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Pardew said today will add to squad in January transfer window on radio

 

"important to keep strengthening

 

"Nicola has invested in us

 

wants to go forward quickly

 

changing room all changed

 

definitely adding in the window

 

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radio solent, interview played this morning when I was in the car.

 

It will be on their listen again but I was in car for 2 1/2 hours so not sure when it was!

 

Didn't say anymore than that. The journo intro said saints definately buying players I think but it was a while ago!

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Pardew said today will add to squad in January transfer window on radio

 

"important to keep strengthening

 

"Nicola has invested in us

 

wants to go forward quickly

 

changing room all changed

 

definitely adding in the window

 

Sounds good. He means Markus presumably.

No point having money in the bank while watching 3rd Div football.

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Sounds good. He means Markus presumably.

No point having money in the bank while watching 3rd Div football.

its a ot more enjoyable expecting a positive result though. Im obviously easily pleased but I quite like the football played at present.None of that fancy Dan putting 3 or 4 passes together along the back line then up to the midfield and then to the back 4 again like you get in the Pl

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So nice to be looking forward to a transfer window for a change rather than dreading it...

 

Definitely looking forward to the transfer window this time around, I wonder who Pardew has in mind to bring in? I'm also hopefully we can get rid of some of the dead wood as well!

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Pardew said today will add to squad in January transfer window on radio

 

"important to keep strengthening

 

"Nicola has invested in us

 

wants to go forward quickly

 

changing room all changed

 

definitely adding in the window

 

Must have been a long day, I read that as they were adding a window to the changing room!!

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Pardew said today will add to squad in January transfer window on radio

 

"important to keep strengthening

 

"Nicola has invested in us

 

wants to go forward quickly

 

changing room all changed

 

definitely adding in the window

 

Must have been a long day, I read that as they were adding a window to the changing room!!

 

Hope its double glazed as its getting cold and a few of our players are getting on a bit :)

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Make no mistake about it, there will be another big turnover of players at Saints in January and the summer.

 

Pardew has got targets lined up, and a number of current players have been told that their future lies elsewhere.

 

I've been told that we can expect up to 6 new signings in January, with a number of the players out on loan leaving permanently.

 

One thing is for sure, it's going to be an interesting transfer window!

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Make no mistake about it, there will be another big turnover of players at Saints in January and the summer.

 

Pardew has got targets lined up, and a number of current players have been told that their future lies elsewhere.

 

I've been told that we can expect up to 6 new signings in January, with a number of the players out on loan leaving permanently.

 

One thing is for sure, it's going to be an interesting transfer window!

 

Interesting.

 

I expect us to make some high profile signings, players will look at us and see we're upwardly mobile. If we can move clear of the relegation places by January, i think we'll be an attractive project for anyone to get involved in.

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if you look at who we attracted when -10 and bottom,

 

January - hopefully mid table ish, management team settled and with time to shop around, and this winning streak if it continues, we should be able to get decent players

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if you look at who we attracted when -10 and bottom,

 

January - hopefully mid table ish, management team settled and with time to shop around, and this winning streak if it continues, we should be able to get decent players

 

totally - also i don't think there will be another club in this league (probably not even int he championship) that can go into January knowing they can buy...buy..buy - and don't even have to sell anyone!

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I only had a tour round a year or so ago, and the changing rooms weren't too shabby then - will be interesting to see what they've done to them.

 

Shamelessly copied from an excellent tour guide who posts on Saintlist. Love the last sentence! :D

 

Regulars on this site will remember that I mentioned recently that

the home dressing rooms at St Mary's was in the process of being

upgraded. That work has now been finished and I can tell you it is

amazing.

 

The floors in both the Shower/bath room and dressing room have been

relaid and 20 individual seats have been installed in place of the

benches. These individual seats are set back into a light wood self

contained alcove, hard to explain, looks something like a throne! The

seats are fairly wide, with a black leather cushioned seat finished

off by a black leather back rest complete with a saints badge in

monogramed style imprinted in the back rest.

 

Each seat has a small wooden locker at the top with an individual

safe with a pin number dial. As I say it is difficult to explain in

writing. I did not have my camera with me when I went in pre match on

Saturday but promise to take it next time i have a tour whether it be

at the Tranmere game or a normal day time tour. Then I can email it

to someone on this List who can put it on a web-sit for all to see.

 

Believe me it has the 'wow' factor especially when seen with all the

kit neatly laid out. The match sponsors guest on Tuesday were very

impressed and the first reaction from them was a loud 'wow'. I was

told by a member of staff that it is based on the new Arsenal stadium

dressing room. I have only seen the Manchester United and Portsmouth

dressing recently and it puts the Old Trafford dressing room to shame

and as for Fratton Park, well I can tell you that I got changed in

better dressing rooms back in the 1930/40's as a schoolboy!

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I was

told by a member of staff that it is based on the new Arsenal stadium

dressing room.

 

I've been in the Arsenal changing rooms and they are amazing. If St Mary's is now anything like them then I'm impressed :)

 

A tour of the Emirates changing rooms on Football Focus.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLeGF0skapE

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Shamelessly copied from an excellent tour guide who posts on Saintlist. Love the last sentence! :D

as for Fratton Park, well I can tell you that I got changed in

better dressing rooms back in the 1930/40's as a schoolboy!

 

Wow - sounds snazy. Thanks for that - May have to see if i can arrange another tour!

 

It's nice to be a rich club though ;) - and lol @ the pompey statement. ahhh, even though we're in L1, they're still trailing in our wake infrastructure wise.

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He has a quandary - if the team is playing well and winning why change?

 

Adding new players to the squad - means competition for places, but can disrupt the team spirit and ethic.

 

By the end of January we will know whether we have a real chance of pushing for promotion via the play-offs. We should fear no one - we are clearly head and shoulders above many of the teams in this league. However we are currently not showing the swagger and arrogance of a side believeing it is too good for this league.

 

New players with a better pedigree may create that feeling amongst the squad - it is a very difficult balancing act to work to. Yes we could do with some more "good" players - but ex-Championship has beens - no thanks!

 

There must be quite a few decent hungry young Premiership players aching to play and would take a cut in salary? Dream on...has beens or half decent players at our rivals is the best we can hope for...is Beckham free?

 

PS I did hear Guttusso was looking for a move to England...Nicola is he a mate of yours?

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There will probably be a lot of players available who are out of contract on the 1st July for small fees.

 

If we strengthen in January the team has the rest of the season to gel and if we make the CCC further strengthening to hit the ground running in August. I sense that the owner wants to see promotion as soon as possible. Unlikely this season but not impossible. The last two places could be possible as a lot of teams will beat each other.

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its a ot more enjoyable expecting a positive result though. Im obviously easily pleased but I quite like the football played at present.None of that fancy Dan putting 3 or 4 passes together along the back line then up to the midfield and then to the back 4 again like you get in the Pl

 

I remember an interview once with an old boy supporter of Sunderland after they had been promoted to the Prem during their yo-yo years between the top two divisions. When asked 'you must be looking forward to next season in the top flight' his response was 'you must be joking, watching us lose week in week out is no fun at all, I'd rather watch us winning in the Championship each week'.

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Crystal Palace.

 

If they can make the play offs when 12 points away from the play off zone at xmas, then so might we.

 

If we win tomorrow we will have the same number of points as Palace did at the same point in the year they went up (03/04).

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