Saint_clark

Didn't we just sign him for £15million? He'd better be an upgrade. Until VVD sorts himself out i'm hoping for Hoedt and Stephens to play.

Right? Muppets.

Rodriguez was not our most natural goalscorer - his reputation came from one good season where everything clicked.

Maintain my opinion that Gabbiadini isn't suited to this team and we either need to play two up top or drop him for Austin.

Good job lads.

We've lost one player from last season...and we haven't even actually lost him.

...it's literally our first team squad.

Cue meltdown.

Saints getting more and more chances now.

Someone booked and someone down injured? No idea for who.

Jack Cork scores for Burnley in the lancashire derby.

The guys made 4 appearances. 4. Four. FOUR.

One 10 second clip of Pied doing what every defender has done at some point in their career and he'll automatically not be good enough now no matter what he does in the future.

Any streams for the game?

I would say that's a possibility if it wasn't for the graphic produced by the club that shows Stephens in DM.

I'll be honest i'm not expecting anyone else, but if we should get a striker/attacking player in now this will have gone from what some were calling an awful window to potentially the best one we've had since coming back up.

I said this earlier, would mean we can go to two up top and see how Austin/Gabbi work together...however seems a bit less likely with Gallagher out on loan now. ------------------Forster --------Stephens--VVD--Hoedt Cedric---------------------------Bertrand -------------Lemina----Romeu --------------------JWP ------------Austin-------Gabbi There is a LOT missing out of that team though...can't see us not using Redmond, Tadic, Davis, Boufal all at the same time. Honestly think that team would play to our strengths though - and if Bertrand really is going to put in minimal effort, means we can sell him for a nice chunk and use Targett or McQueen in the more advanced role they have performed better in.

Cuco Martina ran down his contract to join him at Everton.

Last 3 seasons they also sold £36million worth of talent so that puts their spend at around £65million at a push. Easily covered especially when you consider their wage bill would have been tiny compared to the rest of the league (although probably not as much this season).

I misread the article, fair enough.

Is this what the players were lining up for before the game on saturday, before changing their minds? Maybe because it had happened so recently that they didn't want to risk close friends finding out that way...? Rip to him.

Bizarrely timed thread given that so far this season he looks to have slimmed down a lot to aid mobility, has come out for crosses/through balls more and has improved his quick distribution with kicks/throwing.

Pass it, block it, head it, stop it, Hoedt is a superstar... (Who do you think you are - Spice Girls). Would be amusing to hear a bunch of football fans singing that tune.

I think that's a load of rubbish, Forster so far this season has looked a lot slimmer, a lot more willing to come out and a lot quicker and accurate with his kicks and throws (although accuracy could still use some work). In fact I don't remember him ever throwing the ball quickly out to start a counter attack the way he did yesterday.

It makes me wonder if we're planning on going 3 at the back again, which could see us play 2 up top (we've been calling for Austin and Gabbi).