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According to SSN, fee would be in excess oF 20MILLION POUNDS.

Does this not count?this was the last legitimate thing I heard with any validation. http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?52510-CONFIRMED-Mane-joins-Liverpool-for-%A334m-%A32m-addons&p=2358230#post2358230

I don't think I did (happy to be proved wrong). No idea who he is, although his original post regarding the state of affairs with Koeman etc was pretty similar to what I had been told.

APPARENTLY. Under the premise Saints signed the targets he wanted if they couldn't keep Victor and Sadio. He then tried to use Everton as a bargaining tool and Saints didn't budge.

As Guan said correct. Now he is no longer an employee I can now share how I knew him. We was both on a coaching course together in Hampshire, whilst he was a foundation coach part time at Saints. He was then asked to translate and help Gaston Ramirez to settle in the area and translated on the pitch. He then stayed and helped Pochettino informally and remained part of the support coaching staff when Ronald came in. A lot of people were very shocked he made the jump from community coaching to elite professional coaching- lets put it that way! Anyway now at Everton, haven't spoken in a long time! I have friends working at Saints but only in the foundation and youth development phase (5-16)

What was you offered?

Not at the time I was told, no. This was pre Euro's so it may(probably) has since changed.

I don't think so, when I share the contract info in my previous posts I was never told it was a secret, just something the club are pressing on with. Mane & Victor turned down their offers with all the others now having signed.

lolz

The fan in me on the other hand just wants a bit of continuity to be excited by. If we do have an impending signing I have no idea who it is; it could be: Bony Benteke Boufal Castagnious Praet Nabinadindininini from Napoli Berahino Tello Young Thunder Cat from Zagreb or the Ox.

There has been a few changes to technical and support staff behind the scenes over the last twelve months, which I have pointed out had an immediate impact on anything I heard from the club. I obviously cant speak/vouch for others but this may well also be the case for them. I was told that under Nicola that the club once tried to plant a seed with regards to a signing, that of a particular Davide Astori at the time to sound out any 'leaks'. Les Reed takes pride in the fact Saints keep their business in house and on the low down which this day and age is a battle itself with the ways agents conduct themselves, journo's and now social media. Which is interesting when you look at the likes of Liverpool, Everton etc who are happy to share this information before any deal is concluded and we scouff at them, yet seek to have the club be more open. The last genuine snippet I was told and since shared was that contract extensions had been offered had to Tadic, Long, Mane, Victor and Steven.

FFS

This is what some senior staff at England think his best role is.

See now this I disagree with. Tadic is very good at beating a defender (unbalancing them) in a one versus one but doesn't get past a player which is what you want wingers to. Tadic should be fine as a 10, only difference you'll see now is perhaps more shooting or inside channel through balls.

Tello isn't married.

They just retweeted someone saying surely it's a contract extension and they said 'are you sure?'

Mahrez to Chelsea.

How did Valery play tonight? Liked they way he played against DC. Very comfortable in possession during 1v1 and 1v2 which he dominated. Similar to Clyne with height.

Thanks guys, appreciate this.

Appreciate if you guys can point me towards any of the larger car boots in Southampton/Fareham way? Collecting old subbuteo and Corinthian figures and only find the off few in charity shops, wanting to try car boots.

Not nothing in that respect, just read it online from one journo & a Midlands paper.

Newcastle in for Matty Targett; interesting.

No thank you, rather see us spend £1/2m on Rico Henry.

Tbf always posts entertaining stuff, snippets he has shared either happened or came into fruition later on. Guan and KBilly still up there.

Crock of bull****.. It does touch his left foot, once.