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With the Shea sale, for me getting a new CM in is the priority, especially as we still don't know if Jander will be here come September. Second is a striker but we're hamstrung with too many of the ones we don't want. Third is a second keeper. After that it becomes replacing anyone we sell or upgrading existing positions if the right player comes along. Thankless task.

Max Alleyne can come home too. Only caught him once for City when he was recalled but he looked composed. Makes the CB spot stronger.

Loan with an option please. Then hopefully in a year City have bigger targets and if he's successful we use him in the Prem. Yes the Prem. Aim high people

Cracking tekkers from the man who is Also Known As Chukwu. Calm finish. Future's bright.

Yep. Even if we kept Archer I'd only want him as the third choice he was last season. We need Larin competition. Not a "second" striker behind Larin, someone as good or better than Larin. Make them work for the spot. I don't know who'd be 3rd choice if Archer left though, unless Downs doesn't have any suitors. We need 3 strikers over a 46 game season plus cups (not including the youth).

Just saw it. Refreshing to have a Keeper than doesn't make you shit your pants when you see him named in the starting XI.

Fellows and Matsuki are fine for that position for the Championship but it's definitely one of those positions that could be improved upon if we went up. Fellows has played 160 League games and only scored 8 goals. Both are 23, they can both get better potentially. Right back similarly, decent for the Championship but I'd want better in the Prem. But lets get there first.

You ain't seen my wife. 😉

Liked him soon as I saw him. He's a bit of everything, tap in merchant, runs and shoots, can hold the ball up. He's still not old for a footballer too these days and you can tell he has bags of experience. The WC highlighted he can do it on the big stage too. Another striker in a similar vein and we will cook this season.

He mated? Good grief. I dread to think they eyes he gave his missus.

Where's that Canadian dog? (Not Celine Dion)

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.