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http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/4044977.Jan_still_on_lookout_for_more_signings/

 

doesn't say a lot. Any improvement, but so far the return of Saga, signings of Smith, Molyneux and Saeijs with no sales is a lot better than the stated (on here) certainty of no signings and departures of Surman, Skacel, Lallana and Davis.

 

Hopefully we can keep them -but the last day of transfer window is likely to be tense!

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my source at the echo told me over the weekend that they have been alerted to a possible signing this week but as it was a bit vague and no names were mentioned i didnt bother posting it on here,so perhaps something is happening.

 

Wasn't there a rumour that we had TWO Dutch players training/on trial over Christmas? We signed one and so maybe.....

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my source at the echo told me over the weekend that they have been alerted to a possible signing this week but as it was a bit vague and no names were mentioned i didnt bother posting it on here,so perhaps something is happening.

 

Christian Dailey finally? ;)

 

Asuming Size is good enough to fix many of our defensive issues where else do we most need to stregnthen? In the past we have all said defense and GB loaded the midfield. JP has been doing the same until Size turned up so just wondering if he will try to stregnthen in the area's we think need it or continue the trend and overload area's we dont need it.

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Wasn't there a rumour that we had TWO Dutch players training/on trial over Christmas? We signed one and so maybe.....

 

That probably was not Saeijs. In the week before he joined us he almost signed for ADO, I doubt very much that he was training with us at that time. Besides, he would have had a league match just after xmas.

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People on here were certain we'd lose everyone.

 

Yet we've lost on loan player we expected to and who didn't want to stay. We've signed a big defender we needed, got a decent striker back and kept the rest. Still the prospect of more signings too.

 

And are people happy?

 

Are they ****.

 

Sadly adriansfc there are still another 17 days of the transfer window to go. Anything can happen and before allowing players to leave it's surely wise to bring in their replacements. Lowe is very smart in this direction knowing full well if we receive some readies from sales it's going to cost us more to bring in players. It ain't over it that window slams shut and even then players could leave on loans.

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http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/4044977.Jan_still_on_lookout_for_more_signings/

 

doesn't say a lot. Any improvement, but so far the return of Saga, signings of Smith, Molyneux and Saeijs with no sales is a lot better than the stated (on here) certainty of no signings and departures of Surman, Skacel, Lallana and Davis.

 

Hopefully we can keep them -but the last day of transfer window is likely to be tense!

 

 

I agree on face value, as things stand, but fully expect Lallana, Surman, maybe Davis and maybe even Saga out of the door on the last day.

 

As soon as our back is turned, the knife will go in..

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Sadly adriansfc there are still another 17 days of the transfer window to go. Anything can happen and before allowing players to leave it's surely wise to bring in their replacements. Lowe is very smart in this direction knowing full well if we receive some readies from sales it's going to cost us more to bring in players. It ain't over it that window slams shut and even then players could leave on loans.

 

You say Lowe is very smart in this direction but as a club we have in the past collected players while releasing very few and as such created a larger wage bill to hang round our necks.

 

Not saying this is the case now but I think the club relied on a few sales last window that didnt happen and loaded up with lesser replacements. Only by luck that the sales didnt happen and we are now able to rely on some players that otherwise wouldnt even be here.

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People on here were certain we'd lose everyone.

 

Yet we've lost on loan player we expected to and who didn't want to stay. We've signed a big defender we needed, got a decent striker back and kept the rest. Still the prospect of more signings too.

 

And are people happy?

 

Are they ****.

 

i think you have to look at the bigger picture,people are not happy for many reasons....

relegation,the league we are in,where we are in the league,the players we have sold since relegation,lack of money,lowe/wilde/crouch merry-go-round etc etc etc etc.this coupled with the fact we are only half way through the current window and we still might lose some players.

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People on here were certain we'd lose everyone.

 

Yet we've lost on loan player we expected to and who didn't want to stay. We've signed a big defender we needed, got a decent striker back and kept the rest. Still the prospect of more signings too.

 

And are people happy?

 

Are they ****.

We also lost a loan player that we had agreed to keep (Pearce), hence his replacement by Saeijs. Also lost some other loans that frankly were a waste of space (Robertson & the guy from Spuds), thought we were getting Dyer back (questionable whether good or bad) but saw him shipped straight out again to another of our rivals. In addition we seem to have also kept Wotton even though he had reportedly gone to Brighton. Its all been a bit bizarre to be honest, but apart from Saga's welcome return not much has really changed.

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Dailly will sign this week

 

Maybe the plan is to go from having the youngest side in the League, to the oldest, to see which performs best.

 

If it is the latter, we will, no doubt, abandon our youth policy and return to Rupert's Secure Retirement days, to provide a place for ageing stars to have one last hurrah!

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Lots of speculation on Newsnow that Wotton off to Sheff Wed.

