maysie Posted 2 August, 2012 Share Posted 2 August, 2012 In the extended press conference interview, when asked about Lens and Dann, he refused to comment on the names but underlined strongly that the positions are correct. In short, he wants to bring in a CB which we knew and definately another winger if possible. Beat me to it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 Barnard, Forte, Dickson all leaving. He said he has been fair to them and told them early they would need to move on and he has no complaints with their effort etc and expects them to get moves as they are good players. On incoming transfers he said there will definitely be additions, still wants CB (or two) and wide player, but when asked about Lens and Dann said right position(s), not necessarily right names. Said we need to have competition and CB certainly an area where we need that but won't panic buy. Asked about the young keeper Davies and hinted strongly that we need and will get a keeper for the Dev squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crouchie's Lawyer Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 As the start of the season gets closer I look forward to a few games where we can grab points off our fellow strugglers. What worries me are the bed wetters and drama queens that will call for the managers head just because we are firmly anchored in the bottom three. We need to remember, that we are building the club for the future and that the possibility of relegation is part of the 'yoyo' strategy that we are adopting. WBA fans took a very pragmatic view after adopting the same strategy but it did work. Must try harder.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 Must try harder.... I agree or we will be much too weak in certain key positions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis17 Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 We're being linked with Blackburn striker Jordan Slew on Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 We're being linked with Blackburn striker Jordan Slew on Twitter. Would not suprise me at all if we were after a striker to play in the development squad - seems the one area within that which we are weak in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 We're being linked with Blackburn striker Jordan Slew on Twitter. England U19 player - Blackburn paid £1m for him last summer (From Sheff Utd) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 England U19 player - Blackburn paid £1m for him last summer (From Sheff Utd) And Blackburn have made a move for Jordan Rhodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itchen_block4 Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 DWould not suprise me at all if we were after a striker to play in the development squad - seems the one area within that which we are weak in. Don't we have our own players for the development squad? We're only signing a goalkeeper to make up the numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 D Don't we have our own players for the development squad? We're only signing a goalkeeper to make up the numbers. We have a shortage of strikers. Hoskins will go out on loan and Sinclair is the only other one. If we signed Slew for example he would be one of our own players, just recruited in a different way. You need to add at all levels. Of the great youth team of Walcot, Dyer, Best, Blackstock etc quite a few of those were signed from other tems for decent fees. The Dev Squad players will improve playing with better players and be more likely to do well in the competitions which in turn prepares the players for big games and might help attract more good young players to the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 D Don't we have our own players for the development squad? We're only signing a goalkeeper to make up the numbers. we don't have a breeding farm...we have to get these players in from somewhere.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crouchie's Lawyer Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 I agree or we will be much too weak in certain key positions Big WHOOSH for you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydie Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 Christ on a bike the past week or so has been boring with regards to any inbound saints transfer activity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 Christ on a bike the past week or so has been boring with regards to any inbound saints transfer activity! Waiting for the Olympics to finish, we are signing a few of them Brazilian fellas, they look useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Martini Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 Christophe Berra is apparently available. Wouldn't be a bad signing in my opinion. He's still got his best years ahead of him (27 years old atm) and with only a year left on his contract he shouldn't be too expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maysie Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 Christophe Berra is apparently available. Wouldn't be a bad signing in my opinion. He's still got his best years ahead of him (27 years old atm) and with only a year left on his contract he shouldn't be too expensive. Hmm, he's not very good IMO, and we should aim higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasoneuelllfanclub Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 Christophe