| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 10:12 - May 14 with 4856 views | grumpy |
No! Lets move forward not look backwards.
We don't need another Walcott scenario.
Lallana is 36. |  | |  |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 10:35 - May 14 with 4794 views | PatfromPoole |
I thought he was originally from St. Albans, not Boscombe. |  |
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| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 11:10 - May 14 with 4756 views | SaintNick |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 10:35 - May 14 by PatfromPoole |
I thought he was originally from St. Albans, not Boscombe. |
Born in St Albans but moved to Bournemouth when he was 5 |  |
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| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 11:17 - May 14 with 4738 views | Number_58 |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 10:35 - May 14 by PatfromPoole |
I thought he was originally from St. Albans, not Boscombe. |
Yes, when he left he put a full page message in the St Albans Junior School end of term newspaper. |  | | |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 13:19 - May 14 with 4582 views | arfurdent |
fook no! |  |
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| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 13:22 - May 14 with 4559 views | kingslandstand1 |
Depends on whether he puts a Saints shirt on before the clubs/him agree a deal ...........
(but as said below, let's move forwards not backwards) |  | | |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 15:41 - May 14 with 4463 views | SFC_Referee |
No, as he had the chance to come back just before he went off to Brighton, yet from what I heard he picked Brighton over us. And that was a few years back we he was better and had more left in him, but for how old he is now and how little he’ll have left, he’s certainly not someone I’d wanna see back here. |  |
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| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 17:39 - May 14 with 4383 views | UTS1885 |
No we got the best years out of him and we need to buy the NEXT Lallana.
Esp with his Cortese behaviour. [Post edited 14 May 19:35]
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| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 18:39 - May 14 with 4330 views | TripleNiemi |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 10:35 - May 14 by PatfromPoole |
I thought he was originally from St. Albans, not Boscombe. |
Believe he is ‘Scouse’ not English based on his love affair….. [Post edited 14 May 18:41]
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| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 19:24 - May 14 with 4296 views | Chesham_Saint |
Time heals. I’d have him back if he’s up to it. |  |
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| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 12:42 - May 27 with 3941 views | SFC_Referee |
Even more coming out today that this could actually be happening, especially with him being next to Le Tiss at the game yesterday | |
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| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 12:57 - May 27 with 3890 views | City_boy |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 12:42 - May 27 by SFC_Referee |
Even more coming out today that this could actually be happening, especially with him being next to Le Tiss at the game yesterday |
Yep, article in Telegraph just published that we are in talks.
This a repeat of the Walcott deal. I know we weren't keen on signing more kids, but Lallana is 36 !! [Post edited 27 May 12:58]
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| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 13:10 - May 27 with 3866 views | saintmark1976 |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 12:57 - May 27 by City_boy |
Yep, article in Telegraph just published that we are in talks.
This a repeat of the Walcott deal. I know we weren't keen on signing more kids, but Lallana is 36 !! [Post edited 27 May 12:58]
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What possible benefit is there for us in signing an aged injury prone has been like Lallana ? | |
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| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 13:31 - May 27 with 3822 views | 1885_SFC |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 13:10 - May 27 by saintmark1976 |
What possible benefit is there for us in signing an aged injury prone has been like Lallana ? |
None. Surely the club realise that by now? |  |
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| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 13:42 - May 27 with 3795 views | TripleNiemi |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 13:31 - May 27 by 1885_SFC |
None. Surely the club realise that by now? |
Was I too inebriated in thinking when the screen panned to Matty up in the stand that Lallana was in there too?? | |
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| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 13:45 - May 27 with 3791 views | City_boy |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 13:42 - May 27 by TripleNiemi |
Was I too inebriated in thinking when the screen panned to Matty up in the stand that Lallana was in there too?? |
The answer is probably 'yes' to both. 'Yes' you were probably inebriated and 'yes' Lallana was there as well ! | | | |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 15:25 - May 27 with 3673 views | SonicBoom |
He never managed 90 minutes for us when he was in his early 20's. He wasn't a regular starter at Liverpool, and he didn't get much game time at Brighton.
Hes 36.
Exactly what would we expect him to contribute next season?
As a coach perhaps, but I can't see any use as a player. His time has passed. |  | | |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 15:49 - May 27 with 3631 views | Ron11 |
Nivea dull moment for Lallana.
