Saint_clark

Best case scenario he plays as well as Bertrand in his prime which makes him not quite good enough for Chelsea.

Probably alone in this but I'd be very disappointed if we let Obafemi go.

Sounds like he would be a good signing, but are we signing another fullback or are we planning on switching KWP to left back in the even of a Perraud injury? Also really hate the buy back clause for the reasons listed in other posts, unless it's set at something like £40million (unlikely). Watch it be a £10million clause and his value shoot up to £50million in 3 years time

Christ, we certainly do seem to have our fair share of bright sparks coming from the academy whose careers get spun off kilter because of early injuries.

Be a shame if he's injured for the start of the season breaking his appearances streak.

Reckon it could have been different for him had he come into the first team in the Liebherr/Adkins era, had a lot of attributes and potential but like a lot of our youth players around that time suffered from the fact they were thrown in at the deep end by Lowe/Poortvliet/Wotte. Those 2 seasons of fighting relegation in the Championship and then going down with a squad full of youth team players - bar a handful of seniors - probably damaged a lot of them for most of their careers.

Hate to go all MLG on you but he wasn't saying that White and Grealish' fees would add up to £90million.

Interesting. I ordered the home and away ones on the 16th of July, if they turn up and look decent I'll order the third one as well.

Harsh, I thought the thing that looked most improved about Forster upon his return was his passing.

Difference for me is Forster does make saves you don't expect him to, McCarthy only ever makes simple saves.

Well bugger me I was wrong, club announced him as joining the B team programme. Signings at centreback still required then.

I bet you a million pounds he doesn't go out on loan.

There's no way Simeu has left being Chelsea's reserve captain to play in our reserves, SNSUN. He's here to push for first team games.

Obafemi looked sharp. Would like to see him get more game time this season, I think there's a good player in there.

So less than a year after we were trying to turn the under 23s into "more of a B team", we announce we're signing Lancashire as we try to turn out B team into "more of a reserve team".

I had no problem with it being added as its definitely a highly skilled activity, and certainly can be more entertaining than the likes of dressage, but I was expecting the people competing to be a bit...well...better.

Wouldn't the "experience" that Lancashire is supposed to bring that he can tell the lads about be better learnt as actual experience out on loan in the lower leagues?

Which of their youth team players who were shit, got dumped early on and spent a career in the lower leagues have they hired then?

You've all convinced me. I am now very excited that Ollie Lancashire is the shining beacon of hope to lead our youth players into careers of diving into tackles too early, getting turned easily and misjudging the flights of crosses as they sail over his head.

I get the concept behind it but ffs of all the players we could have picked. Bring back Wayne Thomas, Chris Perry, Danny Butterfield, Michael Svensson, so many brilliant defensive players for us over the years. I think it shows a lack of belief and ambition from himself as well that at 32 - not especially old for a centreback - he'd rather play the odd game in our reserves than be an experienced leader for a lower league team.

Saints have signed Ollie Lancashire back as defensive back up. Great signing.

The defensive reinforcement we needed.

I know he gets a lot of assists, but he also got 23 goals last season, someone else must have assisted those ffs.

I think Ings would back himself to score that many in a team with Spurs creative ability.

We sold Safri!? I thought he was working his way back to full fitness