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This might shock you MLG but I can't read the Japanese source material because it is in Japanese...

Funnily enough MLG, I am not arsed enough to pay close attention to random Japanese journalist Kazu Kakiuchi for Italian transfer news In any case, as ChrisPY pointed out, I mentioned he was the source and the SaintsExtra's post name checked him and tagged his profile anyway

Echo, echo...

From a Japanese reporter in Italy:

Clubs don't do continuous repeats of a popular away kit composition (ie. yellow and blue) every single year because the fans get fatigue and then stop buying them. 'Oh I've got tonnes of yellow and blue already / oh I've got last year's I'll just wear that' like people do with their home shirts, whereas alternating it so there's a new one every two years leads to more demand and helps it sell better in that year, ultimately. Gives clubs a chance to mix it up and throw in some wildcard away kits in the between years. Yellow and blue will be back next year

No, he certainly can't in a Saints shirt. But his previous Championship seasons he has turned in 4/5 goals in fairly average to decent WBA sides. However, Fellows can do one of the two things I mentioned well, which is more than can be said for Edozie, who is doing neither of the two well IMO Edozie is pushing 100 appearances and has a total of six goals (none of which are more recent than 2024) and five assists (with three in a season being his best, which was the 2023/24 season) Fellows has 26 assists at Championship level and 9 goals over the same period since 2023/24 but has made more appearances, approx 120. Eight assists and 0 goals in his first season at Saints where he wasted his first 3 months playing right back for Will Still because he was convinced Bree couldn't play there and farmed him off to Charlton I think Edozie needs to drop a level or go to Europe to find his feet a bit. Personally I see very little development from the Edozie who came on for a debut at Molineux in 2023 and the one that plays for us now in 2026 and him leaving the club this summer would be a big old shrug of the shoulders for me. He's not developed as the club would've hoped by this stage and might benefit from a fresh environment with more opportunities and weaker competition

It really isn't

I think people speak about Edozie like he's still a teenager or very early 20s. When in reality he is 24 this season and he still can't cross the ball or take a decent shot. That's a bit of a problem. Fellows is very predictable but he does go past people and his crossing quality is pretty good. A bit floaty sometimes and I'd like to see more pace on the ball but Larin will get on the end of a few this season

Personally wouldn't be bothered if he was. He'd only beat the full back and then not do anything with it afterwards

Hibs have a UEFA qualifier second leg on Thursday so I wonder if it's one of those where the club is prepared to let him go but wants to try and lock in the UEFA prize money first by qualifying for the group stage

Josh Mulligan is still at Hibs despite being linked to us, Wolves, West Ham an maybe Boro(?) right at the start of the window. Over the weekend, Hibs have signed a midfielder on loan from Man United who expects to start (Devaney, the lad whose name was randomly stuck on here without context a month or two ago) About to move?

WBA 3-1 Burnley now after 65 mins

WBA look interesting. Seems like they've made a conscious effort to have a much younger team after having one of the oldest sides in the division for a few years. Rookie manager as well but playing some nice stuff and getting into Burnley

Can see why he was keen to come here and play with the likes of Azaz. Can understand what he was saying in his interview about coming somewhere that creates a lot of chances for its strikers. He is always moving across the line, making those dangerous 'out and in' runs and Azaz will pick those out as they become more accustomed. I'm sure he'll also be caught offside quite a bit but that's always part of the game when you play the way Mubama does He's clearly a natural finisher and by all accounts is a confident lad, which always seems to be half the battle with strikers. Considering he's only a week in that's about as good a start as he could've hoped for. Loved seeing him give it back to the Stokies who booed him onto the pitch and were chanting about him always being offside

I wondered if that's why they were punting it back to the international break. It's the extra long one that goes on for three weeks so if they got a ruling out in the first few days then there'd still be two and a half weeks before a return to league action during which time the appeals process could presumably run from start to end?

Blimey, a selection of comments on Alex McCarthy... Chelmofox: Where the f4ck have we dragged this lunatic from. I have never seen such a slow Goalkeeper. His legs move in slow motion. So many hospital passes today, ,and so predictable when playing out the back. Ian Nacho: Gash. Makes Begovic look like Buffon. orangecity23: If prisoners can get released half way through a 2 year sentence for good behaviour, is there any chance that if we behave ourselves, this clown can be gone in a few months instead of having to wait the whole 2 years? fazzyfox: He…………..likes…………..to……………spend…………a……………lot……….:..of………………..time……………..clearing…………the……….,,,,,,ba….oh s**t!

Apparently it’s just been said on BBC 5 Live by Mark Clemmit that the panel is due to meet and issue Eckert’s punishment during the last week of September, which is during the international break. Would mean the first game without him would be Pompey at St Mary’s

Random question if anyone has been in this scenario. Borrowing a ticket at late notice for tomorrow's game for someone who can't make it - but it's an over-65 ticket, can I upgrade to adult at the ticket office or do the stadium staff not really care?

Press conf: 'Are you expecting Finn Azaz to be in contention to start tomorrow?' TE: 'Oh, not in contention. He will start'

Wrexham had €9.5m knocked back a couple of weeks ago according to David Ornstein

Blimey, if the players start getting booed at 0-0 in the first home game of the season then we've got more cunts in the fanbase than I ever realised. Surely not, I always assumed the ones who make a real show of themselves on social media don't actually go to St Mary's regularly

I think it’s a fair comparison from LeG because Dibling would’ve been a starter week in, week out if he’d stayed which is what was relevant to us as a Championship club at the time we sold and why he was replaced with signing two wingers in Scienza and Fellows

Fans obsess over this 'sell season tickets' a bit too much I think. The owner doesn't go out and make comments to sell season tickets. Also how can it be 'nobody until we signed Azaz' - so we signed Azaz then Downs was pants but I can see why they punted on him. They rectified it with Larin at the next available opportunity and that has definitely paid off. Quarshie I remain unsure of how good/bad he actually is, but the upgrade from Bazunu/McCarthy to Peretz was also substantial