So if my maths is right that means Saga & Saeijis in Cork Pearce & Wotton out - leaves room for one more loanee with a broken foot

 

Thomson, Robertson and Pekhart also out. Jamie and Ryan Smith in.

 

IMO we still need to sign another CB/RB and a right midfielder (to allow us to play 4-4-2 when required).

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Thomson, Robertson and Pekhart also out. Jamie and Ryan Smith in.

 

IMO we still need to sign another CB/RB and a right midfielder (to allow us to play 4-4-2 when required).

 

oh yeah - lol - the latter two made such a massive impact I completely forgot about them...

 

Expect another central striker type on loan then

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Thomson, Robertson and Pekhart also out. Jamie (WHO?) and Ryan Smith in.

 

IMO we still need to sign another CB/RB and a right midfielder (to allow us to play 4-4-2 when required).

 

WE do need more defensive cover and someone right-footed who can get to the by-line and cross. Oh yeah and then someone to convert those chances.

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A midfielder who can tackle would be priority and maybe a right winger.

 

Dailly would be a great signing for six months. Cover for right back, centre back and a decent midfielder to play alongside Schneiderlin and he would give us a bit of presence and leadership.

 

Not really sure about who we could bring in for right midfield, I reckon Poortvillet will persist with Lallana on the right with Smith and Mcglaggon as cover anyway so it's not worth thinking about.

 

If we signed Dailly on loan and didn't lose any players i'd start to fancy our chances of staying up.

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I agree on face value, as things stand, but fully expect Lallana, Surman, maybe Davis and maybe even Saga out of the door on the last day.

 

As soon as our back is turned, the knife will go in..

 

He can't leave now he has played for us, cant't play fro more than 2 clubs in a season or summit

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Wasn't there a rumour that we had TWO Dutch players training/on trial over Christmas? We signed one and so maybe.....

 

In any event that wouldn't have included Saeijs as he was only contacted Tuesday afternoon last week.

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I'd be very happy with Dailly in for 6 months.

 

As it stands we only have Saeijs, Perry and Lancashire for CB's (I think Morgan and Wotton are midifielders really). What are we going to do when Perry needs a rest and Olly is seeing out one of his myriad suspensions? Back 3?

 

I doubt we'll bring in another striker. If you take the forward and in the hole as two positions, we've got Saga, DMG, Paterson, BWP, Euell, Lallana and even Gasmi who can all play there. If we lost some of them then maybe,but as it is, I can't see it.

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So Lowe's hope of leading us to the promised land via the Academy looks increasingly unlikely.

 

 

Well ...I didn't think he was totally relying on the Academy lads.(!)

 

Surely everyone appreciates they would have had better support

-had it not been for Svensson (Injury) Euell (form loss) and our THREE goalless strikers ..........what a good job that Kelvin Davis held was in form.

 

Had all the above-mentioned been regulars,and we had only 5-6 Academy

boys each game I'm sure we wouldn't be in our present situation, instead of scraping the barrel to get a start eleven.

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http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/4044977.Jan_still_on_lookout_for_more_signings/

 

doesn't say a lot. Any improvement, but so far the return of Saga, signings of Smith, Molyneux and Saeijs with no sales is a lot better than the stated (on here) certainty of no signings and departures of Surman, Skacel, Lallana and Davis.

 

Hopefully we can keep them -but the last day of transfer window is likely to be tense!

 

It was exactly the same over the summer.

IMO if we can get the eight mentioned in the Echo article about players wages off our books, we will be fine financially.

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He can't leave now he has played for us, cant't play fro more than 2 clubs in a season or summit

That's only when a player is transferred. You can (I believe) play for as many different clubs while on loan as you want. For example, Nathan Dyer has played for Sheffield United, for Swansea and for us this year.

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A midfielder who can tackle would be priority

 

very very good point. As much as I like parts of Surman and Schneiderlin's games neither provides the right sort of protection for our back four nor hussles the opposition nearly enough.

 

Any ideas who might fit the role?

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very very good point. As much as I like parts of Surman and Schneiderlin's games neither provides the right sort of protection for our back four nor hussles the opposition nearly enough.

 

Any ideas who might fit the role?

 

Pele or Dailly on loan would be decent.

 

Not really sure of any promising young midfielders we could get on loan from the premiership but i'm sure there are a few out there we get get for 6 months.

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Pele or Dailly on loan would be decent.

 

Not really sure of any promising young midfielders we could get on loan from the premiership but i'm sure there are a few out there we get get for 6 months.

 

yep Pele would do it for me too (I suggested him on the HCDAJFU thread) and he would provide far better CB cover as well than Wotton/Lancashire.

 

Damien Plessis might fit the premiership youngster bill.

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Quashie is at Birmingham isn't he?

 

He was but I don't know if Birmingham have extended or indeed if West Ham want to cash in on him - and another player from 04/05 Callum Davenport. It was a story in one of the broadsheets but Kinnear has bid for 2 French players now so may have lost his interest.

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