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Tessem on trial with Saints
6:20am Saturday 4th July 2009
FORMER Saint Jo Tessem has linked up with his old club on a short trial.
The Norwegian, who made 112 appearances for Saints from 1999-2005, has joined former Reading skipper Graeme Murty and Nigerian born striker Ode Thompson as free agents training with the Saints first team.
Tessem, whose most recent league experience came at Bournemouth, was offered a contract by Swedish club Elfsborg but wants to stay in and around Southampton.
Though it is informally being described as a trial, Tessem is training with Saints to get fit and he and manager Mark Wotte will decide in two or weeks whether to take it any further.
Full story in today's Daily Echo
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Condor Man, Southampton says...
7:00am Sat 4 Jul 09
Bitterne Park Tim, says...
7:26am Sat 4 Jul 09
Tirau Dan (NZL), Tirau (NZL) says...
7:32am Sat 4 Jul 09
We need a squad with a lot of experience. We didn't have it last year and paid the price.
Just so long as we don't carry any passengers with injuries. Reading between the lines Mark Wotte isn't taking prisoners he's getting rid of the slackers and drawing in players that want to be part of the rebuild. They will be doing this for very little money on the promise of contracts if they perform in training so it's all win win for Saints. Remember every cent saved by Wotte at this stage is a cent that can go on a couple of higher grade players to get us up fast!
Mike_Saint, Soton says...
7:43am Sat 4 Jul 09
I had great hopes when MLT & KK looked like they were taking the helm but it now looks like sameold same old or perhaps even worse with has beens?
Gozzer, Hedge end says...
8:18am Sat 4 Jul 09
Optimist, Soton says...
8:39am Sat 4 Jul 09
Bob's Your Uncle, Eastleigh says...
8:41am Sat 4 Jul 09
(Have you checked out Southampton World and given your views?
www.ohwhenthesaints.
net )
southamptonwayne, Sutton says...
9:01am Sat 4 Jul 09
kinkyboots, land of leather says...
9:06am Sat 4 Jul 09
Rudd Gillett, Saffhampton says...
9:12am Sat 4 Jul 09
jhp767903, Terra Firma says...
9:12am Sat 4 Jul 09
Barney123, says...
9:15am Sat 4 Jul 09
I'm sure Jason Dodd is interested as well...
s-word: past-it
jono1974, eastleigh says...
9:25am Sat 4 Jul 09
Saint Rob, Southampton, Freemantle says...
9:33am Sat 4 Jul 09
Jo and Paul Wotton in centre midfield would be a great combo!
coyr
Sally Hamilton TT, Botley says...
9:33am Sat 4 Jul 09
bumblysaint, new forest says...
9:35am Sat 4 Jul 09
and barney 123,Tessem
wasn't that good first time around,for
God's sake don't sign
him again,know times
are hard,hopefully things will be getting better soon,
players like Tessem
can't be the way forward for our club,
we can't be the dumping ground for old has-beens and even older no-hopers.
We need experience and a little bit of class,there have to be players of that ilk out there out of
contract,trying so hard to keep the faith.COYR.
rossofficial, St Marys says...
10:01am Sat 4 Jul 09
I think most fans on here are always miserable and slating eveyr articale that the echo releases!! these fans keep slating potential new owners on here to! no wonder they pull out!! Tessem does look fit and lets get behind whoever joins the club and give them a chance!! Tessem will be a useful target man! murty is a good player similar to prutton! dont know about nigerian player though.
what ever happeened to the likely lads? i mean tony pulis junior? maybe they made him tea boy!
chip eater, fair oak says...
10:14am Sat 4 Jul 09
James the saint, Southampton says...
10:47am Sat 4 Jul 09
Saintsteve, Southampton says...
10:57am Sat 4 Jul 09
Allotmentman66, Bitterne says...
11:13am Sat 4 Jul 09
Shooter, Southampton says...
11:13am Sat 4 Jul 09
Graeme Murty will be a great signing, especially alongside Chris Perry. We will need their experience in the League One scraps.
I'm totally chuffed that Stern John is back in contention - he will rip up the League One defences, and by all accounts this new boy from Belgium isn't too shabby either.
If we can keep Lallana and some of the other younger players, and build around the older stronger and more experienced players, we will definitely be back on + points before mid September and then pushing upwards.
Wotte is a good guy, and if the team respond to him, and he's allowed to get on with things instead of having his hands tied, then we'll see good things this year.
bumblysaint, new forest says...
11:25am Sat 4 Jul 09
had some things over the years to make us miserable,'eh.
