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  1. Balotelli's agent is Mino Raiola (also represents Zlatan/Pogba/Lukaku). Could be wrong, but find it hard to believe he's best mates with Leandre Griffit.
  2. If Emery or Tuchel were to leave their current clubs, who else might interested? Can't think of any PL teams that would be looking that would be more attractive than us, assuming Wenger stays. Inter Milan, Sevilla and Bilbao would be the obvious "bigger" European clubs that might be looking but I think we'd have a good chance at getting someone decent in this summer - this time next year, maybe not.
  3. Thought we improved slightly tonight. Played with good intent and movement in the first half, but yet again, poor defending and a lack of cutting edge going forward. Haven't really looked like scoring in 3 games - fingers crossed we get rid ASAP, especially with Tuchel and Emery possibly available in the summer.
  4. Encouraged by the media traction that Puel to leave is getting... Skybet odds also slashed on him to be the next manager to go. 16/1 yesterday, 8/1 now.
  5. Wagner, Emery or Silva. If dressing room rumours are true and the right manager is available in summer then wouldn't be surprised to see Puel move on under the pretence of "wife not settled".
  6. If Cortese was still running the show, he'd have been gone by January
  7. Just wish they were addressing Puel
  8. Most exciting thing yesterday was the tannoy announcement asking the stewards to "stand down"
  9. Went on loan there last season - he hardly got a game.
  10. Boufal's record last season gives me hope that he will come good with a run in the team. As we used to with Gaston, when he's on the pitch sometimes we're too desperate to get him into the game and look to give him the ball even when he's surrounded by defenders. If he plays, he needs to start otherwise he tries too much and often overcomplicates situations where its not necessary. Give him 90 mins and let him play naturally rather than forcing the issue. Flip side of all this is apparently his attitude is terrible.
  11. Pre-match drinking in Milan when a bloke revealed a "Cuco" tattoo
  12. Agree with most - Boufal would be 15-20m given his age, potential and what we paid though. Gabbiadini and Romeu also on the low side given their performances this season and the length of time left on their contracts.
  13. I'm feeling very optimistic about next season. Key players we might receive very high bids for: VVD and Romeu are the only two players who have played well enough over a number of games to justify the price tag Saints would put on them. VVD's long term injury might deter potential suitors for another year, as £50m+ is a lot of money for a player who may not come back the same, and Romeu has said several times that he is happy at Southampton. Senior players we might receive some bids for: Imagine we might receive bids for Bertrand, Cedric, Tadic or Forster, but given that all 4 have been inconsistent (to different extents - Cedric maybe the exception), I doubt we will receive an offer that we can't refuse. We will only sell if the bid is ridiculous or we have a better replacement in mind. Players with potential who we are unlikely to receive realistic offers for: Redmond, JWP, Gabbiadini, Boufal, Sims, Stephens, McQueen and even Hojberg at the beginning of the season, have all shown that they have the potential to command a high price tag, but we won't be receiving offers upwards of £30m for any of them (£40m+ for Gabbiadini) and so it's likely that they'll all stay with us. With the above in mind, it doesn't seem as though we will lose the core of our first team this summer and if we do sell 1/2, our reputation for developing players and allowing them to leave when the time is "right", positions us well to attract young, hungry and talented signings. We have the makings of an excellent squad who seem to be getting the hang of Puel's style of play and with some clever acquisitions, I think we could have a very good 2018/19 season.
  14. Sell the black box and use the cash to give him whatever he wants.
  15. Has to be a reprise of the Gaston Ramirez/White Stripes one. OOOOO GABBIDIANI.
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