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Hope naturally. The club seem pretty much happy with the squad though. The echo had an article that said the club feel they have two quality players in every position so I doubt they are looking to bring many more players in. Yeah I'm assuming Jrod is still considered a wide player in a three if not we really need extra options out wide Imo.

Yep have no problem loaning out our promising youngsters to little clubs in need.....

I guess he doesn't see them as decent... If we are going to play 4-3-3 as the clubs prefered method we need more wide options. Long or Austin down the middle and that leaves Tadic, Redmond or Jrod out wide. Need someone to play in Steve Davis position to I reckon.

4-4-2 with Austin and Long up top....

Someone posted that up a couple of weeks back. Then someone else posted up an article in from the local press up there saying Newcastle had no interest in Targett. So did they back off and now come back in?

Just the sort of thing you want to read about a new signing.......

Finding buyers might be a problem though....

According to the article the fee is a problem .... apparently 5 million is a struggle for us

How is Tadic now out of our league?

We aren't going to get a second keeper as good as Forster (Stek was pretty pants last season anyway) so our second string keeper will always make us weaker unless the club are planning to sign someone like Hart as back up.

people say that but he got the same number of goals from midfield as Pelle or Mane managed in a **** Newcastle side. I cant see how having a centeral midfielder add 11 goals to our team would be a bad thing.

Newcastle wont let him go for less than 25 million can't see saints paying that if I'm honest. Would be a good addition to the squad though.

I keep seeing people banging on about a Mane replacement (even though it's clearly Redmond), a Victor replacement (even though its most likely Pierre Højbjerg ) a Pelle replacement (even though that's Austin) I haven't seen to many saints fans declaring themselves happy with the squad or that we have two top quality options in every position. Barely adequate might be over egging it a bit but certainly the fan base don't seem as happy with the first team as the club seem to be. Personally I'm pretty relaxed about it that's not the feeling I'm getting off most posters on here.

Rather mixed messages from that article I say That is not going to be the end of the action though in terms of incomings, and with Puel back in England it is set to accelerate things further. With two top quality options in each position currently in the ranks, there is felt to be little need to act drastically in the transfer market.

With two top quality options in each position currently in the ranks, there is felt to be little need to act drastically in the transfer market. However, that doesn’t mean Saints won’t attempt to continue their normal, prudent building programme. Guess we won't be doing much more this summer then in less something interesting (Ie cheap) turns up. it's also Interesting that the club are happy with the squad as it stands while lots of fans seem to think it's barely adequate....

Leicester could have said no and signed someone else. Saints have never had release clauses in their contracts to the best of my knowledge.

You can't divorce money from this issue it really is a simple as that. There was an idea that if we got Europe or won the league it would give us more chance to hold on to players but Mane and Kante are rubbishing that theory this summer....sadly football is all about money.

Should help you enjoy next season then Charlie....

That's going some one week of training and a friendly latter and they have got themselves in contention for the 1st team places......

This suggests we are trying. http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/530127/Southampton-Dusan-Tadic-new-contract-Claude-Puel

I'd of thought the club being finically stable and (or close to) debt free would matter to the fans.....

I think the statistic I saw was best tackler in the PL, in that he won a higher percentage of tackles attempted than any other player (that was around Christmas though so I imagine that dropped second half of the season as he played less)

I'd be fine with us having a target man in the squad but I don't agree it's in our DNA I'd rather be pragmatic than dogmatic. With Austin if he replicates his QPR form with 18 goals next season we'd all be happy wouldn't we? Don't think any of our forwards have managed that since we got back to the PL.

Except last season where people was crying out for Pelle to be dropped for Long upfront which actually worked better.