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Those are not the only options. I'd rather we sign a player on his own merits than making sweeping generalisations based on nationality.

No it isn't. He joined at 17 years old and played a season for Southampton academy's under 18s and then played for Southampton academy's under21/23s and then the first team. Sure Plymouth deserve credit for his development from 8 to 17, but laying for 3 different teams within Saints is 'coming through the ranks'.

How do you propose keeping our best ones? If they want to move and the rich top clubs are interested they won't sign new contracts with Saints and their value & motivation to perform will fall off a cliff.

What evidence do you have that Bertrand 1) has a bad attitude? 2) it was the reason for him not going to the World Cup?

St Mary's is added now...

He doesn't have to be unattached to join a club.

I think you need to reread what I said. I didn't say the best teams in the Premier League were better than Spain's best teams, Barcelona & and the two Madrid sides are very good. I said the league overall has more depth to it, the bottom 14 Spanish club would struggle to compete with the bottom 14 English clubs financially.

Ralph Krueger worries me! So much waffle, spin and bull****...

Are they aware Brexit is happening? The UK soon won't be in the EU, so sending non-EU players to Austria won't be a lot of use.

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Bizarre they peddle the Ports-Myth of the 250,000. Man City have a vastly larger fanbase and their parade had 100,000... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-44114899

Does it? This was probably Bertrand's final chance for a World Cup spot gone, a move won't help him get one for 2022 and probably not the EUROs in 2020.

Delph & Young can also be used as midfielders. Plus England will likely play with 3 centre backks and 2 wing backs, so you need more defenders in your squad than a 4 man defence.

Danny "10 games in a season" Rose is? I'd also prefer Bertrand's defensive skills above Young or Delph.

If true they are waiting until Friday, then possibly so it gets more media coverage. Announce it today or tomorrow and it will get lost in the England squad announcement.

There are Burnley, West Brom, Leicester, Stoke & Bournemouth players in his selection & standby list.

That has never been an issue for Saints. It didn't need Liverpool players talking to Saints players to tap them up on England meet-ups. They would want to join regardless for the money and better chance to win things if offered the chance, it doesn't require a Liverpool player to tell them about the wonders of Anfield.

Playing Devil's advocate... 15 goals from 37 caps shows he is doing something right on the international stage

There are 3 left backs... Rose, Delph and Young. Delph and Young have been playing left back this season.

Standby list is Tom Heaton James Tarkowski Lewis Cook Jake Livemore Adam Lallana

Bertrand is not even on the standby list...

What is wrong with a 10th place finish in the Premier League? That would be a good season for Saints.

A broken clock is right twice per day... A broken Dalek on an internet football forum for 12 years is indistinguishable from a broken record!

If Liverpool win the Champions League Saints apparently get £10m in bonuses from deals they've done.

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