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I suspect, if he is open to leave, there will definitely be other clubs in th ePL sniffing around. Brentford for example. If (big if) West Ham sign Alvarez and JWP, that would leave limited possibilities for him to get game time at WHU, though.

Leicester linked with Tom Cairney from Fulham... Would be a good move for us to make.

JWP their way, Flynn Downes our way then... Perfect!

Newcastle clearly can afford him, he's just not worth anything near £50m, to anyone other than us. Interestingly, Talksport are reporting that West Ham are in for Edson Alvarez at Ajax (DM), which may mean their interest in JWP cools... and also means that Flynn Downs may become available..

Very good player, ready for the step up. Would suit Martin's style as well. Will go on to be a PL CB in the future i'm sure. Would be a good move for all parties imo.

You'd argue that having a wider network of scouting, is probably more important when in the championship...

You're an admin on a fans football forum, where its discussing nothing but a bunch of mercenaries kicking a ball about... Probably not one who can take some kinda high-ground..

I haven't played much attention to the Juventus thing, but what was the issue here? Surely the value of the player is what the selling club deem them to be..?

I thought that, but what happens if it’s offside on VAR? Does the red still apply?

Fuck me, i've seen some thick as fuck things on this site, but this is well up there.

It doesn't mention fire sale at any point. Its titled "Southamptons summer window: Busy' Then summarises (mostly all of what we've previously seen) players likely to leave / interest elsewhere and players we might be interested in. It's a pretty fair article all be it nothing new.

I honestly think he's exactly that. Never looked like he had the composure to be a top flight forward. He's scored a few in the championship granted, but then so did Adam Armstrong. at £18-£20m it would be a no brainer for us to sell.

a front 4 of; Tella Alcaraz Sulemana Striker (Adams ideally although unrealistically) Is ridiculously strong in the championship.

In fairness, a lot need to go. We've a massively bloated squad, most of which are a load of shit. Just because of contract status alone, its obvious we'll lose 6-7, that's not factoring in the 2 or 3 decent players who people might want. I genuinely suspect that SR have expected this summer to be one of overhaul since the day they came in - I guess the only difference is now we'll need to look at different targets.

I wouldn't be too disappointed if they all went (other than notable exceptions of Alcaraz and Tino), with the expectation that JWP & Lavia will be off. These are players who have failed season upon season. Packed it in and bottled it every time the going got tough. I'm genuinely excited by the thought of a rebuild of practically the whole squad, although I do think it means that we wont go up this year as a result.

In fairness, it is probably lost in translation a bit.

yeah, reasonable shout tbh.

Hi Saint Rob, put yourself in the firing line, expect to get shot. Its nothing too personal, you're just a bit of a div. Regards, Middle Aged Man

I saw a stat, on twitter so a massive pinch of salt needed, that since his return to the dutch league, Tadic has won player of the season every single year. There were genuinely idiots that support our club who didn't rate him.

He's clearly having second thoughts and this 'contract' is just a smokescreen. No way would Swansea be arseholes like this, especially when a championship powerhouse like us come knocking. Stinks of Leicester tapping him up imo.

Dawson is incredible at holding down an end. Certainly not the best spinner in the world, but a 7/10 every time he bowls. I wonder if he'll get a sniff in the ashes squad now that Leach is out, for that very reason...

As far as 'stripes' go, this is probably just about perfect. Always preferred when we've used white as the base with red stripes, rather than red with white.. if that makes sense.

They can't play at a club who's not had an offer accepted though, can they. Naive to think someone would demand to only play for the might Saints.

I was hopeful that us being utter shite on the pitch would lead to a bit of hostility in the crowd, like the 'glory' days of Championship relegation, which would lead to a few of these muppets getting a clobbering.

What will be the result when we go hand in cup back to Swansea trying to sign Grimes and Piroe? If I was them, I'd tell us to get stuffed and only sell them to a Leicester or Leeds.