Berra is apparently available. Wouldn't be a bad signing in my opinion. He's still got his best years ahead of him (27 years old atm) and with only a year left on his contract he shouldn't be too expensive. he is awful, same as the rest of the wolves defence. all of them were error prone last season. no thanks, can do much better than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 And Blackburn have made a move for Jordan Rhodes. They'll be lucky. Huddersfield are refusing to sell but I get the feeling if he were to leave, it'd take a relatively big bid from a Premier League club. I wouldn't be surprised to see him still at Huddersfield on September 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 Christophe Berra is apparently available. Wouldn't be a bad signing in my opinion. He's still got his best years ahead of him (27 years old atm) and with only a year left on his contract he shouldn't be too expensive. As the squad addition option of two Centre Back signings perhaps, but at least one CB we bring in has to be better than Fonte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel=God-Poyet=Sod Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 Christophe Berra is apparently available. Wouldn't be a bad signing in my opinion. He's still got his best years ahead of him (27 years old atm) and with only a year left on his contract he shouldn't be too expensive. I seem to recollect that Wolves finished bottom in the PL last season and had the worst defence, and every game they played that I saw, their defence looked an absolute shambles. Oh that logic, I hope we don't sign Berra. We should aim for better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 Berra is sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 People taking the same attitude with Berra as they are with Scott Dann - just because they got relegated, this means they must be shi*t? Ok, they were part of a relegated team with a poor defensive record but there are others in the back line. Maybe, just maybe, the whole team might be to blame, not the one person? I think as a squad addition, he'd be a decent signing but as SNSUN said, we'd need at least 1 to come in to replace Fonte. That'd leave Hooiveld and NEW CB as first choice pairing, Fonte and Berra as backup and Seaborne out on loan. Would be good enough for the first season at least IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 I seem to recollect that Wolves finished bottom in the PL last season and had the worst defence, and every game they played that I saw, their defence looked an absolute shambles. Oh that logic, I hope we don't sign Berra. We should aim for better. Blackburns sefence was utterly awful as well, yet people want Dann and Olsson... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 People taking the same attitude with Berra as they are with Scott Dann - just because they got relegated, this means they must be shi*t? Ok, they were part of a relegated team with a poor defensive record but there are others in the back line. Maybe, just maybe, the whole team might be to blame, not the one person? I think as a squad addition, he'd be a decent signing but as SNSUN said, we'd need at least 1 to come in to replace Fonte. That'd leave Hooiveld and NEW CB as first choice pairing, Fonte and Berra as backup and Seaborne out on loan. Would be good enough for the first season at least IMO. He has been **** for ages, Dann looked very good for a couple of seasons. Berra never has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 People taking the same attitude with Berra as they are with Scott Dann - just because they got relegated, this means they must be shi*t? Ok, they were part of a relegated team with a poor defensive record but there are others in the back line. Maybe, just maybe, the whole team might be to blame, not the one person? I think as a squad addition, he'd be a decent signing but as SNSUN said, we'd need at least 1 to come in to replace Fonte. That'd leave Hooiveld and NEW CB as first choice pairing, Fonte and Berra as backup and Seaborne out on loan. Would be good enough for the first season at least IMO. To be fair, I think the attitude is not about their defences poor performance, it's about those players being sh!t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 He has been **** for ages, Dann looked very good for a couple of seasons. Berra never has. A couple of seasons? Try a combined 1 season playing in a 10-0-0 formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 He has been **** for ages, Dann looked very good for a couple of seasons. Berra never has. A couple of seasons? Try a combined 1 season playing in a 10-0-0 formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wireframebox Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 http://sportige.com/malaga-cf-08-2012-everyone-is-for-sale/ Roll-up, roll-up it's a fire sale! Bargains to be had... