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Draper sponsoring the training kit is a step. I thought Dimplex had gone years ago, but they are still operating over in Hedge End..

Doubt it - only applies to the Premier League, the EFL can carry on with gambling brands...

Makes sense, can't see them breaking the bank for top talent so will look for some deals.

Notts starting to steady themselves now. I had hope before lunch...

Seems like we're limiting Notts at the moment, need to get the breakthrough soon though..

Really interesting article on the football economy website - certainly sets out where we would be financially next season.... https://footballeconomyv2.blogspot.com/2025/05/can-saints-bounce-back.html#google_vignette

That is an article from 2023 though? 777 aren't the greatest, but Sevilla and Vasco both stayed up and Hertha was a different problem all together, they were in the shit during the Windhorst era and would of gone down no matter what..

Looks like he could be Rohl's replacement at Wednesday.

Possible - McKenna was asked recently about his future and wasn't overly convincing..

Not sure on Murphy, few of the blue few I'm friends with seem to think he goes missing in games. Didn't we try to sign Rak-Sakyi last summer?

Lamptey is Everton bound, looks like that one is pretty much signed. Ings is interesting though, I can't imagine many taking a punt unless someone like Brentford fancy having him on the bench.

He's been quoted before saying he'd love to run the club (see link) but he won't throwaway his own money....

Just jumping on a couple of points. Firstly I work quite closely with farms and currently they are being offered quite hefty sums to build solar on farmland, money which really does smash the equivalent returns if it was used for rape, livestock etc. Secondly, climate change is very much real and it's causing us to change the way we farm. One particular family farm has recorded the weather every day going back to the 1800's, looking through the books you can see that whilst the yearly amount of rain we receive is pretty similar to 150 years ago we have less rainy days and when it does rain, we seem to get more than we used to. The daily temperatures certainly have ticked up and you can really notice the difference in the winter months compared to the turn of the last century. There is one bit of good news! I worked with a couple of large French Champagne companies who are buying up farmland within Hampshire, West Sussex, Kent etc because they believe on the current trend that the UK will be able to produce sparkling wines which really will be world class in the next 10-20 years.

Seems like St Mary's is quite a confusing place at the moment. We, for the first time in a while have a sporting director but we are currently managerless, with the club potentially up for sale too. I just have a rather horrible feeling it's going to be Rusk & Lallana as I can't see anyone like Rohl or Still wanting to join a club with so much uncertainty around it. Equally I'm going to mentally prepare for what is likely to be a very disappointing season in the Championship..

I've had a shocker there...

I tend to agree, I think Still would overall be a better fit for us and I have a feeling Rohl is Leipzig bound anyway..

I really can't predict what will happen next year, as mentioned I think we'll have a better idea once we have a new manager and know what the team will look like. I do however think Birmingham will win the league with Ipswich going up in second, which leaves us in the playoffs picture with a dozen or so other teams.

Some names there! Remember having the misfortune of a train journey back from Cardiff with badboysaint who was a complete weapon the whole time. The9 is still about, I play football with him and Rabbit (can't find orange text) now and again.

Lukas Jutkiewicz

Liam Delap...

Is your nephew Onyango? If so he was pretty impressive when I saw him earlier in the season!

The last kit designed by a saints fan...

I can only assume that's why RvN might stay? Financially it makes sense?

Did it work out for Farke? I mean last season that Leeds team should of been at least second and he got outplayed tactically by Martin. I agree Burnley did it right with Parker, but lets face it they'll be propping up the Premier League next season..

Steve Bracknell, give him the reigns! 😁