Chez

Mikel John Obi round 2.

Would be a shit domino rally (from Saints point of view) if United get Sesko and Chelsea move for Sasa Kalajdzic.

Is it Ronaldo?

Tuchel's last comment about Broja was that he wont be sold, but whether he stays at Chelsea or gos out on loa again is still to be decided.

That sure is a big price. I can see why we bought B-K from abroad.

...case in point. Where's the post about Che going missing and doing fuck all in the last half of the season? He did very little, but Che gets the pass. My eyes saw it differently, but that's what the games all about. I'd happily swap Che for Broja. It's moot of course.

You are preaching to choir when it comes to Scamacca. Would have been the perfect striker for us. Alas, West Ham are far more attractive than Saints right now. Would be interested to know the miles run by all our forwards, and number of sprints (ad their distance) etc. I don't think Che works harder than Broja but I might be wrong. I don't see Che running the channel, playing on the shoulder, busting a gut to charge the keeper down. He hold the ball up well. That takes effort, but is it workrate? I've read so many times about Broja going missing during the run in, but what about Che? Did he create lots or score lots? Didn't he go missing? Who didn't go missing in the run in? The whole team was woeful, but I don't see "Stuart Armstrong went missing" or "JWP...:only Broja gets that description. Would you swap Che for Broja?

I seem to recall many Saints fans on here calling for Broja to start ASAP (after those early cameos) because it was obvious he was better than what we had...and they were right. Sounds like Ralphs `motivational' words worked...and he seems to have taken the same line with Mara. Hopefully he gets a tune out of him too.

Ah right. I didn't know that. I didn't watch that game. He played all 120 minutes of that game, with the manager taking Tella and Redmond off. If the manager is not happy with the performance and work rate you'd think substituting you would make more sense than telling the press afterwards that you need to work harder. Did he have an issue with Broja's work rate thereafter?

Good question. I guess the £20m could be added to an existing sum the club has available, say £15m, to then give them £35m to buy a really good player. But that would then leave us short of a striker...

Little else? Blimey. Not sure what games you were watching. How about his decent hold up ball, dribbling skills, taking players on and creating openings...he's strong, fast and direct and demonstrated all of those attributes many times in passages of play that didn't end in goals. What exactly is it you were looking for that he didn't show you? I don't recall Ralph calling him out for not working hard enough. When was that?

I take that to mean a player that makes things happen on his own. I.e. not just a goal hanger or even a basic `hold up the ball well' type. Someone with pace, with some skills that can take a defender on and create chances out of nothing, cause problems. Alternatively, it could just mean someone that is a clinal goalscorer. In the end, that's the kind of difference you want made, no goals changed to a goal. I've said many times I don't think Broja will come back, but boy do we need him or someone as good...

OK, mistake. Let me rephrase the purely hypothetical scenario that I created. KWP turns a contract down next summer...

Two years left on a contract seems to be very much the crossroads for players. The club kind of needs to make a decision on players. Do they extend or cash in on a player at the point of maximum return. Che has two years left. If the choice was either to extend his contract today by an extra two years and up his wages to say £95k a week or sell for £23m. What would you do? Regarding KWP, if, for example he has turned down an extension this summer, do you sell for £43m or keep him another year and see that value go down as he enters the final year of his contract. It's easy to say keep your best players, but from a financial point of view, if KWP's value goes down by say £15m, that's the money for his replacement removed from the cashflow. If you give Che that huge contract, do you really get value for it?

Livramento ain't better than jwp, but Perraud is limited, so KWP gets picked there. Buy a top left back and KWP would start at right back this season. KWP isn't concerned about his position in the first eleven. He won't be leaving because Livramento was selected ahead of him in the first few games last season. He will leave because there are bigger club's than us offering more money, trophies and prestige.

if he was annoyed, boy did he hide it well. Spent all season season smiling. Why would he feel uncertain about his position in the first 11 this season? He seems to be first choice right AND left back.

Mid 40s myself and would never buy or where a shirt, but think the blue is right up there with the best ever. Its very marmite though.

It's green? Couldn't tell from those pics. Shirt looks alright. Have to reserve judgement on the kit as a whole until see shorts and socks. Shame there is no stylistic feature linking the three kits.

Have SFC confirmed the specific fees and add ons for each player we have signed this summer?

James ain't playing CB. Also, he's injured a fair bit. Azpilicueta played over a dozen Prem games at rb/wing back last season, so they could easily time share.

thats the one I had in my mind. Was just happy to get a ticket.

Couldn't give a monkey's about the winners and CL positions etc. All that matters is how we do and whether we survive after this first (maybe second) season of recruiting mostly young potential. I worry that we have not really strengthened the first eleven in the short term and whether we will carry over the woeful form from last season. Have we done enough to turn around a one win in 13 game stretch? I don't know, so I'll go for 15th, which personally I think would be a good end result considering the starting point (by which I mean the low confidence we might carry across from last season). I wonder what the target the owner has set? Man City Liverpool Tottenham Chelsea Arsenal United Newcastle West Ham Aston Villa Palace Wolves Leicester Brighton Brentford Everton Saints Forest Leeds Fulham Bournemouth

sort of looped up and hit him on the line didnt it? I went to the Swansea game, mentioned, still got Jack Stephens' cutout and the scarf somewhere, but don't remember the free drink. May have been driving.

yeah Santa hats at Huddersfield for a pretty warm December afternoon.

on a sightly separate note, why do we have four senior keepers? Is Lis still expected to be loaned out? What's the score there?