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Meh. not sure i have much faith in the usual journalists and having four strikers for one position meant there was little need for a downs replacement (from a bodies in the building point of view). you might be right about unplanned, but the club is reacting to offers made for its players - they dotn know if they will come in. it sounds like there have been talks/offers a while back for archer/aA, so we will have been working on our own moves the last week or more. I wonder who we will sign...there has to be someone, right?

can we not let both go and bring someone in suitable to play down the middle on his own?

£7m doesn't sound a lot of money in this day and age for what you have said a fair few times 'a proven championship goalscorer', but with his record in the PL, he's in a market with very few buyers - so holding out for £15m or even a bit less is maybe not possible. as always, the fee matters little. all that matters is how we spend it.

agreed. i think some on here expecting us to sign a striker after downs departed were being a little hopeful. If archer departed, the club might think stewart, armstrng and oyekunle would be enough until the summer. if armstrong goes too, then the will sign someone (perhaps on loan), surely?

i asked the other day how fans on here would feel if the '£15m' figure banded around turned out to be more like £10m...and now its barely £9m. If he wants out and that's all teams are offering, there is not much the club can do, but it doesn't exactly provide a huge war chest to find a replacement.

What a fantastic save. Decent in slow mo, a proper wow at full speed.

They will be paying some of them if not all. I seriously doubt he is on anything like some of the shite player wage websites suggest.

Sorry but I am not a fan of Tessam on the radio. The whole idea of commentary is to describe the game to the listener but he struggles to get his words out time after time. His English is great, but it's not perfect. I think it's a brilliant job and I question whether there isnt another ex professional that is more articulate. If there isn't, no worries.

Love the post: "seeing Sulemare depart only for Aribo to replace him is like recovering from a broken leg only to be run over by a bus."

Don't spoil it.

The pathetic 2024/25 squad has been dismantled. If archer Armstrong and Aribo go, well only have half dozen or so left.

With this line up we look a half decent outfit. I'm calling it now, we will make the play offs.

I think he will.

are they even shitter than us?

...because Still and Tonda (all be it with some injuries) have taken a fucking age to put a decent side out. Stewart up front with two wingers, four at the back. Pretty much every Saints fan has called for it. We have it now. No excuses. A bit of confidence and we can perhaps make a run. Stoke are shit. They might get back into this game, but we have outclassed them. We should be a couple up by now.

was he out on the razz last night?

not a lot makes sense about this season.

https://live4.totalsportek777.com/Stoke-City-vs-Southampton/60279

he's had a really good first half. won headers, kept it tight. kept the ball. in position.

big style We are much the better side. Got to take advantage.

he dived.

Were you missing Baz when Peretz tipped that strike over the bar?

he seems to spot every foul we make and has missed a couple of theirs. it will even up.

a tiny touch that doesn't upend him and then a dive. No complaints from me. Nice trick by Azaz to beat him though.

possibly the first time all season we have got the 11 and formation every single fan wants. Win this, keep the same side next week and who knows...yeah I know. I'm enjoying this moment as the next might not be great.