Matthew Le God

Contradict yourself a little there. Last season... Adams 9 PL goals Ings 12 PL goals This season you say you think Adams might score 12 to 15 goals. Which is more than Ings did last season.

True, but that is a much lower standard than a PL game.

5 goals in 38 Premier League games suggests otherwise.

He has 'kept us up'... 3 times out of 3! That is a pretty good track of 'keeping us up'.

I did no such thing. Bizarre you've twisted my words in such a way.

It is 100% relevant as a counter to writing off a player due to his CV. Which is what the context of my post was.

Why 'surely'? They've just sold a player for £50m.

You gave a reason for not wanting him due to his career record... I highlighted an extremely successful signing Saints have made that had an even worse record at a comparable age.

When Graziano Pelle was 26 years old he had not even had a good season at Feyonoord (his two good years came after 26). His best season was 10 goals in Serie B on loan at Cesena.

I'm happy with it! 😁 I was in Kingsland block 31 and they just sent me an email saying... We have reassigned your tickets to the Itchen side of the ground in our Hospitality seating between blocks 6-8. You will also have access to the Saints Bar on the day which will open from 1pm and allow you to purchase drinks and food throughout in the Mick Channon lounge and will also be open after the match for an hour.

Giorgos Giakoumakis I wonder how Dave Merrington would butcher his name? Merrington still can't pronounce 'Fraser Forster' correctly after 7 years at the club! 😁😇

Them wanting to get rid of a player has no bearing on the validity of the rumour.

What makes it a strong rumour?

You need to readjust your radio! Hasenhuttl has done similar about Ings. Here is the article, there is a video as well. https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2021-08-04/reaction-danny-ings-southampton-levante-ralph-hasenhuttl-pre-season

I think you need to watch some videos of him again, he beats lots of players for pace in them.

Why should they be?

You haven't linked to the source. I'd guess it is a rehash of the Athletic article which said he was an option, not that he is definitely signing.

@Lighthouse knocking on the door of @benjii

25 of those goals were in the Championship, so it isn't really a like for like comparison.

Are you being serious? 🤔

By very definition every club in the world would accept such an offer due to the wording you have used! 🙄

No it doesn't! 🙄 All it shows is we can't compete with Aston Villa on wages and transfer fees, not the rest of the league. An Aston Villa with rich owners who are investing and about to sell a player for £100m.

I don't think @SKD and @Mr X understand what 'commit definitively' means. When Ralph said 'he is our player for another year' he was referring to the year left on his contract. At the time there may not have been a reason to sell, but things change, for example a club offering £30m for a 29 year old with 1 year left. It is a struggle to think of any players in the last year of their contract who have been sold for £30m.