Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd

I can tell you that we've not placed a bid for him. This information came directly from one of our directors a couple of weeks ago. He told me that there were other targets and Ings wasn't even being considered at the time.

More chance of us signing Connor Wickham from Sunderland.

Been told not to get hopes up about any more signings this week. VERY slim chance but negotiations are ongoing with a couple of clubs / players & not at the stage of being able to confirm anything. We're definitely in for 2 defenders but my source won't say more than that.

What about Cork?

Stop treating the fans like they're stupid. Tell us the truth about why so many players have been sold. Admit that the deals for Shaw and Lallana were agreed before the WC and that RK/LR had lied when he said there'd been no offers for any players. Show some intent to move forward byspending some of the money that's come in on some proven quality!

I seriously think we need both! Probably 2 CB's. Why don't we just send Hoofiveld back to Celtic as part of a deal to bring VvD?

I totally agree, we need to spend the money on the defence and attack. IMHO we don't need Taider at all. I think the only reason we've taken him was because it was the only way to get rid of Osvaldo. Read what Koeman says about him on the OS... "I’ve spoken to him about the positions he can play in, and it was a good meeting because he showed me real ambition." Clearly Koeman has never seen him play. If he was high on the shopping list then the manager would be well aware of the positions that a player can play. Basically we've been lumbered with him.

Thank god we've finally got him signed up. I was seriously worried about our lack of midfield players. When you look at how we've strengthened our defence and added some lethal fire power up front it makes total sense that we add to the one area of the squad where we lack real quality.

I've just paid my £5 subscription and based on this **** I'm thinking about asking for a refund. Have we really got nothing better to do than make up songs that sound like they were written by a 12 year old in the school playground?

When are you going to grow up you tiresome fool? I've know. Cestrian Saint since he was a kid. Went to Sweden with him for the preseason tour in '04 & the JPT final where we were sat in the row in front of fellow TSF member John Boy Saint. Yes, he's an eternal pessimist but so are others on this forum so why don't you give the lad a break and take your bully boy attitude back to the playground.

I actually think that Koeman is simply trying to put a positive spin on things. He knows how frustrated the fans are and also knows that the club won't say anything about incoming players. All he's trying to do is keep spirits up. Should he say that there's 2 or 3 players coming in at the weekend when it's not 100%? No, probably not but at least he's staying positive. It would be far more worrying if he was saying 'we're trying to get players in but none of them want to come here'.

I was told exactly the same thing and that the players we're currently looking at are not our number one choices. We've failed with nearly every one of our inital targets and have had to re assess the situation.

Just been told by an everton supporting friend that Rodwell is going back there on a season long loan.

Bit gutted I didn't put money on it. I was only saying to a friend on friday that I wonder what odds you could get on Rickie missing his first pen for Scousehampton.

There's definitely something being worked on. I was told there may be an announcement tonight but I think it's a bit too late now. My source won't reveal names this time. I did wonder if we were after Jenkinson on loan as WHU have just announced his arrival.

I'm told it's because we have several young players who Koeman believes aren't quite ready to make the step up. The loans are with an option to buy. It kind of makes sense. You get a player who can do a job in the short term. If the youth player doesn't make the grade then you sign up the loan Ayer on a permanent deal. If your youth option comes good then you can send the loan player back. I guess this is the train of thought with Bertrand & Targett?

I was told pretty much the same thing. There may be an announcement later today as the club are currently locked in negotiations and are trying to get a couple of deals sealed. No names, sorry. Also been told to expect more loans.

Couldn't agree more. Back in 2004 on the pre-season tour in Sweden he was one of the only players to come and chat to fans and sign stuff. Top bloke when I met him.

Apparently we're getting Saphir Taider on loan as part of the Osvaldo deal.

Just put a call into my source. They will both be allowed to leave. There's an offer for both if them to Spurs and there's also an offer from Liverpool for J-Rod.

Liverpool are in for Jay Rod following the collapse of their deal for Remy.

Liverpool have bid for Jay Rod following the Remy deal collapsing.

Sorry, poor choice of wording. I have to be careful how much I say. What I will add is that the general vibe is that Les Reed is at the centre of everything and seems to be a bit of a headless chicken on a ego trip.

I'm reliably informed that Koeman is not happy and has made his feelings known to the board. He was given assurances when he took the job and the board have already failed to stick to their side of the deal. Before you all start slating me, this information came directly from someone who works for the holding company and is a business associate of my father. He said, 'even I don't know what is going on, there's a split in the boardroom with one or two people making all the decisions. Take it from me, it's not a good place to be at the moment.' Now I've said far too much already, I've supported Saints all my life and I believe our fans have the right to know what is going on. We've been treated like idiots before and it should never happen again. Sadly it is and anyone who thinks otherwise is a fool. Can I just remind people what Ralph Krueger said when he arrived: “I am honoured to take on the role of Chairman of Southampton Football Club and the group. “I have had the opportunity to meet with a large percentage of the staff at Southampton and it is clear there is a positive soul throughout the Club, both at St Mary’s and the training ground. “We will build on that soul by creating platforms of open communication both inside with the staff and outside with our fan base. “Although there is a solid foundation in place, the Club still has tremendous untapped commercial potential. We will continue to nurture “The Southampton Way” by reaching for consistent growth in all departments to ultimately build a culture that allows Southampton to remain healthy and sustainable in the future.” Lies, lies and more lies. Enough is enough.

I think they've already shown enough to prove that they're not to be trusted. They lied when they said we'd had no offers for players. Interestingly our odds for relegation have dropped from 100/1 to 11/2 in the last 2 weeks.