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Bloody boring transfer deadline day so far! I hope the OP has changed a lot after 11pm tonight. Will Saints sign anyone? Well one signing would be nice, but I reckon we'd have heard a rumour about something before now. A shame, as I still think we're one creative winger away from really feeling secure in this league. We signed our centre back, and that's the position we needed most of all, but a winger would be the icing on the cake. It probably won't happen though. SSN have Villa linked with a midfielder, Reading signed a striker today, Newcastle have signed half of France, and QPR and 'Arry will be the centre of attention. I think all the relegation battling teams will bring someone in though, but we'll see. It only takes one spark to set things off. City could spend the Ballotelli money if they can get things sorted too.

If we beat Wigan, tonight's performance will be seen a 'epic'. If we lose against Wigan, I'm sure people will be questioning why we can play like that against the best team in England but not against 'lowly' Wigan. Irrespective, when Sir Alex said that I squealed loudly with delight. I'm not a massive fan of his, but you have to respect him for what he's achieved. One point for Pochettino in two games, but already the signs look promising. Beating Wigan is a MUSTthough - and a draw is not good enough.

I started the window hoping we'd sign a centre back and a winger. 1 out of 2 wouldn't be bad, but I just have that feeling we'll regret not bringing in a versatile winger this week. People don't like Ramirez playing on the left, so really we have Punch, Lallana, De Ridder and Guly for the wide spots, and Lallana has been out for ages. This is a division where you need a good squad - we're one winger away from having very few relegation worries.

In terms of spontenaiety (sp there), "Jason Puncheon, he ****s when he wants" was pretty quick from Saints fans.

Who played one game, scored, and then got injured! The only team, perhaps in the whole league, that's really strengthened well is Newcastle - annoyingly as they had the potential to slip in the mire. They're not safe yet, the new players have to gel, but at least they all speak the same language so communication shouldn't be a problem. Deadline day will be interesting - not least because it's obvious to everyone that Villa desperately need experience. I can see a few last minute deals floating around. If Reading don't strengthen theey're down too, and hopefully their recent couple of wins will blind them into seeing their current squad as good enough. It's not. QPR also will be looking for deadline day deals - especially as Harry's in charge. We'd be foolish not to try and bring someone else in, as I can see each of Villa, QPR and perhaps even Wigan bringing player/s in.

Just realised the thread said ex-players not just ex-academy players. In which case I'd have Peter Crouch back to add competition up front.

There's still 5 days to go, plenty of time to bring one more in, if not more. We're a creative winger short of flying up the table IMO, but another injury crisis away from the relegation zone. With Lallana, some of our recent draws could've been wins, and that's what injuries get you. I wouldn't be surprised to see MP go out and get a central midfielder, winger, striker and more cover for defence, though for the benefit of our finances, I hope he doesn't.

Irrespective of his past, Dyer has improved with Swansea and showed last year he has a Premier League player in him. He hasn't played quite as much this season though, but Punch aside we don't have great strength in depth on the right. I've always liked Surman as a player too but I'm not sure if I'd take him back anymore. If we did get relegated this season (touch wood) then I'd take both these back without a doubt and add Dexter Blacktock to that. Naturally I'd take the big 3 back without a doubt.

He's reached his maximum potential with us, and needs to move to a big club to progress. That'll also see him called up to the France squad, something that would never happen with us. Ha! Ballocks. He'll play in the Champions League. With us. All jokes aside he seems like a loyal player, but I'm not sure whether big money would entice him somewhere else. Whatever happens he''s one of the crown jewels we cannot lose (I'd add Lallana, Shaw, Ramirez, Lambert and perhaps even Cork to that list) if possible, meaning relegation is out of the question this season.

Fulham have been flattering to deceive all season,. Berbatov was a seemingly good signing (I didn't think he would be arsed tbf), but aside from that they lack quality with no Dembele and Dempsey. I can see them being dragged into the struggle, with Norwich potentially.

Just watching the FACup highlights, Man Utd looking on fire. Need to be at our very best all over the park to get anything from this game.

I missed Micky Adams, CMFG (I can't believe I did that...), and Tessem. Did anyone else see the comment for saying Ali Dia?

For sh!ts and giggles I altered the editor of one of the earlier Championship Managers, think it was the '98 version, to make one Saints player awesome. It was Duncan Spedding, who went on to be the best defender the world had ever seen. Tomas Pekhart Nic Bignall Still trying to rack my brains for youngsters that may not have got much of a look in. Jake Thomson par example.

Exclusive: Guly whips it out for his fans, only in the Sunday Sport. And GT. It'll either be a Cortese interview or a Pochettino interview. I'd rather it be a signing though, I loves a good signing, i do.

Wow, I was bang on. (Hopes nobody looks back through the thread...)

Hidden in your post is the real answer to that statement! :-)

Keller, Forecast, then I struggle. Thorstvedt? Didn't he sign for us? I know Beasant played for both, but Spurs came later.

Steve Wood Peter Whiston Paul Sheerin Colin Cramb Christer Warren Mark Paul Rory Hammill - who while never played for us I never knew we had on our books as a youngster Graham Potter Jason Bowen All of which I had to look up using Wiki's transfer pages.

Yup I was on S4E but was more of a lurker than a poster. It was under the longer version of my current username, Saint No Stopping Us Now. I posted more on 606, Plastic Saints and LoyalSaints. RIP the lot of them.

Zoltan Liptak. I bumped into his name earlier today when looking for the original Ted Bates statue thread. Jim Brennan.

The Liverpool forum's thread on Coutinho is 99 pages long now - after the Ramirez saga it is my suspicion that the longer the player thread is on a fans forum, the more chance you have of signing that player. Ergo we need to add 80 pages to this thread pronto if we want Coutinho. And.....GO.

Sure if you scrimp on the actual gold and just use gold coloured. Still a balloon halo would be a good idea - unless it developed a hole and sunk onto the pitch mid game, or broke loose of its anchor and crashed into a Flybe jet...

How about bubbles that magically fly up into the air from the touchline? Oh, wait, it's been done. And it looks cack. To the point I can barely watch a game on MOTD from Upton Park. As for us, a nice floating halo around the whole ground above the roof, made of gold. God knows what you'd need to put inside it to make it float.

Newcastle really are strengthening well, even if there is a distinctive French theme there, but as we've seen from QPR, good players don't always gel together. That said I do think Newcastle will pull clear now. I see Loic Remy's gone and pulled a hammy. Poor QPR, not a lot is going their way. > I thought Reading would spunk a bit of cash in this window but they haven't yet - a couple of lucky come-from-behind wins doesn't a good team make. I do hope we add one or two more to the team. A flair player with a knack of changing a game would be nice - I don't know anything really of Coutinho, but someone with creativity a la Lallana. (In addition to Lallana, not in place of.) It's all gone rather quiet since the lads went to Spain.

+1.