Lee On Solent Saint

I'd rather we have a keeper that can make saves over a keeper who can do a Cruyff turn

Is he any good with the ball at his feet though?

This is Southampton Football Club we are talking about. It's well documented that Armstrong wants to play up top.

In terms of a striker, I think we are planning to play Armstrong up top. We all know he can't play there at Premier League level, so if that is the plan, it's not going to work.

Am not talking about last season. We've obviously fallen behind them as we got relegated. Other than that, fantastic post.

Not really. We were run like a pub team during that period. We just stood still, whilst we allowed other clubs to overtake us

The decline started way before SR got involved. Agreed that their first season was a complete shit show, but we had been mis-managed for a while.

More like Gao.

Not being able to compete with Brighton and Bournemouth. Really brings it home how far we have fallen over the last few years.

That's fine. Martin will still get to work with him again when he gets the Brighton job.

Ramsdale, no question.

Got my three tickets for the Forest game. App states that I'll get the Ipswich ones nearer the date.

By all means put in an opening offer, but just make it realistic. No way LIverpool are selling him for 15m when they are supposedly looking at selling youth players with less experience for 20m.

I totally get it. But we were told by some that the club was fucked if we didn't go up last season, seems we are fucked this season as well despite going up.

15m? We've got to get out of this bargain basement mentality, We are still shopping Premier League prices from 20 years ago.

We are playing against a Championship team. That's just about Stephens level.

Unfortunately, we take their cast offs, instead of competing with them.

We are still shopping in the transfer market 10 years ago. The prices we are looking to pay get not much better than top end Championship players. Which obviously is a massive gamble when you are looking to say in the Premier League

Just want to finish above Bournemouth.

ABK?

Is Ross Stewart there too?

Unless SR told him there would be no money for signing another keeper. Lis may well move on, but then we would only replace him with a similar no hoper to make up the numbers.

We aren't replacing McCarthy. The signing of that new contract made that obvious. He only signed because he knew or was told that he would be starting until at least Baz was fit.

Seems to be far too loyal to certain players.

McCarthy will be our number one until Baz is fit. I have no doubt about that.