Matthew Le God

Now here's a surprise if true... http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/cardiff-make-shock-55m-move-844780?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Now here's a surprise if true... http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/cardiff-make-shock-55m-move-844780?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

So you think Saints made bids for them with no intention of completing if the bid was accepted?

"Our recent transfer history" since the Liebherr takeover has been as a League One and Championship club - without Premier League revenue streams. Saints are now back in the top flight. As I said earlier, even as a Championship club, Saints were making bids in excess of their record transfer from the Premier League days.

I'll be equally surprised if the £4m (Rory Delap) barrier isn't broken. It appears Saints made bids bigger than that whilst still in the Championship (without Premier League revenue) for Rodriguez and Hooper in January.

It would seem so, the article is littered with errors.

He has a dark side, he was given a 3 month ban in May 2012 for throwing a bottle at a match official in a game vs Real Madrid... [video=youtube;SH3G6R-cwWQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH3G6R-cwWQ

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/west-ham-and-southampton-are-both-interested-844210 Might just be agent talk based on that article. An article which looks like it has a video attached for a completely different player called Dani Pacheco from Liverpool. The actual player... [video=youtube;-llBhOLNA2U]

Your first point they have already done. Was announced at the Coventry game on the big screen.

When did I say we did? I just said it was a "442 system", which doesn't really conflict with your description.

People will buy season tickets regardless of early summer signings, no real need to go out of their way to combine the two. When a signing comes it will boost the sales, but tickets can go on sale beforehand.

Despite it being perfectly playable for next season in League One, Pompey whilst in administration are relaying their pitch at the moment!

Saints and Reading had similar prices in 2011/12 in the Championship. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14367357 Similar again in the Premier League? Prices for 2012/13 in the Premier League at Reading FC (they have sold 15,000 so far)... Season tickets Lower west, east and north stands: Adults £525, 16 & under £150, concessions (65 & overs and 17-21s) £330 Upper west stand: Adults £595, 16 & under £200, concessions (65 & overs and 17-21s) £400 Match ticket prices 2012/13 Lower west, east, north and south stands: Adults £32, 16 & under £15, concessions (65 & overs and 17-21s) £23 Upper west stand: Adults £35, 16 & under £20, concessions (65 & overs and 17-21s) £25 Gold match ticket prices*: Lower west, east, north and south stands: Adults £40, 16 & under £20, concessions (65 & overs and 17-21s) £30 Upper west stand: Adults £45, 16 & under £25, concessions (65 & overs and 17-21s) £35 http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~2772925,00.html

This is one of the rare occasions where I agree with you.

They will all be on very low wages. Pompey do need some players next season to play games if they sell off all the senior players. Though they should have been using youth products from the start of their problems rather than releasing 18 and 19 year olds and signing Premier League loans and free transfers like they have done recently.

Oh, how different it might have been... http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11700_2278049,00.html + http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11700_2271287,00.html

What is it then?

Cork and Schneiderlin will be the first choice pairing.

Nigel Adkins plan A is a 442 system, plan B is a 442 diamond system with Lallana at the tip of the diamond. We have using him in this role for years! You say we need a "goal scoring midfielder", the Saints systems Adkins used last season led the club to promotion and being the Championship's top goalscorers - it didn't require Hammond, Cork or Schneiderlin to score goals as that isn't their role in what the team does. It really doesn't matter who scores goals as long as the team scores goals, doesn't concede many and wins games. As for "lightweight with Schneiderlin", Schneiderlin is the clubs defensive midfielder and is a very effective ball winner that sits justs in front of the centre backs and starts Saints going with his range of passing. A 442 diamond doesn't normally require wingers, central midfielder play in front of the defensive midfielder and the width comes from the fullbacks.

- The Birmingham vs Blackpool game at St. Andrews was on Wednesday 9th May - The St Mary's promotion celebration party was on Sunday 6th May

We are not the same person Glasgow_Saint!

On what has he based that?

As this thread is about "Radhi Jaidi - All round great guy", I think another thread to discuss what Les Reed is outlining is worthwhile... http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?38155-French-Africa-Southampton-after-a-slice