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Lock.

This to my mind would be a dream window to get those lads.

Don't want the snooty fooker - would much prefer Banega actually if there was a choice, so hopefully NC will kick this joker into touch and do the right thing.

Would be a huge signing...aka...not going to happen. Surely?

That strip in red and white (black shorts) would have been fantastic for us. Oh well.

Signs are that the market is slow - we'll not be hearing anything definite for a couple of weeks I suspect, but I'm not expecting very high value signings (i.e. above £8m).

Yesterday order the £17.99 version on-line...will be with me in 3 days. A colour iron-on emblem - i.e. a proper Saints one - will be added at little cost possibly. Spent much less and don't have a sponsor name - fantastic. Mugs for spending £45-£50.

Never heard of him - but anyway, Twit's are not exactly the most reliable of sources.

Would be a great signing...step up from Lallana/Puncheon I believe.

It seems obvious to the realists on here that this is one player we can dream of getting, but will never see in a Saints shirt. Too big a target too soon.

If seven people wanted to buy one of these together... http://www.prodirectsoccer.com/Products/adidas-Tiro-13-Short-Sleeve-Football-Shirt-Mens-Football-Teamwear-University-RedWhite-60786.aspx - one cpuld do the buying once they'd received money from six peeps. This would attract 20% discount on each shirt - i.e. £18 - £3.60=£14.40! With or without the logo, to wear team colours, why pay £50 a pop???!!!

Don't think Hooper is the right man for us.

I think they're so busy dealing with buyers at SMS they don't have the time/resources to post - I've yet to receive mine, but hey there's a few weeks before kick-off yet.

They really have got hold of the wrong end of the stick there. He said he knows nothing of the detail regarding the negotiation - his agent is dealing with it - not that he knows nothing about the contact. They've just spun the information a different way. I suspect he used careful phrasing because he's been told not to give anything away to the media or the deal is off. This one is therefore looking more likely to me.

I just really love the way you never resort to sarcasm to get your point across. Top poster.

As has been said above, we have seen a mix of both incoming youngsters and home-grown, but they've got to be good enough. Some the problem currently is that we've come up from L1 too quickly for top, top youngsters to bleed through the system. There are some waiting in the wings I believe and their time will come, but there's a small matter of ensuring we bridge the gap until they're ready and improve the squad we have. We can either do that with aging journeymen or very good youngsters...you do the math.

Yes, but my limited understanding is that Banega is more the playmaker and can score goals, while still being able to tackle excellently - exactly what we need in other words.

I think I'd rather we got Banega if there was a choice.

Liking that quite a bit...but the mia san mia inside collar ("we are who we are") is from FC Bayern Munich, so this kit is somewhat unlikely.

Seems the Banega talk is hotting up, however I cannot believe for one minute that with Lambert and JRod we will be interested in putting money into a striker like Hooper. I would have thought the interest died when Adkins left the building.

Expansion will happen and probably to circa 40k initially. The big question is when. If we finish anywhere in the top 10 this coming season then I suspect summer 2015 will be the earliest.

A good signing by all accounts. Would like to see Astori in too, but perhaps the focus is further up the field now for new signings?

Banega would be an incredible signing - just the type of player needed to compliment Schneiderlin (or indeed Cork or Davis). We're stepping up, but this one does seem too good to be true.

If this true I for one will not be buying a new kit. We are going to lose our essential identity over time. And I say this as a person who cares little about these debates to be honest. But no - this would be a step too far in the wrong direction for me.

I am currently in Barbados and have been keeping track occasionally of transfer news (ha!) on here mainly. Sometimes I'll look at Newsnow streams. As a little aside, I got to see a Legends 6-a-side tournement in Bridgetown at the weekend. The Carribean All-Stars won thanks to some fantastic strikes by none other than Stern John. Other notable performances came from Kevin Davies (PFA All-Stars) and Robbie Fowler (Liverpool). Plenty of other 'name' players including Denis Wise who had to go home early due to a managerial issue.