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Exactly this. Very hard skill, and a lot of top and side spin to deal with from JWP’s cross too. Plus difficult height. Great goal. Hardest plate ever.

Twat

Get the fuck in. Well. Done. Saints.

I mean we’re all laughing at the Bednarek thing but it won’t have leave us short at Cb with Stephens off too. Hope we have other irons in fire

Agree. Also, if there’s a manager to get them all working, Cooper is it, you’d think.

He's the same about our available funds, as if excusing his own performance as a manager. How could anyone compete, he appears to be saying. It's impossible. This must not be hugely motivational for the players. Delaying his replacement is only delaying it

He's is such a complex and clever man, with so many layers of in-depth and innovative thinking

More motivational master class utterances from Ralph Hasenhuttl: “In the moment, I don’t feel that we are a club on this [Leicester’s] level. We are still not 100% sure on what position or level we are.” #saintsfc

Cut out and keep folks

#pavlov

Source? Glad to hear

that was a special dog whistle just for you. Works every time

The pessimistic view would be that the £25m is part of the fee we get for JWP either now or next season. Or Che plus £10m or so. Hope it’s the latter but still feel Che is useful for his hold up play. Would personally get rid of Adam Armstrong but the maths don’t work there…

Nunez confirmed at Wolves. Hope that frees up the only Portuguese human they haven’t got for us.

It’s looking like a ‘we tried’ kind of end of window. Very dangerous to swerve a full back or striker. Ok try but not succeed. Could be very harmful. We’re going to be looking at one point in August potentially. Cue accusations of ‘bed wetting’ Yawn.

Not Hudson Nedoi either. Not convinced by the offer ( or us having a shite manager, doubtless)

Scrolling this thread looking for evidence of actual links to signings is getting a bit depressing. Might we miss the boat?

🚨 Southampton midfielder Oriol Romeu ‘would like a change of scenery’ amid interest from Girona – currently, the 30-year-old would have to reduce his salary to facilitate any move #saintsfc @sport

Standard piece linked above says Newcastle have entered the fray

I imagine that unlimited funds may shift that somewhat

Come on Liam. You could be our best ever Delap

Newcastle is a fine place. What do you mean?

Southampton chose to sign Romeo Lavia (18) over a ‘vastly more experienced’, 24/25-year-old player with ‘over 100 appearances in the Bundesliga’ – Saints felt that, in the long-run, Lavia’s sell-on value will be higher #saintsfc @J_Tanswell via @TheAthleticUK podcast

I quite agree but suspect he probably wants to end his career in a very lovely place near his home/family etc. And we shouldn't stand in his way if so. But yes, amazing reader of the game, incredible control and awareness, technique. Plus, seemingly, a great guy. (with nice dog)

Enough to pay for a loan for a year, roughly