Matthew Le God

I did not say that was the reason. The prize money based on league position is the UK and international merit columns on the table. Which as you can see below is a relatively small % of the total money Saints got this season. Saints prize money is £14.5m out of their £113.3m total. So a relatively small amount. The other circa £100m is not 'prize money', it is money for the TV games and for simply being in the Premier League.

The vast majority of that money is not 'prize money'. It is also already spent throughout last season (largely on wages).

...Southampton essentially there as the token southern city so it can't be said they leave out the south, but always going to be awarded to a northern city to 'level up'.

Yup, window does not open until 10th June... https://www.premierleague.com/news/2602004

No need for me, when I have trained you so well to act as one of my minions!

Your namesake's moustache would make a better keeper than McCarthy!

The odds are not the reason for the likelihood difference. Bobby Davro being a 63 year old 'comedian' is the big reason! 😇

Like getting Tuesday's edition on a Friday?

The media often get confused by odds and turn player market fluctuations into a article. Odds reflect money placed by punters and bookies trying to minimise losses and maximise profit from a market, they don't reflect the likelihood of an event!

Elton John & Craig David

The quality level required to reach the 1st team of a Premier League team is significantly higher now than when Saints were at The Dell. That is not a good reason to not invest in infrastructure in 2022!

Cheer up Grumpy!

Yes, it is odd they haven't announced it. Especially as it is publicly accessible information that he has a new deal in Premier League documents.

Transfer window opens on 10th June 2022, it is pointless looking at odds before the majority of transfers have been announced. The Saints squad will look very different come the end of the window.

An interesting podcast and article some of you may enjoy...

He is probably content with the PL contract Saints have given him, rather than dropping down a league to being on Championship wages.

Who do you think he meant by the 'Chuckle brothers'?

I'm heading there now...

Neither David Watson or Kelvin Davis were the Southampton 1st team keeper coach. The 1st team keeper coach is Andrew Sparkes.

The article is essentially random musings. They are plucking numbers of ins and outs from the air and haven't a clue what the club will do this Summer.