Matthew Le God

No jumping needed! When talking directly about if signing Caspar Jander is a coup, Will Still said "If it does (come off), then yeah. If Matty is gone, we need quality in that position".

Second half of the press conference now available. I've made it so it skips to the embargoed section when you click play...

I'd have been surprised even if they had made the Champions League. Rangers, even with the Champions League couldn't buy a player who cost £18m a year ago and the wages that would go with that. Their record signing is... Tore André Flo for £12m... 25 years ago! They haven't come close to those numbers since then.

On a swap deal from the West End?

Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once. The fallen Madonna with the big boobies is signing for Saints tomorrow.

I can say it, because he has played again in the Championship since that Premier League season. Signing a striker with only 8 goals in his last 50 Championship games... is not a good idea!

It was. But it was 5 years ago, he is not that player any more. Would you honestly be happy signing a striker that has scored 8 goals in their last 50 Championship games?

Huge difference! Bamford has never scored more than 17 Championship goals in a season. And that was 11 years ago and 16 goals 6 years ago! Armstrong scored 24 Championship goals as recently as 2023/24. Bamford scored 0 in 17 last season and only 8 in his last 50 Championship games! He is not the answer our strikers!

Huge difference! Bamford has never scored more than 17 Championship goals in a season. And that was 11 years ago and 16 goals 6 years ago! Armstrong scored 24 Championship goals as recently as 2023/24. Bamford scored 0 in 17 last season and only 8 in his last 50 Championship games! He is not the answer our strikers!

I didn't say it was wrong or wouldn't happen. I said it was jumping to conclusions. Very different things! Plus I think Caspar Jander is more of the Fernandes replacement than Azaz.

Patrick Bamford has only scored 8 goals in his last 50 Championship games! Including 0 in his 17 Championship games last season. I'm puzzled how someone can look at that and think he'd be worth signing to score us 20+. He has lost it as a goalscoring force at this level.

Would Shea Charles £15m or Flynn Downes £18m? Might just rotate so they all get gametime.

The players he is competing with to start (Downes and Charles) also cost over £10m. £18m and £15m respectively.

Leo Scienza left winger Caspar Jander central midfielder Tom Fellows right winger Finn Azaz number 10 Means we'll likely see a switch to 4231

Our chief scout Tim Lederer is German

Yes

"Southampton & Rizespor have made €4m offers for Fiorentina winger Jonathan Ikone (27) — Saints currently have the advantage"

A 40% reduction of the figure you used isn't £28k

Not after a 40% relegation wage cut he won't!

He won't be negotiating them, but he'll be involved in the selection of targets.

This'll be interesting...

Yes

Read it in the context of what my post was replying to.

Have we seen him there in a 4231? With three attacking players supporting him (Fellow, Azaz & Robinson) he'd have more support than in some of the other systems we've used. Especially if Finn Azaz is close by in the number 10 role.