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Some lovely volleys in there and one or two tremendously hit balls as well. Kind of like the Armstrong video, but maybe a little more quality.

Did Fred score 34 goals in 67 games prior to that season for a pretty poor Prem side?

If Broja goes there, can Scamacca come to us?

Didn't he keep playing him?

Hmmm. Forster was deemed 'pretty solid' by most on here during second half of season. So out of the GK, defence and defensive midfielders, only one (CB) is deemed as not being good. Yet, we were absolutely fucking shit defensively. I think my point is, that some of the players we think as good premiership players, Perraud, Romeu and even JWP might not be quite as good as we think. Whether Bella and lavia start is to be seen. My alternative point, is that perhaps it's not the players individually that's the issue, it's the system. If the system is retained are Bella and Lavia a better fit for it?

Broja was injured at the start. Five minutes into his first game, he was clearly first choice, in my eyes. Yeah, The highlights I've seen show a big lad, but not quick. That would make him a very different player to Broja.

It's funny, the general consensus is Forster, fullbacks, Salisu, jwp and Romeu are all fine yet we shipped a fair few goals last season. Are these guys good, or does the system let them down? We've added three unknown quantities. I think I'll wait and see before suggesting we've solved the problem.

How many loans are allowed? Is it just one from Prem teams. I thought we wanted to use that loan on the right back position?

I've not seen Delap, but would he be considered the young back up if he joined? Is Delap as good as Broja? Broja looked first choice immediately. Is Delap likely to be the same?

Looked very solid at sms. Once the new back four bedded in, they were pretty solid Don't think they lost too many in the last third of the season.

Both have sold players already, Roma about £25m worth and spent about £7m. Napoli have sold well over £45m worth but spent a few bob too. Kvaratskhelia was about £10m and could become a star if he keeps progressing. I wonder if the links were just agent placed stories.

Very similar types, tall, pacy, great feet. I'd be surprised if they signed them both, but if they did they'd have a lot of power up front. Sassuolo seem to have had one or decent players in the last few years. He looks another.

it's a very good question. Who are these terrific £25m strikers that would be happy to come to Saints? I've seen one or two names, Kalajdzic for example, but does he really see us as a good move? I wonder also if we are actually even shopping at that price level.

His goals and great attacking play helped to keep us up. He fit pretty well as far as I could see. He gave a shit side an actual attacking threat. What What's your alternative options? He ain't coming here. His goodbye message told me that. But I think he could become something pretty damn good.

I honestly thought he looked pretty decent in the euros. Never seen him before or since though. Is he actually worse than either of our two?

Isn't Winks one of those 'experienced (but not old) prem' players some on here think we need? I don't have an opinion about him. Really can't remember him in any game I've watched. Was he playing at their place when we beat them?

I love this. To the bitter end my friend. The bitter end.

I'm certainly not one of those that underestimates our own player wages. You misunderstood my post. I was wondering more if players like Broja were already on £40k a week at Chelsea.

have they mirrored us? When we sold our stars we replaced them with Pelle, Tadic , Mane, VVD etc. and everything was rosey. Then when that batch left things turned to shit. Leicester seemed to replace their stars with more stars, but the next phase (Bertrand, Vetsegaard etc) not quite so good.

he's the guy the Burnley fans think could go all the way to the top. I bet they are absolutely gutted that someone else has noticed and is willing to spend pretty big to get him.

Adam and I will do our best.

after a couple of outstanding seasons, he (agent led) will probably want paying. I'd of thought we'd be happy to extend, we may well have already tried, but I'm sure the agent would want £100k a week and that might be too rich for us?

Certainly looks the best RB linked to us.

Isn't our plan simply to offload anyone that is shit and sell if a) the price is fucking great b) the player wont sign a new contract and the price is acceptable?

That doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement, but as Walker continues to show, pace does get you a long way (and out of of a lot of jails).