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I see SkyBet has us at 12/1 to sign Glen Johnson, who it seems is available to leave at the right price, with QPR favourites at 4/1. RB is one position we don't need any extra personnel I would think.

Had 9 clubs as well. On the face of it it doesn't light the fires of excitement as a potential signing. Does this sound familiar..... His profile having gained a boost, the player has reportedly told River Plate that he’s not returning, following his extended period of leave, following the World Cup

DAILY STAR: Southampton will battle Deportivo La Coruna for River Plate’s £7m-rated striker Teofilo Gutierrez.

Maybe KP could assist with some 're-integration' advice.

If it's as simple and uncomplicated as that then so be it. Unprecedented though or is there another example of when a Premiership team lost 5 (I appreciate it's not 5 as yet but quite likely to be) key 1st team players in one transfer window? Other than of course a relegated team dumping their players for purely financial reasons.

Well I'm glad you've cleared that up. We can close half a dozen threads now. So these players that are leaving...they weren't good players leading up to the January transfer window or last year or the year prior? Just the last 4 months they've become sought after?

Not in one close season transfer window though, that's the big difference. That's what I'm struggling to understand. Lots of circumstances coming together or something else that we're not privy to?

I'd be surprised if there was much to argue about that statement. Normally I wouldn't be concerned about the timing of the new arrivals within the window but as it's looking like we will have new players in several key positions they're going to need some time together to hit the start of the season running.

I like to think my glass is half-full rather than half-empty but I'm starting to become a little concerned that the 'outs' will not be offset by the 'ins' in terms of either quantity or quality. Hopefully there's plenty of activity going on behind the scenes (in a positive sense)!

Part-ex him with Agger who seems unsure he wants to stay. His head is already in Southampton.......well maybe not quite yet.

I'm sure there's an element of truth in that (although it was by no means Rickie's best season) but something doesn't sit right that there appears a desire to get away from the club.

It's starting to look pretty dire, let's hope the slide is halted sooner rather than later. Still, at least that tyrant Cortese is no longer at the helm eh.

That's compulsory attire. It's like a school canteen.

RoKoo?

I don't recall him saying that. Did he not say it had stalled from our end and we were looking at other targets?

Looks like we have our new penalty taker too.

A message for Morgan et al.

Sorry if already posted but see SSN are reporting saints have turned down an £18m bid for Lovren and believed to be holding out for £25m http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/9371534/transfer-news-liverpool-bid-for-dejan-lovren-rejected-by-southampton

Unfortunately this tactic has been around for a long time, at many clubs and many levels. Kenwyne Jones did it in recent years with us.

"In my experience, if a player wants to go, he goes, and that will be the outcome." David Dein talking to SSN about the Suarez situation but would seem to apply equally to us.

That's the end of him at SFC then. Let's hope we spend our kitty more successfully than Spurs did last year.

You should have stopped after the second sentence.

Philippe Coutinho?

Anyone watch her bizarre display? Very strange indeed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/28117389

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