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The Athletic say Rangers made a loan offer with a buy option of £10m and it's been rejected by Palace

I would probably be trying to ship one of them out, for sure. Add some more quality out wide (where we are painfully lacking) and keep the other four together as our options. Given RS is unreliable with injuries, you'd effectively have three to compete for one spot most of the time and Ross being fit would be a bonus fourth option and help if you wanted to play two

The rest of the division would probably find this mental. Our striking options are an embarrassment of riches for most Championship fans I would never argue they are good enough for the PL, but if you look at pretty much every other club in the division's best striking options, they might have one player with a goal return that touches the track records of our strikers On top of that, we've also signed Downs, who is at international level for the USA at the age of 20 Cameron Archer Appearances: 40 Goals: 18 Adam Armstrong Appearances: 248 Goals: 80 Ben Brereton-Diaz Appearances: 230 Goals: 57 Ross Stewart Appearances: 16 Goals: 10 *Championship games only

Will Still on whether Saints can keep Mateus Fernandes: "I hope so, I hope so. I know he's a good player." "I know there's interest. I know there's a lot of noise around him. That's normal when you've got quality players like him, but I think the club has been clear. "If he leaves, he'll leave at the right price and we'll be able to replace him. I'm not too worried about that. I don't want to get involved in all the rumours and stuff. "We know that as long as he's here, we can use him and he'll be good. And if he goes, then I'm sure everyone will come out bigger and better from it. "He's quality. He's got that little extra about him. He's got that creative spark. He's interesting in the lower positions. "He's got the game in front of him, but it depends on the game, it depends on the scenario, and it depends on where he is physically as well. "We've just done his first minutes, and we just wanted to introduce it. He's got that versatility that we can use and be creative with, so I'm sure we will be."

We should be signing new wide players so that we do not have to rely on him whatsoever, he's just not good enough

I thought we looked great. Very energetic, lots of attacking endeavour and our new sky blue third kit looks great too Wait... Castellon were playing in blue? We're that other team? Oh fuck

Given our serious lack of any sort of options/depth out wide, Sam Edozie had a big chance this pre-season, especially being in from day one. He has not taken it at all, for me Still no end product and lets himself just drift out of games

FT: Castellon 1-1 Saints

'I'm glad there's not one of those in the Championship, or I'd get myself into trouble'

Can hear Blackmore being really careful (and trying not to laugh) when he says the name 'Juanki'

He looks like we've just rolled him out of the freezer at the morgue in this half

McCarthy near post klaxon

Castellon 1-1 Saints

Released is mental

Second half Saints: McCarthy; Bree, Wood, Taylor, Manning; Sesay, Aribo; Edozie, Smallbone, Robinson; Stewart Subs: Ramsdale, Sugawara, Kayi Sanda, Downs

Ball's the same size, goal's the same size... etc etc (tend to agree, though)

Jokes aside, Michail Antonio and Chris Perry

Danny Butterfield

It's 2025 and the 'chatting up' of football transfers happens on WhatsApp, regardless of where clubs/players/agents are at any moment in time

Today was a travel day, with Wednesday and Saturday as game days. So there's only three solid days of training to be had: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (and maybe a bit of today and Sunday on top, if they fly later?) If a player is injured and isn't participating with the group, why would you stick them on a plane drag them over to Girona for three days of training which they can't even join in with? May as well leave them with the larger medical/rehab team back in Southampton, with access to better facilities, and get them to rest up and rehab for the games that actually do matter

No Bednarek!

Not so telling after all..! Perhaps the minutes players are/aren't given against Castellon and Espanyol will be more informative

I'll go for Cameron Archer

I do wonder if that means we're monitoring the loan market for GKs, presuming some decide they want to get out and play in August. Would leave the club in a position to spend the Ramsdale money on signing a replacement in the summer of 2026 (potentially with the added appeal of PL football)