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As long as Stuey doesn't have too much in the way of symptoms he should be fine for Chelsea. The real problem is the rest of the (Saints) squad. Any defined close contacts will need to self isolate for 14 days, given Sunday's match that could be the entire 1st team squad plus staff (worst case scenario).

Geographically we are closer to them than anyone else.

Basically when going forward he would not or could not get his head up to see what was on around him. Obviously several managers hoped or thought they could coach this out of him, but they couldn't, it is his style or a trait. He was extremely skilful, no doubt, but skill is not enough in a team. He was also by far the best of our AMs at defending, certainly better than Redmond or Tadic, but he was here to create and he couldn't. Wish him well, but glad to see him gone, big mistake. He will do OK in a less intense league.

We can still trade with the Football League until October 16th (that is buy, sell and loan). Given we got Adams from the Championship, is there any prospect of any further signings from the EFL? I would imagine we might still move some players to the EFL as well.

Possibly because we weren't actually an option. Although it was touted as us being interested, is there any proof that we actually made a serious offer? Clearly this week he had more than one offer and chose us. What I don't necessarily agree with is all this "homecoming" stuff. We "nicked" him from Swindon, that's why we paid Swindon a (small) consolidation fee when we sold him to Arsenal (seem to recall it was about 10k). I'm quite glad he is back though, he is a decent lad, and has kept his feet on the ground and didn't become a billy big bollocks like some. I hope he still has some pace, and has not lost it like Long clearly has.

What the f does that mean? How can you do 90% of a deal. Its either done or it isn't. Is he having trouble writing the last letter of his name or something?

He got a goal, and it was well taken, but he did not look dangerous, in fact he looked bloody hopeless. Think Ralph was already considering subbing him for Redmond when he scored. I'm sure he will come good, but today apart from that excellent play and finish he looked like he had hardly seen a football before (again) and looked extremely unfit.

1) He has.

It seems to me that the subjectivity most likely comes into play when a player meets the points system (Part A and/or Part B), then the Board can still turn the application down. If a player does not even meet the points criteria then there is little or no chance of a work permit being sanctioned (unless you are Liverpool). Strikes me as naivety on the part of SFC.

£10m is a bit of a red herring, it is one of the criteria that can be used to gain a work permit in a points based system. You can also gain points based on wages, and points are also gained in certain circumstances for free transfers. https://latitudelaw.com/news/the-fas-policy-on-non-eu-football-players-and-possible-implications-following-brexit/ It still strikes me a bit odd that we pursued a player who we must have known would not be granted a work permit. It seems like the old appeal procedure (which got us Pahars) no longer applies, its very much cut and dried, unless a club is prepared to overpay for a player in order to rack up extra points.

Update from the Club. New shirts without UA branding should make some people happy.

West Ham maybe, but no chance he would go to Newcastle or Everton. Too many ties to London.

Sophie, Boufey, seem 'chummy' enough to me. Likening Boufal to Tiss is a bit far fetched.

Anything from Nelly?

All three Dutch players playing in Holland, really not much to do with the argument about foreign players choosing to go to Eredivisie or PL in 2020. Might not be 2020 but ask Tadic about the choice, seems to have done quite well since deciding Ajax was a better bet than Saints. Some people need to wake up and see the situation as is now and not a few years ago. The PL outside the Top 6 or even the Top 2 is not the pot of gold it once was.

Clearly you are wrong in 2020. Choosing a Big 3 (or especially 2) Eredivise Club against a bottom half PL club is really quite an easy decision to make. We aren't signing (foreign) players because they don't want to come here. They see no prospect of winning anything, wages are not significantly better, Staplewood is not really the big draw that MLG suggests (was it ever?), playing in a system that means you have to work hard closing down, Brexit, bungling Govt covid-19 regulations. Players also will look at how its worked out here for other players recently. Ralph is not a big draw. We really aren't such an attraction any more.

But that doesn't make them an extremely weak team. Your argument is ridiculous and you know it. Give someone a choice of playing for PSV or Ajax or playing for Southampton and I would guarantee 95% of players in Europe would choose PSV or Ajax every time. The idea that someone wants to play in the PL with the thrilling prospect of matches against Burnley, West Brom, Sheffield United, Wolves and getting trashed by Liverpool, Man City (well maybe not today), Man U, Chelsea or Arsenal or develop their skills in a less demanding but technically excellent league like Eredivisie, playing European football regularly, living in a pleasant environment and country like the Netherlands and yes even having a top class training ground (De Herdgang is at least the equal of Staplewood, most would say it was far better (actually quite similar location wise). Ask Tadic which is better for your career, getting clogged in the PL or playing for one of the Big 2 (because Feyenoord have dropped off a little in the last few seasons) and being able to show your skills. As long as the money is comparable I know what I would prefer (and I quite like Southampton). No surprise in my mind that a player would prefer PSV with all its history and facilities than Southampton where you have to work bloody hard chasing down your opponent when working for Ralph.

That was absolutely dire, we were really really poor. Fortunately Burnley were an absolute shambles. 3 points is great but apart from that nothing to get excited about there. Djenepo? Has he actually played football before? Every time he got the ball, passed back, or gave it away, looked like Mane when he first arrived, let's hope he has the same transformation, cis honestly we could have replaced him with Forster and it would have been an improvement. Still like I said already 3 points so shouldn't complain too much.

Qualifying for Europe almost every season perhaps. PSV are a bigger club than we will ever be. The big 3 in Netherlands are as good as if not better than mid table PL, its the rest of that League that is poor. Last time PSV didn't qualify for Europe was 2 years before we won the FA Cup.

It comes from the fact that Stephens played in CM for Swindon. Not all the time but on a few occasions. AFAIK Swindon were not in the PL at the time. Pretty clear to me that Stephens is first choice CB and Salisu will eventually partner him. Maybe Bednarek could play CM 🤔 We currently don't have any effective backup for Romeu, I don't think anyone seriously considers Smallbone as defensive mid cover, he is cover for Armstrong, or at a push JWP.

Arse Management. Thought we already had that. FFS.

Matt, Thommo and Charlie to be the new Question of Sport team.

She sold to Gao in the first place, so why would she block another bad deal?

Was Ings not used because of what happened in training? Tripper was showing the effects of their coming together, hopefully Danny didn't come off worse. Assume JWP didn't play because Roy Keane suspended him for cheating. The irony of Keane calling out a cheat.

But we always could, but we didn't. No rule changes in PL2 this year, you have always been able to play overage players and keepers. It's more about how the players are coached and how the teams play in the same way