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Close, but no cigar...

Need to manually replace the 'x' with 'twitter' in the URL....

Dare I say he reminded me of Danny Ings watching that....?

Exam result days and the inane formulaeic rolling news coverage thereof. Oh look, another year where some teenagers have passed exams and some others haven't. And, wowzers, some even get to go to the universities of their choice, and some don't.... No sh*t Sherlock... Hold the front page!

If this was on the CoT thread I'd be expecting us to sign Anthony Knockaert any time now...

Or maybe Howe is purposely holding things up so he doesn't get to play against them in the opening game....?

Assuming football clubs and/or their managers are never economical with the truth, of course....

Wasn't this lad hailed as "the next big thing" coming out of the academy a couple of years ago...?

Anyone else bought something from the latest Russell Martin spa accessory range...?

Rudi Skacel

Cheers @LeG - appreciated 👍

Hi @LeG - any news on our interest in signing Reed? Assume the trail has gone cold since you posted about it last month? Cheers

Hi @LeG - any report on your findings? Cheers

Q. What lessons did the club learn about making 'sentimental' signings during Theo Walcott's second stint at the club and how was that knowledge utilised when signing Adam Lallana...?

I've been pondering on this 'conspiracy theory' for a while now... i.e. that another relegation/promotion cycle *could* actually be factored into SR's longer term business plan.... either way, I would say we're in for a "nothing to lose" season.... i.e. we shouldn't have anything to fear from another relegation, given we *should* be better placed to bounce back than last season, but if we do happen to stay up, on what is effectively a championship level budget, then that's just an added bonus. Relegation? Survival? Win-Win....

Comes on with 15 minutes remaining

Q. How many more months do you anticipate Stewart being "2 weeks away from being ready"...? Q. Is there any danger of the club getting around to replacing Danny Ings any time soon? Q. Could another relegation / promotion cycle make us stronger in the longer term? Q. Do you think our current squad is stronger or weaker than the 2012 promotion team? Q. Whenever Downes was out injured last season our form dropped significantly. What steps have you taken to improve cover for Downes this season?

Without wishing to patronise, a club in our position is always going to have a "tough season" TBH...

So, same as the last 53 updates then...,?

Call me Mr Negative, but... Is it me or does than bench look a lot weaker (on paper) than the benches of last season...?

There's a fair chance he could make it I reckon...

This self-proclaimed "home of breaking football news" account has c.410,000 followers and is followed by the likes of David Ornstein, Dan Roan and Ian Abrahams but is seemingly recognised as a 'blagger' account... I've no idea whether the "SamC_reports" account is genuinely ITK or not, but I would venture that 'follower counts' isn't necessarily a guarantee of an account's veracity...