Glasgow_Saint Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 (edited) Its getting close and the links in/out are on the increase. Who would you like? What do we need? So far we have....... IN Banega http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/441489/Man-Utd-Arsenal-and-Southampton-on-alert-for-unsettled-Argentine-midfielder-Ever-Banega Mariga http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/southampton-transfers-mcdonald-mariga-inter-2654032 Astori http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/southampton-summer-transfer-target-davide-2485020 Pontus Jansson http://www.fotbollskanalen.se/england/premier-league-intresse-for-pontus-jansson/ Diego http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/5285674/Diego-opens-the-door-for-moves-to-Arsenal-or-Southampton.html Jordan Rhodes http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/11/27/everton-southampton-in-chase-to-sign-10m-championship-hot-shot-jordan-rhodes/? OUT Shaw: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/tottenham-eye-southampton-defender-luke-2715783? http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/andre-villasboas-will-turn-to-luke-shaw-if-tottenham-fail-to-land-leftback-coentrao-8934775.html http://www.footballfancast.com/premiership/chelsea/chelsea-keen-to-draft-in-saints-ace Jrod http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-arsenal-poised-transfer-scrap-2713269 Ramirez http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/southamptons-gaston-ramirez-wants-transfer-2467777 http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2013/11/southampton-star-wanted-by-italian-duo/ Osvaldo http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/southamptons-dani-osvaldo-eyed-transfer-2477122 http://www.sportsdirectnews.com/premier-league-news/36006-la-liga-pair-eye-unsettled-osvaldo.php Lallana http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/12/liverpool-eye-southampton-skipper-adam-lallana-for-january-transfer-4183603/ Cork http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2013/11/14/southampton-midfielder-linked-with-derby-county/? Fonte http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/southampton/transfer-talk/news/besiktas-to-bid-for-jose-fonte_119879.html Edited 27 November, 2013 by Glasgow_Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangy Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 J-Rod to Liverpool seems to be floating around today,not going to bother linking it as it is lazy journalism at its finest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 10 November, 2013 Author Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Javier Hernández could be on the move. Hcdajfu Too ambitious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Chamberlain will be looking for a loan move to get a World Cup place you would think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Chamberlain will be looking for a loan move to get a World Cup place you would think... absolutely, him in, ramirez out we also need a LB to come in. even if on loan for the rest of the season, as fox has been abysmal this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Don't we definitely need a pacy wideman who can get down the line and stick crosses into the mixer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 10 November, 2013 Author Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Don't we definitely need a pacy wideman who can get down the line and stick crosses into the mixer? Zaha or Young from United would suit Would get a few more penalties too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Given our current run of form, and frenzied media attention I suspect we will see more stories linking players going out than coming in. A small irritation and price to pay for our success. Agree about some pace, although even if - and I can't see it happening - AOC returned, where and how would he play ? My own preferences, if we learnt anything from the Sunderland debacle, is that we need improved back up as CB, LB, and above all a GK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivangolac Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Top of the list has to be a classy Centre back, if anything was to happen to Lovren we would take a massive step back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Who do I want? Banega. I really think he could be the final piece of the jigsaw. Who do I think we need? Not sure we need anyone, and few of us know enough about the youngsters to say if they're good enough replacements. We could do with a better back up keeper, and we need better cover than fox at left back. If the club think chambers and moving Clyne, or targett, are good enough options then fine by me. Who would want to join as a bench-warmer anyway. We could also probably do with another centre back, though I thought maya was progressing well last year so it's hard to judge. The only other area is probably among the front four, but whether isgrove, Rowe and Gallagher are good enough is difficult to say yet. If the club don't add here it suggests they think they are. Given that, I'd be ver happy with banega and a keeper and delighted with a quality centre back as well. Too many more might impact our team spirit which is a key strength, though if bale, Walcott and chamberlain decided to return I wouldn't say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 10 November, 2013 Author Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Top of the list has to be a classy Centre back, if anything was to happen to Lovren we would take a massive step back Astori i wonder? Maybe offload Jos or Yoshi and bring in the italian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Top of the list has to be a classy Centre back, if anything was to happen to Lovren we would take a massive step back Agreed. Another quality centre half would be a big plus, I don't see Fonte as the long term answer there. Left back - easier said than done though as whoever comes in won't be as good as Shaw but who would come here to play back up? Maybe bring in an experienced player that can be used sparingly when shaw needs a rest Goalkeeper - see left back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 (edited) Errrrm, wasn't January 2013 10 months ago Edited 10 November, 2013 by Jimmy_D Yes, it was. Title changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyRed&White Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 We do not do loans in unless it is with a clear clause to have an option to buy. Our policy is buy in better than we have or use our emerging academy players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 We do not do loans in unless it is with a clear clause to have an option to buy. Our policy is buy in better than we have or use our emerging academy players. where did forren come in to this policy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 10 November, 2013 Author Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Man united want rid of Buttner http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/david-moyes-ready-alexander-buttner-2343498 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 where did forren come in to this policy? Every 'rule' has exceptions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sanchez Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Every 'rule' has exceptions... Mayuka? