Badger

Just seen this : http://metro.co.uk/2015/06/28/morgan-schneiderlin-followed-on-twitter-by-manchester-united-club-photographer-5270335/

Also linked with West Ham. http://metro.co.uk/2015/06/28/west-ham-set-to-secure-12m-transfer-of-juventus-angelo-ogbonna-5270154/

But is the player obliged to sign and stay at the club at the end of the first year "loan" ?

We need some more experienced players to help the progress of the younger ones. Put a MF of JWP, Reed inthe side week in/week out , it might rapidly destroy their confidence. May not be the fashionable view of the Saints model, but I remember seeing Alan Ball developing the youngsters around him. We can still 'develop' the young incomers, but probably better and quicker with some experience around them.

We're probably waiting on the Toby issue to be resolved before starting that search. If he does go elsewhere, then no doubt the Van Dyke and Vlaar rumours will all start up again.

Another right back now linked to Liverpool: http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/587119/Liverpool-secure-second-defensive-transfer-impressive-U21-display

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By the very nature of the tournament, all sides competing are young, but the krauts routinely play a young team with a winning mentality which they then take into senior squads. By contrast we turn up with some massaged egos, give some spluttering performances with no real game plan, and fall short of the standard required, and take this attitude and acceptance of failure into the senior squad. So the wait goes on...

£££££....

It will now be quite amusing if England Women progress in their World Cup- although winning it may be too much to ask - just top show the blokes teams how it should be done.

They've signed Joey ?

So, a choice of Portuguese (working in the NHS), and other working Europeans who might contribute something , or the uncontrollable rabble seen at Calais trying to enter the UK illegally and will probably contribute the square root of f^ck all, becoming a drain on resources. Not sure many would follow the logic of your choice here.

Not to mention no qualms about £29m on another striker ...

Probably end up with the Skates (again), so his career is just starting ...

They've followed the England template here,talk big about winning it before it starts, then underperform, elimination and come home early.This should stand them in good stead for future tournaments at senior level in years to come. And lets not forget Southgate is often suggested as being fast tracked into the England job.

I wonder if this 'leak' is just Saints being used as a 'stalking horse' here, to try and hasten the bidding.

Gareth Bale wants to come back as well,and will pay his own transfer fee. In fact he is so embarrased by the f^ck up following his departure, he will personally reimburse the club the remainder of the fee that Lowe negotiated away, and also compensate us for wages paid to Tommy Forecast. All of which was from the wife of an impeccable source at the club.

Niemi Mk II ? That would be good. Trouble is though, with both Nyland, and the Finn ( presumably you mean, Hradecky mentioned on here previously), neither have played league football in a comparable league to judge how they might fare in England. But then again that is possibly what the Black Box is for ...

Not just Wiliams though is it ? Very few , Shearer and Bale the notable exceptions, really fulfill their potential and exceed our hopes of them, on leaving. Trouble is though, no matter how many times this happens, it will have no bearing on the current lot who still have the belief that their move will fulfill all their ambitions (££££ .. as well). All of which makes MLT more of a standout player and person.

not 2009 with the takeover ? Or 2007, with Paul Allen's yacht ? They were good years for people proclaiming deals were done, and if they weren't done then imminent, (there will be an announcement on Friday).

.. but 'tapping up' on international duty just aint saintly...

Yes, Heaton, was the last one linked with us. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-set-rival-southampton-5900526 Before that it was the Norwegian, Orjan Nyland. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/southamptons-transfer-molde-keeper-orjan-5626924 Both stories in The Mirror ! Suggests they're trying a shot gun approach of throwing out as many names to clubs as possible, in the hope that one or two are proved correct.

Should be up to the club, just say "No" f^ck off, we're not selling to Poch.." Depends on whatever agreement the club made with him really, hopefully we'll only sell to a Champions League club, which will rule Poch and the yids out of it. My big fear though is that if none of the CL clubs make a firm bid, then he'll simply want to leave to a 'bigger' club..

All gone quiet on the link to the Norwegian, Oyland, from a few weeks ago as well. As the new GK will be straight into the first team, I suspect we may seek an experienced one rather than one with 'potential' for the future, so perhaps Heaton remainds a likely contender, which would rule out the Norwegian as well.