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Just turned 33 actually, so gives Lallana a few years. Would prefer Morgan if we were going back down that route.

Harrison Reed?

Except that was the argument you responded to. Have you thought of politics as a career?

He didn't work with Bazunu previously, and for your Manning I'll raise you Downes.

I said about this before. Although everything was in place for the transfer it still isn't official until a contract is signed and the registration transferred. Transfer could not be done until 15th, and contract at Citeh would have run till end June. It was always possible that one or other teams could renege on the deal and it could have fallen through (albeit with probable legal consequences) so extremely glad to hear that it is all now signed and sealed. THB is an extremely important player for us, alongside hopefully Downes. Fully expect him to be in England squads once Southgate goes or even if he stays, hopefully that won't turn his head like has happened with others. Future Saints captain material, though he'll have to wait on Jack.

They may have been players qualified for Jamaica, but were born in England (as far as I can tell). Fact is Martin clearly prefers players from 'Britain', in the broadest sense.

Johnson going to Ipswich (had medical).

He was frozen out by Lee Bowyer who never gave him any game time when he took over shortly after Valery had joined. It was alleged that Valery said some stuff about his teammates which were not too complimentary. Not sure if the two things were related. But it's wrong to say he was woeful when he hardly played. Has been a regular with Angers, albeit in Ligure 2 last season after they were relegated.

He has boots so yes I guess he does.

All in the past. He has been on a downward spiral since his single good season with us 19/20. The reason is because he is getting older and his fitness is poor (Injuries). Just because he did it 5 years ago does not mean he can reproduce that form now. He has only scored a few goals in the last few seasons because he is no longer sharp enough or fit enough. Signing Ings now will be a big mistake, the only department that will benefit is the medical team who will have their work cut out getting him fit.

Pele (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) was quite good. Other players with a similar name not so much.

Not a loan, willing to pay up to 6m, Ings assessing all his options (Daily Fail).

No it wasn't. Still have to transfer his registration and he has to sign a contract and we have to pay a fee. Although we had an obligation to buy when could still renege (not saying we will). But it is a fact that he could not become our player until June 14 at the earliest. My only thought is that his contract at Citeh does not expire until 30 June and that's when he will actually be transferred. I don't seriously doubt it will happen, but just a little niggle in the back of my mind.

I wonder why we haven't announced Harwood-Bellis signing yet.

My bad, I thought PEH had a medal. He was in the Bayern squad when they won in 2012/13, but he didn't play any European games so he would not have qualified for a medal.

But he has less Irish, Nigerian and Northern Irish caps than they have. Actually Joe Aribo has the same number of international caps as Lallana does, but admittedly they are not English caps (he probably has more now, because his 34 were as of Feb 24).

Wasn't so long ago that we had 3 Champions League winners in the first team squad (Romeu, Bertrand and Hojbjerg I think), none of them had actually played a major part in the Final but they all had winners medals)

So are we now waiting for Ghoddos.

Maybe why they were relegated. Its the big problem with stuffing your team full of loans to get promoted. So far it looks liked we have converted 2 out of 5 (or 6). Downes is the only other one we actually want/need.

Charles will be a very good player. He showed glimpses last season, but early on when he was used as a CB, he made some awful mistakes and it seemed to knock his confidence and the confidence of the manager. Downes also developed into a star in Shea's best position. He will come good, I'm sure, certainly good to have in the squad. Perhaps we should be looking at his younger brother, Pierce, apparently a ball playing keeper, Sheffield Wed 17 year old.

In the current era only 50% of (outfield) players play the full 90 minutes, and it's usually the attackers who get subbed (nearer 100%). Usually 3 at 60 minutes. Not saying I agree with it but it's a fact, not many attacking players play start to finish these days.

OK three good players, but not exactly inspiring as a three, needs someone with some flair in there as well.

We can't take JWP back, he would expect to be Captain, and that's Jack Shoehorn Stephens job now.

They might even be waiting for the transfer window to open (14th) at least for Ings.

That's what happens when you come back from injury. He wasn't a spent force at all, just not back to full fitness. He also didn't move to Barcelona. he went to Girona first, and Barca went in for him on the basis of what he was doing there. Complete madness to believe he was washed up 2 years ago. Mind you if he had stayed would we have seen Flynn Downes?