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Should be MLT but probably would be KK due to his stature at the time. Had we kept Shearer for another season or two it probably would have been him. He was arguably England's greatest ever CF. I do wonder what MLT would be worth at today's prices.

Are Saints really trying to sign one of Brazilian football's golden boys? Surely not even the Don can pull this one off. Happy to be proved wrong though.

Versatile, dependable and with strong Saints connections, as a back up he'd be a good signing.

If we get a pacy CF to play with JRod then I'd like to see RL dropped back into a Sherringham type role as he's too slow to be a spearhead CF. He's got the ability and the brain and would be great in that position IMO.

He does look like a decent player but we already have 2 decent DMs and there are plenty of other good players out there for £12M. If we do get him then great but it won't be the end of the world if we don't. I don't want it dragging on TBH. The biger issue is that the club is doing the right thing not giving into greedy agents. The Don has made his statement.

If what we read is to be believed we want him, Celtic want the money, the player 'appears' to be OK with wages so the only block is the agent. If no other clubs come in for him then NC can afford to wait, look around for alternatives and squeeze the greedy agent till he bursts. It's about time clubs took a stand on greedy agents. It's the fans that ultimately pay.

Ah, sounds like the air mail box containing the horse's head finally arrived at his house. When the Don wants you he can be very persuasive.

These are the kind of players that want champs league and we can't offer it. Young top players are quite rightly ambitious and want to play at the level that their ability dictates. That's a big drawback for a club like us and we might just have to build more slowly, accumulating bit by bit. That said, no one really knows if these deals have fallen through or not yet.

Some of the arrogance on here towards a club like Celtic is laughable. Celtic and Rangers (when they get back to the SPL) may play in a small league but they are both huge clubs that would get top 6 in the prem if given the chance and a few years to adjust. I think if we currently played Celtic over 10 games I'd give it to them 6-4 but we're building and they (due to the restrictions of the SPL) are stagnating so we could overtake them in terms of footballing ability in the next few years. They aren't as good as the best EPL teams but they are a lot better than many on here give them credit for and have huge support.

Yes but what will he be worth in 2/3 years time if he's as good as the club think? That £2M should be recouped fairly comfortably. For years I've watched as our players are sold for small amounts only for another club to make a packet on them 2/3 years down the line. Would be nice if we could start doing that ourselves. If he does the business on the pitch I don't think he would be here for more that 2 years so are wages such a big issue?

If we are offering a big fat pay increase - which I presume we are - and he's turning it down because he wants champs league and international recognition then I've got to respect that. How many times do players get criticised for being pay day mercenaries? He'd be the signing of the summer though if we could snare him (and keep him calm). The real deal up front, 25+ goals IMO.

Good video and looks like he would do very well in the prem. Celtic fans certainly rate him which is a great indicator. The more I think about this one the more I think we'd be a perfect fit for him. We have a young, hungry ambitious team and he's 21 so he'd fit in, we are reknowned for bringing through young players which would benefit him and we would give him the 1st team opportunities to be watched by the world. He could sign a 4 year contact and if he excelled could do 2/3 years at Saints and move on at the age of 23\4. We get a nice profit and the service of a top player, he gets some great mentoring and a move to a top club. That's assuming we weren't gunning for a top 4 ourselves, sounds crazy but with NC at the helm and Saints after these kind of players who knows anymore? As someone who is more used to signings like Shipperly and Neil McCann it's hard to comprehend names like Osvaldo etc.

If we were to sign Wanyama and Osvaldo then a European shot might not be so far fetched. Osvaldo is deffo champs league quality and Wanyama looks pretty tasty too. To think only 4 years ago we in league 1, on -10 and were contemplating the end of SFC and whether we'd still support a new club in the Wessex league. NC saw the potential and now we are talking about Wanyama and Osvaldo.....what an amazing ride.

Precisely, his emotional issues are the only reason we could even consider a player of his ability, the guy is nailed on champions league standard. If MP could buck the odds and coax him to come here I think he'd move on within 1-2 years like Tevez did at West Ham. If he was a success SFC would trouser a decent amount and would have had the services of a top class striker to boot. Alternativley if he blew up we'd have an expensive 'want away' striker on our hands. It's MP's judgement call but it's still amazing to think that the club are even considering it.

Osvaldo is absolute quality if a bit nutty - when he wants it he's one of the best around. Would be a seriously exciting signing but I can't see it myself. That said I couldn't see Ramirez before he came so who knows.

Look a much nicer set of fixtures than last year when we had a baptism of fire and never really managed to escape the relegation zone all season. This time we've got a good chance of staying well out of it from the start. Man Utd(h) last game brings back some memories from 2005. Would be sweet to beat them if they were in contention (dedicated to Roy Keane). Norwich's run in looks a total shocker.

Can understand why he's keen to move back to England, must be pretty frustrating for the guy seeing the paucity in attack for England and still not getting a sniff. He's a good age, has champs league experience, is hungry for international recognition and can score goals, esp if we could outdo ourselves and sign players like Ever Banega to supply the ammo. Paired up front with J-Rod and supported by Ricky in a Teddy Sherringham type role he'd score a good haul in the prem IMO. Plus he's British which adds to cohesion. He'd be a good signing and I'd imagine he'd be quite interested if we were to make overtures.

Judging by the YouTube clip he looks a skillful player who likes to play with pacy strikers up front, not really our current style unless we get a speed merchant up front. However the picture makes him look like he's on 10 pints and 40 cigs a day.

23 years old Croatian international Champs league experience Good in the air Yeah, not impressed. Bring back the days when we thought that the Mule was a good signing.

Anders Svensson, came with a big reputation but never really did it for us IMO. His sulk by the side of the pitch at Fulham was pretty pathetic too.

Top 4? Yeah why not. It's always possible but we'd have to have one hell of a transfer season. The trouble is that the best players are always going to be attracted to champs league teams + the top 4 are always going to have a huge pot of money to spend. Top 8-10 plus a good cup run would be brilliant TBH.

Best: Lambert, Niemi, Pahars, Killer, BT Worst: Forecast, Van Damme, Olivier Bernard, Pulis, Stuart Ripley

Pele - Cape Verde

I was too young to see him in the flesh but going by the reactions of those that did see him I'm surprised he's not up there. Was a very big part of the club's first stretch in the top flight and a legend to those who saw him. Time to put Big Ron up on the banner.

We all want him to stay but every player has his price and clubs like Chelsea and Man Utd would turn any 17 y.o's head around. I just hope he gets honest advice that has his best interests at heart, he's got lots of time for clubs like that after he's spent a few years learning his trade here. Not saying he will go now but if he did I wouldn't be surprised.