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It amazes me how players stay on the pitch to argue when they've been sent off, like Rice just did. He knows full well he was in the wrong. He was already on a yellow and he deliberately prevented the Brighton player from taking a free kick. How can he possibly have any complaints about that? The ref had no choice.

Very one-sided game so far at the Emirates.

There's still time for some outgoings. The Turkish window is still open for another two weeks (so I'd say there's still a very strong chance of TP leaving), and Saudi clubs can still transfer in until 6th October.

1 wee message.

https://twitter.com/SouthamptonFC/status/1829621344004194492?t=yWmNdQsIRBAxYVnJS6o2IQ&s=19

So have we managed to keep KWP again then?

Let's just hope he progresses well and doesn't get stuck in a rut.

20-something lad enjoying playing football at a CL club urges former team mate to join him. Oh no! What a massive prick he must be! 🙄

And Larios. Came on as a sub last night at Cardiff so he's not completely out of the picture.

Well it worked out OK with VVD didn't it? Oh, hang on...

Right in front of the ref and he didn't even book the guy. And even stranger, he did show a straight red later in the match for what looked like a softer challenge.

They're gonna have to cough up the readies for TP then. Looks like our prior unwillingness to budge on the fee might have been worthwhile.

Fernandes had a good game last night against the Cardiff reserve team. But I think it's a little premature to be suggesting he should be a regular starter ahead of a proven PL player like JWP.

No, Everton.

This is my thoughts as well. I like Smallbone - he's a tidy player with some good technical skill, but he doesn't seem to have the engine required to perform in the PL. He played a key role in getting us promoted, but similar to the situation with Hammond last time we came up, there's no room for sentimentality. If we could loan him out and bring JWP back, that would be perfect.

He didn't want to come to is on our terms earlier in the window. However... If it's true that WH are terminating his contract, and we make him an offer that's better than any others he receives, then he could well change his mind.

That's a disappointing draw. But we won last time we played there though.

But with pace and strength, which MLT never had.

Wimbledon beat Ipswich on pens.

Yep. No need to hold him back anymore. Get him in the first team. He's gonna do great things, so I just hope we get to see some of them in a Saints shirt before he inevitably gets poached from us.

A cracker from Bree, and an arrow from Archer. Super stuff.

Ooh, Cardiff will be cheesed off with that. Up there with Rothwell's volley from last season?

There have been rumours of him being a bit of a bad apple among the squad recently, but I can't remember where that originated from. And of course there was the completely unfounded bollocks that he deliberately got himself subbed off a few times when he couldn't be arsed during the relegation season.

And as soon as I type that, they equalise.

Ipswich currently 2-1 down to AFC Wimbledon.