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Loose rumours that we want Lucas Digne on loan who would be a stunning signing! I was so impressed by him at the World Cup.

My thoughts exactly.

I have to disagree that it is the sole motivation for all that is happening. There is evidently something seriously wrong to have alienated a whole squad, there is enough murmurings of discontent to suggest that.

A lot of them came out and said its imperative we keep MoPo, if we don't then players would consider their futures. Is the thought of Southampton without him really that bad....clearly it is. THAT is where our questions need to be directed as it clearly wasn't a problem before MoPo. There is a hell of a lot of smoke about lack of communication, broken promises, payments etc.

I missed this WC, what was said in your conversation in St Etienne?

So he wants to go to Liverpool for his career, but doesn't want to be so far from this family member (sibling returning home perhaps).

Because its an entertaining distraction from the harsh reality of life as a saints fan.

Nothing to do with image rights.

It definitely does!

Definitely can't be NC as the OP said a 'very old friend'. The loss of NC is still raw like a knife through my heart. Must be someone before the Liebherrs, I'm going for Lifelongmilk's consortium.

I'm sure he is frustrated in waiting for new signings but he's professional enough to not feed the media circus.

Don't get swept up in that bandwagon that all the media jumped on like flies round sh!t. Ronald often tweets a picture of the training set up before they start. People who are suggesting a dig at the club or him being ironic are simply wide of the mark.

I'm not sure anyone could argue with that.

Because that's not for the club to financially reward.

People should stop accepting that the players are grumbling and ask the question why. They were perfectly happy 6 months ago.

They wouldn't have bonuses in their domestics contracts for international recognition.

Good find, quite possibly. And there have been a lot of murmurings that players aren't receiving bonuses promised to them.

Worth remembering the raft of new long term contracts that were handed out over the past couple of seasons.

Seems plausible, however the one floor is we didn't actually achieve ANYTHING last year. Bonuses are triggered by achievements and I simply do not believe there would be extortionate bonuses for finishing 8th (no European football, or trophies).

This is exactly what I posted yesterday. I think we are assuming that Markus was here forever more, I simply don't believe that to be the case and the well documented 5 year plan was just that. Build the club over 5 years and sell for profit.

You've put my thoughts into words perfectly here.

I would snap the persons hand off who could offer us 17th place finish this season! In fact, I'd take the whole bloody arm!

Because Gareth Rogers doesnt know how to do his job either! Get rid of them both and get John Williams in for christ sake!

I'm scared they genuinely think that. Genuinely, I have not seen a single thing from Sam Gallagher to make me think he is any better than a Dexter Blackstock.

Yes in theory, but I can guarantee you we are going to have a very hard sell on our hands trying to convince good players to join, let alone better than we had.