Although these days Saints have the money to shop at the high end of the market, with the possibility of a Europa League run could a player or two on a free transfer help Saints bulk up their squad.

Some supporters these days cant see past a new signings ability to be a first choice player, but the modern day game is about building a squad and sometimes you can find a hidden gem in the list of released players in the summer, so can Saints find the answer to a problem or two on the cheap ?

Aston Villa

Darren Bent, Graham Burke, Alfie Crooks, Christopher Herd, Craig Hill, Bradley Lewis, Isaac Nehemie, Daniel O'Brien, Enda Stevens, Thomas Strain, Ron Vlaar, Courtney Wildin

Burnley

Cameron Howieson, Steven Reid, Ross Wallace

Chelsea

Didier Drogba

Crystal Palace

Foluwashola Ameobi, Michael Chambers, Kyle De Silva, Stephen Dobbie, Owen Garvan, Brede Hangeland, Lewis Price, Peter Ramage, Ghassimu Sow, Jerome Thomas

Everton

Antolin Alcaraz, Sylvain Distin, George Green, Curtis Langton, John Lundstram, Ben McLaughlin

Hull City

Joseph Cracknell, Leon Dawson, Joseph Dudgeon, Maynor Figueroa, Stephen Harper, John Mahon, Jonathan Margetts, Eoghan McCawl, Paul McShane, Mark Oxley, Liam Rosenior, Yannick Sagbo, Sam Topliss

Leicester

Zoumana Bakayogo, Marcel Barrington, Adam Dawson, Paul Gallagher, Kieran Kennedy, Conrad Logan, Herve Pepe-Ngoma, Louis Rowley, Gary Taylor-Fletcher, Matthew Upson

Liverpool

Steven Gerrard, Glen Johnson, Brad Jones, Jordan Lussey, Marc Pelosi

Manchester City

Adam Drury, John Guidetti, Frank Lampard, Greg Leigh, Dominic Oduro, Micah Richards

Manchester United

Ben Amos, Tom Cleverley, Callum Evans, Ryan McConnell, Thomas Thorpe

Newcastle

Jak Alnwick, Adam Campbell, Jonas Gutierrez, Remie Streete, Ryan Taylor

QPR

Bruno Andrade, Joey Barton, Richard Dunne, Rio Ferdinand, Jordan Gibbons, Karl Henry, Aaron Lennox, Brian Murphy, Jamie Sendles-White, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Bobby Zamora

Southampton

Artur Boruc, Cody Cropper, Jos Hooiveld, Christopher Johns, Omar Rowe, Jake Sinclair

Stoke City

Oluwatomisin Adeloye, James Alabi, Samuel Coulson, Alexander Grant, Wilson Palacios, Robbie Parry, Nathan Ricketts-Hopkinson, Thomas Sorensen, Adam Thomas, Charlie Ward, Elliot Wheeler, Andrew Wilkinson

Sunderland

Wes Brown, Peter Burke, Andrew Cartright, Joel Dixon, Thomas McNamee, Anthony Reveillere

Swansea

Thomas Atyeo, David Cornell, Ruaridhri Donnelly, Corey Francis, Giancarlo Gallifuoco, Joseph Jones, Kurtis March, Curtis Obeng, Gareth Owen, Scott Tancock, Alan Tate, Gerhard Tremmel

Tottenham

Jordan Archer, Cristian Ceballos, Brad Friedel, Bongani Khumalo, Aaron McEneff, Alexander McQueen, Jonathan Miles

West Brom

Wesley Atkinson, Chris Baird, Aaron Birch, Jason Davidson, Bradley Garmston, Alexander Jones, Gareth McAuley, Youssouf Mulumbu, Mani O'Sullivan

West Ham

Kieran Bywater, Carlton Cole, Anderson De Carvalho, Guy Demel, Jussi Jaaskelainen, Sean Maguire, Paul McCallum, Daniel Potts

There are a few neames that could be a good addition to Saints squad, John Guidetti released from Manchester City was linked to Saints last season having played for Ronald Koeman on loan at Feyenoord and having scored 20 goals in 23 games could be seen as worth a punt.

Another player that might be of interest could be Brad Jones released from Liverpool, the keeper ousted Simon Mignolet earlier in the season and put in a decent display or tow but is now looking to leave Anfield for more regular football, depending on when Fraser forster is expected to return there are worse keepers we could consider.

Villa of course lose Ron Vlaar at the end of his contract and he has already been linked with a move to St Mary's

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corkcitysaint added 18:48 - Jun 10 Micah Richards mightn't be too bad an addition to the squad. As a matter of interest, have Arsenal not released anyone?
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saintbazza added 20:27 - Jun 10 We were supposed to have been after John Guidetti from Man City last year?
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GeordieSaint added 21:07 - Jun 10 I always liked Chris Baird, he was a real 100 percenter. A name that stands out to me on that is WIlson PAlavios at Stoke, he must go down as one of the worst signings in premier league history. Stoke paid well over 10 mill for him and he must have played about 10 games in 5 years. Absolutely atrocious.
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Capt_Koons added 09:56 - Jun 11 Brad Friedel on a one year contract to cover FF?
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BoondockSaint added 13:43 - Jun 11 I saw an interview with Friedel when Spuds were planning to end his streak of games started and he said he had come to an agreement with them for his future which included him doing some youth coaching while going for his managerial badges. If they hadn't I think he would have moved to keep the streak going. So while I would love us to get him, I think he's staying put. Has anyone ever seen these "badges"? Are they actual badges? Do they wear them on a sash like Boy Scouts?- Although Jose says: "I don't need no steenking badges!"

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welhamdowed added 15:46 - Jun 11 Artur Boruc not bad, could do a job for us I reckon.
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