SuperSAINT

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/west-brom-transfer-rumour-albion-12279126 We were 1st linked with this guy during our 1st season back in the Prem.

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/323293/exclusive-southampton-tracking-young-dundee-united-defender/

I think I felt worse after that game than I did last weekend vs Palace.

Southampton captain Jose Fonte is frustrated at not playing in the Europa League and discusses his contract situation: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/14946747.Frustrated_Fonte_denies_Saints_contract_talk/?ref=rss

Hesketh's contract is up this summer.

Great news. Fair play to HITC website who said this was close earlier.

Adama Traore looks a hell of a talent for them.

Will be a tough game. Their goal stats are similar to us: Conceded the same. Scored 1 goal less.

*Romeu Thread Re-Bump* Can we have a Romeu contract extension for Christmas please, Les?

According to reports from the Sun and the Daily Mirror, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur are both interested in securing the services of Malaga attacker Sandro Ramirez. http://www.laligablog.com/2016/12/05/southampton-and-tottenham-hotspur-interested-in-21-year-old-spanish-attacker/ Stoke are the main team interested: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/2322344/stoke-city-are-looking-to-buy-malagas-sandro-ramirez-in-a-possible-january-swoop-for-la-liga-star/

Not the greatest source, but.... http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2016/12/04/gb-southampton-ace-sam-mcqueen-to-sign-new-deal/

Pretty much all this.

& to make it worse, they are likely going to to sell him to a club that isn't us in the January window.

I like Origi. Think he's going to become a very good striker

I hope not as would leave us short. Hold on until the summer. January isn't a great time to be signing a replacement.

This is the squad I pencilled in for this game (I did this before the Palace defeat). -------------Forster----------- Martina Yoshida Virgil McQueen ------------Romeu----------- ---------Clasie---Davis------- Sims---------------------Tadic -------------Long------------ I think the forward line will be more like Garrett's above though.

One good season effectively doubles your price these days and £25m would be less than that! If it's true, we'd have been better off keeping him on his old deal!

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/manchester-united-target-jose-fonte-9389799

Are we re-activating #ZieychWatch

Didn't that happen with Kante?

If that's been leaked by his agent, then we are in trouble.

Here we go then. Win this one and that debacle today will be all forgotten.

As I have said after must of our sh*te results this season: as long as we win our next game - All will be forgotten.

Sims over J-Rod is completely merited too.