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That doesn’t alter the OP’s opinion that the transfer was a painfully bad piece of business from a Southampton perspective….

If Lavia were to stay next season and City didn’t exercise their buy back clause, we’d all probably think it was a result……

It would appear the £50m is based on the guaranteed £40m promised by Man City for next summer. I’m not sure that someone at Lavia’s developmental stage is going to throw his toys out the pram. Might find there is a lot less interest in him next summer if that was the case……

I would have thought FIFA regulations would preclude anything like that….!

Perhaps we inserted a sell on clause and will receive a percentage of the €400…..!

I see Tadic has been released by Ajax, perhaps we could persuade him to return too…..

He’s already got a three year deal on big money……

I grew up in South Coast Worthing and supported Saints, just based on visits to Southampton….!

Well yes, an EPL title and FA Cup in the lat 7 years - that’s fantasy land…..

Would appear we dodged a bullet there. Rumours were that we offered £30m for him……!?

The one fixture everyone will be hoping Reading win…..

How come the tv matches had been selected before the fixtures were released….?

Always seem to lose 3-1 away on the opening day to a newly promoted team from Yorkshire…..! I think Pompey went there on the opening day last year…

Just hearing that Leicester value Maddison at £50m despite only having a year left on his contract, and won’t budge on their valuation. We can but hope that we grow a pair and don’t let the big 6 push us around. We can but hope……!

It can only be good for us if it goes to a bidding war…..

And yet some clubs dream (can only dream) of playing there…..

Southampton stay up, Luton stay down…..

There’s still tomorrow…..

According to the Croatian media, we have turned down an offer from Dynamo Zagreb and he is staying……!

They should never have rushed to confirm him as manager until the end of the season, on the back of one win/game against what was probably the worst performing team at the time….

He might be the founder of SR, but I don’t believe he put any money into it. At the end of the day the person with the finance will have the final say….

I can’t imagine Lavia going unless we clear the £40m buy back promised from City for next year. Might just as well hold onto to him until then….

Not quite sure why any of these managers at well run Championship clubs such as Ipswich and Swansea, would see Championship Southampton as a more attractive proposition..!

I think Luton will be a league above Southampton next season….

Probably put them into administration….