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Injury I think. He was down beforehand

Based on this performance we'll have won the league by Christmas

We look like a football team. What sorcery is this?

Football!

Agreed. Likeable people are more likely to persuade other people of their ideas. Much more likely.

I like the way he goes out of the way to talk up the people around him. That's a really positive sign.

I don't remember Elyounnoussi ever running a game or tearing another defence apart. Redmond had games where he did exactly that which was the maddening thing about him - he could do it but seemed to be lacking in confidence to do it consistently.

Seems like the story of Lyanco's Saints career in a nutshell. Dives into the transfer fully committed, promising great things only to be let down by weak positioning at the last minute.

Main points - squad is too big and the squad he'll have at the end of the window is unlikely to be the one he starts with - praised the players for their work ethic in training - they will bring in players if it strengthens the squad - playing style will evolve - every game has been an improvement tactically - by the time the season starts we won't be the finished article but will be competing to win games

I'm assuming we paid whatever was necessary.

On paper we should be favourites for this but this is a team that has forgotten how to create chances and still has a mistake or two in its defence. Hoping that the last couple of friendlies help us fix at least the chance creating part of things.

It still can be

After Nathan Jones we should maybe avoid people on a mission from God

Ten Hag has been watching Maguire in training all season. Most chairs are going to look mobile by comparison

We can dream

Err, how? I bet it won't be 370m by kick off.

I wish that were true but clubs have always tried to push prices down by talking up moves early in the window whilst talking down the price in the press. And we have a lot of potential exits this summer.

That didn't work out so well for his family though.

HCDAJFU

Lots of talking to the press happening. Next so much bidding

Or they keep whining and we have a central midfield of Charles and Lavia next season. Which I'm here for.

And our inability to transition play through midfield. Plus when fullbacks do overlap the midfielder tends to ignore them and turn back. Lost count of the number of times last season(s) that a fullback had bombed forward for the overlap only to be ignored.