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TRANSFERS
Summer 2006
In Inigo Idiakez - aged 32 - Spanish - playmaking midfielder - ex-Derby - Derby Player of the Year for 2004-05 when Burley was manager - £275,000 transfer fee - 2-year contract.
In Chris Makin - aged 33 - English - defender - ex-Reading - versatile fullback who can play across the back four - member of Burley's Ipswich team in the Premiership - free transfer - 2-year contract.
In Mario Licka - aged 24 - Czech - midfielder - son of Werner Licka, a former Czechoslovakia international - ex-FC Slovacko of the Czech Republic - technically accomplished, comfortable on the ball, loves to get forward - free transfer - 2-year contract.
In Jhon Viafara - aged 27 - Columbia international - midfielder - ex-Pompey - strong, 6'3, good in the air - undisclosed transfer fee believed to be in the region of £750,000 - 3-year contract.
In Rudi Skácel - aged 27 - Czech international - creative left-sided midfielder - ex-Hearts - George Burley's top target - Burley managed him at Hearts which won their first 7 league games for 2005-06 with Skácel scoring in each of them to set a Scottish Premier League record - undisclosed transfer fee believed to be £1.6 million - 4-year contract.
In Pedro Miguel Cardoso Monteiro aka "Pele" - aged 28 - Portuguese - defender - ex-Belenenses of Portugal - undisclosed transfer fee believed to be £1 million - 3-year contract.
In Kelvin Davis - aged 29 - English - goalkeeper - ex-Sunderland - one of those goalies you either love or hate and can never quite figure out - terrific shot-stopper but at the same time ball-spiller - named Championship Goalkeeper of the Season for 2004-05, helping steer Ipswich to 3rd in the table, but had harrowing season for Sunderland the following year - links up again with former Ipswich goalkeeping coach Malcolm Webster - £800,000 initial fee and a further £450,000 tied to appearances - 3-year contract.
In Jermaine Wright - aged 30 - English - midfielder - ex-Leeds - free agent - 2-year deal after impressing on loan at end of last season.
In Bradley Wright-Phillips - aged 21 - English - striker - ex-Manchester City - son of legendary Arsenal striker Ian Wright and younger half-brother of Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips - £750,000 transfer fee - 3-year contract.
In Marcelo Sarmiento - aged 26 - Argentinian - midfielder - season-long loan deal from Club Atletico Racing de Cordoba of Argentina.
Out Ricardo Fuller - aged 26 - Jamaican international - striker - 9 goals in 31 appearances over 1 season - behind Rasiak, Wright-Phillips and Jones in pecking order with Best, McGoldrick coming through - high-earner - to Stoke City for undisclosed fee believed about £500,000 but largely depending on appearances as he has a dodgy knee.
Out Dexter Blackstock - aged 20 - English - centreforward - product of Saints Academy - 4 goals in 28 appearances (including 1 in a 2-1 win against Pompey) - fell down pecking order with arrivals of Grzegorz Rasiak and Bradley Wright-Phillips - to Queens Park Rangers for undisclosed fee believed to be about £500,000.
Out Danny Higginbotham - aged 27 - English - defender - 93 starts at centreback or leftback and 4 goals (1 in Premiership) in 3-and-a-half years - part of the crap defence (including scoring an own goal) in Saints' relegation season - to Stoke City for undisclosed fee after twice turning down a new contract.
Out Paul Smith - aged 26 - English - goalkeeper - formerly number two to Antti Niemi, he has dropped down the pecking order behind Bartosz Bialkowski and Kevin Miller - to Nottingham Forest for undisclosed fee.
Out Yoann Folly - aged 21 - French - midfielder - Paul Sturrock blooded and played him regularly in 2004 - failed to get in the team after numerous managerial changes - to Sheffield Wednesday now managed by Sturrock for undisclosed fee.
Out Matt Oakley - aged 28 - English - holding midfielder - 4 England U-21 caps - 14 goals in 262 games for Saints over 11 years - chose not to sign new contract.
Out Jelle Van Damme - aged 22 - Belgian - leftback - made just 9 appearances for Saints due to persistent ankle injury - expert whinger, not expert winger - said he wouldn't play in the Championship even before Saints were relegated - to Belgian club Anderlecht for undisclosed fee.
