Matthew Le God

5 foot 8? If Ward-Prowse is 5 foot 8, how tall do you think Mane is? Ward-Prowse towers over him...

Really? He may be a central midfielder, but he isn't remotely like a direct replacement for what we'd miss without Wanyama. Mason is 5 foot 9 and would be a big downgrade in quality. If/when Wanyama goes I think the club will be looking for a similar style of player as a physical presence in central midfielder, Mason isn't close to being that at all. The club already has Clasie, S.Davis, JWP & Reed as smaller central midfielder, I don't see what benefit Mason would bring to the squad. I've never been particularly impressed by him.

I don't see how he'd fit into the squad, he'd be on big wages and would want to be a regular in our side... Left back - he'd behind Bertrand in the pecking order and we have Targett who is back-up Centre back - he'd be behind van Dijk and Fonte in pecking order Defensive midfield - If Wanyama goes I think the club will look for a similar style of a physical presence in that position, which Blind wouldn't be

That is not true, Vitesse Arnhem have a partnership deal with Chelsea. 2015/16 - 5 Chelsea players on loan 2014/15 - 3 Chelsea players on loan 2013/14 - 5 Chelsea players on loan Saints could possibly look at a Chelsea/Vitesse style partnership with clubs like Groningan or AZ. If you enter a partnership with another club you reduce or completely remove the need for paying loan fees and/or % of wages.

Because a football club that has been a mess for a long time (and still is) isn't a good environment for Saints youngsters to develop. As Les Reed points out; he is looking for a stable club that plays good football, has good training & Saints can monitor things. Blackpool are a complete shambles, with a toxic atmosphere around the club and it would be a terrible place to send young players.

Why on earth does he need to go to the Championship? He is 21 and has already played over 100 games for a team that is now an established top half side of the Premier League. Going to the Championship now would be a regression, not an aid to development. In order to be a top 6 side like we are we need a squad of quality players, Ward-Prowse won't start many games, but is still very useful at Premier League level despite what many Saints fans think and only 5 Saints players (van Dijk, S.Davis, Mane, Tadic & Fonte) featured in more games than JWP this season. If he left who fills the gametime he would be used for next season in the first team? Its central midfielders like Harrison Reed that need a loan, not JWP who has proven his worth in the Premier League. Just because he isn't a first choice starter, that doesn't mean he isn't of good quality in this league, Pochettino and Koeman seem to agree.

Southampton are hardly unique in England of being close to the sea. It is a small island and a high % of clubs have coastline relatively near them.

Saints were 40/1 to sign him on Skybet.com for a long time, they've now removed the market.

No it wouldn't. I want our youth players to do well when they are out on loan, if they do well whilst at Pompey, that helps Pompey. Do you really want to see that? Luckily it will never happen due to the rivalry intense between the two clubs for a partnership to help each other to be agreed.

Number of FA Cup quarter finals which have required replays... 15/16 - 1 14/15 - 2 13/14 - 0 12/13 - 2 11/12 - 1 10/11 - 0 09/10 - 1 08/09 - 0 07/08 - 0 Its not going to make a difference to many teams each season.

In a transfer market where Benteke cost £32m and Sterling cost £49m, I'd be disappointed if Mane only went for £25m to £30m! He is more effective than both Benteke & Sterling. Those deals were also done before the new huge rise in TV money, which will inflate transfer fees. Mane has caused every single defence in the Premier League a lot of problems, his close control, pace, technique, creativity, young age & goal scoring all make him extremely valuable and he is underrated by quite a few Saints fans.

Why is that in any way relevant? Shane Long doesn't have a British birth certificate, he doesn't have British passport. In law he is not British. By what means do you think he is? People bring up the "British Isles" thinking that makes the Republic of Ireland British, but the Republic of Ireland government doesn't call it the British Isles. As I said before the word Republic in the name is a big clue that it isn't connected. The French don't call the English Channel what the English do, they call it la Manche/the sleeve.

I'm lost as to your point. That doesn't make Shane Long British. The English Channel isn't English just because the English call it the English channel, the French don't call it that. Shane Long doesn't have one of these, not a British birth certificate and he is not British...

Shane Long is not British. There is a clue in the name... Republic of Ireland

I don't think its unreasonable to think he is the best backup keeper the club has ever had. The current squad is also the best we've ever had, a huge number of current or recent internationals and more depth than ever before.

Why are you comparing 18 year old Alfie Jones with 23 year old Ben Gibson? They are both at very different stages of their career.

What goals can you list where he was at fault? Its not going to be a big list. He did little wrong and I'd be happy with him as backup to Forster again next season.

Long term English football contract are generally until 30th June of a year. It isn't set to coincide with the same date the player signed.

I don't know why so many Saints fans think it is the club's business plan to sell their best players. If given the choice I doubt they would, but they know if a player isn't going to sign a new deal, or will be a disruptive influence if unhappy for a prolonged period then they have to be sold. Its not a long term "plan" to sell them, they are sold to the club to its credit of having a lot of players who can attract interest from clubs with bigger wages and Champions League football on offer. Unless he signs a new contract in 2 years time he will be worth £0, not £40m, as his contract will expire.

Mata is currently paid £150,000 per week. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/04/26/manchester-united-midfielder-juan-matas-salary-may-be-obscene-bu/

The club have shown they are more than capable of replacing them and improving the squad. We've finished in a higher league place each season for the last 7 years! How many clubs manage that over a sustained period? The club is in a very good place in terms of its structures and systems to deal with things like this which are products of success, not failure. I expect some important players will leave this summer, but I have confidence in the recruitment department to be able to find very good replacements. They have a strong track record over many seasons. The time to worry is when we don't have players the really rich clubs want, as that would indicate we've had a drop in player quality. We are a long way from that happening. Anyway... here is every league goal from this record breaking season after yet another summer of "meltdown". Finishing 6th and beating Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd, Man City, Liverpool and Spurs in the same season is an odd "meltdown". Clearly it is possible to stop the rot...

It seems you are not aware that since Tadic joined Saints only Fabregas & Ozil have more assists than him in the Premier League! He has been superb for us.

Enjoy

You could have saved yourself the trouble by putting "Jay Rodriguez new contract" into Google. 12th May 2015 - Jay Rodriguez signs 4-year contract which take him to 30th June 2019 http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20150512-jay-rodriguez-contract-2453247.aspx