Saint Albert

I don’t mind it. It’s better than the UA white bra shirt IMO, but that’s not exactly setting the bar high.

Alcacar’s name coming up again in the Mirror... https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/manchester-city-eye-mario-lemina-12663704 Also West Ham listed as another team interested in Lemina.

If any of these teams are interested in Shaquiri he’ll go there rather than Southampton. There are many players before him that have fallen for the lure of the “bigger club” and spent most of the season on the bench. We’re a smaller club that just narrowly avoided relegation. He’s already spouted off in the media about his ambitions and how Stoke’s recruitment did not match the promises made when he moved to Stoke. I think he’ll only come here if there are no viable offers from bigger clubs.

There may be something to what they told you. The Independent mentions that he prefers the NW of England to avoid moving homes... https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/liverpool-shaqiri-transfer-news-latest-update-signing-everton-a8386686.html

You forgot to mention Liverpool’s great, passionate supporters.

Liverpool are the favourites to sign him, and the £12M figure that has been floating around may not be accurate... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/06/06/liverpool-leading-chase-stoke-city-star-xherdan-shaqiri/

Joe Allen could be staying at Stoke... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/06/05/exclusive-stoke-city-advanced-talks-joe-allen-new-contract-spearhead/

Everton will be trimming several players from its squad this offseason. Morgan Schneiderlin is one of the players they may be offloading... https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/05/everton-marcel-brands-squad-reduction-sell-before-buy

There’s a rumour that he’s off to Roma, and Ajax want Tadic to replace him.

Lazio want €50M for Felipe Anderson, according to this. West Ham’s bid of €38M was not enough... https://www.calciomercato.com/news/calciomercato-lazio-per-anderson-e-asta-internazionale-i-dettagl-91405

Jan Bednarek was named in Poland’s 23 man World Cup squad... https://readsouthampton.com/2018/06/04/jan-bednarek-included-in-polands-23-man-world-cup-squad/

The delightful spat between one of the dildo brothers and the president of Sporting Lisbon last summer probably helped...

I wonder if Everton have patched things up with Watford.

The world’s classiest football club face a potential behind closed doors Champions League match next season as punishment for the very enthusiastic and entirely reasonable actions of their supporters before the Man City QF game at Anfield... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/05/30/liverpool-could-forced-play-champions-league-match-behind-closed/

Australia’s women did not fare too well against a U15 boys side from Newcastle while preparing for the last Olympics... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3609949/Matildas-lose-7-0-Newcastle-Jets-15s-Rio-Olympics-warm-up.html

According to this, Klopp wants Roma’s Alisson to replace Karius. Says he’s fixated on Alisson, like he was fixated on VVD, but Roma are asking for too much because they feel they let Salah go for too little... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/05/27/liverpool-plan-fresh-attempt-sign-roma-goalkeeper-alisson-loris/

I read a long time ago that the terms of the transfer from Spurs to Madrid gave Spurs a right of first refusal if Madrid ever sold Bale.

This will just make the koppites worship him even more.

I’m still chuckling about it. Here it is in all its glory, if anyone missed it... https://mobile.twitter.com/Michael_Eisner/status/1000483595125837825

Hilarious.

You’re looking for a standard among supporters that is simply not available anywhere in this sport. Players leave clubs at all levels. Some behave reprehensibly when they agitate for a move. The supporters give it back to them at any opportunity. They deserve it. There are similar attitudes up and down the food chain. Liverpool supporters are the same way with Stirling. It’s part of football at every level, not just Southampton’s. Most Saints supporters have been pretty decent with departees like Ox, and Walcott.

Well, I suppose we could all try showing the same kind of class that VVD showed us last summer...

Bale went a little off script after the game... https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44267094

Several. He’s lost several.

It was funny at the time but Karius just **** the bed in the biggest game in club football. Hard not to feel a little sorry for him. He may have a hard time recovering from that.