Out Marian Pahars - aged 29 - Latvia international - diminutive striker (5'9) - dubbed the "Latvian Michael Owen" (Saints fans would say Michael Owen is the "English Marian Pahars") - bags of skill, once famously nutmegged Jaap Stam to score in a 3-3 draw at Old Trafford - crucially scored twice in the 2-0 win over Everton at the Dell to keep Saints in the Premiership in 1999 - 45 goals in 156 games for Saints - a favourite of the fans who chanted his name even when he was out injured - dogged by injury problems in last 4 of 7 years with Saints - he cried when George Burley released him - see the Marian Pahars shrine.
January 2006 Transfer Window
In Jermaine Wright - aged 30 - English - versatile midfielder who can play anywhere across the middle - played for George Burley at Ipswich in the Premiership - on loan from Leeds for a month.
In Grzegorz Rasiak - aged 27 - Poland international - striker - played for George Burley at Derby a season ago, scoring 19 goals - on loan from Tottenham for 3 months, after which the transfer becomes permanent for £2 million.
In Richard Chaplow - aged 21 - English - creative central midfielder with an eye for goal - on loan from West Brom for 3 months.
In Alexander Ostlund - aged 27 - Sweden international - fullback - ex-Feyenoord - undisclosed transfer fee - 2-and-a-half-year contract.
In Peter Madsen - aged 27 - Denmark international with 13 full caps but who has not featured in the national side for a year because of injury - striker - on loan from Cologne till end of season.
In Jim Brennan - aged 28 - Canada international with over 30 caps - versatile left-sided player comfortable in back four or more advanced role - ex-Norwich - free transfer - contract until end of season.
In Darren Potter - aged 21 - Irish - central midfielder - on loan from Liverpool till end of season.
In Bartosz 'Bart' Bialkowski - aged 18 - Polish - goalkeeper - 6 foot 4 and 13 stone - highly recommended by goalkeeping coach Malcolm Webster - signed for nominal fee from Gornik Zabrze - 2-and-a-half-year contract.
Out Leandre Griffit - aged 21 - French - midfielder - scored against Blackburn on debut in October 2003 - failed to make impact since - to Elfsborg on a free transfer.
Out Nigel Quashie - aged 27 - Scotland international - midfielder - defected to Saints from Pompey with Harry Redknapp the previous January - skippered Saints after Jason Dodd - to West Bromwich Albion for £1.2 million.
Out Rory Delap - aged 29 - Republic of Ireland international - midfielder - short-lived manager Stuart Gray's record purchase of £4 million from Derby (Derby fans laughed) in July 2001 - failed to justify price tag (hence the nickname Decrap) - to Sunderland on a free transfer.
Out Matthew Mills - aged 19 - English - centreback - tall (6'3), athletic, composed, right-footed - played in George Burley's first 3 games in charge - joined Saints Academy in 2000 - sold to Manchester City for undisclosed fee to link up again with Steve Wigley now in charge of City reserves.
Out Andrew McNeil - aged 19 - Scottish - goalkeeper - joined Saints on scholarship in 2003 and signed professional terms on 18th birthday - contract cancelled by mutual consent.
Out Brett Ormerod - aged 29 - English - striker - consummate professional (never moaned) - terrible haircut - poor strike rate for Saints (12 goals in 98 games) - unselfish and helped James Beattie (whom he knew from their Blackburn trainee days) to score many goals - scored goal that put Saints in 2003 FA Cup final - to Championship rivals Preston North End on a free transfer.
Out Theo Walcott - aged 16 - English - attacking winger - skilful, composed, blessed with electric pace - 5 goals for Saints - product of Saints Academy - object of a bidding war between Arsenal and Chelsea with Chelsea willing to "top any offer Arsenal made" and eventually making a firm bid of £15 million cash - chairman Lowe would have accepted this bid except Theo refused to go to Chelsea, wanting to work with his idol Thierry Henry instead (who no doubt helped things along with his own impassioned pleas to Theo to "come to Arsenal") - being under 17 at the time, Theo had only a scholarship contract with Saints and could not have signed a professional contract - so Saints had to choose between the devil and the deep blue sea when Theo wanted to go - otherwise the Football League Appeals Committee would have awarded Saints £1 million max - "sold" (compensation for training and development) eventually to Arsenal for an initial £5 million, rising to £12 million depending on club and country appearances i.e. £1 million for every 10 starts for Arsenal (2 sub appearances counting as a start) up to £5 million; £1 million for every 10 'competitive' starts for England (5 sub appearances counting as a start, friendlies don't count) up to £2 million.
Out Tomasz Hajto - aged 33 - Polish - centreback - found his chances limited under new boss George Burley - contract cancelled by mutual consent - off to Championship rivals Derby.
Out Jason St Juste - aged 19 - English - winger - had a few run-outs for the reserves but failed to make breakthrough - contract cancelled by mutual consent.
Out Neil McCann - aged 31 - Scottish - left-winger - always seemed a better player for Scotland than for Saints - had niggling injuries and was frustrated at lack of first-team opportunities - released after asking for his contract to be terminated.
Out Antti Niemi - aged 33 - Finnish - ex-international with record 66 caps - signed for Saints in 2002 - quickly supplanted Paul Jones as undisputed No. 1 - excellent shot-stopper with great reflexes but an annoying tendency to stand stock still and not try to make a save when it appeared the ball would beat him - blossomed under Saints goalkeeping coach David Coles - active in charity work - sold to Fulham for undisclosed fee believed to be about £1 million.
Out Alan Blayney - aged 24 - Northern Irish - deputised well for Niemi at tail-end of 2003-04 season but not so well in 2004-05, requiring Kasey Keller to be brought in on loan - failed to make permanent breakthrough - to Doncaster for £50,000.
Out Dennis Wise - aged 39 - English - midfielder - contract terminated.
Out Marcelo Tejera - aged 32 - Uruguayan - midfielder - could not adapt to power and pace of English game - failed to play a first-team game - released.
Summer 2005
In Jason St Juste - aged 19 - English - winger - a Simon Clifford protege - ex-Darlington - free agent - "short-term contract".
In Marcelo Tejera - aged 32 - Uruguayan - ex-international - attacking midfielder - season-long loan deal from Penarol.
In Kamil Kosowski - aged 28 - Poland international with 35 caps - wide midfielder - regular member of Polish squad with Tomasz Hajto - season-long loan deal from Wisla Krakow.
In Djamel Belmadi - aged 29 - Algeria international - midfielder - twice named Algerian Footballer of the Year - speedy, skilful, two-footed - free agent, last club being Al Ittihad - 1-month contract with view to securing longer deal (subsequently secured).
In Ricardo Fuller - aged 25 - Jamaica international - striker - ex-Portsmouth - £90,000 transfer fee - 2-year contract.
In Tomasz Hajto - aged 32 - Poland international with 62 caps - centreback - long-throw specialist - ex-Nuremburg - free transfer - 1-year contract with 1-year option.
In Darren Powell - aged 29 - English - centreback - ex-Crystal Palace - free transfer - 2-year contract.
In Dennis Wise - aged 38 - English - ex-international with 21 full England caps - midfielder - battler with steel and heart - free agent after release by Millwall - 1-year contract.
Out Fabrice 'Crop Circles' Fernandes - aged 25 - French - winger - left-footed but played on the right for Saints - tried to cultivate a right foot - very hard to dispossess but lacked end product - had a habit of backtracking with the ball when in a position to cross, hence the nickname Crop Circles - moved to Bolton after agreeing to cancel the remaining year on his contract.
Out Paul Telfer - aged 33 - Scottish - defender - good honest pro - fittest player at Saints who once said his fitness was his only footballing asset - one of those players who are only noticed by their absence - golfing buddy of ex-manager Gordon St Rachan - sold to Celtic for undisclosed fee.
Out Peter Crouch - aged 24 - England international - striker - sold to Liverpool for £7 million and a 15 per cent sell-on clause.
Out Andreas Jakobsson - aged 32 - Swedish - centreback - sold to former club Helsingborg for undisclosed fee believed to be about £500,000.
Out Anders Svensson - aged 28 - Sweden international - attacking midfielder - could do wonders with the ball given lots of time (which the English game didn't allow) - revelled in the 'hole' behind the strikers for Sweden (but Saints seldom played him in that position) - contract expired - returned to former club Elfsborg.
Out Kevin Phillips - aged 31 - English - striker - to Aston Villa for £1 million.
Out Jason Dodd - aged 34 - English - rightback - Saints skipper - 16-year playing career with Saints - bought for £40,000 from Bath in 1989 - involved in many successful relegation struggles in the 90's - contract not renewed.
Out Jamie Redknapp - aged 31 - English - midfielder - persistent knee problem - hence retired.
