Latest football stories from FansNetwork Do Saints Need to be Competitive in the Transfer Window ? Southampton Do Saints Need to be Competitive in the Transfer Window for the Remainder of the Summer? Thats is the question our regular correspondent Dan asks in an in depth look at the summer window with nearly a month gone.  Saints Need To Bring In A Central Defender Now ! Southampton Even if Virgil Van Dijk does extend his Southampton career into this coming season Saints are still short of a genuine quality central defender.  St Mary's Transfer Round Up Southampton Just in case you can't keep up with all the latest rumours regarding ins and outs at St Mary's Arron Sanders takes a look at them all and their merits.  Matching numbers and names gives few Pompey clues Portsmouth Anyone expecting Pompey's squad numbers to reveal without any doubt who'd be in Kenny Jackett's team - and who probably wouldn't be - will have been disappointed at their unveiling.  Dale 0 Barnsley 2 Rochdale Dale's final home game of the preseason campaign ended in a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Barnsley.  Saints Release Details For Huddersfield Tickets Southampton Saints have put out the details for what is now the first away game of the season, the trip to Huddersfield Town on August 26th.  The Bowlescast Part 2 - Podcast Queens Park Rangers In the second part of the special joint podcast between Open All R’s and The Loftcast ahead of this weekend’s Stan Bowles benefit game we hear from Gerry Francis and Ian Holloway.  Saints Considering Other Options In Takeover Situation Southampton Saints are starting to accept that Lander Holdings are not going to proceed with the deal to buy an 80 % stake in the club and are now looking at other potential investments.  Spanish Giants Enter Van Dijk Chase Southampton Liverpool could be getting the Spanish Archer as Barcelona and Real Madrid are said to be ready to elbow them out of the running to sign Virgil Van Dijk. |