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So West Ham could be given an allocation of 45 seats?! I would be interested to know the chances of us playing in a stadium that small by the 3rdQ round.

Evening Standard says 'Standard Sport understand the Belgium centre back would prefer to join his international teammates Jan Vertonghen, Nacer Chadli and Mousa Dembele at Spurs than rejoin Saints, but Atletico are looking for close to £14m.' Don't think they're particularly reliable though and they're undoubtedly biased towards the London clubs (unsurprisingly). Isn't Dembele one of the players Spurs are getting rid of?

Beat me to it!

Seems to be a rehash of the mirror story. Courtesy of google translate: Toby Alderweireld sees a longer stay in the Premier League it down. The defender Atletico Madrid last season was rented by Southampton. By Atlético Madrid rented Belgrade should probably go back to Spain, but he himself want to stay in the Premier League, he told British media front. "Southampton makes a lot of opportunity, because I know the club. They have always been good to me and I have helped them." Koeman, according to the same British media a record sum of 18 million pounds (over 25 million) to lay down for the defender.

Good stuff. I think he is quite similar to Forster in that he's got a big build and makes himself big when one on one. Think he'll be decent.

The mirror was reporting that WHU are close to signing him yesterday.

Exhibit A

You only have to look at his post history to see he does nothing but WUM.

Wind up.

If these two choices overlap, i.e we are the highest bidder, you'd assume we'd have a pretty good chance of getting him.

Let's hope we get our bid in first.

Only on this forum could there be a serious discussion about whether Southampton is near the sea or not.

Thanks for taking the time to do that and good idea about sharing travel info closer to the time!

I agree, but I don't think either will still be here next season.

Mirror reported yesterday that St Etienne had rejected a £4million bid from Bournemouth.

Sounds like he did a great job tapping up Cedric too! Just shows what an influence going away on international duty with players from other clubs can have.

'Keepers would probably be an exception to that rule, seeing as many of them play until their late 30s. Not that I think we're interested in Reina.

Welcome!

There's something rotten in the skate of Portsmouth.

Me either.

If you read the article it says we've bid £9million and he has a £22million release clause. Just says they want closer to that.

Grzegorz Krychowiak http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/southampton-transfer-news-22million-sevilla-5866476

The bloke can certainly hold off a challenge! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i56iKq55UE

Since I will only be in the country for the first two games, I'm hoping for a big home game, and an away game at one of the Merseyside clubs, since they're the only places I have never been.

To be fair a lot of people moaned when the old membership system was stopped.