Patches O Houlihan

Thank you for this. Made my morning 🤣

Alfie House in The Echo: Why following Southampton on pre-season tour has given us belief Worth a read. It does feel like SR are starting to understand what's required to run a football club. Odd since Rasmus at least had been involved in two already. Also feels like we're building a team of likeable players - for a smaller PL club like us the impact this has on fan's mood could help us in the inevitably tough moments we will have at St Marys this season.

Rovers fan in that earlier video suggested that BBD's slow start there was because he wasn't being played on the left. Seems to have supported Alexi Sanchez playing for Chile, also from the left. So that's BBD on the left and Arma on the right - the Blackburn dream team reuinted. Do we play 3-5-2, or 4-2-2-2? or will we continue to play 4-3-3 and play Stewart or AN Other between them (or Dibling as a false 9!)

This is 16 minutes that every Saints fan needs to watch. This is a proper football fairy tale story. Looks like Saints might have also bought an entire country of potential Saints supporters, as well as a handy striker who can score all sorts of goals. Clearly a confidence player though, so lets not get on his back if he doesn't score in the first half of his debut 😉

BBD was part of the England U19 team that won the Euros in 2017 England: 1 Aaron Ramsdale (AFC Bournemouth), 2 Dujon Sterling (Chelsea), 3 Jay Dasilva (capt; Chelsea), 4 Tayo Edun (Fulham), 6 Easah Suliman (Aston Villa), 7 Isaac Buckley-Ricketts (Manchester City), 8 Andre Dozzell (Ipswich Town), 10 Mason Mount (Chelsea), 11 Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham), 12 Lukas Nmecha (Manchester City), 16 Darnell Johnson (Leicester City). Substitutes: 9 Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) for Nmecha 72, 15 Josh Dasilva (Arsenal) for Dozzell 77, 14 Marcus Edwards (Tottenham Hotspur), for Buckley-Ricketts 84. Put 2 past the Germans, and scored the winner against the Dutch. 3 goals made him a joint golden boot winner alongside Ryan Sessegnon, Joel Piroe & Viktor Gyökeres. Also was Chilean Footballer of the Year 2022 whilst playing for Blackburn. Perhaps @Matthew Le God can regale us with the full story of how Football Manager players picked up on his Chilean mother and created a campaign to get him capped.

Reading that article I see an 18yo winger from Celtic>Liverpool who has already had a serious knee injury. Unless he is a wunderkind I just don't see why we wouldn't work with Dibling & SAA and keep our powder dry for more experienced players. In order to keep good young talent you need to play it, and we'll be under so much pressure that it is likely to be tough to do so, unless they become immediate superstars.

Agreed. I think our new defenders all have good potential. Love watching Dibling and Sam Amo play too

Bree's goal saving tackle on the line worth the price of admission! 😁

Contrast between the quality of Sugawara's free kicks and Bree's...

Valderama casual as you like strokes it gently into the keepers arms...

SAA wins a peno

We're looking OK here. Montpellier finished 12th in Ligue 1 last season.

McCarthy shouldn't;t really be beaten by that. THB responds straight up the other end 👍

At that point he was too deep and too infield at an offensive right side throw in from Yuki level with the edge of the area.

Yuki, Janni, Ron & Chas as back four 😁👍 Deeno had me thinking for a moment - for those in doubt he's the big quick lad playing right wing.

Edozie could have had a hat trick - seems to get his feet tangled when in the 6 yard box

Nice from Dibling. Strong to hold off the defender too. 2-0 Saints

SAA requested to get ready

"WHERE SHOULD YOU BE KAMALDEEN?!!"

We've played some good long balls, especially considering THB isn't on the pitch yet

How did we not score there!!

Kameldeen hopless penalty scored on the rebound. 1-0 Saints

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