Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[Sexual Ealing]

Being a bit hard on yourself there SE. Your lame attempts at being funny aren’t always unsuccessful. I’m a fan anyway, at least.

Thanks mate. This is about transfers though, not me *points to transfer thread all about me in OT*

[ozzjim]

Speaking of transfers, considering we are possibly 6/7 players from having a competitive squad, including 2 centre halves, 2 midfielders, a winger, a keeper and a second striker, it has all gone very quiet. I guess it is because to get our first choices in those positions it would set us back the best part of £130 million, so it will be interesting to see what our alternatives are.

[TopDeck113]

I don't know any Southampton fans by the way.

My mother in law is a proud Saints fan, as is most of her part of the family. I am very lucky having such a cool mother in law, she is a huge football fan, a fountain of knowledge, and also brought up a rather fantastic daughter. Her sister was in the final of mastermind this year, so I’m guessing they are not all simpletons!

I read an article a year or two back and the Premier League club with the most season ticket holders outside of the area postcode wasn't Manure or Liverpool but Southampton. Also, apparently pound for pound Southampton fans were richer than any other fans in the top flight.

Back in my student days I had an acquaintance who was a Pompey fan.  I remember him telling me that Portsmouth's support was drawn from the city but Southampton was the county's team getting support from small town and rural Hampshire.

(Incidentally, this was because the other guy in the conversation was a Norwich fan about to go off to the Milk Cup final and was explaining why "all of Norfolk" would be going to Wembley.)

[OCD]

The Wesley deal pretty much came out of the blue and the Targett deal changed over the course of a weekend from being a name speculated about to a done deal.

[JJ-AV]

The Wesley deal pretty much came out of the blue and the Targett deal changed over the course of a weekend from being a name speculated about to a done deal.

And we've got bids in for Butland, Webster, Mings and Phillips. Still a month to go. We've signed 5 in 5 weeks and signed more than anyone else in the division.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Maupay off to Sheffield United then?

[AsTallAsLions]

Maupay off to Sheffield United then?

That's a good signing for them. One we should have made IMO.

[themossman]

Agree £15m seems like fuck all in this current climate

[Rudy65]

Maupay off to Sheffield United then?

That's a good signing for them. One we should have made IMO.

Agreed. He looks as if he could make the jump up to the prem

I assume we have other targets if we’re not interested

[cdbearsfan]

Perhaps they are offering him first team football and we couldn't guarantee it. I want it to happen, but it still might be asking a bit much for us to attract top talent willing to play second fiddle to Weselino as a newly-promoted club.

[UK Redsox]

Whatever happened to the abbreviation Soton? I don't think I've noticed WBA either, probably a good thing West Brom looks half arsed.

I've always wondered why QPR is the only football abbreviation we use when we speak. We say
West Brom not WBA
Preston not PNE
Brighton not BHA
West Ham not WHU
Queen of the South not QOTS etc.

Is it simply that their name is comprised of 2 Scottish teams names?

QOTS were ok at the start, but not as good as Kyuss

[AsTallAsLions]

Whatever happened to the abbreviation Soton? I don't think I've noticed WBA either, probably a good thing West Brom looks half arsed.

I've always wondered why QPR is the only football abbreviation we use when we speak. We say
West Brom not WBA
Preston not PNE
Brighton not BHA
West Ham not WHU
Queen of the South not QOTS etc.

Is it simply that their name is comprised of 2 Scottish teams names?

QOTS were ok at the start, but not as good as Kyuss

Ba-dum-tshh.

One of the better ones on here lately, bravo. - I disagree mind you

[mr underhill]

I can't help thinking we won't now see Mings, Phillips or Webster come in - there's never been any other club associated with them so there is no bidding war - they're simply too expensive. That's just my opinion of course, and if I'm proved wrong, I'm  wrong.

[cdbearsfan]

TNS?

[maidstonevillain]

As a fellow gardener I found that very amusing Dave...I might be the only one but very good

It got a smile here. And I hate gardening.