Transfer Rumours The 2015 Summer Transfer Window Thread

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That is ****ing nuts!!!

 

Sounds exactly like Sherwood. Maybe it is Sherwood.

 

Villa fan: Yes we have likely as much chance to get relegated as winning the league this season, but you can't hide our ambition that is clear to see.

Beg to differ.... the chances are greater that they will get relegated than win the league. That is also true for the vast majority of teams in the EPL.

 

Or...."too old anyway"

 

Eh? Jose to Villa? This is ruining my holiday.

 

Just see it as party of the entertainments package on your holiday Qwerty. Nothing happening, so Ron says.

 

E="tomw24, post: 8238463, member: 1010722"]Sounds exactly like Sherwood. Maybe it is Sherwood.[/QUOTE]

Thats what I thought!

 

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Villa will enquire/bid.

Saints AND Fonte will reject.

Saints HAVE made an offer for VVD. This proposal consists of clauses and fee's depending on Celtics CL qualification.

Two Championship clubs sniffing around Harrison Reed.

Fraser making slow but steady progress, in good spirits despite the obvious.

Few of the youth lads off to SGP to represent England.

 

Does Harry Reed smell?

 

Far below his level. More than good enough to be a part of the set-up here at this moment in time, imo.

 

He won't get game time here. Clasie, Wanyama, Romeu, JWP and Davis can all play in his position. He should definitely go out on loan.

 

The arrival of Oriol Romeu as Southampton's seventh summer additionwas warmly received by supporters as another whirlwind summer hurtles to an end at St Mary's. But is the signing of the Spaniard the latest example the club are being forced to move away from their "Best of British" policy?

Before his ill-tempered departure in January 2014, former chairman Nicola Cortese had a long-term vision of following in Barcelona's footsteps by sending out a first-team made up of 50 percent of home-grown players, and Saints have been widely applauded for the way they have promoted from their fertile youth academy into the senior side.

When Southampton took on Everton in Mauricio Pochettino's first game as manager in January 2013, he named five Englishman in a starting XI, which also included Morgan Schneiderlin, who despite his French roots would count as a home-grown player under Premier League regulations having moved across the Channel as an 18-year-old.

But when the two sides renew acquaintances on Saturday, it is likely nine of Saints' line-up will hail from foreign shores, with only Matt Targett and Jay Rodriguez preventing manager Ronald Koeman from naming a team made up entirely of overseas players for what would be the first time in the club's history.

Targett has been hailed by Saints' executive director of football Les Reed as a beacon for the youth set-up, which is envied by clubs all over the world, but it is unlikely that the talented left-back and lifelong Southampton fan will be able to hold down a regular starting spot once Ryan Bertrand -- like Romeu, rescued from the Chelsea wilderness -- returns to full fitness.

Under Pochettino, Sam Gallagher followed in the footsteps of England legend Alan Shearer by making his full Premier League debut against Arsenal, but the raw 19-year-old has now been sent out on a season-long loan to Championship newcomers' Milton Keynes Dons.

Many Southampton fans hoped Schneiderlin's big-money move to Manchester United would pave the way for Harrison Reed to stake his claim for more first-team football, but the Paul Scholes lookalike could be the main loser from the capture of Romeu.

Even James Ward-Prowse, billed as the new David Beckham for his lethal dead-ball skills, could find himself getting saddle sore on the substitutes' bench with the always improving Victor Wanyama, Netherlands midfielder Jordy Clasie, Koeman favourite Steven Davis and now Romeu all likely to be ahead of the Hampshire-born England under-21 captain in the pecking order.

In fairness to Saints, it is not their responsibility to solve the Football Association's quandary of why there are a lack of English players in the Premier League -- only 73 of the 220 starters from the 10 opening weekend games were English -- but their summer recruitment policy could be interpreted as a worrying reflection of the future of English players.

Tim Sherwood, the Aston Villa manager, was not wrong when he told reporters that clubs were being priced out of buying British. To nab talented full-back Cedric Soares from Sporting Lisbon, Saints paid less than half of the £8 million neighbours and Premier League new-boys Bournemouth lavished on another full-back Tyrone Mings, despite Mings having never played above the second tier.

Southampton themselves have benefited from the additional levy imposed on players simply by virtue of being born under the flag of St George by raking in fees in excess of £20m for Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana, both of whom are yet to justify their price tag with their performances for Manchester United and Liverpool, respectively.

As long as Reed is in a position of power, Saints will not be allowed to neglect their policy of giving young British talent a chance, but there is no doubt it is becoming harder for the club to flourish the 'Southampton Way.'

http://www.espnfc.co.uk/club/southa...romeu-arrival-raises-questions-at-southampton

 

One of the reasons we have fewer English player is that we lost them because other teams offered stupid money and destabilised them...otherwise we could still be considering Clyne, Shaw, Lallana, Lambert, and Chambers for our team. Losing those players created a bit of a vacuum behind them....we had to replace with experienced players at a reasonable price. We lost many of our golden generation to other teams, but we are still responsible for bringing them on. Let's hope there are others to follow.

 

Six players for three positions, with 50 or more games on the year. We can easily find playing time for him.

If we're talking just the two DM spots, that's not ideal for JWP anyway, and Clasie appears to be tabbed for a more forward role.

 

By saying that saintsfan4life, one would expect Harry Reed to absolutely dominate a midfield in the Championship; I don't think he would, not yet. It isn't "far beneath his level" and he probably would benefit from a season of games in that league. He has done well when played for us and I was hoping/am hoping that he gets time in the league cup at least. He is a good little player that needs a run of games to show his worth. He may struggle to get that run of games this year. Ron may think he doesn't have enough of a presence on the field.

 

Phew! I've been working on my Italian. "Graziano Pelle" has got me pretty far, but not as much as his strike partner "Birra Morretti".

 

Somewhere like Derby County would be a good move for Harrison, if he goes on loan. Especially following injury to Will Hughes.

 

I wouldn't say they are similar players though!