign with the league so tight.

Falque has more pedigree than Forte, Holmes or N'Guessan. He has come through Real Madrid and Barcelona's academy systems, is a Spanish under 21 international, signed by Juventus and yesterday was signed by Tottenham in a multi million pound deal. (Villarreal aren't in Serie B btw, they are Spanish )