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Great a goal shy South American just what the doctor ordered for a relegation battle will he score more than Delgado?

Good luck to him still think he has a lot to offer hopefully some game time in a competitive league will see him return to us an improved player!

For me he's a step down from the absolute best, much like matt Oakley, if he was the next level up he'd already be gone! If we stay up he will be a quality servant of the club that we will miss when he's gone again much like Oakley!

Means nothing most of the money goes straight back out in wages the Prem might be the richest league in the world but that just means we have the richest players in the world every increase in revenue just corresponds to a bump in wages. Saints are paying players sums that were unimaginable even 5 years ago let alone ten and the top four are living in a different world the Sanchez deal is jaw dropping even in the current crazy climate!

Take it from first team debut to have any meaning which makes it much more interesting!

Bad luck and bad form combine to relegate teams from this league andcwe certainly have both! Still JWP scored two which has probably put a couple of million on the asking price. This season feels horribly like last time we went down!

THe scouting setup said he was a good signing in the first place!

Had forgotten about that still 50 goals in two seasons in Holland puts him in a much better light than this chap who has scored 13 in two seasons in France

lol another forward who doesn't score!

Great get that guy and Theo! I've wanted to see Walcott play through the middle for a team since he left us and I assume that wil be a condition on his return, he's still young enough and appears to have the desire to prove himself so I'd take him back he's got to score and create more than shane fookin long

Thats the great unknown, what will our new owners do? Will they suck up the costs? How well structured are the contracts we give to star players in terms of relegation clauses?

It's hard to be optimistic after the last mess, all those saying we could play x list of youngsters have a terribly short memory and should talk to some leeds/Shefiield Wendesday fans if they want to understand just how hard it is to get out of that league. Wednesday have splashed some serious cash and have still struggled to make an impression our youth team certainly won't be tearing up the league!

If all we want is a big lump tha doesn't score let's not blow 17m on a South American, we all know how those signings work out for us! What is Osvaldo up to at the minute....

Pelle scored goals throughout his career including his time here this guy hasn't scored heavily at any level including the Argentine league if he is the best we can get we might as well not bother.

great another striker with a mediocre scoring record wasn't even very prolific in Argentina.

Such a sad waste of talent, I wish I was half as good as this lad a little application andhe could have been setup for life from a few years kicking a ball. Feel sorry for him to be honest as there must be something seriously wrong in his life if he keeps landing up in this carp.

Bringing in McCarthy would be a gamble no keeper is going to be at his best behind our back four 50% of who don't wat to be here and show less commitment than a stripper who's not getting tips!

I'd flog VVD and Bertrand to the highest bidder on january the first neither look even slightly bothered VVD's value is dropping by the game he suddenly looks mediocre. Spend the money on a target man a creative midfielder and a left back oh and compensation for a new manager who isn't so scared of loosing he puts that above everything else!

Will be surprised if he ever becomes a consistently good prem keeper he was a liability for us you knew we would need to score 2-3 as soon as he was in the team. Good luck to him.

No way on earth it will ever happen he has burnt his bridges here, sad really as I'd have him back tomorrow!

Glad to see the grass isn't always greener, so many players and managers who leave saints go onto lesser things. Few exceptions obviously but I'd hope future employees of the club look to the lessons of the past!

Shock horror our players look better playing the formation and system they were bought for!

WGS is available again maybe it's time for the second coming?

He was very very good in his first season thats why he got the new contract! I don't remember many people calling for his head and saying he was rubbish back then sadly he has taken a bit of a tumble since then, hopefully an up turn in form will follow.

Sell Long and Austin and buy a striker who can score goals and stay fit! Long is awful and Austin a crock.