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Absolute rubbish - I don't think anyone would moan at securing a good young player on a fraction of the money the players you mentioned were signed on.

Anyone know how long his contract is? The only thing I can find is that he sined his first pro deal in 2017, but not sure on length. Would hope he is tied down for a while. Looks a great prospect IMO as in the few minutes he has been on the pitch he seems to get really good chances, which suggests his movement and anticipation is good, even if some of his finishing has been poor. Very well suited to Hasenhuttl, and I think he will get a lot of minutes in the second half of the season. Seems a nice lad as well, with a good level of self belief.

Obafemi's ratio of big chances/minutes played suggests he is doing something right with his movement and that he is in the right places. Very promising and pace will always worry defenders. Seems a nice lad but with confidence too.

If we could have got £15m for Targett who IMO is just passable as a lower PL player then I think £25m plus a decent sell on % would represent good value for JWP. But nobody would pay that because he doesn't impact games. So probably £18m or thereabouts.

He is a nice person, a good professional and has technical ability. He represents the club very well, especially the image that they rightly want to portray about the type of people the academy develops. That said, his career has stagnated at Saints, during a period where very few players have shone. After 6 years he still doesn't have an obvious position and isnt a useful sub to change a game. A move away, outside of the Southanpton bubble may be exactly what he needs.

Would be astonished (and disappointed) if Long and Austin start vs West Ham. Ings came off after 65mins today and there is a 5 day gap to that game. Rest players for City, West Ham should be targetted for a win.

Cedric is OOC in just over a year so need to cash in soon... JWP doesnt suit pressing and Hoedt is just crap. Smart gaffer.

VVD proving he was too good to mess around in a Pellegrino team. Would have been a waste of his career, as his move has demonstrated.

Could do with getting Redmond and Hojbjerg extended soon, assuming they are vaguely interested. Cedric to go in the summer.

Sell both, obviously.

Hope we can sell him rather than loan. Can surely get £10m for him?

They may not be interested in him, but the time IMO is irrelevant if he does well for us - they may have been tracking him for a few years. If he does well here over a short time then it would make him even more appealing as it shows he has settled to English football and that his style translates well to PL football. What more would they want to see?

Good spot. Think you may be right. If we got everyone back for Hudds that only adds to the feelgood factor.

Redmond would be a massive loss - no others like him in our bizarre, unbalanced squad.

Personally feel £30m is nowhere near enough. Player of huge potential, hence linked with PSG (and City last year). When you think of players we have paid nearly £20m for and what some players have cost in recent times then I think £40m would be more realistic.

IMO a poor centre half, clumsy, poor on the ball and suprisingly ineffective in the air for a tall lad. Southampton Apps: 46 Southampton Goals: 0 Pass Completion: 54% Headers Won: 57% Currently: MD of Midas Sports Management, based in Farham. Represents some ex Saints actually. Twitter: @SteveWood1818

Solid player. Only obvious weakness (as showed for Arsenal's first goal) is an absolute lack of pace, which is apparant when he gets dragged out wide a little. Very good at the simple bits of defending, which is welcome. Likeable too.

He had it yesterday. I think he can get into the England reckoning under this Manager. First - lets hope he just had a knock as he is probably the one player we have no replacement for.

If you play with that tempo and intensity that you will get points - simple as that. Most players were excellent, especially Redmond, Armstrong, Hojbjerg and Valery. Targett - great cross but often too slow to make decisions.

He was excellent again today. Hope his injury isn't a bad one because he is massively key and high on confidence at the moment.

Think Romeu, Cedric and Hojbjerg are all one yellow away from a ban. Wouldn't want any to miss Huddersfield, especially Cedric given the absolute lack of full back cover.

Bertrand to Targett is a massive downgrade to an already poor team. Simple as that. Bertrand definitely our best defender and also one of our main chance creators as well. Targett is not a PL standard player.

Just had a minor back operation, out until the opening of the transfer window. Will we see him in a Saints shirt again? If not, hardly the best message to sell our best player in January (again) whilst struggling. Would need replacing as Targett consistently struggles at PL level.

Bertrand's back operation recovery takes him up to the opening of the transfer window, cynics may suggest...

They will play zero first teamers.