If you're misguided enough to think a trial with a possible
signing of Tessem is
gonna lift us or the club you're sadly mistaken,where are signings like that gonna take us,not to
promotion i'l bet.
We've had years of cheap options and look where it's got us.wake up and smell the coffee.
Saints forever,just give us a bit of hope.
Jesus_02, Freemantle says...
11:47am Sat 4 Jul 09
Saint Rob wrote:I completely agree.
Ah, i wish some people would just stop being bloody negative all the time. Yeah, Tessem may be 36 or 37 but, we need experienced players in League One. Chris Perry is in his late 30's and people don't seem to be moaning about that.
Jo and Paul Wotton in centre midfield would be a great combo!
coyr
Its also a trial people!
I think that it would be good to have Jo involved even if it was at a coaching level. He is a great professional with a positive attitude that is very much part of the Southampton community.
born1990, Thornhill says...
11:52am Sat 4 Jul 09
born1990, Thornhill says...
12:06pm Sat 4 Jul 09
rossofficial wrote:Pulis cant be that good can he, as his dad flogged to us as part of the Andrew Daives deal. i wonder how much he is on? Great piece of business between Lowe and Jan the Man.
I think most fans on here are always miserable and slating eveyr articale that the echo releases!! these fans keep slating potential new owners on here to! no wonder they pull out!! Tessem does look fit and lets get behind whoever joins the club and give them a chance!! Tessem will be a useful target man! murty is a good player similar to prutton! dont know about nigerian player though. what ever happeened to the likely lads? i mean tony pulis junior? maybe they made him tea boy!
Saints Mike, Southampton says...
1:11pm Sat 4 Jul 09
Stafford Saint, Southampton says...
1:35pm Sat 4 Jul 09
The important thing for Saints to do is sign on fitness grounds and be cheap. Pulis and Gasmi were probably a massively smaller cost than some of the others.
If Tessem is willing to accept an acceptably low wage and a short contract after proving his fitness then 'why not I say'.
Perhaps we should have shorter contracts so that we will not get stung agin with injured or woeful players again. The flipside of this is that we might miss out on some sell on fees. The new owners hopefully will run the club in ways better than in the past. But I don't think glamourous signings on big money will be a part of that. Income is limited to fans in the lower league. The new owners will want to see how many fans Saints have before they fritter money away.
kinkyboots, land of leather says...
2:07pm Sat 4 Jul 09
Saintsteve, Southampton says...
2:25pm Sat 4 Jul 09
RahRah, Southampton says...
4:40pm Sat 4 Jul 09
SW - Hope-Bear !!!
I think there is!!!
C O Y R.....
sholingred, southampton says...
6:50pm Sat 4 Jul 09
brighton saint, brighton says...
7:59am Sun 5 Jul 09
kski, Oxford says...
12:08pm Sun 5 Jul 09
It is no wonder our talent is leaving...given the slagging our senior ex pro's get
Tessem was a good pro and squad team player in the premiership and played in the team that took us to a FA cup final . Many of our "stars2 fron the last three years would have benefited from his attitude.
Whilts not the most skilled he was known as one of the fittest players at the club - and regularly topped out the Cardio stats.
He kept out of pubs, clubs and handbags.
Managers need a reliable trusted pro, Strachan had telfer to guage the dressing room, and we could do with 6 or seven with the right mentality to steer us thorugh the next season.
Tessem came back to the Uk last year and joined Totton & Eling as a player/ coach - ( not a manager), They finished on 100 points and i believe they topped the table.
Sometines the game is about fitness, sometimes about skill. Sometimes about attitude. Here is a player with the right appraoch who will cost us nothing on bar a pay per play basis. perhaps the begining of a Scandinavian mangement succession plan?
after all - we have to attract great players to to be great managers?
Er Ferguson , Wenger, houlier, Moyes - they all started somewhere.
personally, I would prefer we started with a sensible base, rather than hire an Ince or some other big name. Local connections, sensible work ethic - connects with the fans ! and we can afford him .....
supermac, ford says...
3:55pm Sun 5 Jul 09
louton, Shirley says...
4:33pm Sun 5 Jul 09
fuzabuznuz, Southampton says...
5:09pm Sun 5 Jul 09
http://www.dailymail
.co.uk/sport/footbal
l/article-1197540/Sw
iss-billionaires-rol
l-save-League-One-So
uthampton.html
Press conference at St Marys tomorrow morning.
bekki0405, Totton says...
10:18am Mon 6 Jul 09
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