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Rickie is more of a second striker than a centre forward anyway - he's better with someone playing in front of him so he can drop deep or go wide to pick up the ball and make the play. Lambert's best games were always those when he had Connolly, Barnard or Sharp playing in front if him so he could find the space in he hole for the shot, drift to he back post for the header or make the killer through pass for the assist. If we don't sign mother striker I'd expect us to start this season with Rodriguez leading the line in a 4-2-3-1 using his pace and movement across the front - with Ramirez in the hole flanked by Lallana and Puncheon - or as the central striker in a 4-3-3 with Ramirez and Lallana alongside him and Cork as the holding midfielder with Morgan and Wanyama pressing and driving forward. Lambert will be our Plan B when we need to go more direct or use the long ball - using him as the second striker to recieve the ball from the back and link the play

http://fansonline.net/portsmouth/mb/view.php?id=506828 Blimey - they really want us to go up ****e creek without a paddle just like them don't they! They can't convince themselves enough that the Liebherrs are 'dodgy owners' just like the succession of them they had down there at Nottarf Krap! But they seem just as intent to ignore the big differences between the two clubs - we have a great academy producing young players for the first team, we have a fantastic training ground, a modern 32,500 seater stadium owned outright by the club and a fanbase capable of filling that stadium for more than just the big games. So we'll never be as up ****e creek as they are now!

That's a shame - he's better than Bournemouth If they are not careful Bournemouth are going to have more Saints fans playing for them than Southampton

Sod Pablo Osvaldo - we should go after Erik Lamela from Roma instead

They will indeed - I meant Jesus Gamez - it's these bloody Christian names - they is all the bloody same!

Kieran Trippier? Jesus Navas? Martin Montoya at Barca can play left and right back! It could well be Peruzzi though.

If he does join Saints i have a feeling it will be to replace Gaston Ramirez. They're not quite the same type of player but Banega would probably fit better with the. 4-3-3 pressing style of football we seem to be looking to play. Unfortunately in this system both Lambert and Gastom seem to be the odd ones out.

I fully expect Jay Rodriguez to start the season as our main striker

Doing it is one thing but you've got to be really stupid to post a video of it that's for sure - it's probably going to cost the contractors a lot of money and quite possibly some jobs - and maybe not just dum and summer

Reading between the lines we're going to play 4-3-3 this coming season with 3 central midfielders, 2 wide forwards and one striker. It means we're going to need someone much more mobile than Lambert to lead the line. I can see us starting with Rodriguez in the middle if that's the case and someone else wide on the left.

To think we got Forren and and Liverpool got Coutinho - I think they got the better off us there don't you Mind you I didn't think Coutinho was all that when he played against us at St Mary's - apart from the goal - but everybody else seems to be raving about him now

Now Astori - Lovren as a centre back pairing has a certain ring to it Sounds like a cheap fizzy wine!

Hair today. Gone tomorrow

Well I'm guessing he is trying to hint it's Erik Lamela! Sheesh = kebab = Lamb = Lam Fab Lolly= ???? Estrella = La But then it's hot outside and I've been out in the Sun. Not to sure of he secret code though. We have been linked with him on rumours sites and in the Italian press and he is valued at £24 million or so by all accounts. I still find it hard to believe though.

If they do Norwich will have had a good transfer window so far. All they need now is another striker - Hooper probably - and they will have had a great summer. Swansea look to be having the same. So far I'm a little bit disappointed with Saints this summer - same crap sponsor, bad expensive home kit, and a lack of signings. Can't say that the possible signing of Wanyama is exactly wowing me either. Banega would do i think though - and Naingollan probably too. Signing Damiao would probably mean I'd need to go for a lie down in a darkened room. I'd put a £12 million bid in for Rodwell at Man City over Wanyama. Mind you none of them seem to want to come here!

I think it will be Yoshida who parners Lovren with Fonte fighting Forren for a place on the bench - and Hooiveld will be moved on before the summers end.

Maybe it's because we are after Antoine Griezmann

At least it's got a Brazilian restaurant now!

I have a feeling you might be right on that one - he wanted out of Lyon and Lyon wanted rid of him. Any idea who the first 3 choices for centre back were? I am guessing Astori, Victor Ruiz and Hector Moreno if rumours were to be believed.

Marc Muniesa and Erik Pieters are great signings by Stoke - although one is a centre back who can play left back and the others a left back who can play centre back I'd have been very happy with either of those signings

How much did we pay for him? Anyone remember?

Please not Defoe - he played for the Skates - it always ends in tears when we sign one of them

I'd easily believe that they sold more shirts this morning than last season as the home shirt is a lot better than last seasons Forest/Liverpool retro kit. And this seasons away kit is an awful lot better than last season white with red pinstripes. Still I'd prefer red and white stripes, quarters or even halves than just a plain red shirt. If they added a bit of black to the shirt and given us black shorts it would have looked like the centenary shirt and they could have got away with it.

Surely Poyet got what he wanted which was to walk away from Brighton - he was just hoping he could walk in to a premier league job at Fulham or Swansea Poyet and a Brighton deserve each other - the most histrionic set of fans we've ever had the misfortune to encounters - and one of the most self deluded mangers ever. Gus Poyet will be remembered as the man who introduced all that is bad about South American football to the championship - the diving, time wasting, the appealing for cards, the bad losing, the cheating. He's up there with Pulis and Fat Sam with his anti-football methods

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