Transfer Rumours The Summer “Have We Signed Anyone Yet?” Thread

a couple of seasons ago we were forced to play Stevens and Maya for a fair few games. Yes, you remember a few big mistakes, but their goals against record was very good

 

And he was bad at it

 

Yes, and they took us to Wembley, playing in a back four.

 

I might be very naive, but to me it seems inconceivable that a professional athlete could ever be content to be paid - however generously - not to play. These guys have such short careers, surely they want to prove themselves on the pitch (any ****ing pitch)?

 

Please refer yourself to pretty much every reserve goalkeeper...ever.

 

Agreed. Unless they are a fraud, and genuinely don't believe they are good enough to earn what they are on.

 

Depends on the person I would say, and what stage of their career they are at as well I suppose.

I would quite happily sit on the bench for £100k a week rather than play week in week out for £50k, but that is probably unsurprising coming from me

 

And the CB that was at Chelsea and didn’t play for about 23 seasons... Dutch maybe?

 

Ahhhh Winston Bogarde. The stuff of legends,

 

Well yeah, but it’s different for keepers for all sorts of reasons. Mainly because you can only have one of them on the pitch.

All of them have had to wait for their chance, before grabbing it with <ahem> both hands.

 

Wayne Bridge at City

 

As saints fans it is strange that we are even debating it! We should know from our current predicament that players are happy to either sit on/in the bench/stands or go out on loan as they are on bigger wages than they can get elsewhere.
Clasie is the perfect example

 

We have an outgoing ...

https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/...southampton-gillingham-loan-move-announcement

 

And Chelsea. Wonder if he ever regretted leaving us?

 

Gillingham................well that surely Wesley's level! Yey

 

Won everything at Chelsea didn't he? Earnt a fortune on the way and got pretty awesome at golf I hear during his time at City. Oh and is married to Frankie from the Saturdays, I'm sure he is gutted.

 

Perhaps his biggest blip is John Terry creeping all over his house.

 

that'll save us 2 and 6 a week!

 

I dunno, didn’t follow his Chelsea career that closely. Thought Ashley Cole arrived and consigned him to the bench for most of it?

 

Probably brought his family along to rob the place too...