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I assume we'll step up our interest in Amadou Haidara if Lemina does end up going... http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11700/11410789/southampton-consider-move-for-amadou-haidara

I haven’t seen Lemina in the photos/videos yet...

Not for me. If we sign someone I want it to be a guaranteed starter who is better than what we already have. I don’t think Abraham is.

I assume he did next day delivery, whereas I did standard.

Who would we be losing? Lemina?

From Adam Blackmore on Twitter... Here’s a #saintsfc transfer poem I’ve spent hours constructing: There was a boy called Ings In Southampton there were whisper-Ings But that’s all they were Happy Monday.

Aboubakar would be a great end to a brilliant summer.

From BBC reporter Simon Stone on Twitter... “Angus Gunn close to joining @SouthamptonFC from Man City. Would be permanent deal. Other clubs interested but Saints head the queue. Very highly-rated keeper.” Bye-bye Forster? Would be surprised if Gunn would be happy to be back-up to McCarthy given his potential.

Why would we need him when we have the best midfield options in the Premier League?

Correct! I meant Haidara

Supposedly in for Amadou Diawara from Red Bull Salzburg. Would be a brilliant signing so I don’t expect it to happen.

Hope Leicester get him and then we get James Maddison. Kid is class.

Joe Hart... https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/wolves-southampton-set-hand-joe-12558888

If we sell him to Everton or West Ham we may as well all pack up and go home.

Pep on Sunday... “On Sunday we want to finish by trying to win the game. With all respect to Swansea, it’s almost impossible that Southampton don’t stay in the Premier League where they deserve to be."

I'd like to thank West Brom for a crucial six points this season.

I said short-term. He's exactly the type of leader/dominant centre-back with plenty of Championship experience that we would need alongside Stephens or Bednarek if we went down, in order to help us come straight back up. I think some people forget we got promoted with Jos Hooiveld, Danny Butterfield, Frazer Richardson and Danny Fox as regulars in our back four last time we were there. Who do you think we'd get if we get relegated, then?

Aden Flint would be a decent short-term option if we do go down. No idea how much he'd cost, however.

I'd personally go with something like... --------------McCarthy Cedric----Bednarek---Yoshida---Bertrand ------JWP------Romeu---Hojbjerg ------Long------Austin----Tadic

He wasn't great yesterday admittedly, but maybe we've ruined him and mis-managed him like we have with Boufal/Gabbiadini etc?

This is what I'd go for (if Austin is ok to start). Long starting to put a nervous West Ham defence under pressure from the off. ----------McCarthy Cedric Stephens Hoedt Bertrand Tadic Hojbjerg Lemina Boufal --------Austin Long

Mane Pelle Alderweireld

To be fair they did have 29 shots in that Coventry game, so while they did go out it wasn't exactly with a whimper.

Hughes will also have the extra added incentive of wanting to keep us up and to send Stoke down.

Got to be Hughes then.