Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

Read somewhere on a thread he'd picked up a knock in training but no idea if true.

Have a feeling Hughes likes this sort of hard working, unsung player. Squeezed every ounce of effort from Jon Walters at Stoke, where most would've said he was finished in the top flight, and suspect Long will be given the same support at Saints. As the lone striker, he'll never be prolific enough to guarantee a team a good season but alongside someone who does score regularly (Ings maybe), he can be the pest who occupies central defenders and creates space for others and might chip in with a few goals too. The switch to good ol' 4-4-2 could allow for a renaissance for Shane.

I felt sorry for him. We looked so much better when Austin and Gallagher were up top simply because they could support one another. Our midfield left Gabbi without real support and not playing balls into the areas he wants.

Pedestrian performance until the subs came on with much more energy. Gallagher very lively & Austin generated some impetus too. Redmond did well when he came on & delivered the first decent ball from wide all game. Two CBs did well but not much from Armstrong or Elyounoussi IMO.

Yes, saw that too. Embarrassing.

It's definitely one Saints Voice have as an item to discuss with the club, both in terms of speed & quality of service & quality of the product on offer. .

I like Hughes but even I'm struggling with having 4 central midfielders on the bench.

Gutted. As I seem to find myself after most games now.

No, the lure of working with Dave Watson would still have been too great... From the Telegraph article: "The English presence was one of the primary attractions when Gunn was considering his options this summer. The 22-year-old will be working closely with Dave Watson, the goalkeeping coach who used to coach the goalkeepers in the England senior team. Watson’s encouragement, alongside Mark Hughes, was key in convincing Gunn to make the journey south."

So, when someone hinted at a player causing problems behind the scenes recently, it turns out to be Hoedt??? Oh my days...

The arrival of the long awaited Lemina baby maybe?

Willing to see where we are after 10-12 games before I make an assessment of how Hughes is progressing. During that time it should become clearer what formations suit us best & which players should form the basis of those teams. Some are staking clear claims already (Ings, Vestergaard, Macca), others are looking as poor as last season (Stephens, Hoedt, Austin). Hopefully more will be up to speed sooner rather than later and Elyounoussi will give us that creative spark we lack without Tadic. A win against Leicester would give us a good boost & having Moi & Jannik back will make a big difference.

Defeat at Everton is never a surprise but the spine of our midfield & defence is a worry. We will be better with Vestergaard & Moi back available. Positives: Ings Ings getting off the mark Combining Saints inevitable defeat at Everon with our inevitable defeat when I'm in Cornwall saves one game we can get points from Ings Negatives Hoedt Stephens Hoedt & Stephens together Centre midfield

You called? Noted chaps. We had our scene setting meet before the game today & this is absolutely something I can feed back on and will do. There is a real "supporter experience" focus for the group, amongst other things, and I'd agree that the service isn't great (I've given up trying to buy from there in recent times TBH).

I'd agree. Gallagher offers something different to Long or Ings & maybe it's time for him to be in the first team picture rather than Shane. I'm sure, over the course of a full season, he'd contirbute more than the 1 or 2 goals Long now does.

Another ITK win for K,billy... If he stays fit, could work out well for us. Good luck to him.

7 mins to get it done...

Mike Keegan from the Daily Mail tweeted this at 1.22pm: Maybe something has been in the offing all day, after all?

And as if by magic, KBS storms in to save deadline day. Or wind us up, which would be quite funny.

To be fair, we could probably sign Welbeck on a job share arrangement with Austin...

McQueen out to Brizzle City if Targett stays?

I guess we'd try to squeeze another year or two out of Steven Davis if JWP went. Would want more than £10m for him though.

Promes was linked when MoPe was manager. I wonder if Hughes didn't think he'd suit his 5-3-2 system? Or maybe we steered clear after his alleged off field 'issue'.

You up that tree again?? Is Prowsey there? Hopefully Hughes has gone to meet Welbeck...

I think he's saying 3 out at Arsenal. Perez is off to West Ham, Campbell must be off on another of his year long loans somewhere and maybe Welbeck is due at Staplewood. Here's hoping...