Summer Transfer Rumour Thread.

I have it on high authority that Jarvis isnt interested in Saints. Sorry guys.

 

What's your source? If true, he obviously hasn't seen Nicola's presentation!

Don Cortese, time to make him an offer he can't refuse

 

Lets just say i have a very reliable source haha..

 

Didier Drogba , well I can dream cant I ?

 

You called?

 

Life isn't that easy in football. Nigel will probably have a two week holiday at some point, and then be back in analysing and checking out the plans for next season.

 

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/footba...sted-in-a-move-to-southampton-86908-23843515/

Hooper happy to stay at Celtic or just the usual soundbites?

 

Despite being in the PL (sounds lovely, doesn't it?), we are sadly still unfashionable Southampton. We won't attract (nor will we be willing to pay for) players that are being courted by many other teams. Taking a line from the movies, we want players with the right stuff...quality, not above themselves, willing to learn, and team spirit. Nigel said he already has a list of names, but this is really Cortese's moment. Get that video out, Nicola (with a little bit added on about the pitch invasion). I suspect a mixture of experience and foreign unknowns are being considered.

 

Nothing will happen until all the matches, play offs etc have finished. If QPR go down for instance and West Ham don't come up there will be big exoduses from both clubs and the merry go round will kick into action.

 

I suppose so Fran but do you think that he will break our transfer record (£4mil) for another midfielder or anyone come to that? In this particular transfer window...I personally do not think we can take too many chances. Like we did with the likes of De Ridder, Forte. We do not have the luxury of making too many mistakes with our purchases.

 

I think we will break our record transfer, not sure on who or what position though

 

There's the rub, though; we don't have the luxury of making too many mistakes, but we also don't have the luxury of playing it safe...three or four known commodities, proven at this level, is quite an ask unless we're paying for players at the tail end of their productive years. I too would expect a foreign unknown (unknown in England, at least) or two simply because the step up to the Prem from another top-flight league may be more appealing than a lateral move from another Prem side.

 

Here's one who won't break the bank.

Joe Lewis.

Just throwing it out there, having been released by Peterborough.

Without Forte, we wouldn't have been promoted from League One, and hence we wouldn't be in the Championship this season, meaning we wouldn't be in the Prem next season. Therefore, Forte got us into the Prem

 

Yeah I mentioned him as a good replacement for Bialkowksi, who is also out of contract soon. Some others aren't fans though.

 

This thing with Joe Lewis and not being a bigheaded fan or anything but if he's not deemed to be good enough and released for nothing from Peterboro why is he ok for Southampton?.

 

Lewis is awful!

Mediocre league 1 player at best.

The fact that Peterborough don't want him says it all really

 

As I've said elsewhere, we already have a very good young goalkeeper in Jack Dovey. I don't think a goalkeeper is a priority. I also hope they extend Bart's contract. He is perfect as a back up. I know he'll be remembered for that goal last year but he was superb the year before when Davis was injured (in fact he was unlucky to lose his place).

 

He refused to sign a new contract because he wants to play at a higher level. Hence he is being released on a bosman. He lost his place at Peterborough through a combination of this and an injury.

 

Lewis would be good, he would develop well as goalkeepers don't tend to normally peak untill their 30's, same with Bart

 

Please take everything Fouth_Official says with a pinch of Salt. He has no idea at all. If I can be bothered later I'll dig out all his 'inside information' from last summer, show how little he actually knows...