Harding to Saints

[jharris]

Alan Pardew is expected to make his first Saints signing today with former Brighton, Leeds and Ipswich full back Dan Harding in line for a free transfer move to St Mary’s.

The Daily Echo understands that the 25-year-old is currently under going a medical and, if there are no complications, the left back is set to be announced as Pardew’s first capture as Saints boss this afternoon.

Harding came through the youth ranks at Brighton, making his first team debut in 2002 and went on to make 67 appearances for the Seagulls before Leeds swooped for him in 2005, paying a fee ordered by a tribunal of £400,000 up front with a further £450,000 based on appearances.

After one season at Leeds, Harding was on the move again, this time to Ipswich as part of a swap deal involving Ian Westlake.

Harding made 73 appearances for Ipswich but last season had loan spells at Southend and Reading before being told his contract at Portman Road was not going to be renewed.

Harding’s signing gives Pardew a recognised first team option at left back with Joseph Mills and Lee Molyneux his only other choices in that position.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

They're welcome to him.

 

[dannyboy]

so he trains with us to get fit, then fucks off to our rivals.

somehow think he will get even more stick this season

 

[Wilka]

I shall look forward to abusing him even more now!

 

[World of Sport]

A player who thinks he's good enough for the Championship, to a team that think they should be in the Premiership, but will be battling in the bottom half of Div 1 next season

I'm happy with that.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Surely no big surprise he's joined another club. At no time has there been any serious talk of him signing for the Albion. Whilst I believe in competition for places perhaps McNulty and Harding vying for left-back was always unrealistic. He's a good player, he'll do well for them.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

At least he behaved nicely when we played against him at Southend.

Prick.

 

[BensGrandad]

He's a good player, he'll do well for them.

And help make them genuine promotion contenders with Pardew in charge.

 

[Napper]

Would of taken him but he's used us again

 

[Da Man Clay]

ha ha, can't wait for Southampton now.

 

[itszamora]

Would of taken him but he's used us again

He can't win with some people can he? Now that he's gone somewhere else (which really isn't unusual after training with a club to stay fit) he's apparently 'used' us. Yet if he'd stayed, doubtless you and many others would have been deriding him as shit from the moment he signed and whenever he played.

 

[Napper]

He can't win with some people can he? Now that he's gone somewhere else (which really isn't unusual after training with a club to stay fit) he's apparently 'used' us. Yet if he'd stayed, doubtless you and many others would have been deriding him as shit from the moment he signed and whenever he played.

Nope you're wrong. Will back any player that we sign.

He used us to get fit.....no denying that

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

He can't win with some people can he? Now that he's gone somewhere else (which really isn't unusual after training with a club to stay fit) he's apparently 'used' us. Yet if he'd stayed, doubtless you and many others would have been deriding him as shit from the moment he signed and whenever he played.

Spot on. People bitch about him joining us on trial, because he's apparently shite, then they bitch about him leaving us, because ... who knows.

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

Nope you're wrong. Will back any player that we sign.

He used us to get fit.....no denying that

He only trained with us, I don't see a problem.

 

[Napper]

He only trained with us, I don't see a problem.

It's not a massive problem and I don't give a massive shit, but it's more the the way he left us before I don't see why we should of helped him out to get fit.

The way it was reported that he was on trial also gave it a twist.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

He only trained with us, I don't see a problem.

But he's stolen precious "Dean White Time" from the likes of Kevin McCleod and Colin Hawkins... they'll never get those minutes back..

 

[EastbourneGull]

If he's read some of the recent comments about him on NSC you can't really blame him for doing a runner.

 

[Gritt23]

Not surprised he's gone somewhere else, but the fact its Southampton, and that means it's Pardew, does add a little bit to it.

McNulty is the better full back anyway, so I'm not fussed.

 

[Rookie]

So people didn't want him to sign for us and now he has gone somewhere else people aren't happy either. He was only ever training with us which is why he didn't play in any preseason games.

 

[Worthai Seagull]

'Theres nowt so strange as folk '