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Transfer Rumours The 2015 Summer Transfer Window Thread

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by TheSecondStain, Mar 30, 2015.

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  1. mowgli

    mowgli Well-Known Member

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    Well as someone else said, Elia and Osvaldo did not work out too well. We'll have to see. Wasn't there a story way back under Rupert's days that we pulled out of a deal for Drogba (before Chelsea) because his wife or girlfriend did not measure up to our standards.....?
     
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    I heard that The Board wouldn't spend the money on him... Terry Cooper said this when he retired as Chief European scout. He called him The One That Got Away.
     
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    The version I heard was that both he and Rosicky were training under invitation from Strachan and that when Lowe said no to signing them, Strachan suddenly developed a hankering for a sabbatical....

    EDIT: I should add that this was apparently over the Christmas period 2002 where we sat rather smugly in 4th place.
     
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  5. Wherefore art thou Romeu?

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    I'm a welshman and a saint and Chester has been a major reason for Wales' recent success. Slipped straight in and is so composed. I'd be delighted with Fonte, Yoshida, Chester and one other.
     
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    Also: that would've been six months after Ajax tried and failed to convince Zlatan Ibrahimovic to sign with Saints. Decent little strike partnership that would've been.
     
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    £10m for Chester, even though his contract is in it's final year? Solid enough CB but with rather poor distribution, overall debatable improvement on Maya and Gardos.
     
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    Can you imagine the ego battles?
     
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    Bad distribution :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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    At this stage, are we looking for improvement or back-up? £10m would be a lot for a bench/cup player.
     
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    I thought it was Drogba who pulled out not us. He was 16 or something. Great scouting, just didn't work out.
     
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    I heard we didn't sign Drogba because he was "too similar a player to James Beattie"
     
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    I heard his wage demands put Rupert off but WGS wanted to take the gamble............the one that one away.
     
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    *Got away* <laugh>
     
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    I mentioned earlier that when Terry Cooper retired he said it was the club not paying the money. Terry called him the one that got away.
     
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    I think we are looking for a CB to replace Toby first and foremost. If Ron Vlaar wasn't injured, this injury to Gardos would have hd has signing him yesterday, I reckon.
     
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  18. SaintsForTheWin

    SaintsForTheWin Any holes a goal

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    I thought it was adebayor we took on trial?
     
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    I don't.
     
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    :headbang: Bloody auto correct .....o_O
     
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