Matthew Le God

They'd be ineligible.

The 3rd time he has been named in an England senior squad.

No need for it to be sizable due to having a release clause in his contract. But in any case are you suggesting he would pick Saints over Liverpool?

He does! I wear a tear away skirt, Glasgow keeps pulling it off!

Normally you complain Saints aren't spending money on transfer and wages. Now you admit they have an expensively assembled squad and a high wage budget. Time to start making your mind up boss! [video=youtube;h4-lKMGII_k]

That still is not an adequate definition unless you outline what it is in comparison to. Amazing or rubbish compared to what exactly?

Who are you suggesting we could have realistically signed to replace world record fee defender van Dijk and it count as a replacement?

Not in any official way, only by fans who missed the change.

Is there? Where exactly? I haven't seen any from any source remotely approaching a credible one.

Why do you think it is a joke?

How about that they are still in their early 20s and the club want to see if they can develop further and be ready for the 1st team in the future?

1) Can you define exactly what an "average player" is? 2) They are loaned out at least in part to try and get them capable of a level good enough for our first team. Just because they are loaned out for a few seasons doesn't mean they will never be good enough. 3) It hasn't been called the Premiership since 2007

What do you think Vestergaard is? Ok he isn't as good as van Dijk, but he is still his replacement.

1) Better to have been relegated last year... than what? Have we already been relegated after 3 games this season? 2) Why do people think relegation means you can easily have a "clear out" compared to staying up? Bloody hell this thread!

He got knocked down but he got up again.

I'm not sure why you think that.

25 1st team players does not fit into a matchday squad of 18. Everyone is fit so 7 players have to miss out each week, that does not mean they are leaving.

I'd rather have Gabbiadini on the bench than Davis, especially as we already have Armstrong & Ward-Prowse on the bench.

I'm fine with Hoedt playing (he really is not as bad as some think), I'd prefer Gabbiadini to play instead of Long.

Or... as we have a fully fit squad of 25+ and only 18 players can be named in a matchday squad... 7 players need to miss out.

They were both training on the pitch today. They aren't injured, just 7+ of our players can't be selected in the matchday 18. Some have to miss out every week.

Yoshida, Bednarek and Gabiadini were all doing training earlier on the pitch. We have a 25+ man squad, they can't all be in the matchday squad of 18 yet a lot of those not involved are still with the team today.

K,Billy was right last night...

Which if correct shows egg was wrong. He only played 7 games at right back ffs

This summer they signed 3 attacking players for the first team, how is that not a "big shake up"? In a 4-2-3-1 like you just suggested that is 75% of the attacking line-up of new players.