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https://southamptonfc.com/news/2019-01-10/press-conference-part-two-ralph-hasenhuttl-preview-leicester-city-southampton-1819 Mid way through.

Bans in consecutive years for brainless off the ball incidents, both times during a spell that he would have been vaguely useful. This incident was just moronic - of course you will get a ban in this day and age. Unprofessional player. Poor signing on big money, nowhere near fit enough for PL football. Manager basically saying today that he isn't suited to the pressing game and he only really considers him a sub option. At least he should be gone in the summer, and we won't miss him at all.

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Edwards signed up on red ball contract - no brainer. Is batting good enough? Assume will target a batting overseas?

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We have to start making earlier decisions. Barnes for example is 22 and in his career has just one underwhelming loan at Yeovil to his name. Is he really making it? Reed and Gallagher made debuts probably 5 or 6 years ago - are they PL quality? Hesketh, Sims, Lewis etc - same question. If not, sell some of them. I think the club are scared some of them will suddenly improve and end up eventually at other PL sides. Probably a similar scenario with Targett. Nobody will ever offer that kind of money for him again, so we missed out there. Needs brave decisions to be made.

Abraham probably out of our budget anyway.

Need to sort out new deals for Redmond, Hojbjerg, Obafemi and Valery.

The Italian version says it will be a loan with a 12m euro obligation to buy. Decent if true. Basically pays for most of Ings in the summer.

Also have to question, regardless of what RH wants, whether Krueger and Wilson will actually be able to get deals done. Especially in the January market, where we have had a couple of very recent cluster****s.

Bertrand possibly - RH said before Derby he was due back in training over the weekend. Would be a big boost. Ings - no chance. Obafemi - not clear from whats been said but probably doubtful

A really clever player, technically excellent and always fit and available until last year. A big part of our success and seems a great bloke as well. Good luck at Rangers. Another leader lost from our dressing room.

Clearly from RH Echo interview after the game today we need players out before we can bring any in. Davis to Rangers seems a formality but hopefully Gabbi can get something sorted. Could make a few quid selling Gallagher now he is fit I would have thought. The utter, utter dross we have like Long, Austin and Hoedt will be nigh on impossible to move on (why would any club want them?!) Should add - faith in R Wilson is very low. Complict in some truely dreadful signings, plus turning down a bid of over £10m for Targett - which is probably the most ridiculous of them all.

He doesn't get beaten every time a player runs at him like Targett does. Sent from my SM-T820 using Tapatalk

Overall, very poor performance with multiple players showing they are finished at Saints. Gunn - made some solid saves, could do nothing with goals. 6 Cedric - decent enough. 6 Vestergaard - Awful. Sloppy pass out of play lead to first goal. Seemingly cannot play in a back 4 as too much space to cover. 3 Stephens - also cannot play in a back 4. Should have scored. 3 Targett - not for me, Clive. Awful defensively and tentative going forward. If we wasnt from the Academy he wouldnt be near the first team. 3 Slattery - ok for a debut. 6 JWP - promising performance, but needs a partner who wins duels. 7 Elyounoussi - no lack of effort, massive lack of quality. Will be another who is loaned out for a few years. 1 Redmond - excellent. Our player of the season so far. So much rests on him staying fit. 9 Austin - waste of space. Should be his last game for us. 3 Long - see Austin. 3 Barnes & Johnson - fairly anonymous in brief appearances. Ralph will know he needs additions, as there is no quality outside the starting XI he has used. Sent from my SM-T820 using Tapatalk

I'm yet to be convinced that a 5'4 Japanese player who hasn't played in a good league is what we need right now, but he is definitely talented. One to watch in the Asia Cup perhaps.

Will be amazed if we get a fee for him. Loan with a vague option far more likely. All the clubs know we are desperate to get rid of his wages and have no use for him.

From the Liverpool end it should be noted. They certainly put across the figures they are told by Edwards, see also Ings.

Second part of RH presser he said Bertrand due to start training tomorrow and then hopefully shortly with the team. Said he knows he is a good player and wants him fit quickly and to understand what he needs in that role. Cliche but he will be like a new signing. Miles better than Targett, despite the wallies earlier this season begging for Targett to get a chance!

To me he almost seems a bit too casual, like he doesn't realise he is actually playing in the PL, against top players. Defensively, he is quick and has made some really good tackles. Decent in the air. He probably needs to be a little more aggressive and robust. Going forward its interesting. He has shown brief glimpses that he could threaten the opposition, but also seems to lack a bit of confidence. Same with his passing. I do remember Luke Shaw being similar, his attacking developed but he was solid defensively from the start. He probably isnt ready to play every week, but is a very good prospect. Hope he is on a long contract.

Ings and Obafemi are the only ones with a future at Saints I think. Its just a question of how quickly we can get rid of the others.

On the way back. Great point, with a bit more quality in the final third it could have been three. All 3 CBs were grest, plus Gunn. Valery kept to his task against Hazard, he definitely has something. Cedric put a shift in at LWB despite it not being his preferred side. Certainly a far, far better option than Ramsay and I prefer him to Targett even on the left. JWP fought hard, even if he and Romeu did get sliced open at times. Stuey was very good. Long was dreadful on the ball - he really shouldn't be playing PL football.

By so many clubs do you mean just Juventus? Also, widely said by the Manager that he has been carrying an injury for the last two games, the ones he has been poor in. We have far bigger problems than Lemina.

Easy to see what is missing. Difficult to fundamentally change the physical and mental makeup of a player. JWP will always have a good right peg. He will never be strong, quick, ruthless, aggressive.

A midfield two of JWP and Romeu would get massively overrun - both extremely one paced. I hope Lemina is fit to play - he is much better than the two above and this will be a tough game where you need your best players.