Matthew Le God

Saints have already signed two players in the January window! Which is more than can be said of most Championship clubs.

I wouldn't go on strike like he did.

Goal. Bolton take the lead through Oscar Threlkeld's header. Bolton 1-0 Saints

"Off the post! Southampton's Moore loops an effort looped up and over the wall but is denied by the woodwork. The visitors looking dangerous." This is from Bolton's Twitter feed btw.

Kellett clears off the line from a Southampton corner kick after Fielding had failed to hold the initial cross.

Subs: Johns, Young, O'Sullivan, Bowman, Reed

From the article... "his case has been approved by the football authorities"

Nope, handles for forks.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/arsenal-face-a-battle-for-saints-4m-teen-6287747.html "Shaw is understood to have agreed a professional deal with Southampton to begin when he turns 17 in July" The article isn't well researched, there is no doubt about his contract status as the Independent implies. Why have they put an element of doubt when a simple look on the Southampton OS would show this... http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2228492,00.html

Sorry for trying to help... ffs Were you not trying to also "help" by asking you "man on the inside at Spuds"? How would you like to be mocked for that?

That is how I would see it.

I beat you to it.

Not that I like defending the Daily Mail, but there do seem to be precedents for these kinds of loan deals.

The Daily Mail article does make it clear that he is on loan to Spurs and also states they would need Juventus' permission to do this. A similar thing happened with Dani Pacheco. Athletico Madrid agreed to sign him on loan from Liverpool with a view to buy him at the end of the season and then Madrid loaned him out to Rayo. Seems very strange but there are precedents for this in European football.

Are Celtic preparing for Hooper's departure...? http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2012/01/10/celtic-target-hamdi-salihi-keen-on-move-to-parkhead-as-striker-gets-set-for-rapid-exit-86908-23692920/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2084470/Celtic-want-Hamdi-Salihi-Jordan-Rhodes.html They may not want to sell Hooper without having a replacement lined up first.

@MatthewLeGod For Football Manager and Saints news, with occasionally some itk info...

QPR http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/transfer-news/QPR-want-Celtic-striker-Gary-Hooper-plan-7million-January-swoop-article811621.html Sunderland and QPR http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/886076-gary-hooper-set-to-reject-qpr-and-sunderland-to-stay-at-celtic Aston Villa and Sunderland http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/sport/9460853.Villa_and_Sunderland_to_bid_for_Hooper/ Newcastle http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/3869436/Newcastle-line-up-5m-Gary-bid.html Loads of others as well. Rangers' Nikica Jelavic and Celtic's Gary Hooper are the two best strikers in Scottish football, if a team outside the top six in the English Premier League signed Hooper it would be a coup. If Saints in the Championship were to sign Celtic's top scorer (and possibly their best player) it would make headlines and be a real sign of intent. The fact Saints have even made an enquiry for him shows the level of player they want and is a very positive sign. Of course they need to wrap up some deals in order to stop the pessimists moaning, but one thing at a time...

How do you know they haven't?

I think you should seek medical help before your liver explodes.

I have absolutely no idea what this is about! Is the opening post in English?

If you have a Saints Player account, use your login to view. http://www.ccfc.co.uk/articles/20120108/ext-highlights-coventry-city-1-soton-2_2264353_2570332/0,,10269~2570332~1,00.html Enjoy... EDIT: It is actually 9 minutes of extended highlights. The video is 41 minutes long and has 30 minutes of a black screen for some reason. Can a mod change the title please?

Why do you think they are mutually exclusive?

People call it "boring" but it is an excellent chance to get to the 5th round. Cardiff and Millwall have in recent years made the final as Championship clubs. Saints could do the same perhaps and we'd all be going to Wembley twice. Is that boring?

Their accountant and bank manager... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14467953.stm http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/feb/18/celtic-neil-lennon-spl-title

People post rumours/start threads for rumours that come from sources with at least some credibility. You have posted a rumour from a source which could have been written by anyone in the world and has no credibility. Plus as Steve Grant says, Kenwyne Jones went on strike to force a move away from Saints, would he really be welcomed back?