Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

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??

Checked and PHCJM is a flight to Glasgow at 4pm. Either we've been scammed or he's joining Celtic/Rangers.

Hmmm...

Maybe we're going to sign a Swiss side to the Sports Republic group and become Young Boys Southampton?

Maybe Lampard said to his recruitment team "Get me Gana Gueye" and it was misinterpreted as Garner, Gueye? He's going to have a shock when 2 players turn up after Thursday...

New player announcements before kick-off, at half-time and after the game. Can't think of any other reason why staff would be there today and I, for one, will be incredibly disappointed if this doesn't happen now.

We're near Brighton. 120 mile round trip for home games and my son and I have season tickets. The London games are easy from where we are and, with my son a teenager now, we've done a couple of road trips up to Wolves and Leicester this year, which he loves (but my wallet doesn't with the current cost of petrol!!).

Must be paying a significant loan fee - surely? We'd be daft to loan to someone who will conceivably be in and around us in the table, wouldn't we?