Rumour Mill - Beattie, Baird, Crainey, Hall & Delap.
By The Editor
Updated Monday, 26th July 2004
No sooner than Rupert Lowe declares he's happy with the strength of the squad and the press is full of stories about several of our players heading out the door.
| Rumoured to be Joe Royle's target Premiership defender, after being lef tout of Saints |
| pre season tour. Saints aren’t looking to send Baird out on loan and Baird isn’t looking for |
| another loan deal.Royle has said "We have made no approach for Baird." |
| 26/07/2004 |
| Stephen Crainey | Out | Ipswich Town | Loan |
| Joe Royle has said that he's looking to bring in a young Premiership player on loan for |
| next season. Chris Baird was also rumoured to be a target, but this has been denied by Royle. |
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| 26/07/2004 |
| Mido | In | Marseille | Unknown |
| Mido's agent Christophe Henrotay said: "It's now up to Mido to decide. Some of the clubs |
| we've been speaking with are away on pre-season tours and he needs to talk with the |
| managers. Hopefully it will be sorted this week." |
| Rupert Lowe is due in Sweden to discuss the Palace bid with both the player and manager |
| Paul Sturrock. Lowe is obviously keen on making a hefty profit on the player, so this one |
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| 26/07/2004 |
| James Beattie | Out | Charlton | £7 million |
| Chairman Rupert Lowe said: "We don't want to sell Beattie and we are a bigger club than |
| Charlton so it would not make any sense. |
| "I think Beattie's agent has been busy but he is a Southampton player and we want it to |
| stay that way. He has done well for us and and we have done well for him." |
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| 26/07/2004 |
| Jo Tessem | Out | Lyn | Unknown |
| Saints are still looking to offload their fringe utilty player. |
| Paul Sturrock said: "Jo Tessem is in a situation that in the last few years he has played |
| very little football," Sturrock told The Daily Echo. |
| "Jo and I have had a conversation about it. |
| "It is important at his age that he plays in someone's first team. |
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| 26/07/2004 |
| Rory Delap | Out | West Brom | unknown |
| Paper talk has linked record Saints signing Delap with a move to the Baggies. Saints are |
| bound to want a decent fee for Delap so I can't see this one happening. |
| Sturrock seems quite keen on using Delap at the moment as well making it even more unlikely. |
