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Yet some people on here will question if he is better than what we already have at our disposal..

Or, possibly not. Think I'll sleep on it.

Another South American showboater. Not what we need. Probably just a younger version of Guly. Yes, I am taking the ****. Agree with a poster on another thread, that after our pursuit and interest in Ramirez, and Astori, the name of Southampton F.C is a plausible one for agents to leak to the media in Italy now when in negotiations.("price or wage bumper upper" was the phrase used.)

See my earlier post about the meeting at La Lupa's and Luca Brasi on the door.Knew it. What's Italian for "In the know" ?

Went on to that site and it lead to this : Imagine having that name read out in the teamsheet, or on the back of a shirt. (no idea how the smileys appeared there, I didn't knowingly type the bastards !

We'd have to rename the club Savillhampton if he signs.

..no better than Hammond.

Is that a clue ?

Thanks.

That looks a decent prospect for a Keeganesque away kit.

Dede, or Douglas of Twente, are probably the ones who stand out, but little prospect of either I suspect. Especially Dede with the work permit issue.

Showing some computer ignorance here, but is there any reason a MacBook, or indeed any manufacturer's laptop, should be less vulnerable to a virus than another ? I thought it dependent on software, and protection used ? Sorry - limited knowledge here. Have a bit of a vested interest as I'm considering a new Desktop PC, and same problems to consider.

I understand doubts about signing another inexperienced GK , but not sure I fully go along with that. Has Gazzaniga been selected by his national team - at any level,let alone full internationa ? Or was he part of their Olympic squad ? Perhaps this is just reinforcing the idea that Butland has been vastly overhyped,or that England have less options in the gk dept than Argentina. It does also indicate Butland is clearly highly rated (yes, I accept largely "for the future"). In truth, we simply don't know if he is, or will be, better than Gazzaniga. Question is, can we afford to take the risk ?

Well, he will be. For the first three games, then he'll have to share his turn with the other two or three until one of them falls out of favour.

And lets not forget Gillingham's future England goalie in the making, Forecast whilst we're at it.

Wrong.If the player refuses to accept our terms - as he wants to go elsewhere - then our bid is irrelevant, and his current club have to consider the bid from Napoli or whoever.They could of course tell him its Southampton at 10m or you're staying here, but given what we're reading about the financial situation at his current club that seems unlikely. Didn't we experience this a couple of windows ago with someone else ? Inclined to agree, but with the £90m at stake ?

No, just one who can be regularly relied upon, and another competent one in reserve.

No, looks like a Cheltenham Town programme to me.

John McGrath made Luca Brasi look like a pussycat though. We need 'The Alehouse' .

Sorry but Lampard can not be considered in the same league as KK - twice European Player of the Year- when we signed him , let alone Alan Ball. Lamplard would be a costly high profile signing, but as you say not going to happen, his most likely move will be joining Uncle 'Arry.

Not necessarily. Cortese will take him to La Lupa's, converse in an Al Pacino sort of way with the waiters, and Astori simply won't know he's not in Italy (or dare not sign when he realises Luca Brasi is the doorman ).

I also saw that, and wondered the same as you. But he previously been linked with higher clubs than us, could we be that imaginative ? Then theres the usual chestnut of a work permit.

Quite a few people have referred to this , but if you read the Wikipedia article I posted above, it states that his current club bought the player outright after an initial part-share arrangement with AC Milan. It could be incorrect as it is only Wikipedia of course. Don't think this is likely though,as he has already supposedly turned down a bigger move.

According to Wikipedia : Seems an unlikely one to me. unless of course he is now in dispute with his club and wants to leave. ( Same might have been said of Ramirez though at one stage).

Here's a background bit of reading after a Google search: http://www.footballitaliano.co.uk/p6_70_5629_a-name-to-look-out-for-davide-astori.html