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Thats one more than Lallana who cost more than twice as much. Well done Les Reed.

There were, but i dont remember it being anything like it is now. Ironic cheers you mentioned, booing players when they came on, sarcastic applause when they came off. Some of the abuse given to Fox and Guly was absolutely shameful. this when we were doing well! When things are going badly whilst i dont agree with it, it's at least understandable.

Les Reed is doing a great job and we will look back on him as a modern day Ted Bates.

We're not that club anymore though. THe great scraps at the Dell are a thing of the past. These days our fans are bunch of whinging pussies with a sense of entitlement, probably born out of the fact the clowns were dreaming of the champions league when we were in league one. If we were in a relagation scrap our melts of fans would be sulking and crying, whinging about the shirts, the pies, the players, whinging about everything. We even had scape goats and whipping boys when many were saying it was the best time in their lives to be saints fans and look at how the helmets are behaving now, gods knows what they'd be like if things went wrong. There wouldn't be the togetherness like there used to be. We're club where a lot of fans need bringing down a peg or two.

1/ Bertrand has a champions league winners medal FFS!! JWP and Clyne are still here and more experienced. 2/ Wanyama is still here and has a season under his belt now 3/ Reed is said to be one of the best players to ever come through the academy, like Shaw, maybe this is his break through season?? 4/ Gallagher has already made a number of apperances the saeson before It is very similar actually. Arguably in terms of youth we are in a much stronger positon.

Great balance of youth and experience. English core with some good prospects waiting to burst on the scene. What's not to like?

Can I be the first to say this signing would be a real statement of intent Remember where we were 5 years ago? It's great we're even linked with players from inter Milan.

Instead contributed to the thread by whinging yourself. Well done.

It isn't a complete balls up. Les is doing a fantastic job, Ralph said so live on bbc last week.

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Just one schelotto Give him to me Fantastic player From Italy..... He f*cking hates Pompey Just one schelotto Give it to me

Well he said back in June he hoped if would be a presentation type game where the fans got to see the new players and greet the manager, I'd imagine he meant more because it was our only preseason home game and a week before the season. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/11276876.Saints_to_face_Bayer_Leverkusen_in_pre_season/

He certainly did! Perhaps explains why he needs a bigger shirt than at any time before??

Yep. Which is what we've done with Bertrand. Rather than sign a player for several million on a 3-4 year deal we've got a decent player in on a loan so we can bring through Targett at the speed he is ready. I guess the club must think that they are both a year or so away from being first team regulars.

And our squad was thin last season, so great news we're bringing in experienced players to deepen it.

Quite. The average proffesional sportsman has between 6-10% body fat, the average man 18-24%, I'd guess the Average shirt wearing football fan runs at about 35%.

First the pies, now this. The club is a shambles.

TBF is not seen him play and was going on him being listed as the 85th best player in the world

Love the transfer window when my global scouting reports from all players we are linked with, however obscure, can be aired to the wider forum audience.

If there is one thing Isgrove, who has played all preseason isn't its a 'pacy wide man' where does that leave Tadic then? He's been playing in your right attack role all preseason. And we're going to pay £15m for a poacher and shunt them out to right attack are we?? Not sure who is slacking here pal.

It's not a question of if he's good enough. It where does he fit in a 4-3-3. If we're going to play with two wingers then we need a striker who can hold the ball up, Hernandez is a good finisher but does most of his work 12 yards from goal, he's not the player to play as a centre forward type. If we're going to play 2 up top then it would work, if its just one then I can't see where he fits other than as a sub and he won't come here to do that and we won't spend £15m for that.

The big family thing is just an added bonus

'Dorkish' called this one a couple of years ago. Some of our know it alls said I was talking bol+cks though http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?39192-James-Ward-Prowse#.U93xdX-9KSM

If it were one of them it would have ended with my necking Peroni with the Lazio owners whilst 3 fit Italian girls joined in the singing of the if I had the wings of a sparrow song.

I've actually seen schelotto play. I was visiting Rome earlier this year and went to see Lazio v Parma in the Italian cup. Lazio won 2-1 but Schelotto was excellent. Played in a wide attacking role, always a threat going forward, quick and strong, he put 4 chances on a plate for Casanno who squandered them all!! he's great at crosses, can cut inside or go outside with good pace. He reminded me very much of Neil Heaney when he first joined. He also comes from a big family so he'd love the southampton way and family club feel to us, with a decent striker to put balls into such as Pelle. I think we could Be signing a real star.