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League One would suit many of them.

It’s a pointless fixture as well, if L1 and L2 hadn’t have been starting a week earlier, playing Cardiff, Luton or Peterborough would’ve been a better idea. Should have been more of those sort of games in pre-season more suited to our worst squad for 15 years.

Apart from Charles, Downes when fit again, possibly Downs, AA and Archer if Still can get them going again, the squad assuming MF and TD off is hugely lacking in top 6 Champ quality. Need a lot of new faces quickly.

Shaky after the disallowed goal but it was a decent first 20. #1 keeper signing a pressing priority as is some pace and width.

Typically both got injured

I was going to say that reminded of a Masterchef dish - Elyounoussi three ways - but probably not the best analogy at the moment….

Friend of mine got overhead by the Solent Sport team in the 1990s calling Roger Johnson a fat cunt.

THB nowhere near fit so assuming JS and Wood (or Gordon-Wood as I think it is now) next week?

There are some positives to add 4-5 automatic starter signings to - Downs has looked tidy when he’s actually had any service. Stephens and Bree very poor, Baz ok first 20 but very shaky since the disallowed goal. Can’t see him coping with the derby game in September.

No different to 2024/25 in entirety tbf. #we flop on

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No judgement on Still, can see him walking mid-season if Spors doesn’t have a better August on strengthening his first XI.

Haven’t seen him on the Forum for years.

If we put today’s team out at Portman Road that could be a heavy defeat.

Not on that disallowed goal he wasn’t. Very jammy with that one.

He is in League 1

Pint of Timothy Taylor Landlord for you sir?

Only if he has been fasting for the whole of pre-season, or Flynn cooked him chicken livers.

Martin broke it on his way out

Unless there is a lot of incoming quality signings, that won’t be a problem.

Wouldn’t be surprised to see Wrexham come in for him but not featuring in next week’s game.

Oh come on, that’s the objectively weakest Saints line up since 2008/09 or very early 09/10 before the Lambert and other signings came in, and it’s a lot weaker than the 10/11 and 11/12 promotion sides.

Ten men behind the ball and keep it under 0-5 with their line-up and the bottom half Championship line up Saints have put out.

Fine as in finishing 16th, probably. If you think that’s finishing top half, I’ve got some bridges to sell you.