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The last couple of seasons our collapse in form as a team seemed to coincide with a dip in form of Oriol Romeu. When he was on form the team looked dominant but I don't think he has the engine to maintain his best over an entire season. It's a physically demanding position and few players have the stamina of JWP. The season before, when Oriol was injured, we looked terrible. I hope Lavia, whilst inexperienced, can ease some of the pressure, or provide an alternative at DM. I hope we can get this over the line and extend Romeu's contract.

Last season when 25 thousand saints fans repeatedly sang Shane Long to the tune of 'Hey Jude' is one my favourite Saints memories. My son occasionally randomly starts singing it and he has no idea who the Beatles are. I actually think Shane was a good player under Koeman and when partnered with Danny Ings. Thanks Shane.

James Ward Prowse (305 league games), Oriol Romeu (324), Che Adams (299) and Stuart Armstrong (427) have 1355 league games of experience between them. A large number of them in the Premier League. I hope all of them will be a part of the team this season and don't feel yet the imbalance between potential and experience. I somewhat understand the concern about lack of experience in defence, but KWP and Perraud seem intelligent players and have close to 200 league games between them.

SEVEN!!!

This... with a back four of KWP, Salisu, Perraud and ABK we have some serious pace at the back for when the press goes wrong... looking forward to seeing them play together.

Signing players with huge potential is a big part of our business model now so I'm cautiously excited about Bazanu so it's not just about him but also about attracting others with high potential. We've been lucky to see a lot of young players with huge potential and it's great when the work out.

Yeah, that was a really nice moment, especially because it might (on current frequency) be his last. You could see it really meant something to him and the fans took the opportunity to show their appreciation.

Brilliant interview by Semmens. I've not been this happy with where Saints are heading since under Keoman. I hope in the summer we will recruit players similar to Tino and Broja from Chelsea or City (attacking midfield please). His interview reinforces the message "come to Southampton and reach your potential"

I think Mike Dean should have his own song for next time he comes to St Mary's

I'd like us to play all of them. KWP and Perraud as full backs, Livramento in a three with JWP and Romeu with S. Armstrong (if fit) in front of them. Adams and AA upfront. Especially against Man City. A 4-3-1-2 formation.

I've only seen the highlights but from what I saw he had a good game. Attacking he looked very good and he made a couple of good interceptions. If he could stop committing rash fouls then he could do well as full back cover. It seems Ralph wants the full backs to be very attacking which would work to Djenepo's strengths.

Everton away is quite a good fixture. They have a new manager with less time to implement his ideas and Everton fans who think their team is better than it actually is. I've seen us lose 3 times at Goodison so I've got very low expectations. It's when I have high expectations that Saints normally let me down. Having Romeu back will make a big difference IMO.

We've got Brett Ormerod