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Transfer Rumours Saints Summer 2017 Transfer Rumour Thread

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by Brixham Saint, Apr 27, 2017.

  1. Beef

    Beef Well-Known Member

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    I would definitely buy him back but not loan. I thought he was on a par with Clyne with the added bonus of being decent in the air and not so one footed.
     
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    Chambers isn't that good sadly. He has stagnated bad at Arsenal.
     
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    Sometimes players return to old clubs, but usually if it is a step up or at the end of their career. Can't see Chambers seeing it as anything but a failure....so suspect he would rather look elsewhere.
     
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    I wouldn't say he was on par with clyne. Maybe if clyne was forced to play CB!
     
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    Zaha went back to Palace after his spell with Man Utd
     
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    Dark Lord SFC Well-Known Member

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    I thought he had a pretty good season up until he got injured playing for Boro next to Gibson
     
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  8. shoot_spiderman

    shoot_spiderman Power to the People

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    Leaving us was the failure
    Coming back should be his unrealiseable dream :D
     
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  9. st_brendy

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    It's always difficult to judge a defender who you don't see every week, but my expectation is that Chambers is still good enough for us.

    I just think that, in a lot of cases, people's opinions of players plummet once they leave. Christ, there were some people who turned their noses up at possibly getting Morgan back!
     
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    Sigurdsson back to Swansea.

    Luiz and Matic back to Chelsea.

    Defoe and Keane back to Spurs.
     
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    Ides, you should email Les and ask him if he's thought of trying to develop our own young players.

    Let us know what he says.
     
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    He is decent, but we already have decent. We need a first choice cb, not a decent back up
     
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    In his last season here, he matched Clyne as a full back. They played a similar numbers of games and Chambers had a good season at RB.
     
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    I'll have both please.
     
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    We have 3 cbs already, we need a Fonte replacement, so a first choice cb. If Dick Van Dijk goes we need another first choice cb. Chambers isn't that
     
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    Again I don't disagree. But it doesn't mean I wound say no to signing Chambers. Caceres has gone, Gardos can go. And besides, Chambers can play more than just CB.
     
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    Bednarek sent of for Poland.
     
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    He looked like an indisciplined lump. Hope we abandon any supposed bid!
     
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  19. fran-MLs little camera

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    Just looked at an article on Pellegrino to Saints....the advert on the page was for bedwetting pads<laugh>
     
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    The advertisers know how to target the Saints fans when the summer comes.
     
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