Saint Garrett

I’d say RLC is a pretty dominant CM. Whether he’d fit into the high pressing, high energy system is another question, would I take him? Absolutely,

What is the Football Insider? Is that an actual source, or is it a 12 year old kid

Can never read Time articles due to the paywall...can someone paste on here pls?

Think we probably need one, unless Tella is a genuine option. Possibly thats Sims, just to give us some squad depth.

Pretty sure we don't do "Marquee" signings as their wages are way out of our range, and have no sell on value. Clearly the plan is to bring in players that are 20-24, who we hope we'll be able to make a profit by the time they're 25/26

WHat happened to Ramsay, 1 game and disappeared. Is he out on loan or still at the club? I'd completely forgot about him.

Based on what? Never been mentioned before.

Would be nice for the club to not only get rid of one of these players but actually get a little bit of money for him. It's not a nice situation for either the player or the club, so sure both parties would like to get it done despite him being a total twat.

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£23m!! Bloody hell. I know he's been an alright signing, but thought he only cost them a few million!

Eric Dier just signed a new 4 year deal at Spurs...would have expected Hojbjerg to replace him really...although Mourinho does prefer a dominant pair in CM.

Surprised the club haven't briefed the Echo of Jeremy Wilson on this subject. Would suggest something is going on that they can't talk of yet.

Not sure thats good news!

Wont be going there then if they've been relegated. Surprised we never hear anything from any interviews about his career plans at all. Normally you hear these players talking in the press.

Would be a dreadful appointment

I'm not saying we should have sold him for £200M, I'm saying that's what he is probabaly worth now. Harry Maguire went for £80m and he's terrible.

Think he's one of those players who could play until they're 33/34. Deserves a new contract for me, assuming he wants to stay. Seems to have business plans for when he retires, so possibly that will drive his decision. Would not surprise me if one of the big boys came in for him as a backup english quota.

Best centre back in the world with pretty much every top team wanting him. I'd say yes slightly. What would he go for now? £200m?

Mane and VVD for starters. Tadic, Pelle and Wanyama too. Mane was massively undersold given how good he was, and where the market was that summer. Probably not worth getting into on this thread though.

If it was any other club it'd be north of £80m, but we have history of under selling our assets. I'd like to think the player is happy with where he is too given he's already been to Liverpool, and we get him tied down to a longer contract.

I can't help but feel that since he made his intentions known, Saints fans have started looking at him in a much more negative way. He was excellent last year, and has had another decent season this year. His work rate is outstanding, and he is a leader with a great attitude. His passing can be a bit slack, and his shooting is poor, but for what we need him to do he is fantastic. I think he does a lot of the dirty stuff that doesn't get recognised, but in our system, he is a great asset to us. Seems our fans are now focusing on his negatives, rather than his positives. Personally I'm a big fan, and losing him is a blow to us, but I completely understand his endeavor to move on to a new challenge. You also forget he's still only 24. I don't know whether he's already hit his ceiling with Saints, as he's got another 3/4 years until he hits his prime years, but I guess there is only one way to tell. Not sure he's suited to a "possession" team though necessarily. On Winks, I wouldn't bother, think he's bang average, and not sure he's suited to playing in a two in centre midfield, especially given we basically play with 4 forwards.

The way they play should suit us, playing out from the back. Wonder if they'll go full on 2010 Stoke like Bompey did. Would love to get a win to finish off a very successful season, despite a dreadful first third of it...! Same team (why change), but would be good if we can get a few of the youngens off the bench for this one.

Gone from being a squad player and didn't know which position he played, to now being a completely integral part of the side. Developed that streak which we know he needed to add to his game. Top player, and one we need to tie down to a long contract.

Very jazzy, bit of fun, dont have to buy it...!

Back to the first team please. Only one for me is possibly Hojbjerg in for Romeu, simply becuase he's a better player. McCarthy; KWP Bednarek Stephens Bertrand; Hojbjerg JWP; Amrstrong Redmond; Ings Adams 0-2 thankyou and goodnight