Graeme Murty will sign a professional contract at Southampton this week.
The 34-year-old former Royals captain has been training with the team since the start of pre-season after he was released from Reading.
New boss and former manager at Madejski Stadium Alan Pardew is likely to offer the fans' favourite a one-year deal at St Mary's.
Looks like we have missed out on a good class player!
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agree.
Murty would have been good as a back up and a good pro in the dressing room but we have better, younger players IMHO.
Couldn't agree more. If Parky wanted him we'd have got him.
Agreed
He will however, spend the majority of his time injured.
Billionaire owner aswell... You forgot that one.
He has impressed during his trial, I will be happy with him for a free signing.
The question is will he stay fit? He didn't with us but then we specialise in longterm injured players!
Dailly should be another 'good pro' as they say, like Murty, and he can probably get away with a lack of pace at centre back much more than Murty could at right back.
I don't see the funny side about someone suffering ligament damange. Especially a decent pro like Murty.
He had been soild for us in every game he had played and one unlucky moment last night could leave him out for months - who knows, he may even call it a day and end his career.
As you matelots say " All aboard that's coming aboard."
As you matelots say " All aboard that's coming aboard."[/quote]
I'm on many different fan forums.
So I guess I want to be a Forest, Charton, Bristol Rovers, Leicester City, Derby, Saints and Celtic fan.
Exciting times for me.
I was sad we did not sign him up permanently in the summer but as a 100% player not scared to go in for a tackle and towards the end of his career I guess injurys like this were likely and Parky has more common sense than Pardew as we all know.
I don't see the funny side about someone suffering ligament damange. Especially a decent pro like Murty.
He had been soild for us in every game he had played and one unlucky moment last night could leave him out for months - who knows, he may even call it a day and end his career.[/quote]
Think you have mis-understood Saints fan, reading the thread from start to finish everyone said they would have loved to sign him, but he was bound to get injured & low & behold......well he does in the first couple of weeks of the season.
I think you'll find I was laughing at the situation Pardew has got himself into rather than Murty getting injured. No need to get your knickers in a twist!
Why do you believe this?