OFFICIAL: Southampton sign Ryan Bertrand on season-long loan

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I think Targett is good enough but I have my doubts he can be good enough over the whole season. At least we know our first choice lb will be able to cross the ball properly this season.
 
fatletiss said:
Matt Targett is highly thought of and signing a left back of top value (say 10-15m) with the money we have, could block his progress. This signing says to me that the club believe he can't be far off. Bertrand (who I think is getting some unfair stick on here) can be our insurance. He's on loan. He may start the season and then find Targett displace him or even Targett start the season and then nlbertrand comes in when the club want to protect the young lad.

Remember a 17 year old that came into our team October 2012? He'd been talked about for a while.

I'm ok with what they'd done; so spend the money elsewhere.
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Much like the Chambers sale, when viewed on it's own it makes complete sense, but coupled with other departures it turned out to be the straw that broke the camels back.

If this signing was announced on the back of three big money signings it would have been greeted with slightly more enthusiasm, but because we still have all that cash sloshing around it seems like a terrible cheap signing.

Roll on September One
 
So the day Everton find £28m from nowhere to sign Romelu Lukaku, we use absolutely nothing of our £100m war chest to sign Ryan Bertrand...

Fan-****ing-tastic.
 
saintlyhero said:
Much like the Chambers sale, when viewed on it's own it makes complete sense, but coupled with other departures it turned out to be the straw that broke the camels back.

If this signing was announced on the back of three big money signings it would have been greeted with slightly more enthusiasm, but because we still have all that cash sloshing around it seems like a terrible cheap signing.

Roll on September One
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I don't actually mind Chambers going as I rate McCarthy as back to Clyne.
 
Dan said:
It's pretty funny that the main justification for signing him is "well, he's **** enough that Targett will probably get in"
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Well mine isn't that. I haven't seem much of him recently but when I saw him before at Chelsea, I thought he looked ok. I've used 'ok' a lot on this thread, rather than excellent or great. I just think too many people are slagging him off too quickly without giving him a chance. If Targett isn't right and Bertrand doesn't do the business it will be justified stick and the club would have got it wrong.
 
Wasn't that long ago that some on here were suggesting we got him instead of Villa. He's not Luke Shaw but he' a lot better than last years back up. A solid signing.
 
lamballana said:
Wasn't that long ago that some on here were suggesting we got him instead of Villa. He's not Luke Shaw but he' a lot better than last years back up. A solid signing.
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I was one of those, heh, but in my defense that was before he had a miserable time at Villa...and because I'd have taken just about anyone that wasn't Danny Fox.
 
saintlyhero said:
Much like the Chambers sale, when viewed on it's own it makes complete sense, but coupled with other departures it turned out to be the straw that broke the camels back.

If this signing was announced on the back of three big money signings it would have been greeted with slightly more enthusiasm, but because we still have all that cash sloshing around it seems like a terrible cheap signing.

Roll on September One
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Well here's a thought:

Ever heard the expression "saving the best to last"??? Het the players our who want out; start bringing some players in; finish it off with some Excellent ones. Beefy thinks Ings will happen late in the window - that's excite some on here. I'm not trying to be a happy clapper here, just think most of the reactions have been harsh.

Just one final point on this: Koeman has a reputation of working well with and bringing through youngsters. That I believe is The Southampton Way, according to Me Cortese. Maybe the club still any that approach even though he has gone.
 
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