ddb wrote:Brendy, you conflicted by these signings by Pool from Southampton?
Not really.
I guess if they had to go somewhere, then I'm glad that they've gone to Liverpool. Still means I can follow them from afar. But it does also make me laugh slightly at Liverpool's transfer policy. They clearly can't be aiming for the title this season, because spending £50m on three Saints players doesn't fit that bill. All three were brilliant for us, and can play higher. But they're hardly going to be difference between finishing above the likes of City and Chelsea, and not finishing above them.
And as for Saints, well I'd much rather have XI players who want to play for us. Yes all these departures (and soon to be departures) currently leaves our squad completely threadbare, particularly in defence, but it also leaves us with more cash than we could have ever dreamt of. If we spend it wisely, and spend most of it, then the next month could be very exciting for us indeed.
We've already been linked to Rojo and Forster - yes please on both counts. Plus half the Dutch World Cup squad. And I don't see why we can't at least try for some of the bigger name fringe PL players. The likes of Young, Agger, Lukaku, Moses, Lennon, Hernandez, Sandro, Enrique etc.