Lee On Solent Saint

You completely miss the point. Ings, Vestergaard and JWP will all be sold by the time we play Everton.

Not suggesting he isn't, but to miss two friendlies in a row, when one was on a Tuesday, and the other not until a Saturday, just doesn't stack up. This is JWP we are talking about not made of glass Djenpo

I have a horrible sense of dread that this will be the starting line up when we play Everton. With the exception of Perraud for Moussa.

Are you really that naive? Super human JWP develops a slight knock in training that keeps him out of two subsequent friendlies? This is a guy who played every available minute last season.

Not sure that playing for Villa would have made any difference. Watkins didn't get selected and he had a decent season. Probably more deserving than Calvert Lewin.

Could just be a PR exercise by Villa. Trying to appease their fans before they sell Grealish. If he was to go, would want at least £50m for him.

Would have loved to see Delaney here, hugely impressed with him at the Euro's.

Sweden for the two Svennson's. And Ostlund because he looked like a pirate!

You think Vestergaard is any better than Bednarek?

Exactly this. A few nippers from my lad's team have spent time at their centres. And they are only nine.

This will probably drag out until either the start of the season or the end of the window. If he is going, we need him gone as soon as, just so we can at least try to get a replacement in.

Exactly. Don't see the harm in it myself. If he does prove he can still play at this level, then we've still got a player. Pre-injury always felt he had a bit more to his game than Targett.

I don't give a shit about not fitting in with England. He was, and will always be the best Saints player ever, in my eyes.

I don't have a problem with either Mo or Lemina staying. There's a player in there somewhere in Lemina's case. I'd love for Ralph to try and find it.

Am not so sure, it could be argued that we are doing all we can to keep Ings if rumours are true about the amount we are offering in his new contract. Yes, money the bigger clubs offer goes a long way, but if we were competing on Leicester's level, then I doubt we would see Ings and JWP linked with moves away. I hate Leicester but they have done everything that we should have done, even before they even thought about it. Wasted chance.

Absolutely agree. See little point in handing out contracts to the likes of Ramsey and N'lundulu. We know they aren't going to be good enough at Premier League level.

Maybe not another ACL, but he does seem to be picking up other niggling injuries here and there.

Just seen that West Ham have had a bid rejected for Johnstone. Apparently they are looking for closer to £20m. Wish we had a spare £20m floating around!

For me this is the crux of Ing's problem. At his age, and to be able to put himself in the window for the next World Cup, he needs regular game time. With the best will in the world, he isn't going to get that at City, or for that matter at any of the top 4.

Not sure if I missed this, but away fans are allowed back in as well?

I like the loan system, and I don't think in the past we have utilised it enough. However, I do think it's too much to expect clubs to stump up a loan fee and cover wages. It should be one or the other in my view, not both.

Exactly. Isn't that where Ely came from?

Remember that game. First time I'd seen Saints win at Anfield.

I for one, won't be cheering anyone at St Marys unless they are wearing a Saints shirt. If people want to cheer England players, then go and watch the national team.

Surely if we were in the market for another CM, I would rather we go balls out for Delaney than Hayden.