Patches O Houlihan

I'm going to repost this before it leaves the active page. Joe is 6'0"

Pelle, Shearer, Chris Wood - is that better for you 😁 Are you auditioning to be MLG's apprentice?!

Isn't there a registered age limit that you are overlooking? A Premier League club can name 25 players in a squad for the season. This often works out at 'two full starting 11s' and three extra players, providing sufficient depth for teams to compete strongly in the competition. This is made easier because under-21 players are eligible over and above the limit of 25 players per squad. For the 2024/25 campaign, under-21 players have to be born on or after the 1st January 2003. Edozie 28/1/2003, Fernandes 10/7/2004 Larios 12/1/2004 Dibling 17/2/2006 Sam Amo 18/7/2006 Lesley 26/3/2004 Edwards 28/3/2003

So we are all a bit worried that we don't have a big striker to hold the ball up. What if Russ has done some 4D chess thinking: Likely midfield will end up Downes, Fernandes, Big Les , with Smallbone to offer fresh legs & Dibling to offer cutting edge as subs. We are all forgetting that Joe Aribo is great at holding off challenges, and he scored playing centre forward for Rangers in the Europa League Final. Joe can be our new Che, with the added bonus that we keep getting to sing his song regularly.

That's great for you. Your mother must be very proud

Tino, Buck, Cornet, Ramsdale, Fraser so far

SSN 18:39 Cornet undergoing Southampton medical Latest from Sky Sports News reporters Dharmesh Sheth and Mark McAdam: Southampton have agreed a deal with West Ham to sign Maxwel Cornet on a season-long loan. The versatile left-sided player is undergoing a medical with Saints. However, Southampton are conscious of their squad size so require players to leave before Friday's 11pm deadline.

Ramsdale reported to be on the team bus this afternoon when it departed

https://www.skysports.com/football/live-blog/31771/12476234/deadline-day-live-summer-transfer-window-closes-at-11pm-tonight-in-england-and-scotland?postid=8204355#liveblog-body Cornet undergoing Southampton medical Latest from Sky Sports News reporters Dharmesh Sheth and Mark McAdam: Southampton have agreed a deal with West Ham to sign Maxwel Cornet on a season-long loan. The versatile left-sided player is undergoing a medical with Saints. However, Southampton are conscious of their squad size so require players to leave before Friday's 11pm deadline.

Nope Ipswich signed him at lunch time 😕

> Cornet delivers a reducer slide tackle to dispossess their flashy winger > Every fan in the Northam stamping their feet in time to the Bang Bang: 🎼Bang, Bang Maxwel's Silver Hammer came down upon his head 🎼Bang, Bang Maxwel's Silver Hammer made sure that he was dead (Younger Saints fans should check the Beatles back catalogue - its a cracking tune about a serial killer)

Jacob Tanswell - Saints fan first, athletic reporter second seems to think all is still going ahead

Can you imagine the insurance policy they would have to carry?!! Are you f**king kidding me!

He's crap without one of these

Agreed, and the great thing is Ramsdale is 26: It is possible he could still be playing for us in 8 years time.

I'm a bit concerned too. On the plus side: BBC of course means almost certainly Adam Blackmore

Maybe if he lifts the shirt?

Blackburn fans suggested he was better playing from the left than centrally

I think we should expect him to have a bit of a weakness with claiming crosses judging by the online comments of Arsenal fans

Body language towards him from the other players isn't that positive though.

Has anybody seen any further news on Cornet since this morning? I know Palace were sniffing around. Anybody seen him nipping into the barbers in Bevois Valley?