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Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC BREAKING: We're pleased to announce @DomGape and @Ryan_Seager have signed contract extensions with #SaintsFC.

Fair play to this Easyjet pilot... Sarah @Synaes Had a fantastic view of the full eclipse courtesy of @easyJet this morning. #eclipse2015

I'd also go with this, although possibly swapping Seager for Gallagher on the bench

This. I've experienced darker rain showers.

A decent summary as to how pre-season is likely to pan out: http://m.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/11868689.Koeman__Saints_face__Mission_Impossible_/

IMO, we need to give Slattery a taste of first team football ASAP, if only on the bench. He (or rather his parents/advisers) need to see tangible evidence that there is an advantage staying with Saints, i.e. that he stands a far better chance of first team football with us than he does with the likes of Arsenal. Yep, I know he's already being fast-tracked but I'd give him a go in one of the last few games (once our highest possible league position is set in stone)

If that's genuine ITK info (which i don't doubt) then its probably worth a thread of its own

You sure we'd have been able to tell the difference...?

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He's been aware enough in the past to give a definitive "no" when asked about rumours of players we've been linked with in the press. I'm simply observing a subtle difference in his response to this particular rumour, which may or may not have any significance.

Koeman dropping a hint at the press conference that Pelle will be back in the starting 11 on Saturday. Said that he played a faster front line vs Chelsea because of who the opposition was and that it'll be a different type of game this weekend.

@gordonsimpson Koeman on rumour of #saintsfc scouting Odegaard: "I saw it on the internet. I don’t know." He's usually a lot more definitive when dismissing rumours. Make of that what you will.

Depends what statistic(s) one uses to determine "best". Gibbs has been part of a defence that has conceded c.50% more goals than the defence that Bertrand has been part of. Indeed, Arsenal have the joint worst defence of the top 6 sides. It is therefore conceivable that Bertrand is a better defender (albeit as part of a better defensive unit rather than a better overall team) than Gibbs. Making player comparisons based on the 'better team' is a much broader brush than making player comparisons based on 'positional units' within teams. IMO of course.

c. 3pm...

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20140318-lloyd-isgrove-southampton-sheffield-wednesday-loan-2344260.aspx

http://time.com/money/3675142/oxfam-richest-1-wealth-flawed/ http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2015/01/beware-oxfams-dodgy-statistics-on-wealth-inequality/

http://www.eatsleepsport.com/southampton/saints-eye-odegaard-1906366.html

Good budget

I thought that was common knowledge.

I'll ask and report back