I'd rather have Rickie Lambert back, even if he is fifteen stone. | | | |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 16:59 - May 27 with 3553 views | UTS1885 |
Actually being a club guest yesterday and wearing the tie, i would says its a done deal.
I dont see the point | | | |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 18:10 - May 27 with 3471 views | saint22 |
This is classic saints
On the back of yesterday’s brilliant performance and result, instead of grasping this and progressing and looking to sign players to turn us into a force we are looking to bring back a crock?? Why?! | | | |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 20:25 - May 27 with 3330 views | dirk_doone |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 15:25 - May 27 by SonicBoom |
He never managed 90 minutes for us when he was in his early 20's. He wasn't a regular starter at Liverpool, and he didn't get much game time at Brighton.
Hes 36.
Exactly what would we expect him to contribute next season?
As a coach perhaps, but I can't see any use as a player. His time has passed. |
As a general rule, let's not write players off too soon. If you look at top teams like Real Madrid, they have a lot of players in their 30s, like Modric (38), Rüdiger (31), Alaba (31), Carvajal (32), Courtois (32), Joselu (34) and Kroos (34).
There may be other issues, like injuries, which might not make Lallana a good signing but there is certainly great value to be had in signing players in their 30s if our main aim is to stay up next season. I'd be very happy if we signed 3 or 4 players in that age group, especially a goalkeeper, central defender and striker. Players in their 30s often come on free transfers whereas youngsters usually command big transfer fees. Our most successful years under McMenemy were built on a transfer policy of signing star players towards the end of their careers. He found that was a way we could compete with the top clubs. [Post edited 27 May 20:36]
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| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 20:44 - May 27 with 3279 views | yateleysaint |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 20:25 - May 27 by dirk_doone |
As a general rule, let's not write players off too soon. If you look at top teams like Real Madrid, they have a lot of players in their 30s, like Modric (38), Rüdiger (31), Alaba (31), Carvajal (32), Courtois (32), Joselu (34) and Kroos (34).
There may be other issues, like injuries, which might not make Lallana a good signing but there is certainly great value to be had in signing players in their 30s if our main aim is to stay up next season. I'd be very happy if we signed 3 or 4 players in that age group, especially a goalkeeper, central defender and striker. Players in their 30s often come on free transfers whereas youngsters usually command big transfer fees. Our most successful years under McMenemy were built on a transfer policy of signing star players towards the end of their careers. He found that was a way we could compete with the top clubs. [Post edited 27 May 20:36]
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I understand the objections but I think we could use his experience.
I wasn’t overly pleased when we signed Fraser on loan but he was a really useful addition.
Walcott would have been alright if we hadn’t been so reliant on him when the whole team was struggling badly.
If Lallana can still contribute then maybe it’s not such a bad idea. I’m going back a bit but Jimmy Case was old too and played in a more combative position.
I saw him (Lallana not case FFS!) playing for BHA recently and he didn’t look off the pace. |  |
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| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 22:45 - May 27 with 3179 views | LondonSaint76 |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 20:44 - May 27 by yateleysaint |
I understand the objections but I think we could use his experience.
I wasn’t overly pleased when we signed Fraser on loan but he was a really useful addition.
Walcott would have been alright if we hadn’t been so reliant on him when the whole team was struggling badly.
If Lallana can still contribute then maybe it’s not such a bad idea. I’m going back a bit but Jimmy Case was old too and played in a more combative position.
I saw him (Lallana not case FFS!) playing for BHA recently and he didn’t look off the pace. |
Agreed, I don’t think it would be a disaster either, I know the Walcott return was a bit underwhelming to say the least, that doesn't mean this needs to go the same way - as you say, he's looked fine in recent BHA performances.
Just to cheer some of you up, seen two separate reports linking Danny Ings with a return to SFC next season - mind you, one of those was on Hammers News so probably just wishful thinking on their part  |  |
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| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 23:11 - May 27 with 3136 views | Heisenberg |
No to Lallana JWP and Ings. We need to move forward not sign players who left or are past it. |  |
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| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 23:44 - May 27 with 3106 views | saint22 |
| Could Adam Lallana Make A Surprise Return To Southampton on 23:11 - May 27 by Heisenberg |
No to Lallana JWP and Ings. We need to move forward not sign players who left or are past it. |
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