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The Summer Transfer Window - Other Clubs

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by - Doing The Lambert Walk, May 12, 2014.

  1. Beef

    Beef Well-Known Member

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    Same but 8m is still a lot.
     
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  2. Joe!

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    Not exactly mutually exclusive with mine and Tom's opinion. He can do well for them but still not be worth the £8m. I think he'll be decent too.
     
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  3. tomw24

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    Corrected. :biggrin:
     
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  4. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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  5. Beef

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    Umm.....doesn't look too dodgy. Seeing as a bid got rejected.
     
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  6. Beef

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    *Edit. Apparently paid the buy out clause so free to join for 32m.
     
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  7. Joe!

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    Biggest waste of money this summer?
     
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  8. Osvaldorama

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    Haven't seen that much of Bilbao this season.

    What's Herrera been like? 32mil seems very steep from what little I've seen of him.
     
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  9. Joe!

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    Great player. As a #10.
     
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  10. pass the football

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    Just what United need.
     
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  11. Joe!

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    Filling that void.

    Doing a quick scan online of fans' opinions, they seem happy. I think they're just relieved to have made a big signing. I think they should be very concerned that they've signed a player they were after last summer, despite a change in manager since then.
     
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  12. Osvaldorama

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    Maybe they're going for the age old "all attacking midfielders and nothing else" transfer tactics, like arsenal have been using so successfully for the last decade.

    Rvp
    Rooney mata Herrera fellaini januzaj
    Carrick
    Jones Smalling Evans
    De Gea

    Right?.... Right?!
     
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  13. fran-MLs little camera

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    Not sure about that. Perhaps, like us, other teams have a group responsible for purchasing suitable players. New managers may make suggestions, but other players are brought in as part of a long term plan. This will be seen if we sign Ings.
     
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  14. Joe!

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    It's fine to have committee decisions on signings, but when your recent history involves the signings of Fellaini, Buttner, Mata and Kagawa, you might be rightly concerned about their ability to make the decisions.
     
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    We have had mixed fortunes with our signings...difference is that they can afford to make mistakes, whereas we need to be really sure of our buys..especially the dear ones.
     
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  16. pass the football

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    Mata's done all right.
     
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  17. Beef

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    Liverpool close to signing Origi apparently.
     
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    QPR bidding for Caulker

    Sunderland want Borini for £10m

    Both according to SSN
     
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  19. Joe!

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    I bet both of those will happen. They seem pretty realistic.
     
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  20. Joe!

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    Considering they didn't need him and still don't, yeah. He's a fantastic player but it's a complete waste of money to strengthen a position which was already strong. Dunno who makes these decisions. I'm not even convinced the Van Persie signing was worth it. It's just "let's sign some stars and just cram them all in somehow".
     
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