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The rumours on this one seem so weak, plus the money required to release him tends to make me believe this is not going to happen anytime soon. But hey, Reed may be able to mastermind something.

NO.

Vlaar, Rojo, Ings. Please.

That went well then. I'm talking about the thread.

Adam who?

We've replaced a completely useless commodity with an Inter player...what is there not to like? See this one as a Brucey bonus - hoping that it's not too long before we see a CB LB and ST,

Plausible and an interesting insight.

IMO aim realistically should be above 12th and a quarter final FA Cup minimum. And this is if Les manages to improve the defence from last season...a very tall order the way things are panning out.

Didn't work - always came up Liverpud for me...must be broke. (-; On a slightly serious note - thanks to the Board of SFC for providing the footballing world with such ammunition - couldn't really have done a better job really.

Isn't Tadic able to play in the left attacking role as he is two-footed? Personally I don't think Hernandez will want to come here, but I do believe there is a role for him in that position due to the style of play favoured.

But what if those players going was seen as a way to push on to the next phase of the plan? We've got some exciting new young talent coming through and a chance to invest £100m into balancing the team with experienced players who will play for Koeman. No guarantees, but if we see that investment, this could be an equally exciting season.

4-3-3 doesn't use wingers. He would likely play right attack. You're slacking Turkish.

There, I fixed it for you. It seems your mind has trouble with the concept of a future reality and continual improvement.

Funny that...don't wish anything bad on SRL, but there seemingly is something called karma.

Never fails! LOL

Thanks for the i nfo...sounds like a useful player and one that could work with RK's system. Did he play left or right? Regarding Hernandez, this would be a great signing for us I think...a proper sign of intent taking an international level player from Utd.

As said already, this would be a great signing, but the gap in fee offered to that wanted seems too great to stand any chance. This guy is almost certainly worth £14m so stop messing with daft bids and crack on.

Reasonably pleased with this signing - Ryan is a good player that suits our style and he's got something to prove. Disappointing that he's a loan player, however obviously an option to buy is a good thing and it gives MT a chance to develop.

So, another day gone without a signing...how inspiring.

Perhaps the recent player sales are being completed to establish a war chest to pay the FFP fine? With the PL/Sky money this must be close to £160m, so even if the fine was £1m, it would be a small price to pay. Nah, too simple eh?

The dream of retaining our best Academy products is over...no going back....it was a lie. The manner in which the Board have acted over the summer is incompetent. For some reason (ha!) We're finding it difficult to get new signings over the line. We paid out on more expensive ST's for a product that looks as if it will be flawed. Yep, there's much to be positive about right now!

There is something that could be done to assist. A ban on all clubs home grown Academy sales before the player turns 21. Sets expectations for all parties, allows the player to develop with his team mates, allows the fans to actually see the player develop and assuming the lad is English will potentially provide more consistency for the National side. Of course the biggest benefit would be a much more even playing field for those clubs that invest in a top Academy. This one simple rule could make a huge difference in restoring sanity to football - add progressive salary caps in relation to player grades and the sport would be transformed entirely (and for the better).

This...no point speculating until we see to what extent we've been lied to in terms of re-investment of funds.

This. But anyway, what the hell is the point of the Academy to Saints other than a money pit? Surely how it generates money matters not....let's face it, our young talent will likely not play much for the 1st team anyway before being poached!

Yep, I'm not confident that this bunch of clowns can pull that one over the line, but it would be a good signing.