I would love to get Nicky Maynard, as he his a good all-round striker who is proven at this level and could do the job well in the Prem as well. It would also give me a chance to rub it in the Bristol City fans' faces! (I live in Bristol BTW)
Is a rumour doing the rounds that Jack Cork will sign tomorrow(Monday) and that Phillipe Senderos failed a medical. Just seen it on one of the Fbook fan pages so may well be boll0cks.
Top 3 Facts the national press know about Southampton Football Club 1. They have a good young player called Alex Chamberlain worth £10 million who must be going somewhere 2. They are owned by a Billionaire Swiss Family, so must want to recruit anyone from the cuckoo nation. 3. The club doesn't talk to us, so we have to make stuff up based on the facts above Top 4 Facts the Daily Echo know about Southampton Football Club 1. As Above 2. As Above 3. As Above 4. The National Media talk to other clubs so anything they print in relation to Saints must have a legitmate source from elsewhere, so we'll copy it.
Chris Lines might be a good addition, he linked up well with Lambert when they played together at Rovers. Wouldn't cost much and is an intelligent player.
Only Blackpool player that did anything against us in the Cup tie in January, would love to have him on loan to bring an impact from the bench if needed.
Saints linked with Neil Mellor: (No thanks!) http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_7021980,00.html?ref=nf
Swap Puncheon for Matt Phillips I see Nugent has joined Leicester. Do people reckon they have given up on Maynard now?
Who knows. I think people are forgetting that about 5 of their first X1 at the end of last season were loan players, so they are trying to replace the quality of the likes of Yakubu and Kyle Naughton who have now returned to their parent clubs.
Matt Philips for a few £££ plus Puncheon would be a great deal and not out of the question. Although that would push the Chamberlain exit story into overdrive. Think it could be worth consideration if Adkins fancied moving Lallana to a more central role