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This update was before the one saying he's talking to us, no? Hope he comes, probably as the Tella replacement, but his advisers do seem to be all over the place. Or maybe he has a big ego. Or both. Shame we didn't have him when we won the Johnson Paints trophy.

Will Smallbone's signing of a three year contract is excellent news. I think he will be crucial for us this season, and very much admire his tidying up style. Will form a useful partnership with Downes, too, you'd hope. Well done Saints. Now tie up that CB and get in someone who can score goals. You need to make up for the Piroe sluggishness, aiding a direct rival.

I wonder if they think about working on defending during training. Or stopping things that happen in one game in the next. Ffs

Piroe scores for Leeds. FFS

No Che in the starters. He’s persisting h with Edozie for some reason. Adam Armstrong up front. Bednarek is playing (kind of)

I may be in the minority but I think on the face of it Fraser is a decent signing and would get in ahead of Edozie for me as I think the latter flatters to deceive and has a frustratingly bad end product. Fraser is a terrier and will do well in this league. Obviously, that said, I think we've dallied badly on Piroe, and Leeds seem to even have snuck in on Paint sealer or whatever he's called. Hope Holgate means we will not also be pulling back from annoying lovely Swansea again and not offering decent cash for Wood. And Hove seems to have completely disappeared. Still think Che will be off to Everton, and that maybe even the Newcastle connection with Fraser might mean someone like Sulemana ending up there. Call me old fashioned.

Seen £30m quoted so not sure the Toffees will find that very sweet. Che offers more to Chew over. Have to say I'm disappointed with all the cash swilling around we didn't take a punt on Piroe, or maybe that's still in the melting pot. On the face of it we appear to be a bit risk averse. Does it REALLY need Adams to move on first? Or is this the karma - our dealings with Swansea peeing them around for small beer coming back to bite us on the bum? Does rather lend support to the notion that at the moment we have an excellent team of sellers, and only an adequate one (with limited scope/contacts) of buyers.

Bed feels a bit wetter now.

But can he play up front?

Wish we'd stop fannying around, put some serious wedge on the table, and get him in. If only in part to stop them getting him. Might be the difference. Very relaxed about Che to Everton. Get that done. He's got 50p feet anyway... 😉

I reckon that's about right. Personally still concerned about getting decent keeper in to replace McCarthy, and whether or not Che out/Piroe in gets over the line, and would like have liked Grimes in too but feels about right. Hove looks good. To be fair, they've done an awful lot of business in a short space of time, and recouped quite a lot of cash in, so have overall done well so far, in my opinion. As long as it all gels and we can stop the knife through butter bit at the back. Getting Bednarek back on the bench will help with that, and Wood might supply a bit of the muscle/hard graft that the Championship requires. Personally think Tella is gone.

Bloody strong in Scrabble, maybe

I'd have thought that's us getting a decent fee for him. He is not a Premiership striker. And he's got a bit stale with us. Anyone pointing to his recent goals: the first, decent. The second, my gran could have scored. And she died over a decade ago. #nosheisnotavailableonafree

He seems the sort to prefer sitting on the bench, pocketing the cash and insisting he’s a Premiership player to me, rather than demean himself with a return to the provinces/lower leagues. Bournemouth might be more his liking if they were to come in for him.. Still have this odd feeling that we will get Piroe. Wonder if he got on with Downes/Martin. Hope we get movement before the weekend as I suspect Che will be turning out for Everton as a sop to their baying fans. They will be disappointed.

A very good loan signing; just a shame it will be only for a season. Unless we can work our magic somehow. Guessing that Che to Everton might similarly mean Holgate to us being a reworking of the JWP kind of deal. But maybe not. Need to get that Piroe in, and hang the expense. Then just drop off McCarthy at a Travelodge somewhere and be done with it.

I think he’d be a better finisher if he had more talent

15m is good business for a striker who couldn’t score goals in the Premier, even from one yard out. Would have been decent in the Championship but always felt that Che thinks he’s a better player than Che actually is. Ah well. Move on. Big time to get some bodies in, or we will all be suspecting the owners’ intentions. Ps noted that Piroe not necessarily out of the question. A new contract just puts the price up. Prem clubs sniffing around. Guess the same with Grimes? Might it be a way of softening those blows? Repairing the Swansea rift?

James Ward Prowse playing for West Ham this afternoon, this confirming he has definitely left 😉 Watch him get that free kick record. Wonder if Lavia will be marking him. ps if Che goes to Everton his Premier experience will only be getting one more season

Same old Saints. Like a knife through butter on transition. Bednarek is hopeless. Edozie gash.

Getting past the stage where we should be caring about the money coming in to actually getting some players. It’s looking thin on that front. Bare bones. As Harry would say. If Tella and alcaraz and Che go it is getting kind of drastic

Is Alcaraz’ muscle injury ‘getmeoutofhereitis’?

Walcott - nailed on as a pundit I reckon

Have a feeling this will be a heavy loss. 3-0. Way too exposed at the back. And they don't seem to know what they're doing. If Downes in and fit by tomorrow, all changes, but at the moment I feel we are very exposable when we lose the ball.

Anyway, I thought Salmonella had downed tools and wanted out. *gets coat

Wataru? More like Whoareu?