Out Graeme Le Saux - aged 36 - English - left-sided player - retired.
Out Henri Camara - aged 27 - Senegalese - striker - loan expired - gone back to Wolves.
Out Calum Davenport - aged 22 - English - centreback - loan expired - gone back to Tottenham.
Out Olivier Bernard - aged 25 - French - left-sided fullback - contract expired.
Out Jo Tessem - aged 33 - Norway international - attacking midfielder - 16 goals in 78 starts and 52 substitute appearances for Saints - much used by Glenn Hoddle, little used by Gordon St Rachan - never had an agent (smart man) - ex-policeman - contract expired - rejoined first club Lyn Oslo.
January 2005 Transfer Window
In Henri Camara - aged 27 - Senegal international - striker with electric pace - "I like the manager (Harry) who was the main reason I came here" - on loan from Wolves till end of season - guesstimated loan fee of about £750,000.
In Olivier Bernard - aged 25 - French - left-sided fullback - ex-Newcastle - transfer fee of about £250,000 - 5-month contract.
In Nigel Quashie - aged 26 - Scotland international - midfielder - ex-Pompey captain - "a very shrewd signing" (ESPN commentator Jamie Reeves) - £2.1 million transfer fee - 3-and-a-half-year contract.
In Jamie 'Spice Boy' Redknapp - aged 31 - English - ex-international - midfielder - ex-Tottenham - son of manager Harry - free transfer - 6-month contract.
In Calum Davenport - aged 22 - English - ex-England U21 - centreback - on loan from Tottenham till end of season.
Out James Beattie - aged 26 - ex-England forward - sold to Everton for potentially £6.5 million (£6 million plus extras) - however Saints only get £4.5 million after Blackburn have taken a 20% cut of the profit as part of the deal to sell him to Saints 6 years ago.
Out Kasey Keller - aged 35 - American - goalkeeper - loan expired - gone back to Tottenham.
Summer 2004
*In Kasey Keller - aged 34 - USA international - goalkeeper - brought in to add presence and experience with both Antti Niemi and Paul Smith injured - permission granted by Premier League under rule M5 which allows Saints to bring in a replacement because the goalkeeper's position is a specialised one - on loan from Tottenham for 28 days until December 9. *Signed after closure of transfer window by permission under rule M5.
In Andreas Jakobsson - aged 31 - Swedish - recently quit international football - centreback - ex-Brondby (top Danish club) - "commanding player who reads the game well, a leader" - £1 million transfer fee - 2-year contract with option for third.
In Alledine Yahia - aged 22 - Tunisia international - centreback - six foot one - ex-Guingamp - "strong and has a good spring" - can also play in midfield or at rightback - replacement for Fitz Hall - transfer fee of about £350,000 - 3-year contract.
In Peter 'Beanpole' Crouch - aged 23 - English - striker - six foot eight - ex-Aston Villa (also ex-skate but we'll let that pass) - "very unusual striker with an excellent touch for a big man, holds the ball up well especially with back to goal" - £1.75 million transfer fee - 4-year contract.
In Mikael Nilsson - aged 26 - Sweden international - right-sided midfielder - ex-Halmstad (top Swedish club) - transfer fee of about £500,000 - 3-year contract.
In Jelle 'Muzzles from Brussels' van Damme - aged 20 - Belgium international - leftback - six foot four - ex-Ajax - "undisclosed substantial" transfer fee rumoured to be £2.5 million - 4-year contract.
In Kenwyne 'Doggy' Jones - aged 19 - Trinidad and Tobago international - centreback but brought in as a midfielder - six foot two - ex-W Connection - "wiry and strong, one for the future" - "small" undisclosed transfer fee.
Out Fitz 'One Size' Hall - aged 23 - English - centreback - made 11 appearances for Saints but unable to hold down a regular place - to Crystal Palace for £1.5 million to link up again with Iain Dowie who rated him highly.
Out Stephen Crainey - aged 23 - Scottish - leftback - to Leeds for £200,000 rising to £250,000 depending on appearances.
Out Agustin 'Tin Man' Delgado - aged 29 - Ecuador international - centreforward - cult figure at Saints - made just 5 first-team starts and 10 substitute appearances due to recurrent back and knee problems but scored against Arsenal and Liverpool - Man of the Match in 3-2 win against Arsenal - liable to fly back to Ecuador in a huff if fans forgot his birthday - contract cancelled.
