Dusic

Agree to a point. Gallagher could be useful defending set pieces. Was noticeable yesterday without Vestergaard that we are a small side. Brighton got a head on pretty much all the set pieces, defensive and attacking.

I don't think he will make it at Saints but some OTT stuff here. He came on when we were defending deep and it was basically him and Redmond/Sims versus their whole defence with no support. He didn't stand out but was certainly no worse than a lot of Austin's appearances. That said, the only time he had a sniff he was way too slow to play Sims in and was tackled leading to their last corner. Should have decent resale value in the summer if RH doesn't want him.

Sorry, assumed you were being serious with the whole 1 goal thing, which would be a ridiculous critique!

I doubt WiFi was the reason for us being poor under Hughes but each to their own!

We didn't sign him to score goals. HTH.

----------------------Gunn-------------------------- Valery--Vestergaard---Yoshida---Bertrand >>>>>>> ----JWP-----PEH-------Lemina------ ---------Redmond-----Ings------

Seems that in ths summer we will adopt a similar model, aim to get shot of the overpaid dross that doesn't contribute, replace with some academy prospects on less cash and free up some wages for a couple of big hitters. Issues will be: 1.) Finding clubs who will buy the dross 2.) Identifying and actually signing the right big hitters. 3.) Ross Wilson But in theory its the right way to go.

Lemina related: Gabon failed to qualify for ACON so he will have a summer off which is good news for us.

Vince opened today in the warm up game. I think he will open at the start of the season to try and get into England reckoning as an opener.

Thoughts on the best Championship lineup? Will Vince open as the ECB want? Possibly more likely now due to the Sri Lankan not being available. In theory, a very strong lineup aside from one opening spot.

Definitely a good attitude. The problem is he has barely even shown a glimpse to suggest he has what it takes to succeed in the PL. But lets see...

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/8678040/jhon-viafara-dea-cocaine-arrest-southampton/

FYI - we have an obligation to sign Ings, not an option. We loaned him to move the permanent to a different accounting year.

He is a very good player. But not a pressing player. I think we will look for someone with more mobility.

Bournemouth being in Division 2 with Steve Fletcher up front.

Signed from Forest in 2003 with high hopes, Eng U21 capatin and highly rated. Played 82 times and scored 3 goals. Best Attribute: Clapping fans after the game Worst Attribute: Finishing My verdict: One of the most disappointing signings of the last 20 years. When we got him it was a bit of a coup for Saints, but he was essentially rubbish. After Saints his career totally flopped. He is now on Sky and doing ok. Well trained I suppose from his Saints radio show days with James Beattie which incidentally were the highlight of Rupert Lowe's tenure. At times I see similarities (personality wise) between Prutton and Hojbjerg who can also be too emotional on the pitch leading to bad decision making and giving the ball away a lot, albeit PEH far better technically. What did you make of him?

If we let Redmond and Hojbjerg's contracts run for nearly another year before worryig about them then I can almost guarentee that they won't sign a new one and we would be forced to sell next summer for a knockdown fee to avoid them leaving for free. 3 years through a 5 year deal is absolutely the right time to extend, these are good players who would be wanted elsewhere and as much as anything it preserves their value. If they aren't going to extend then this summer is the best time to sell them, as per our business model. Its one thing signing Obafemi or Valery, will be interesting to see if we can persuade any more established quality players that Saints is the right club for them for a couple more years. Hasenhuttl is our only real selling point at the moment.

No brainer. Really impressive player and seems a good character.

Boufal is not a quick, direct player. Someone like Lookman (that type of profile) suits RH game far more. Boufal will come back because Celta won't want to sign him, which is telling in itself. I expect he will be loaned out again.

Game of opinions but those who are gagging for the return of Boufal are wrong IMO. Best we can do is get £10m for him and move on woth players who actually suit the PL and RH style. Boufal is just a mote skillful Elyounoussi. He isn't what RH wants. No real pace, not the best off the ball.

This is in part why players feel they need to move to big clubs to get international recognition. The likea of Barkley and RLC have done next to nothing this season, and certainly have no consistency. Yet they play for Chelsea. On the flip slide (and if it were the same for everyone which it clearly isn't) I like that it takes more than 6 or 7 good games to get in the squad. You should have to show consistent high levels. Personally feel Redmond unlucky not to be in the shake up but his position arguably has England's outstanding players.

Some absolute drivel on this thread. Maybe is just doing what everyone else does without suspicion and moving to a different property in the place that he lives? One that is better or suits his lifestyle more. He is from the area and will probably always have a house here regardless of where he plays football. I assume he had this house for a while before being a Saints player, so not sure its anythig apart from a personal matter of where to live. Also, I have read nothing to suggest that we won't sign him permanently. I have read loads that suggests that is a formality including annoucements from both Saints and Liverpool. If 16m gets you dross like Hoedt, Carillo and Elyounoussi then I don't think the Ings fee is overly ridiculous.

And Xhaka is a far better player than Pogba.

Austin is finished at PL level and I doubt would be overly great in the Championship - his fitness is poor. Long is the same as ever - poor but will run. Damning for Gallagher that he still isn't an option ahead of these two. Hopefully we can get rid of all 3 in the summer.

They have had two years in the PL yet never really been in any true danger of relegation despite being in the bottom 3rd all the time. They aren't safe, but are doing ok and also have a game in hand, albeit vs Chelsea. I think they will be fine and given Cardiff's fixtures I think Brighton being relegated would need them to not win any of their remaining games - which is unlikely.