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Mayuka? Indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igsey Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 I honestly don't think we could improve on our current stating XI without spending silly money. Squad depth is what's really needed, as pointed out, but given our transfer policy it would seem that we're unlikely to grab any bench warmers. Has anybody seen Targett play recently? I wonder if he's good enough to be back up for Luke yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggles31 Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Banega to replace Ramirez. Someone who sees that final pass is something we lack. Imagine him and Osvaldo *drools playing together! LB GK and CB cover but we should probably focus on LB as we have ok CBs atm. Zaha is an excellent shout too. Banega though *drools on self Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100% Saint Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 TBH we just need some backup and a quality creative midfielder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulwantsapint Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Cortese should phone up mark chamberlain & tell him to arrange for AOC to return home Even if only to upset arsenal Alway thought that Micah Richards would make a great england player if played regularly would City sell & would he come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studentsaint Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 With the position we are in, despite it not being the clubs policy, I feel any buys would HAVE to be players from the premier league. If around the top 4 and we bought another Ramirez, who took all season to adapt to the league, it will stop us in our tracks. Someone like Chamberlain is perfect, WC hopeful, creative, attacking, Paget, but most important is hard working off the ball and will take no time to adapt. Also feel we could flex our muscles with our lofty league position, so maybe cabaye, Ben arfa, Barkley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 10 November, 2013 Author Share Posted 10 November, 2013 (edited) Edited 10 November, 2013 by Glasgow_Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olallana Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Too bad we didn´t get Piatti in during the summer as some rumours said. He´s been looking good after coming back from the injury that allegedly stoped him from leaving Valencia in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 I can never remember a time when I have been so ambivalent toward the January transfer window. Don't want to see any players leave until the end of their contracts and really see only one incoming in January if that. The 'next level' in my book will come from the academy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Cortese should phone up mark chamberlain & tell him to arrange for AOC to return home Even if only to upset arsenal Alway thought that Micah Richards would make a great england player if played regularly would City sell & would he come? Pointless, wouldn't get a game for us any more than he would for Arsenal, we do not play with wingers. Won't be much movement at all for us, better reserve keeper perhaps and a stand-by left back, that'll be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stknowle Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Javier Hernández could be on the move. Hcdajfu Too ambitious? I think he would be a perfect fit for us and,no, not necessarily too ambitious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 I suppose we are going to see all our best players linked to top six sides now ..........! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 I suppose we are going to see all our best players linked to top six sides now ..........! The other way round, I would have thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 If we get rid of Gaston in the window I would like us to sign a wide player with pace to burn. Mayuka fits that description but I still have my doubts over him being cut out for this level. Somebody like Lacazette would be perfect I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrensup Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 If we get rid of Gaston in the window I would like us to sign a wide player with pace to burn. Mayuka fits that description but I still have my doubts over him being cut out for this level. Somebody like Lacazette would be perfect I think. Muyuka isn't a wide player though really, he'd be being played out of position really. Lacazette though does look a promising player eh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiggy Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 As a replacement for Gaston, I'd like to see a cheeky bid put in for Iker Munian - Widely regarded as the Spanish Messi, still very young but gives the defenders in La Liga a hard time. As for CB - Kurt Zouma's name has been floating around recently, with Liverpool interested I believe. Again another young player - French this time - but oozes class and maturity. If we are aiming for a young team, I'd like those to. Ofc Bagnea would be lovely too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Need backups for keeper and left back and more squad depth to cover injuries. Do this with Gaston money (experiment hasn't worked). Would also but in on Defoe to West Ham with cheeky bid maybe, much as I dislike him (undoubtedly a goal scorer). But biggest thing is to KEEP THIS TEAM TOGETHER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 As a replacement for Gaston, I'd like to see a cheeky bid put in for Iker Munian - Widely regarded as the Spanish Messi, still very young but gives the defenders in La Liga a hard time. As for CB - Kurt Zouma's name has been floating around recently, with Liverpool interested I believe. Again another young player - French this time - but oozes class and maturity. If we are aiming for a young team, I'd like those to. Ofc Bagnea would be lovely too! Zouma is an animal, any decent club wouldn't touch him with a bargepole. Just picked up a 10 match suspension for one of the worst tackles you'd not want to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Muyuka isn't a wide player though really, he'd be being played out of position really. Lacazette though does look a promising player eh! True, but I think he's looked his best for us cutting in off the right flank. West Ham and Spurs last season stand out for me. Lacazette will be a hell of a player though, and the first move in this video is the kind of thing we put together every week! Having a pacy finisher to get on the end of little one-twos would make us so much more potent going forward, although we're pretty solid as it is! