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Yep... all adds up perfectly... as good as in the bag if you ask me

So, in conclusion, Mckinnie was in America talking to our new owners about his transfer to Saints....?

Do keep up @Matthew Le God FFS

Double "Ah"....

Ah....

Source?

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^^Latest update from @stevegrant on server issues on this 'Welcome Back" thread

Who's on #ITK_Watch duties this week...?

The Mail are saying that we've been "offered" Weston McKennie. Are they saying that Schalke approached us rather than the other way round? That puts a bit of a new angle on things to earlier reports, doesn't it? (unless I'm giving the Mail too much credit for their nuanced reporting )

Except July?

Indeed. Utter madness if you ask me

Vote for Ings for striker of the year in Soccer AM's twitter poll.... https://twitter.com/SoccerAM/status/1287705164481204224?s=20 Edit: oops, sorry, didn't mean to quote that old post there....

A slightly different slant on the subject from the Guardian..... https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jul/27/premier-league-2019-20-review-players-of-the-season

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Lovren's move to Zenit St Petersburg confirmed. £11m deal. Bargain for the world's best defender IMO https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53556646 (Do we have a sell on clause?)

Lovren's move to Zenit St Petersburg confirmed. £11m deal. Bargain for the world's best defender IMO https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53556646

I'm totally bonkers, let's face it (it's 'loose' btw.... )

I am barking mad though so don't forget to take that into account when judging people

Despite the Saints tinted glasses, there is definitely a case for rating Ings higher than Vardy, Aubameyang and Mane in the striker department: Open-play goals Ings 21 Aubameyang 20 Vardy 19 Mane 18 Minutes per goal (all goals, incl pens) Ings 128 Vardy 132 Aubameyang 143 Mane 153 Plus it ought to be taken into account how much better Ings needed to be given he wasn't in a top 6 side. (although, of course, Ings's form kicked in at around the same point in the season where we transformed into a top 6 performing side)

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“My loans have all been really positive, I’ve learnt from three great managers, and I feel like I’m at the stage now where I’ve established myself in a very good side. At the end of the day, I’m a Southampton player, but after becoming a major part of the team I’m in, if those opportunities were suddenly to be reduced or taken away from me, I’d probably really struggle with it.” Translation: "I have no intention of going back to Southampton if I'm not going to be in the starting 11 week-in-week-out" Which is fair enough

Thanks @Earthworm Jim. @LeG - does that tally with what you know about the second CB we're looking to sign? Cheers