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In the current market madness, that's almost reasonable for a CB. I suspect it's not the price, though, as bigger clubs will be all over that like a tramp on chips. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

He wouldn't get a game for Carlisle. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Shocking appointment. He should be on the list with Hughes, Pardew and Pulis entitled "Never to be employed again". Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Never seen Pongracic, but from memory Hinteregger is a bit of a left sided Bednarek - not particularly quick, but gutsy and physical, decent on the ball. I think I read something recently about him playing silly buggers with his club trying to force a move to someone else (not us). Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Snap their hand off, move on. Better still, get them to throw in Alain Saint-Maximin. He's got the name for it already - the most Saints you can possibly be. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

"Thanks for your efforts, but we aspire to play above the level of pub football and need players who have more than 20 minutes of light jogging in the tank." Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Then we're dreaming as they're not leaving an upwardly mobile Champions' League club to join our annual relegation dogfight. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Yes, the harsh reality of winning promotion with a borrowed team. Their first XI next season will look nothing like the team that got promoted - that's why it'll be so hard to stay up. They're essentially starting again from scratch, give or take. I think they've made some good signings, though. Massively overpaid, but it is what it is. They're worth it if the team survives. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Uncle Les' touch of death all over this. Signing players on a promise that they'll be sold once they've served a fraction of their sentence is no way to build a committed squad. Yes, we all know Saints aren't most players' ideal final destination, and if they've got any ambition (and ability) they'll just be passing through. But if they don't even have to earn that upgrade through the strength of their performances because we've agreed to help them out the door after a set period regardless, what incentive is there for anyone to give two hoots about fighting for the club when the chips are down (as they most certainly have been for two years)? That's partly why we've struggled so badly. When the going got tough, half our squad got on the phone to their agents and tried to get going. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Leicester and Arsenal could get Lemina for nothing if they offered in return Choudhury or Maitland-Niles respectively. Kills two birds with one stone: offloads a high earner who doesn't want to be here, and upgrades on Romeu. I'm sure it's not likely, but their first team chances at their current clubs will be lessened with the arrival of Super (in his head) Mario. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Disappointing if it was, say, Slattery. In his couple of outings for the first team it was noticeable that he only had two speeds: walking and jogging. Against Burnley (I think) their players ran past him with ease time and again with the ball and he barely seemed to even try and keep up. I wasn't sure if he was lazy, chronically slow or incredibly unfit, but it left a negative impression of a young player once tipped as a real prospect. Let's hope whoever has been slacking learns a hard lesson and gets their act together pronto. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Nice to see Klarer get some time with the first team - unless he's just there to act as a tour guide... Most obvious thing: holy smokes we're short in midfield. With Lemina headed out and Armstrong a combination of often injured and or crap, we need some more quality there stat. Don't think Slattery is anything special at all. And the only interest in Smallbone is seeing him face off against Longstaff to prove once and for all whether size matters. For me, we're a CB, RB, CM light - at least. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Can't warm to anyone that is happy to milk big wages from the club but can't be arsed to get himself properly fit in return. It's a sad spectacle when a 29 year old "athlete" in the prime of his career isn't able to run around for much more than half an hour. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Tyrone Mings to Villa for £20m! Game's gone... Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

He'd be a huge talent for us, but at Chelsea he's just a good talent. Their current CB options: Luiz, Rudiger, Christensen, Zouma, Ampadu, Tomori, Clarke-Salter, Guehi (and more). Five internationals, two u21 internationals and an u17 World Cup winner. I'm sure Lampard will think highly of him, but realistically, how does he get in their team? Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Marseille have got a 22 year old, 6' 4" centre back who has decent acceleration - Duje Caleta-Car. Croatian international, signed from RB Salzburg last year for around £17m. Just throwing it out there baselessly: we need an affordable, quality CB, they need to balance their books but still bring in recruitments, and they're apparently interested in Boufal. Maybe we can come to some kind of arrangement... ? Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Best days are over, injury prone, getting mugged off by the victims - yep, it ticks all the boxes. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

The three RBs we've most credibly been linked with in the last 12 months: Maehle (most ambitious), Bartolec, Elabdellaoui (cheap cover). Bartolec has just joined Copenhagen, so that's not happening. Can't even guess at who the CB target is. Pace is essential. 24 or younger is supposedly the transfer policy. Has to improve the first XI but also come in at around £15m in a market where Harry Maguire is being touted for £100m. Yep, good luck with that, recruitment team! I like Tomori at Chelsea and think he's possibly attainable at a sensible price, but he's not the finished article by a long way and wouldn't necessarily walk into the side yet. He's bloody quick, though. Don't see a 10 being a serious priority. Boufal is a 10. Redmond has become more of a second striker/10. Ings has been dropping deeper and deeper into a link up role as his pace has dwindled. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

You'd think West Ham will pony up the full price now, after Arnautovic doing them dirty. They're desperately short up front. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Looks as though Maxi Gomez is joining Valencia for €15m plus two players, so Celta aren't going to be as flush with pocket money as you'd hope. Still, it's never unfunny when West Ham miss out on a signing... Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Absolutely insane team. Two centre backs who can't run, "protected" by headless chicken Hojbjerg and wee Jimmy Prowsey who hasn't made a tackle since youth football. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

It's the treatment room he'll need to know the way to. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Have we announced this year's scholars yet? Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Are you serious? Slattery has shown nothing so far to suggest he can play men's football. Armstrong is not a Premier League player. And we should be looking to upgrade Romeu to someone whose legs move. Aside from that, midfield looks amazing... Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

He could cross a decent ball from an almost stationary position, but every time he tried to cross on the run he seemed to scuff it weakly all along the ground to the near post. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk