Matthew Le God

18 year old central midfielder Daouda Traore from Nice, to then go out on loan, I guess to Goztepe... https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Mercato-nice-devrait-transferer-daouda-traore-a-southampton/1503943

There is a plan B even though the style of possession stays the same. He uses 352 and 433 systems and changing upto half the outfield players through subs is a form of a plan B. A plan B doesn't need to be a massive contrast in playing style to hoof it up to Onuachu.

He is cheap on his transfer fee because his wages are £150,000 per week. Which makes him hard to shift.

I think the 433 he used for most of last season would have a lot more goal threat, whilst still being able to use the possession style he wants. I can understand using the 352 away at Newcastle and in other games home/away vs the top teams. But vs Forest at home, we should have used the 433. I'd rather he didn't try to shoehorn Stephens into the team at the expense of an attacking player vs teams we have a decent chance of beating.

So you think Saints have lots of players Premier League teams will want? 😉😇

We are also reported to be including a 20% sell on clause. So if he does get another big move Saints will get a decent amount of it on top of the transfer fee to Flamengo and loan fee to Juventus.

https://www.skysports.com/watch/football-on-sky/competitions/carabao-cup

Fictional character 😉 Now try answering the question

Russell Martin's answer on choosing between two players for £20m or one player for £40m doesn't really hold up. He said he didn't want to have players on a lot more money than others. I doubt most players would be bothered if Saints signed a £40m player on bigger wages than them if the quality of £40m player helped them stay up & keep their Premier League level wages vs a 40% wage drop if relegated to the Championship. Better teammates help them keep their own PL level wages if the expensive teammates justify their wages in terms of good performances.

Why do you think Mark Bitcon is not a proper Director of Football? They have spent a lot of money on the scouting setup.

Russell Martin said Bazunu is out for 9 to 10 months. That makes it Jan/Feb he will be ready to play again, not the whole season out.

Because the obligation would probably be only on the condition that we stay up. It allows him to stay in England, play regularly and help him maintain his place in the England squad.

It was indeed! 😁

Yep, that is what I said in the first tweet. Then messed up the second tweet.

Aaron Ramsdale news... https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1828453781538787379

Arsenal are about to sign their Ramsdale replacement... https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1828453286854168618

Doesn't make much difference in match going fanbase. We averaged 29k+ last season in the Championship and will average 30k+ this season.

Shea Charles joins his brother at Sheff Weds https://x.com/swfc/status/1828443653708079217

If that were to happen, we'd have a horrendous season every other year. That wouldn't be great, regardless of enjoying the promotion years.

That isn't a question.

They've made by far the biggest investment ever made by owners in the history of the club. Sure they've made mistakes, but their heart appears in the right place and they have put a lot of money into the club. They are trying something new with the group of clubs which many are dismissive of, but should ultimately benefit Saints as all clubs in the group are built up. It gives work permit benefits, shared scouting and allows for rotation of players through the clubs depending on the point in their careers.

Not going to wait then before writing them off?

How about we wait and see how the new signings do over a decent sample size of games?

He is Goztepe chairman, but in this BBC interview with Russell Martin he mentions in the bit on Sekou Mara: “There has been a lot of interest. I think one of the clubs has engaged in dialogue with Rasmus [Ankersen], so we will wait and see.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0jk2bhn So it seems he is back involved in Saints transfers both outgoing like Mara and also incoming possibly like Fernandes... https://x.com/AlfieHouseEcho/status/1826585540281708874

Justin Bijlow has said his goodbyes to Feyenoord and had his medical today and we now have news of a striker bid.