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 Joris Mathijsen and Joaquin. Sort 2 positions and good experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Martini Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 Mathijsen is awful, he was decent 4 years ago but he's slow now and doesn't like to play with a lot of space behind the defense anymore. Doesn't suit our style at all. I've always considered Berra to be a decent player playing in a team that has left their defense exposed often. I think he'd fit in very well in our system just like Hooiveld does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSaint Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 Alan Nixon on twitter is speculating that the reason we aren't doing much atm in the transfer market is because NC is on holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 Alan Nixon on twitter is speculating that the reason we aren't doing much atm in the transfer market is because NC is on holiday. Great time if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Saint Posted 3 August, 2012 Share Posted 3 August, 2012 Think it's time we announced a new signing, the lack of activity has some gone mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggles31 Posted 4 August, 2012 Share Posted 4 August, 2012 Have received any exciting news this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodymatt Posted 4 August, 2012 Share Posted 4 August, 2012 Chris Berra linked in The Sun: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4470502/Christophe-Berra-a-3m-target-for-Saints-Stoke-and-Leicester.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis17 Posted 4 August, 2012 Share Posted 4 August, 2012 Chris Berra linked in The Sun: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4470502/Christophe-Berra-a-3m-target-for-Saints-Stoke-and-Leicester.html £3m?! No thanks. Do they read this forum or something?! We can do much much better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 4 August, 2012 Share Posted 4 August, 2012 (edited) Hope not. Dann is miles Berra. Edited 4 August, 2012 by Saint Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Martini Posted 4 August, 2012 Share Posted 4 August, 2012 Who's Dann Miles and who's Miles Berra? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 4 August, 2012 Share Posted 4 August, 2012 Ah good. Getting written off by SWF already Usually bodes well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 4 August, 2012 Share Posted 4 August, 2012 Saints linked to Bologna midfielder Gaston Ramirez in the Italian press. He plays for Uruguay and is rated about 15m with Liverpool interested. Seems unlikley but was in Corriere dello Sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 4 August, 2012 Share Posted 4 August, 2012 Saints linked to Bologna midfielder Gaston Ramirez in the Italian press. He plays for Uruguay and is rated about 15m with Liverpool interested. Seems unlikley but was in Corriere dello Sport. that would be an insane signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleysfc Posted 4 August, 2012 Share Posted 4 August, 2012 Saints linked to Bologna midfielder Gaston Ramirez in the Italian press. He plays for Uruguay and is rated about 15m with Liverpool interested. Seems unlikley but was in Corriere dello Sport. I must admit I've never heard of him. Do you know anything about him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 4 August, 2012 Share Posted 4 August, 2012 Do you know anything about him? He's a bit too good for us in our current stance. Give us a few more years in the PL then maybe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 4 August, 2012 Share Posted 4 August, 2012 Saints linked to Bologna midfielder Gaston Ramirez in the Italian press. He plays for Uruguay and is rated about 15m with Liverpool interested. Seems unlikley but was in Corriere dello Sport. They're probably only want £15m because it's Liverpool asking. Any other club and they'd probably say £5m, not that I know anything about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleysfc Posted 4 August, 2012 Share Posted 4 August, 2012 He's a bit too good for us in our current stance. Give us a few more years in the PL then maybe... I only watched a couple of mins of that but £15m seems a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 4 August, 2012 Share Posted 4 August, 2012 I only watched a couple of mins of that but £15m seems a lot. It's 15m euro's, and apparently he will sign for L'Pool over the weekend. Out of our league anyway. He was one of the few decent players in the GB game the other night, he was the one that smashed that rocket against the bar from 30 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itchen_block4 Posted 4 August, 2012 Share Posted 4 August, 2012 I must admit I've never heard of him. Do you know anything about him? He scored a free kick against the UAE in the Olympics. He looked OK in a poor Uruguay side and I'd be surprised if we could sign him. Forward-minded midfielder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 4 August, 2012 Share Posted 4 August, 2012 He scored a free kick against the UAE in the Olympics. He looked OK in a poor Uruguay side and I'd be surprised if we could sign him. Forward-minded midfielder. On twitter Nixon has responded to someone pretty much saying ''Don't rule it out, NC wants a sexy signing'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redondo Saint Posted 4 August, 2012 Share Posted 4 August, 2012 Very impressed so far. Great crosses from the left for Senegal. Great to get him in the squad.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano6 Posted 4 August, 2012 Share Posted 4 August, 2012 Looks like Senegal's keeper has been having a blinder too. Some great saves and not to blame for the individual defensive f-ups that led to goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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