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Welcome Romain. That's one right back (assuming Valery has no future here) and now one left back in the squad. One more versatile full back required or, even better, one of each. Sweepstake on the next positional signing? I'm going with... striker. 😛

ANNOUNCE NICOLAS PEPE FFS! https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/07/01/wait-what-some-southampton-fans-react-to-strange-15-second-footage-of-arsenal-player/ HCDAJFU to be fair. I wonder if Arsenal will take a £52 million loss on him so we don't bust our transfer budget... 😁

With crappy old Saint Vestergaard at the back? 😜 Seriously Denmark started badly, unsurprising bearing in mind what happened, but have had a couple of good results since, and the attacking players have done well without arguably their best player. Damsgaard looks a decent player and yes, they have scored 8 goals in 2 games, but they were against arguably the two worst teams in the Championships in Russia and Wales. They are eminently beatable, as are the Ukraine, who only just scraped out of their group, and of course the potential Denmark-free tie against the Czech Republic, whom we've already beaten once. As a Saints fan and an England fan I'm a natural pessimist, but looking at the fixtures, I'm quietly confident we can at least get to the final. That's what one simple victory over Germany has done for us.

I'd prefer Megan Fox myself but each to their own... 🤪

Ha wish i was ITK. As it's July 1st I just think we'll get the inevitable "Walcott joins" stories. Unless Benitez realises what a player he's about to lose and tries to intervene at the last minute... 😄

Got a weird feeling we may be seeing someone incoming into the club tomorrow... 😇😝

Luke Shaw was very good, both goals, especially Kane's, stemmed from his key involvement. We make 'em well down in Southampton. Chuffed that I am out Saturday night this weekend, although now I'm scrambling around for a table as I really didn't think we were going to get through! England beating Germany. It wasn't as good as the 5-1, one of the best games I've ever had the pleasure to watch, but still a great result.

#bringBalehome!

Newcastle: "We will only big £5 million and not a penny more." Saints: "But we were only looking for £4 million?" Newcastle: "£5 million and not a penny more!" Saints: "...err, deal." 😜 Talented player but inconsistent. Transfermarkt have his value as £9 million. West Ham also been linked so maybe we can spark a bidding war! We are doing well on wages this summer. Bertrand and the likes of Sims and Hesketh off, as well as Hoedt, Gunn and now Lemina. Should free up some much needed money for improvements... ...or Walcott's salary. 😏

I think the Spanish keeper is more our style! 😋

This. A decent run to the final at stake if we beat the Germans, just like our FA Cup run of 2003 once we'd spanked Spurs. Oi, my missus accompanies me to St Mary's and she's..... nah you're right. 😜 Our countermeasure is using Joe Hart? Well that's us fucked then. 😉 Belgium for me, but it really could go either way. De Bruyne and Hazard have a good chance to cement themselves as some of the best in the world - and the Belgium squad isn't getting any younger. This is their golden generation and it's now or bust I reckon. See above for my comments. Also I'm surprised by the Netherlands defeat but not since their best defender got sent off. What the hell was he doing handling the ball? I've seen players do it the second after they've been fouled before but you play to the whistle, I can only assume he thought he'd been fouled and was trying to stop the ball quickly. Czechs are beatable though and I think a rejuvenated Denmark will do them.

Ha, just beat me to it!

'Tater just said there hasn't been a free kick scored so far this tournament. JWP would've banged one in by now, fact. 😋

Wales were poor but Denmark look very good. They have some decent young attacking talent, even without Erikson pulling the strings. Surprise package? Oh goody, now we get to watch Italy smash Austria as I watch my £5 work sweepstake float away like a depressed butterfly.

Alternate headline: Sensationalist ex-Footballer now paid by sensationalist radio broadcaster TalkSport to say sensationalist stuff says some sensationalist stuff to sensationalist website to rile people up. 😁 (Actually it's a bit wordy for a headline...) Personally I wouldn't expect Saints to pay more than £20 million for Grealish. But that's more because we don't have a pot to pee in than because he's worth that!

He's the player I altered his Champioinship Manager stats for back in, I think, '98 or '99, to give him all 20s to see how he did. I also created myself in CM form and gave myself all 20s. Some of the 20s didn't stick but I was clearly the better and more versatile player. I suspect in real life that would not be the case. 😜

I think we were linked with him before he signed for Arsenal. Looks like we are going to be utilising the loan market a lot this season. I used to be against loans but if they instantly improve the first team or pad out the squad depth or even have a loan-to-buy clause, then I think they're a good idea. Plus if they're crap, we only have to put up with them for a season!

How Sterling is still on I will never know. Southgate has a hard on for him that's for sure. Woo Armstrong...

To be fair this match is crying out for Jordan Henderson to work his magic.

Wesley WHO-dt? A player that will soon be stricken from our memories. He'll be the player that nobody remembers in ten years that someone mentions in conversation and we respond "Oh shit yeah, I'd forgotten about him!" Good riddance and, more importantly, we now have his wages to spend on someone else. Let's just hope we don't get another Billy Big Bollocks like him and, to a point, Lemina. Bit by bit we offload the deadwood... ...then probably replace it with more deadwood....😁

Agree they look impressive and they have that winning mentality about them. To be fair though there are some impressive looking line ups in the tournament for teams that could win it. I wrote Portugal off pre-tournament but then saw their attacking line up of Jota/Bruno Fernandes/Bernardo Silva/Ronaldo backed up by Pepe and Ruben Dias at the back, and a solid keeper in Rui Patricio, and they must be considered possibilities. The Belgium line up also looks great, and that's even before you add in favourites France. Even Germany and Spain could be classed as outside bets despite their opening results. Then I look at England and see Stones and Mings in front of Pickford, and I just think we're on a lower level to that lot. I may be surprised, and we do have good attacking players, but I just think the first good team we face and we'll be pummelled.

Are you for or against the idea of eScooters being made legal for public use (privately owned not one of the current hire schemes)? Pros/Cons? Lazy person's bicycle or clean transport solution to get people out of cars?

As usual my eyes will go straight to the last few fixtures of the season. If we have the likes of Norwich, Brentford, Burnley, Palace, etc we may be in with a shot of survival again! 😋 Seriously an opening day win would be nice, but seeing as we presently have one senior full back, we need to get a shift on in the transfer window.

Winners: France Runners Up: Italy Scotland get knocked out at: Last 16 Wales get knocked out at: Group Stage England get knocked out at: Quarter Finals, after jammily getting through games in the most boring manner imaginable. We get embarrassingly spanked to ultimate winners France. Dark Horse (Furthest a team gets excluding England, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Portugal): Switzerland Top Goalscorer: Griezmann UEFA Best Player: De Bruyne UEFA Best Young Player: Ferran Torres (Spain)

Blimey, McCarthy might make a penalty save in training then! Get him on the bus/train/boat/pedalo/scooter/whatever term we use currently...