January 2004 Transfer Window
In Stephen Crainey - aged 22 - Scotland international with 1 cap - leftback - ex-Celtic - transfer fee of £200,000 rising to £500,000 depending on appearances.
In Paul Smith - aged 24 - English - goalkeeper - six foot four - ex-Brentford - £500,000 transfer fee - 4-and-a-half-year contract.
Out Paul Jones - aged 36 - Wales international - goalkeeper - once undisputed number-one keeper at Saints until Antti Niemi's arrival - to Wolves for £250,000.
Out Chris Marsden - aged 35 - English - left-midfielder - vice-captain for Saints - Saints' Player of the Year for 2001/02 season - in 5 years with Saints, became a legend dubbed 'Chris Marsden Football Genius' or 'CMFG' (see goal) - released to play for Korean club Busan I'cons.
Summer 2003
In Dexter Blackstock - aged 17 - English - striker - ex-Oxford Utd (though he's never played for their first team) - "quick, athletic and powerful" (official site) - joins for undisclosed fee believed to be £200,000 rising to £600,000 depending on appearances.
In Kevin Phillips - aged 30 - England international with 8 caps - striker - ex-Sunderland - ex-Saints apprentice (Saints released him 12 years ago when he played at rightback) - £3.25 million transfer fee.
In Neil McCann - aged 29 - Scotland international - left-winger - ex-Rangers - winner of 3 league championships, 4 Scottish Cups and 2 League Cups - £1.5 million transfer fee.
In Yoann Folly - aged 18 - French of Togo parentage - ex-St Etienne - defensive midfielder - "very strong with quick feet and scores a few goals" and "one for the future" - transfer fee about £250,000.
In Graeme Le Saux - aged 34 - English - ex-international with 36 full caps - left-sided player - ex-Chelsea - transfer a part of Wayne Bridge sale to Chelsea - 2-year contract.
In Fitz Hall - aged 22 - English - ex-Oldham Athletic - highly-rated 6-foot-2 centreback - nickname 'One Size' (one size fits all, geddit?) - undisclosed transfer fee believed to be in the region of £250,000.
In Leandre Griffit - aged 19 - French - from Amiens (French 2nd Div) - attacking midfielder with an eye for goal - "one for the future" - no fee but compensation for training costs.
In Darren Kenton - aged 24 - English - long-time Norwich player - versatile defender most effective at rightback - free transfer.
Out Paul Williams - aged 34 - English - experienced centreback - released to Stoke City.
Out Wayne Bridge - aged 22 - England international with 12 caps - product of Saints academy - leftback with pace - to Chelsea for £7 million plus Graeme Le Saux.
Out Kevin Davies - aged 26 - English - striker - contract not renewed.
Out Federico Arias - aged 23 - Argentinian - winger - opt-out clause in contract exercised.
January 2003 Transfer Window
In David Prutton - aged 22 - English - Nottingham Forest's Player of the Year last season - U-21 England midfielder - predominantly a right-sided midfielder, although he has played left midfield and most recently, central midfield - Saints' "number one target" (according to official site) - £2.5 million transfer fee - 4-and-a-half-year contract.
In Danny Higginbotham - aged 24 - English - Derby County's Player of the Year last season - a defender who recently played well on the left - £1.5 million transfer fee - 4-year contract.
In Federico Arias - aged 23 - Argentinian - nickname 'Torpedo' (explosive over 20 metres) - has two excellent feet and crosses well - essentially a left-winger but able to play on the right a la Fabrice Fernandes - £500,000 transfer fee - 3-and-a-half-year contract.
Out Andrei Kanchelskis - aged 34 - ex-Russia international - winger - signed at the start of the season on a 1-year contract - made only 2 substitute appearances for Saints - contract cancelled by mutual consent.
Out Neil Moss - aged 27 - English - reserve keeper 4th in pecking order behind Niemi, Jones, Blayney - contract cancelled by mutual agreement.
Out Tahar El Khalej - aged 34 - Morocco international - versatile defender - 65 appearances for Saints - contract due to expire at end of season but released early - gone to Charlton Athletic as defensive cover.
Out Imants Bleidelis - aged 27 - Latvia international - winger - played just once for the first team in the infamous 4-3 loss to Tranmere - released.
Out Kleber Chala - aged 31 - Ecuador international - midfielder - cousin of Agustin Delgado - contract cancelled by mutual agreement.
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