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(Predictably) to the Addams Family theme tune: Che Adams needs a song, He looks very strong, He's scored less than Shane Long, The Adams goal machine Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

And there certainly is. Loads of green spaces around the stadium, which is probably the reason members are now being enticed with the £10 ticket deal...

Selling Bertrand without another experienced LB on the books would be an impressive new level of incompetence. Not sure I can see that happening TBH. I hope...

Was this the game where Alan McLoughlin scored & played really well & pretty much convinced Chris Nicholl to buy him to make him our first £1m player? Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

Shame really. If he was from Peru, maybe a few marmalade sandwiches would've sorted him out.

Good. I still think he will come good eventually and a goal this weekend against Wolves would be a good way to start!

The thought had very much crossed my mind...

It's actually just the ST holders who get tickets for a tenner. Members pay the same as those who buy when on general sale. There wasn't even a concession to the new Saints+ level of membership.

I've not seen them. But we have asked about away allocations in previous meetings. What I'd like to ask is whether they'd be willing to share their stats with the panel (and maybe even more broadly) so we can understand the approach they take. I'm a data analyst by trade and this sort of data is something I'd feel more than comfortable reviewing!

Yes, members and others pay double for this one. I do think ST holders should pay less but double the price of the opposition too is a bit harsh and may put people off (perpetuating the problem with take up IMO). Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

We have away ticket allocations as an item for our next meeting with the club on 4 Feb. I will make sure this extends to Cup allocations at home as this seems daft. I do know they keep stats on take up for away games, in particular, and then base what they take on historic take up plus in season take up. Sadly after the years of Puel, Pellegrino & Hughes the data they use probably reflects lower recent demand. Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

Alex Crook joins the 'Che to stay' party... Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

Good. Is anyone else going though? And anyone new (imminently) arriving?

Aha! Good point. Any more?

Is it wise to have all these "WPs" in the team? We have a JWP and now possibly a KWP. I hope those in charge of recruitment will continue to build our team working through the rest of the alphabet for other WPs. I also have to question what happened to AWP through to IWP.

https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/latest-leeds-united-news/leeds-united-awaiting-response-southampton-after-latest-che-adams-offer-1363881 The view from Yorkshire. Leeds awaiting a response to their second bid... Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

This. Absolutely this. Some players start with a big bang and then go massively off the boil (Swansea goal apart, Gabbiadini?). Others may take longer to adapt but eventually develop into good Premier League players. I'm hoping Adams will be one of these. He needs game time and we've only just shifted from playing one up top (when he'd unsurprisingly lost out to Danny Ings, who was/is on fire). There are no guarantees he will develop but he's only 23, he works hard and there does seem to be some evidence of ability. A couple of goals and I reckon we'll see a very different player.

Wouldn't want us to change to much right now and hope we go with pretty much the same settled line up. Once this one is done, we can see what shape everyone is in for Palace and go from there. Interesting to see Wolves have loaned out Patrick Cutrone, the £16m Italian striker they bought in the summer, on an 18 month loan to Fiorentina. Guess that hasn't worked out for them and I wonder if they have a replacement in the pipeline?

Che Adams was born in Leicester, I believe. If 18 games without a goal isn't incentive enough to finally break his duck, maybe being back home in Leicester might be?

I guess the biggest issue regarding any potential incoming is whether or not the January transfer window will get its own Ralph Express train animation, with the previous arrivals deemed to have already reached their destination, or whether they will be forced to squeeze into a carriage alongside their new team mates in a more realistic depiction of train travel. I imagine this conundrum is causing immense consternation within the Saints comms department, at this very moment...

Marc Guehi has completed his loan move from Chelsea to Swansea, so he'll not be heading to SMS on loan: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51042147

Good point. The next thing you know, he'll be clogging it up further with the actual name of the player. (Please?)

That's me lost to work for the day (or at least until something is announced, if before I leave).

From BBC Gossip: Brighton, Crystal Palace and Southampton are all looking to sign Tottenham right-back​ Kyle Walker-Peters, 22, on loan. (Sky Sports)

Not on TV by the looks of it, which is good if you like a traditional 3pm Saturday kick off! http://www.thefa.com/news/2020/jan/09/090120-tv-schedule-round-four Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk