Saint Garrett

Great signing for them - that.

Targett, Clasie or Long for me, whole team has played well though. Long edges it for me.

Think our business is done both ins and outs. Any rumours around I would expect are more long term solutions....

Atleast we know Victor will put in a MOM performance against them! He plays well against the top clubs!

What was Merteseckers? Professional foul?

Just out of interest, why is Mertesecker not suspended for our game....I thought straight red was automatically a 3 game ban? Not complaining, as he never seems to play well against us.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/01/southampton-dani-osvaldo-terminate-contract It's about the same, they both cost about £25m to the club.

More expensive than Osvaldo?

Would quite like another wide player, but the club might decide that if we're going to play 5-2-2-1 then we don't need the wide player, and Targett can fill in there with Cedric on the other side. Think it would be a shame to lose Bertrand's attacking ability down the wing though.

I believe it gets moved to Saturday lunchtime if West Ham and Liverpool draw in the next round. (or Exeter) Might be wrong.

Not sure - he's already pretty old. Might keep him at West Ham with the new stadium n all.

Where?

TBF, They also got a transfer ban for the next two windows... As for English prem clubs being punished, I think the only one was City and they had their quota of players reduced in the champions league....

Stek our only injury, so Forster will keep his place - will be like that all season I think.

Hasn't this FFP thing been massively relaxed this season....?

Would look decent in R&W...What's Gecko Saint up to these days?

Don't think we've played 442 against anyone in the last few years, would be surprised if we go and play it now.

We played 5-4-1 against Watford... -------------Forster Cedric VVD Fonte Bertrand Targett --------Clasie----Romeu------------- Davis-------------------------Mane ---------------Long-------------------

De Gea > Cech IMO.....

No reason to not play Davis out on the right and Mane down the middle if we want - Davis is more than capable of playing there, he did under Poch.

Cheers, Would be a good signing for them. Interesting one...

Link ?

Apologies - badly worded on my part... His overall performance looked like a player who didn't want to be here, didn't track his man multiple times, didn't press when the others were up top, he only came alive when he had the ball. I've seen him putting in a much better shift than last night, not sure what his running stats were in the game. His mind didn't look focused either, he would have buried the majority of those chances he had last night last season. If he was fully focused he would have scored IMO.

Mane couldn't finish anything last night - looked like he didnt want to be here to me.

You'd expect so - certainly a good option and fits the Holland obsession...