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfjaG47hbzQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 10 November, 2013 Author Share Posted 10 November, 2013 This could be the most important transfer window ever. Will NC get the backing from the owners? Can we offload/trim a bit of the fat (Ramirez) & can we now attract the next level of player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 True, but I think he's looked his best for us cutting in off the right flank. West Ham and Spurs last season stand out for me. Lacazette will be a hell of a player though, and the first move in this video is the kind of thing we put together every week! Having a pacy finisher to get on the end of little one-twos would make us so much more potent going forward, although we're pretty solid as it is! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfjaG47hbzQ Could earn us a few penalties if that is anything to go by. The first one has shades of Chelsea's yesterday about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Are we still going on about pace? I think Lallana, Rodriguez, Clyne and Shaw have proved we've got enough of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 (edited) True, but I think he's looked his best for us cutting in off the right flank. West Ham and Spurs last season stand out for me. Lacazette will be a hell of a player though, and the first move in this video is the kind of thing we put together every week! Having a pacy finisher to get on the end of little one-twos would make us so much more potent going forward, although we're pretty solid as it is! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfjaG47hbzQ Crap player, bad attitude. 2 reds and 5 yellows in about 8 games this season. Not the sort of player you need really. Edited 10 November, 2013 by Window Cleaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackedoff Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Cortese should phone up mark chamberlain & tell him to arrange for AOC to return home Even if only to upset arsenal Alway thought that Micah Richards would make a great england player if played regularly would City sell & would he come? Cortese should ring up Mark Chamberlain and tell him that pushing his son into a move to a " big club " was probably a very bad career move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 Cortese should phone up mark chamberlain & tell him to arrange for AOC to return home Even if only to upset arsenal Alway thought that Micah Richards would make a great england player if played regularly would City sell & would he come? Richards is widely thought to "not take instruction very well", which isn't really an asset for a modern player, especially when Saints' system is so different to most other English clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 I honestly don't think we could improve on our current stating XI without spending silly money. Squad depth is what's really needed, as pointed out, but given our transfer policy it would seem that we're unlikely to grab any bench warmers. Has anybody seen Targett play recently? I wonder if he's good enough to be back up for Luke yet... I haven't seen him since the U21s got stuffed at St Mary's by Chelsea, and he was nowhere near good enough then. Rowe, Reed and Sinclair all looked close, everyone else wasn't there yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 10 November, 2013 Share Posted 10 November, 2013 I can never remember a time when I have been so ambivalent toward the January transfer window. Don't want to see any players leave until the end of their contracts and really see only one incoming in January if that. The 'next level' in my book will come from the academy. It would be nice to think that we'd have some goalkeeping, defensive and midfield depth if any of our essential players got injured, plus if our dream really is real, we're going to need another 11 or so to spin in and out of the European matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 11 November, 2013 Author Share Posted 11 November, 2013 These international breaks concern me - especially now we have a lot of internationals. Imagine picking up injuries to two or three. Imagine going to Arsenal and Chelsea without say Lallana, Shaw and Boruc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 11 November, 2013 Share Posted 11 November, 2013 Man united want rid of Buttner http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/david-moyes-ready-alexander-buttner-2343498 And to think if he had signed for us, Luke Shaw may not have come through so early. I know who I would rather have now. Funny old game Saint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 11 November, 2013 Share Posted 11 November, 2013 These international breaks concern me - especially now we have a lot of internationals. Imagine picking up injuries to two or three. Imagine going to Arsenal and Chelsea without say Lallana, Shaw and Boruc but they have as much chance as we do of picking up injuries.Most of our lads are just going for friendlies, only Lovren and Gaston have competitive matches. For Arsenal however some of them have the play-offs aganst those bruisers from the Ukraine, imagine them with Giroud or Sagna or Koscielny, they aren't as plush as all that with really, really good players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 12 November, 2013 Share Posted 12 November, 2013 I'd settle for holding what we have. More ambitiously though, cover for centre back and left back and maybe an upgrade on Puncheon. Banega in (and maybe Ramirez out) would work for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 12 November, 2013 Author Share Posted 12 November, 2013 http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2013/11/southampton-star-wanted-by-italian-duo/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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