Transfer Rumours The Summer Transfer Rumour Thread 2016

Either the transfer kitty is simply not big enough to go after the players that Puel considers will strengthen us (Koeman's departure & remarks could back up that theory)

Or...

Puel isn't quite the manager the club expected... unless they expected one who had low expectations. I expect.

Or...

The "Black Box" is exactly what every other club does but without a fancy title. They have caught up and Saints are struggling at both identifying players and persuading them to join us.

Or...

Les Reed's bonus is based more on net spend than league position

Or...

Something else, or a combination of the above. Or none of it.

 

You are right that there is no evidence for my feelings and it is hopefully just an incorrect suspicion I have. I wasn't suggesting signing Benteke as he obviously doesn't fit our model, but we have signed "flops" from the bigger teams before (Bertrand and Romeu domestically spring to mind) so we may go down this route again. Just from the few rumours we have to go on it looks more like we are looking abroad, which there is nothing wrong with, just that we have a higher hit and miss ratio when shopping overseas.

 

Or....

We're not bringing anyone else in, because we have enough strength indepth to fight on all fronts and nobody is leaving.

 

Despite turning off automatic updates, the computers housing the Black Box installed Windows 10 anyway, and the program is having compatibility issues. An individual has been waiting on hold with Microsoft tech support since early June; once that resolves, we will spend billions.

 

No i was just saying that all it takes is one window to undo a fair bit of good work, and just thought I would use this window as an example. It is obviously far too early to be writing off Hojbjerg or Redmond

 

Tried turning it off, then on again?

 

Let's not forget a negative point of view is an opinion, same as a positive point of view. Let's just except people's right to that opinion no matter what.

 

But the rumour are just that - rumours!

If they are rumours, it is highly likely they are not true so you cant base suspicions based on hearsay that we may be looking at the foreign market. Add to that we are likely to look abroad as there is a far bigger talewnt pool than that of just the UK market, it is reasonable to say we are likely to but from abroad, but you cant base that we will on the fact the rumours are us looking there...

 

The Contract Extensions are window dressing. All it really guarantees is that the player will be with us from August to January. If Man City offered Saints £25m for Forster in January, he'd go. Guarantee it. Same with Tadic, Long, Bertrand etc. Yes, the contract will increase the price we get, but not that significantly. Saints know this, players & their agents know this, other clubs know this... some fans seem to live in a dream world expecting a player signing a 4 year deal to still be here in 2020.

 

Good one, like it. You get a CBK Funny appreciation Point.

 

*scratches head*

Why are people melting down now? Jay is irrelevant, with the best will in the world, and Jose is replaceable.

If you're going to melt down, do it on September 1st if we haven't signed anyone....which we will.

 

WE MELTDOWN WHEN WE WANT
WE MELTDOWN WHEN WE WANT
WE ARE SOUTHAMPTON
WE MELTDOWN WHEN WE WANT

 

I don't think complaining = melting down.

Sheesh. Some of you must not be able to spend five minutes with your wives and their constant melting down...

 

Who is melting down?

I thought this was a forum to comment, debate and create...

 

I wonder who our new CB will be? Can't recall any rumours of in comings in this position.....so must be someone under the radar.

 

Or boyfriends/husbands. We need to be inclusive of all. Including Andre Gray.

 

Fair point, it's more predictions of meltdowns should Jay and Jose go. Not sure why anyone would, that's all.

 

I thinkg they are coming from a foreign league.

I have a feeling we may be bringing in Jones.


What's new Pussycat.

 

Were you here for any of the last 2 summers? Saints fans love a meltdown

 

No doubt we will. Getting two quality attacking players who fit our new scheme, a top CB and another young CB (if we were after one before Fonte's likely departure, and we should be) in eight days is something of an ask though.