Ken Tone

He's surely earning far too much now for us to be able to afford him.

Surprised to see manning at centre back (presumably) rather than Wood Otherwise much as expected.

Had a look at buying yesterday, but only seemed to be spaces in the ends. Virtually all the Itchen was greyed out, and they've still not opened the Kingsland. I'll buy if/when they do. let me get into the Kingsland.

Spurs -- Dibling Feels like deliberate propaganda from spurs and/or agent. Say it often and loud enough and it becomes more likely to happen.

Hats off to those who keep going to these away games. I feel a martyr just going to the home ones.

Is that the e betting odds?

Back from the game and can't bear to read through 15 pages of hurt , so sorry if someone has already posted this but ..... Anyone else feel that Walker-Peters was saying goodbye as he came to the crowd at the end?

Any news on Ramsdale being fit or not?

Was wondering myself. Keep wanting him to be good!

In real old money a no.8 was an inside left and a no.10 an inside right , or vice versa Nothing new under the sun. 😉

He sounds to be more competition fot Fernandes (1 of our best players) than a defensive midfielder or a striker -- the positions where we need competition IMO. Still, maybe it's beggars can't be choosers with our league position. 😒

From saints email -------- .Please note: Blocks 29-39 will be closed initially and open subject to demand. If your regular seat is within these blocks it will not be reserved, but you can select any other available seat. - - - - So yet again the biggest stand, with I suspect the largest number of season ticket holders, isn't available 'initially' . We're expected to buy seats in the wrong stand, away from our usual neighbours, and if enough of us do, they'll let other people buy our seats instead! They just don't understand what ordinary fans want do they?

Do we not have some sort of insurance to cover this?

Given Downes got booked yet again last night, it's only a matter of time till he's suspended injured again, leaving only big Les as a defensive midfielder . (Don't really see Aribo as DM Charles is the obvious back up and/or alternative. And he played as CB and even RB for us so can cover lots of positions. Clearly we're doomed to relegation this season, but we can improve and regain some confidence as last night showed - and there's a cup run possible.

Well as you say, it won't be! If it was 10mill, I'd say no if he still has a long contract.

Think the rumour is more that Sheffield united want to buy him, not loan. ..... which would be a major mistake IMO.

I think juric has already said he should go out on loan to get game time. I really feel he should have been given more of a chance here this season. As it is, maybe a loan will do him good

What I can't understand is why he's left it so late to take any action. Let's face it, we could appoint a mixture of Clark Kent, Alec Ferguson and Pep Guardiola as DoF now and we'll still be going down , quite possibly with a record low points total.

The pricing is disappointing, but closing the Kingsland....the biggest stand which is also where many ST holders go..... is a bigger mistake IMO. I am going , but it nearly put me off, sitting away from my usual neighbours and having to walk further round the ground etc.

I wasn't expecting any contracts to be cancelled. Legally tricky! I was referring to sending out players on loan, to lower league clubs of course, with the incentive to the player being to actually play, and put themselves in the shop window -- or even prove themselves worthy of a recall to saints next season.

If it were down to me, I'd try to offload as many of the also- rans from the squad, bring back Shea Charles, and try to sign a striker that actually scores. It's very unlikely that any striker who's successful in England will want to come to us for a relegation, but one from abroad might want to, to show they can do it in the Premier league and hope to be signed by another PL club in the summer. That will be a risk of course because success abroad doesn't guarantee success here but we don't have much choice unless we just give up.

Surely we have to recall Charles to cover defensive midfield?

Looks quite an attacking team, but 3 full backs and a CB on the bench. Plan to score early and then hang on grimly? 😉

Read somewhere we were getting another player along with Welington -- a winger/forward? Anyone know any details? (Btw Welington spells his name with only 1 L.)

Does anyone know how good Juric's English is? Presumably, as a Croat, he was managing in Italy in his second language. Is his English fluent too? Although, on second thoughts, all he needs is to be able to shout "just bloody clear it", "no, pass it forwards" and probably "oh no, not again!" 😏