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Wasn't that supposed to be Still's USP...? I.e. fit the tactics to the players' strengths rather than the other way around...

Your memory is better than mine...

Ouch... That could stick...!

More likely than not to be the "playing for Southampton" effect, whereby players suddenly become half the player they were elsewhere....

That's a save that Bazunu might not make...

Either that or Jack Stephens... 😉😂

As I've always said, there's only one way to judge the transfer window and that is: have we come out of the window with one of the best two squads in the league (on paper). Yes = good window; No = bad window.

Don't forget we always buy one season ahead... So we're now targeting ideal players for next season's PL relegation quest...

I know I'm "obsessed" and can't "let it go" but felt compelled to share this one from a Rangers fan... 😂

Portsmouth

Trois

Yep, or a search for "Norwich" on the NOW TV home page will take you straight there too 👍

Very good 🤣

Yep, if one goes and one stays, I'm much happier this way around than t'other 👍🏻

Assuming he doesn't get hacked off for effectively blocking a move back to the Premier League of course... Caveat: He strikes me as the sort of character who wouldn't throw a strop but it's not unheard of. If we keep him AND his head's in the right place then, yep, a big positive 👍🏻

Whereas, under Sport Republic, they don't give a toss how many spoons they lose as they can always buy another set from Poundland at the drop of a hat.... vive la difference

Despite all his faults, don't forget that a certain Katharina Liebherr never wanted him to leave.... http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/southampton-fc-appointment-of-chairman-1296942.aspx/ "With great regret we have accepted the resignation of Mr Cortese. He has done a wonderful job at the club and we very much wanted him to stay"

I've only seen one poster turn their nose up at Azaz... Maybe there are more that I've missed..... I get that it's natural for people to highlight the opinion of the vocal minority to try and emphasise a point, but calling it an "outcry" is stretching the reality somewhat... even Batman is happy with him... now that's more worthy of being highlighted, surely...

"Momentum curve"....

Indeed. For all his faults (of which there were no doubt several), he gave fans a sense of hope that we could compete with the 'big boys'. None of this 'be happy with what we've got' small club mentality that Semmens brought to the table. Yes, I accept that it transpired that the 'empire' he was building was probably unsustainable (do we have categoric, rather than anecdotal, evidence of that btw?) but I'd swap his no-nonsense approach with the Sport Republic 'experiment' every day of the week.

Anyone know if he's still at AC Milan...?

I cant believe that for a moment.... a club with automatic promotion ambitions, a first choice goalkeeper ranked 19th in the division and a strike force with the lowest xG-to-goals conversion rate, what's not to like...? #chill,it'sonlybanter