Miltonaggro

Our players should go out to kick the shit out of Monaco - the Carillo flesh dividend

Some good and interesting points being raised on this thread in terms of the potential club record fee for Delap and comparison to Broja - supporters know we have to get this one spot on in terms of prospects for the coming season. Right now I'd probably go with Broja as first choice, if we have a choice, due to his having done it at the highest level. However, in the videos of his youth team appearances Delap stands out so much it's a man against boys, in terms of power and control reminiscent of Kevin Davies when he joined us (aged just 20) or dare I say Wayne Rooney when he broke through at 18. Other end of the park, Luke Shaw too at Saints fairly recently, we all saw that swagger and power. Videos of course, but this unusual strength would suggest he will be able to handle his own against top flight defenders. Another side of the coin is that if Delap comes in as our record signing at £25m plus we might be seeing another Poch Osvaldo or Pellegrino Carillo moment when the word of a senior coach (here our new HOR from Man City) is the driving factor. Regardless, the purchase problems we are discussing now are infinitely better than at any time since Koeman.

In those clips he reminds me a bit of Kevin Davies as a youngster for us, a real powerhouse and very direct, genuine goalscorer. Could be exactly what we've been crying out for.

Emerald Andrews on the other hand...

I used to, in the late 70s early 80s.

Doing a bit of scaffolding on the side, spirit level in the top pocket...

Saints best signing of the window so far!

Would be genuinely delighted if you are proved right Mr X

Think that if MP fancies a return to the Prem he will wait for one of the big sides to have a slow start to the season and sack the incumbent. I agree that he would likely do great things coaching our young side but he's fishing in a different pond now.

I am sure that he is still with us all in spirit, or under an assumed name and personality.

Failing that the fanzone.

If I was head of PR at Hummel I'd be praying for an absolute stonker to avoid a remarkable hat trick! At present I am anticipating a shocking pink number superimposed with Easter Island style heads of the Ted Bates prototype statue.

Having studied this kit I think it’s been chosen so that Saints can officially look like a load of old wank! This is actually a very bold and brave decision, honesty is the best policy #loadofoldwank

For me the shirt has to go to Moussa Djenepo - for his cheeky smile and positive energy #boldandbrave

That away kit looks like a dinner lady's overall from 1973 #stunningandbrave

The last player brought in under these terms that tore it up was probably Jimmy Case. Case was 31 when he joined Saints, McMenemy's last signing, and went on for five or six seasons making well over 200 appearances for Saints, the most he made for any club. I watched a lot of those sides under Chris Nicholl and Case was instrumental in grounding, developing and protecting some very talented youngsters. The epitome of a class act. By the time he left Liverpool for Brighton at 28 as a makeweight in the Lawrenson deal, JC had won three European Cups, four league titles, and the UEFA and League cups. Prior to this when Alan Ball joined Saints from Arsenal, he was also 31 and brought on a generation of quality midfield players, including his protégé Steve Williams, who credited Bally as his boyhood hero. There is precdent, but as much as it's strategically desirable, what price for that type of pedigree and quality now? Certainly beyond the reach Saints budget at the present time. It may well be the case that there are still Eriksen type deals to be done, just the type of deals Saints should be all over, but if we are looking to bring in the most talented youngsters their prospective mentors should still be able to do the things that they technically or professionally aspire to. Perhaps this will be the approach of the new Board.

Simpler days, before Bill Halsey’s statue was torn down and ejaculated into the Thames from a punt.

You could be on to something here, 30 June is the anniversary of Lawrence v Texas (2003), and you’d hope the club media zeitgeist crew would be alive to this.

'Flights of fancy incited by his environment' will be sorted by an enforced sojourn in Ocean Village.

Oh yes, the blue-nosed bastard!

After Everton Harry Winks may well be working in a Deli.

Learning his trade alongside Phil Jones this lad will be unstoppable...

He's in the middle.

Frankly, I am relieved that this has been settled by 'CaughtOffside' so early in the window. Especially with their geography essay on mountains due in on Monday.

My money is on Janet Vestergaard. World class centre half.