S-Clarke

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/4849960.Elliott__gutted__after_Saints_pull_out_of_deal_at_11th_hour/ sounds a bit messy to me

he's a player that splits opinion isn't he! i'll look forward to seeing him so i can make my own opinion, always hate basing it on others.

a bit concered about this. he would have been a top signing for us and i feared that seabourne may have been an ''instead of ward'' option, which is bizzare. He's cost more as well.... cov were going to let ward come here on a free transfer. I will give seabourne the chance, every player deserves it - but i have been speaking to exeter fans who all share the opinion that he is not ''L1'' standard.

2-1 reading.... the least they deserve

that was brilliant. but liverpool really are ****! rafa is surely hanging by a thread...

6 month deal could be good for everyone. He's got pace - that can/will open up so many opportunities at this level.

yeah that's what kind of suggests he's cover for Jaidi more than anything, as pard's has been trying to get away from us hoofing it at the back, i can't imagine he'll go straight into the team to increase that!

''The player himself has already set his sights on a regular place in the Saints team on completion of his move.'' to me, that line suggests he's been told he isn't a ''certain starter'' and has been brought in to add depth, but will be given the oppertunity to prove himself... i really hope this wasn't instead of ward...

never seen him play tbf. he's one of those ''either love or hate'' players for exeter and he's not a regular for them by any means. i hope this is just a squad depth signing, would hate for this to be instead of ward.

it's seabourne guess that must mean the ward deal is off.

doubt it, they missed the deadline for paying off the clubs according to bbc earlier.

based on this so far, i really think we could give the skates a game they look truly awful.

i love leon best

tweet: Lets clear this up once and for all-no leaked announcement, no premature announcement, just someone at Sky getting things v wrong!

it's the club, i think the media dept. usually sent out the tweets

infected big toe

based on how that tweet is written, i wouldn't read anything into it's full meaning.

weird, unlike sky to get something like that wrong. they have so many connections all over the world, agents etc - so can get the goss on most deals. at a guess they've just jumped the gun on it slightly.

what does it actually say? is it ''Sky sports understands that southampton are closing in on the signing....''' or does it say we have actually signed him? i've missed it. i still believe it'll happen tbf

yep

Solent understands #saintsfc are not signing elliot ward from coventry despite wat certain media are claiming tonite oook then good english tbf

Kaboul is left out because of an ''infected big toe'' i used to hate our excuses before a player was sold....but that's a good one.

he's been on the bench most of the season, up until their last league game on Saturday.

they're usually right either way tbf. + ward is not in the cov team. tonight if this doesn't happen now, there will be alot of red faces. including mine.

i believe it'll be in the region of 250-300k.