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I'm here with my son. Decent place, lots of space + outside area. Watching the City v Spurs game on big screen TV.

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Up to 4th this season.... level with the equally inept Marco Silva & Everton FC.... https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/apr/19/the-premier-league-teams-ineptitude-index-2018-19 "But that’s not the real story here. In 2016-17, Marco Silva had a hand in getting Hull to the top of the ineptitude index and, last season, he helped inspire Watford to top the list. This year, he’s made a good fist of getting Everton up there too. That takes some doing."

Jimmy Nail's uncle used to be my mum and dad's neighbour. True, but somewhat dull, story.

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Thank you kindly sir [emoji106]

How many promotion slots are there?

"Hasenhüttl: Jannik Vestergaard has a little bit of a problem and didn’t train the last two days but today maybe he steps back in team training. Like in the last weeks also after intense games he had problems and needed longer for recovery, it’s a long season for a huge body and he’s struggling but we look to see if it is possible." Hmm, he's only played in 26 games (2,330 minutes) this season. By comparison, Van Dijk has played 43 games (3,835 minutes). Does having a "huge body" really make a player more prone to niggles, despite playing less games?

It's only a "niggle" so hopefully he'll make it.... @AdamBlackmore #saintsfc defender Jannik Vestegaard is a late decision for Saturday’s game at Newcastle. Returned to training today after 2 days away from the group with a niggle.

Looks good. Surprised the club hasn't done any publicity on this initiative though (to my knowledge?). Seems like the sort of thing they would usually shout from the roof tops.

@SouthamptonFC Ralph Hasenhüttl says that defender @JVestergaard7 is a doubt for this weekend's #PL meeting with #NUFC. #saintsfc

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Jimmy

Yep, apologies, they've updated it now...

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Is that the 4th or 5th time we've seen him return to training since his op...?

Especially the bookmakers at 500-1...

Depending on what you mean by "strong enough" then Goa may well be correct coming to that conclusion... Under Hassenhuttl, we are currently 'strong enough' for 7th or 8th. Yes, I know that clubs have to improve the squad to even stand still these days, but the bottom line is that we're not a million miles away from being 'strong enough' to reach the premier league glass ceiling as things stand. (That doesn't mean that I don't want us to improve the quality of the squad during the transfer window btw)

Red seems harsh to me. Wouldn't be surprised if it was downgraded to a yellow on appeal https://twitter.com/Futbol_Replays/status/1117869621082648576?s=19

Bit of a catch 22 perhaps? The more game time he gets (i.e. in the starting 11) the quicker he is likely to develop said composure?

Apologies.... I expect this has been asked numerous times before but this is my first ever trip to St James Park and I'm far too lazy to search for the info...! (playing my 'honesty is the best policy' card there ).... Q: Best pubs for away fans...? Cheers

Yep, agree with that. Maybe I didn't make my myelf clear. I'm wondering how strict the powers-that-be will be when it comes to the chronology of events during the window. In other words, will they say to Hassenhuttl: "You can't buy players A, B and C until we've sold players X, Y and Z" ...or... Will they say: "Go ahead and buy players A, B and C as early as possible in the window so they get a full pre-season with us. Don't worry about selling players X, Y and Z first, we'll do all we can to ensure they've left before the start of the season"

Are the owners making this a pre-requisite of signing any new players? If so, a potentially frustrating window looms* * © Alpine Window Woes