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Saints plot summer swoop for Nainggolan

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by - Doing The Lambert Walk, Apr 16, 2013.

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  1. - Doing The Lambert Walk

    - Doing The Lambert Walk Well-Known Member

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    http://www.insidefutbol.com/2013/04/16/southampton-plot-summer-radja-nainggolan-swoop/83703/?


    DTLW
     
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  2. MMJ

    MMJ Well-Known Member

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    yes please
     
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  3. - Doing The Lambert Walk

    - Doing The Lambert Walk Well-Known Member

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    Being reported in Belgian and Italian press that there has been some sort of contact.
     
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  4. hotbovril

    hotbovril Well-Known Member

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    Belgian is the new Brazilian isn't it?
     
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  5. I Sorry I Ruined The Party

    I Sorry I Ruined The Party Well-Known Member

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    Would love him, but would probably relegate Cork to the bench which makes me sad.
     
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  6. Joe!

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    He's very good. Bit of a hard man.
     
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  7. ollysaints1

    ollysaints1 Well-Known Member

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    Yet another player I've literally never heard of, I should probably take more of an interest in football outside of England.
     
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  8. MMJ

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    Belgium are producing too many good players.
     
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  10. JDub

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    Who else do we have to play the holding midfield role apart from Cork and Schneiderlin? No one.
     
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    Not necessarily, but it certainly wouldn't hurt matters to have a third defensive-minded CM capable of playing that high-pressure, precise-tackling style...we weren't the same team with Cork out, and that's not really Davis' game.
     
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    Wow. Judging by the number of bookings he picks up, this could be a clever plot to drop us down the fair play table and avoid the Europa League.
     
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  13. MMJ

    MMJ Well-Known Member

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    We could conceivably play Nainggolan and Cork in the defensive role, and push Schneiderlin further up.
     
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  14. Joe!

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    Nainggolan could be the one pushed further up as well. There are plenty of ways we could play all three fluidly.
     
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  15. - Doing The Lambert Walk

    - Doing The Lambert Walk Well-Known Member

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    If Cortese is dead serious about getting into European competitions and competing domestically and on the continent, we will need to expand the squad and add to positions we may already consider "strong". I'd be pretty pleased if we managed to get Nainggolan in. Same goes for Astori.
     
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  16. tomw24

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    Are we going to look at players outside Italy at all this Summer? <laugh> But would be a cracking signing.
     
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  17. ThatThereSaintsFan

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    Anyone asked Tancredi if this has any legitimacy? I'd do it but he never replies to me. :(
     
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    ThatThereSaintsFan, Apr 16, 2013
  18. lamby

    lamby Needs a cold shower

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    Might have to resurrect the saint Davide thread!
     
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  19. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    And get the mods to retitle this one "Saint Radja"!
     
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  20. saintbaggs1885

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    Would be a quality signing, a real statement of intent and at 10 million euros a fair price.
     
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