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You've all seen Walcott's 'finishing', right? Right. Amazing. And the legs have gone too. Perhaps he wants to come and learn his trade as a coach.

First time Carillo has passed anything successfully...

Genuine step backwards

oh woe Southampton are ‘increasingly confident’ of signing Theo Walcott on a season-long loan from Everton, Saints will pay around 50% of his wages #saintsfc [athletic]

Good player. And fits the German/Austrian mould...

Man United have no intention of allowing Brandon Williams to leave on loan, after Southampton made an enquiry #saintsfc [mirror]

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Oh dear

Guessing remaining business will be Butland in and Gunn out, plus either Davies, RLC or Theo Walcott in on loan, but could do with a little extra creative zip behind the front two in my view

He really hasn't got raw pace anymore, and that was most of his game when the Premier didn't have quite such an emphasis on that, and he appeared to be an outlier. Now (almost) every team has it, somewhere or other (including us). I hope we look elsewhere.

Also, he chose Everton instead of us when we were more interested in him. So double no. (the other no being his form/pace is long gone)

Sadly he has made a difference to them. Mourinho is no mug.

Man U making our defending against Spurs look good. But seriously, they are very clinical finishers...

Really hope not. The game has passed him by.

Terrific and important result, esp before international break. Well done saints.

Me neither. It's a risk for loaning club, too, over injuries. And he might like it so much he wants to stay. Stranger things have happened.

It is still possible to be in for a player even if they started yesterday, like Davies, or today, like Ntcham.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11700/12087775/ibrahima-diallo-southampton-agree-12m-deal-for-stade-brestois-midfielder

excellent post. lot of sense here. let's hope our top brass are clued up to this scenario. sounds like Diallo is confirmed, by the way

Torn between thinking RLC would be good move and potentially major shift and thinking he’d be destabilising given these sort of wages

He’s having a good game. Might be getting match fitness still

Meltdown predicted when we lose to West Brom Bracing for Ings sale to balance books. Surely not. They couldn’t, could they? Come on Saints. Sign a midfielder today.

Why ‘has been considered’? Strange tense use. Did we find out cost

see above

Someone on the other site reckons two are in and 'just' need to agree terms. 'Ralph gets his man or men as two new arrivals about to arrive at St Mary’s. Sorry not allowed to say yet but contracts have been drawn up just waiting for terms to be finally agreed between their agents but Ralph seems very very confident that he has secured two very good players. Sorry a little vague but just say it is very good news.Looks as if up to 3 leaving also which will certainly easy the wage bill.'