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Ah, I see. That makes sense then. The 'development centre' is the most important thing at the club remember! This has ruined a perfectly good morning.

They mentioned this on solent -- I don't see it though. All the best players are in the 1st XI. It's not like I could see Wotton, Pulis & Holmes leading a mutiny!

Just woke up to the news. Ah, crap. My brain hurts. Ok, 1st off - I don't understand the 'official reason' given, at all - What on earth does it mean? Cortese has thrown a MASSIVE spanner in the works. 2 days after a 4-0 win away too. Behind the scenes, clearly things have not been right. So what's the real reason? Have things just taken a downward turn in the last week? I think they must have. Pards didn't really sound like a man about to face the chop. Perhaps a disagreement on transfer policy? Has the money run out? Were they trying to sign players over his head? So disappointing. So who's gonna get the job? My 1st thought was Zola after the recent rumours on here.... 2nd *optimistic* thought was Martin O'neill... Then just heard from my dad that he thinks Phil Brown would do a job - I could see him being a target, actually.

Thanks for the updates THEVMAN & Weston. BIG loss. Ryan Dickson has some big shoes to fill - He sounded good when he came on today though.

Heard that too. I was praying it wasn't his knee. Damn.

Scored 5 up there last season -- We're going backwards! Great result, sounded superb today. Pards was spot-on with his desire for an away game.

Crap. Had a good feeling about this one too.

Scratch 2 off the striker list. Varney signs for Blackpool http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11728_6341265,00.html Benjani to sign for Blackburn http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6341312,00.html

Nothing greatly new here, but didn't see this exact link posted, so figured i'd post it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8947860.stm "Pace" is the order of the day.

Ha ha! - Brilliant!

Defender. 22 years old, 6'2".

Nouble's a beast. One of those rough diamonds. Can't see anyone loaning us a player if he's not in the 1st XI though. Matt Phillips would be a good signing. Certainly need some pace down the flanks. I find it somewhat depressing that at the end of the season a few of us were fairly confident we'd sign better replacements for Papa & Antonio -- Whereas now, in reality, i'd LOVE to have both of them back!

Good for taking Corners and left-footed free-kick's though... Seems an odd link to me. Perhaps an agent trying to force Carlisle's hand?

Can never have enough "players of the season" in one team

Shame. Coyle rates him quite highly.

Hasn't signed it yet....

Danns linked with the Foxes... http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Leicester-City-linked-moves-Neil-Danns-Japan-World-Cup-star-Yuki-Abe/article-2559708-detail/article.html Sure the signing of Guly rules us out though... Although Danns does like the No.8 shirt...

Hasn't stopped Charlton from enquiring about him again.... http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11719_6332057,00.html In other news... Huddersfield bid for Alan Lee (Huddersfield aren't p*ssing around are they?) http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11719_6331585,00.html

Great! -- Looking forward to seeing him play. We need a bit of guile to open teams up. Fingers-crossed he can do a job (and then some)

Awesome! Is he a winger? or an "AMC"? - Methinks he'll be getting the No.8 shirt.

Kris Temple on Solent yesterday, whilst talking about Pitman's move to Bristol City said he'd asked Pardew his opinion on Pitman, and Pards' response was "Lazy, but he'll get you a goal" (Just in-case anyone wanted to know)

Yup, scored his 100th prem goal yesterday.

It could be argued that it already has backfired...

And he's the captain too. Interesting what you said earlier about him having no competition. That's exactly how I felt about Puncheon yesterday. Last season he had Antonio & Papa breathing down his neck.

For what it's worth they said he "looks like a winger or a striker"