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Almost full strength, gaps are obvious but enough to win. UTS!

We weren't in the first half of last season, we were in the second half with Bree back and Larin and Peretz brought in. We have the same team that finished last season currently. Ergo we are good enough for autos. Any sales from here on out may alter that, and yes the League is stronger, but we're still in good shape. Currently.

Pie in the sky. I think fans of most Championship clubs and probably some Prem clubs would be delighted to sign a player who was the best striker in our League last season. But it's pie in the sky until something happens. We are one of the strongest clubs in the League in terms of talent and financial muscle... we should be attracting the better players the League has to offer. As we did with Azaz last season. Whether it happens or not... who knows. We're a club known for making daft signings as much as good ones in recent times.

I personally don't do predictions until the window closes. Currently, as Saints goes, we're in good shape. Our first XI of: Peretz, Bree, Harwood-Bellis, Stephens, Manning, Downes, Jander, Matsuki, Azaz, Scienza, Larin is one of the best in the League but we lack some depth in squad areas. But with the window open we could lose the likes of Scienza, Harwood-Bellis and Jander and suddenly (great signings pending) we look like an upper mid-table team fighting to get into the play-offs. I watch Youtubers (Benjamin Bloom, MattSB) that rank Championship teams and in the run up to the window closing it changes week by week although i appreciate it is a bit of fun. We sell Harwood-Bellis, we drop. We sign Vipotnik (hypothetically) and we suddenly win the League. We sign Vini Jr... never mind. Overall I think Saints fans are a bit mixed but in the main, positive. Spygate didn't help (we will be reminded of that a lot this season) and there are questions over the running of the club but we backed the manager who took us on a massive unbeaten run and, thanks to the signings of Larin and Peretz, we start the season (at least) with the same team that finished the last one so well, and, in my opinion, would have won the play-off final. Hull fans can fight me on that. 😝 Dobbin adds attacking prowess and cover but currently we lack decent goalkeeping depth and striker depth. We have unwanted players we are trying to offload and until we do, signing more players becomes more difficult financially. Additionally we are probably close to selling Shea Charles which creates a fair gap in central midfield, even though he's not quite first choice for us (though important). It is sales like this (and potentially some of our first XI listed above) why good recruitment is so key... ...and why it is difficult to predict until the window closes. All IMO of course.

He's better with his back to goal than when he's facing the goal... 😉

What about the legendary Colin Kazim-Richards..... Oh you said decent. Never mind.

Downs and Diaz. The country has had the SAS (Shearer and Sutton), and the RAF (Rush and Fowler) - 30 years later we give the country DAD's Army.

Maybe, but I think Spors might think twice about that if, hypothetically, Leo, Jander, THB, Downes and Azaz all came out together tomorrow and said they wanted to leave, this close to the season where we will want to go for promotion.

THB/Scienza/Jander - we can say no, they're under contract. Unless they go on strike or kick up a stink, they are our players. The tester will be when bids start coming in for them and seeing how we react. Money talks.

Last summer we went out and signed two of the League's better players with aspirations that we would give autos a serious go, this season we also have aspirations of autos too, so I wouldn't be surprised if we were targeting the League's better players again. We have a good squad, we have some money compared to others... that's what I'm clinging to when it comes to players like Vipotnik.

Our wings are being decimated I tells ya, decimated. Matsuki rumours next. 🤪 But in all seriousness... I don't know. Social Media is pants.

So that's JRod, Leo and Edozie out the door in 24 hours. Our LW position may need a shit load of work! 😁

I agree. We should not be signing strikers from the team that finished 14th in the Championship. Wish we'd got Ballard or Tolaj though. Fingers crossed for Salech! ASPIRASHUNS! 😉

Cheddar?

Agent has played a blinder there, found the loophole then got his client more money and a longer deal. I'm not that fussed, I thought Larin was better in the second half of the season anyway. Farewell LND.