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Seeing as Simon Banza is currently being linked to a move to the middle east, I might need a new `favourite' HCDAJFU and Asprilla might fit the role perfectly. I thought he looked tremendous at SMS. He really stood out in terms of touch and how much time that afforded him. My only criticism was that he dropped too deep in an effort to see more ball, and I felt much more comfortable from a Saints point of view with him a long way from goal. Watching his youtube video it's noticeable just how good his range of passing is. It's a cliche, but he has a lovely left foot. I think he won their young player and players player award, so it obviously wasn't an isolated good game. I know we can't buy every talent from the championship last season, Clarke, Carvalho, Greaves...etc, but it would be nice if we grab at least one. Only have a year left on his current contract, so if he is good enough for the Prem, then Watford probably will need to cash in this summer to avoid him walking on a free.

is he the lad that looked the nuts at SMS?

In truth, we don't even know if THB is good enough yet. His errors weren't punished last season. They will be this. Its going t be very interesting to see how he and AA (coming in off the right where he looked far better) perform.

Over the course of the x year deal we have, I'd like to see Puma give us an innovative `stripe' that is loved and hated in equal measure, but 20 years down the line is looked at fondly because we were bloody great to watch in.

why does that mean we cant loan him?

I hate watching Gakpo. He's bloody great.

the question is, have our scouts actually done any scouting in Brazil either?

several somebodies need to shine though.

if we signed these four lads last summer, I think we'd be wondering if they were good enough to get us promoted.

hasn't there always been?

is the three-way love triangle (Che Adams-Dominic Calvert-Lewin-Callum Wilson) back on?

if that's the case, he must have learned how to pass to teammates while at Spurs

he might not know, but these guys seemed to have the intrinsic details of the deal when it happened last year: https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/southampton/news/60556/why-caleta-car-transfer-is-disguised-as-a-loan-deal

47 prem goals in 95 games for Newcastle. Pretty damn good. He was bought for £20m in 2020. Usually, a big transfer equals sizable wages. He extended his contract having scored 18 Prem goals in 22/23. If he's only on £46k a week, his agent has failed him.

I'm talking about him playing as the only DM, which is what we played all of last season. Do you think he can handle that? If not, then he should not be in the squad next season, and sent out on loan. He played right back in one game. He didn't get a long run in the side, but that was because he was pretty crap when he did play.

When posters just insert a name and nothing else, I always imagine that they have inside knowledge. I can't really see us signing two new players for any one position.

with the signing of Fatawu for about £15m, and Mavididi and Daka they have some some pace in attack. We need our attack to be as threatening on the break, assuming we can;t control games lie we did in the Prem. Not sure AA, Adams and Fraser? are quite as threatening, but it's early days.

It's great value...if he can do it in the top flight. I'm a fraction nervous about that, and the fact he hasn't been signed yet by Palace or suchlike suggests there is a little bit of doubt form Prem clubs, but that creates an opportunity for a club like us, that can't attract the very best proven players. In the championship he has looked very good at times, but a non entity at other times. I guess that's the same of all wingers. He reminds me a lot of Lallana in terms of style of running with the ball. Like Lallana, he lacks a yard of pace, so it's then all about making the right decisions and doing things in the right areas, otherwise fullbacks will eat you up. He's obviously a `baller', which will help us retain possession (which I think is going to be very tough in the Prem), but not sure I see the kind of vision and creative passes that Brooks showed us in flashes last season. He's got nice feet, two of them in fact, some lovely twinkle toes and he actually strikes the ball much better than Lallana ever did. However, I'd say he does run up a lot of blind alleys with his head down a fair bit. Room for improvement needed there, especially in the top flight.

Everyone wants Charles to succeed and there is every chance he will. But hand on heart, how would you feel if he was our starting DM for the first, say 8 games? The number of games doesn't matter, but do you feel comfortable playing him, starting him in games? Cos that is what `giving a chance' means to me - playing him in Prem games in the coming season. From what I saw last season, he was far too lackadaisical and passive. I missed the first half of the Liverpool cup game, in which he apparently played well. All I saw was the second half where our midfield was murdered. I think he needs a season out on loan and perhaps signing reed will allow that to happen.

care to expand? Are we signing him? He's played like 3 games in two seasons. Out all of last year with serious hamstring and achilles issues. I imagine Newcastle will be very happy to get rid.

Charles needs a season out on loan IMO, so a second DM, with Downes being the first, is needed. I noticed he only started 15 Prem games last season (and only 7 in the last six months) so Fulham seem to have `moved on' to a certain degree, which I guess is why he's coming to us.

Is Harrison Reed any good?

Agree. The good news is they have just sent £40m on a CB, so at some point they might need to make a few bob back.

the fact the club didn't announce he was leaving and announcing that they are still discussing a contract (not to mention the same thing happening with Macca and he signed a new deal) suggests there is a good chance he will stay. Not signing with another club on July 1st and the one club that actually showed any interest, Wolves, signing a different striker, suggests to me that Che staying is quite likely. If he does, as with Macca, i don't think we be signing another `first choice' for that position.

Lemina? Would Tella count as a midfielder?