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Why would that be the choice? What planet are you nutcases living on. JWP even if he went would barely have played a minute, just like Ben White really. If we need a goal, we'll bring on an attacker from the bench - the experienced Raheem Sterling, say.

Honestly no idea what you're on about. I should repeat my original question: Who is trying to do what? Lallana went to the 2014 World Cup. I suspect you would be paranoid about JWP "getting his head turned" in every single scenario.

Who is trying to do what?

I wish we were Villa.

But I haven't seen him marching around the pitch dishing out full throated bollockings to his team mates. I'm led to believe that is by far the most important attribute for a professional footballer.

But if Southgate thought we were weak up front then Watkins would have already been picked. I don't get why anyone thinks an injury to a full back would lead to a striker being called up to replace. Or JWP for that matter. Can't see it.

Not entirely sure what Potter has done to deserve much more than the job he's got. Pretty much zero progress in the two years he's been in role versus the two years that Hughton delivered. Exactly the same number of wins in all four seasons, bottom six in all four. What's he actually achieved?

We will not win or fail to win the Euros as a result of JWP being chosen or not but still a shame to not have a SFC player in the squad. Would have ben nice to have that set piece option coming off the bench as we fail to beat Turkey in our disappointing second round exit.

Feels unlikely that anyone is going to take him off our hands.

What a load of old shit. Koeman said Mane was on our list when we signed him.

Still, everyone knows that chopping and changing managers never leads to success. That's right, isn't it?

I don't believe the leadership of a professional football club would ever, ever be as idiotic as that.

I think they will hold back on "Denmark style". I am certain we will get a kit like that during the course of the contract, but they'd be mad to do it in year one. Next season I think very likely.

Yes, and this combined with Sir Clive's eye-gym means we are the most spacially aware team in Europe. #marginalgains

Blimey. I think it harks back to every good striped kit we've ever had since the 1980s, including the Air Florida one. I am the complete opposite - I hate it when we just have red and white with no black between. That's when I think we just look like Brentford or Stoke or whoever. The black makes it Saints. So I think we are definitely on opposite sides here!

Absolutely conspicuously not in the promo video, which makes sense. He was probably injured at the time anyway.

Video quite fun as well. Franny Benali has an acting future on Hollyoaks.

We were never going to get that in year one of the Hummel deal and not straightafter a non-stripes season. Maybe in future seasons. I think it's really good, lots of nice black trim which I think is integral to our look (what differentiates us vs Stoke etc). Nice one Saints.

I'm glad that you have 100% clarified that your position is the same as ours. You didn't want us to sign Adam Lallana and you don't want him at Southampton Football Club. We're all agreed on that so that's great 👍

Must have been someone else comparing people rejecting the idea of signing Lallana to people rejecting the idea of signing Kante. And someone else linking up comments from the Brighton forum. Must have been someone else sneering about how he ran rings around James Ward Prowse. Must have been someone else because you're not fussed about Lallana either way. Absolutely crystal clear.

How would he improve us if we don't sign him and pay him?

So after two pages of this nonsense you are now laying the groundwork to make out that no no no I never ever said actually sign him. So we all agree, all of us, it is fucking great that we never signed Adam Lallana. All settled. Absolute forum gold.

If you are saying we should have signed Lallana, isn't paying him £100k implicit in that? Or you're saying sign him but magically pay him less? You've enjoyed calling everyone else a genius so you must realise that.

16 starts in a full league season.

Obviously he would yes. I never, ever understand this dopey notion of "even Sir Alex/Jose/Pep/whoever couldn't do any better". Well, of course they could. That's why they get huge salaries and the biggest jobs. They are better. Absolute madness.