Suhari

Really want him to come good this season. He has some decent attributes, just needs to find and nail down a position. Think his best bet is to develop into a DM alongside Oriel.

Thanks. Missed that bit.

VVD was mentioned by footy agent Phil Smith, who was on Talksport for an hour with Simon Jordan and Danny Kelly this evening. Made for a good listen actually: Jordan clearly dislikes agents, and though I hate to say it, is pretty interesting. The agent guy was asked about agents having a vested interest in trying to get their clients to move, in order to get the big pay-day that goes with negotiating a deal. He answered by starting: "Well, take VVD for example...." Not sure if the audio was dropped, but he didn't get beyond saying that. Although VVDs name came up later on too (couldn't hear the context.....car full of noisy women!) Perhaps nothing groundbreaking here......but I found it interesting.

Good shout. A close call, but I reckon this fella hits the deck slightly quicker than Fraser.

That's funny. But what does he actually DO?!

Ditto.

Possibly an indication we are happy at LB? Berny staying?

When was the last time they kept a transfer deal quiet?

Hope so.

Earlobes?

This was a big disappointment for me re:Puel.....he had a reputation for developing young players, yet many of ours seemed to go backwards after an initial flourish. Not all, but many. Hope MePo can do a MoPo here.

Yep. He did a good job developing Barry.

Jack Cork? £11M?! It's gone mad.

He left it three hours to like the post. Three sounds like free. Especially to bin-dippers. He wants to be left free (to join the mighty 'Pool). Obvious.

RIP little guy. You were a brave inspiration. Thoughts go out to the family.

Unless there's an option to buy we shouldn't be thinking about it.

Yep - I'm all for a dull one. A couple of fringe players out, and perhaps 1 decent signing. That u21 kid from Chelsea looks like a decent option for a DM slot. New CB? - not sure....given our model I think Stephens will be given the chance to develop for a season alongside VVD. The F5 button is going to have the summer off I think.

Oh yes. This I like. Where's the picture of his smug face?

He's improved tenfold since joining them ten years ago apparently. Does that equate to onefold a year, and is that good? Silliness aside: looks a good signing. We seem to be investing well in academy players.

Didn't he say in his interview that he tries to strike a balance on approach based on the players he has available to him?

Nice.

Great news. **** voiceover work on the video though. Reed out.

How can they spend £20M on one player? Doesn't FFP come into it somewhere? Does the fact they get about 84 people in their ground each match day not impact things?

Shame if he goes, but can't begrudge it. He joined as a talented player who's development was stalled at a bigger club...... despite a CL medal. With us he has grown into a far superior player. If he moves to Stoke, that is a problem.......but City? Isn't that a component of The Southampton Way? Hopefully we have a strong succession plan.

Who needs Mourinho? We've got Pellegrino....