Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

I was there for Matt's goal of the season winner at Blackburn, which is an obvious pick but Pelle's goal against QPR was brilliant too. Matt's free kick against Wimbledon was special as well.

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Bazunu has won FAI Young Player of the Year apparently...

I put unsure. I think I'm willing to give SR the benefit of the doubt and let them pick the man they think is the best for the job given the level of investment they put in, in the summer. I'm not saying they got that right but it's more than we've ever spent before. This is their first appointment with us and so they have no history of being terrible at it (yet!). If the guy they choose is Nathan Jones because they think he's the best fit for where we are now, I'm happy to go with it even if it appears a risk.

Nathan Jones, you didn't take too long...

Always thought he was too skinny and could do with putting some weight on.

Couldn't find the original post - to be fair I didn't look very hard 😂 - but Goztepe are still saying they're bigger than Saints... https://www.hampshirelive.news/sport/football/football-news/bigger-than-southampton-goztepe-director-7775307 It will be interesting to see where we eventually end up in SR's portfolio of clubs...

Can't recall starting one of these before so hoping it brings us some (good) luck... Joelinton is suspended for Newcastle and with Lavia potentially back and AMN looking decent against Palace maybe we might win a midfield battle for once? Which won't mean anything unless we can find a striker who can finish but at least we might be able to push forward more often in the hope our strikers have an off-day and bang a few in.

Back to Ralph out now. That was utterly dreadful today and he disappeared straight off down the tunnel at the end of the game. Not sure if it's a lack of quality, poor set up and management or both? Probably both really...

Very much 'Ralph in" now. He stopped and had a photo with my boy after the game and seemed a nice fella. Kind of circumvents any need to be a good man manager or tactically competent now, I reckon.

I wonder if it's been the change of management at Chelsea which has changed his mind. Maybe working with Graham Potter's management team is more to his liking and/or he had the sense Tuchel would be on his way eventually?

I thought "former waiter" Frankie Bennett was going to be sensational with his lightning pace and that goal against Chelsea. That turned out not to be the case.

Maybe it's time to start with the Ralph out chants? Make it clear to the board, we want him gone. I know some will say that will impact negatively on the players during the game but to that I say, would we notice???

Looks like you're right. Still a few weeks away apparently... https://www.hampshirelive.news/sport/football/football-news/southampton-hasenhuttl-injury-everton-lavia-7648847

Any chance of Lavia being fit for this one? We look so much better with him in the side.

I liked Redders. I don't feel, for whatever reason, it truly happened for him at Saints but there definitely some decent moments and wasn't he even voted player of the season once? Whether it was down to him or the managers - probably a bit of both - I guess we won't ever know. And there's always the fourth goal at Fratton too. Also, on a personal level, I won't forget, when my son was mascot for the away League Cup game at Brighton, and Charlie Austin and a couple of others ran past him without high fiving him as all the others did, Redders sent them back and gave my son an extra high five for his trouble. A simple thing but we always remembered it because it said a lot about Redders the person. [As an aside, Vestergaard's high five nearly broke my son's arm... but he survived! 🤣]

Only if Lis blacked up when he signed...

https://twitter.com/SaintsExtra/status/1565364783431516163?t=ViRbRmd4rbQIOq1x-wbcUQ&s=19

If this came off, you just know who scores the winner on Saturday...

We're re-signing Tadic. Only logical explanation. Serb owner brings back club's Serbian legend to play in a kit that looks like Ajax.

Just a bit of miscommunication, I imagine, perhaps caused by a dodgy mobile signal. Ralph said to Semmens "we need more players, get to Barclays". Unfortunately Martin heard "we need more players, get Barkley"...

Let's hope plan B is already underway of true...

Hang in there chaps. He might not be Leeds bound after all...

Cody signs! https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2012-08-31/keeper-cropper-signs-permanently Is this a good time to remember our last(?) successful pursuit of a player named Cody??