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What about those out on loan last season who are now back, surely their wages were part funded 

It’s ok. It’s a shame the sleeves and shoulders seem to be a different design to the mail body, would have been better with the stripes on the shoulder down onto the sleeve.

doesnt look to be any pattern or texture on the shirt either and just solid red and white. 

4 minutes ago, franniesTache said:

Something very interesting. It was about Dragon and the money he can put into Southampton Football Club. It made the rumours and decisions we've heard recently make a lot more sense.

Hope that helps

Oh so insightful, worth the sharing for sure 🙄

17 minutes ago, franniesTache said:

Heard something very interesting about Dragon's ability to put money into the club, something which explains a lot about certain rumours and decisions.

Wonder if we'll start seeing subsidised areas around the ground and matchday soon 👀

What did you hear?

Hope this isn’t a repeat of signing players who could become good rather than players who improve our starting XI now. 

1 hour ago, Matthew Le God said:

He played in 29 Premier League games for a very good Bournemouth team last season. Do you think he washed away with the tide?

Given he played 29 games I’d be surprised to see him drop down a league. Do wba have cash to splash now then?!

2 hours ago, ally_uk said:

Anyone got a link for the China sites 

https://www.yayuanstore.com/products/25-26-southampton-at-home

Yeah looks like both u21 and u18 are having a bit of a reshuffle 

According to Secret Scout on Twitter it appears we are about to lose Mcfarlane to Chelsea.

Odd timing given we just let Rusk go when McFarlane took his job when Rusk stepped up to help out. 

16 hours ago, CB Fry said:

Awful. Looks like someone else's kit - Sheff United or Exeter or someone else. Black sleeves not us at all.

What would make a red and white stripe shirt a saints shirt then? 

Rusk appears to be the victim of our lack of success last year. Moved up from u21’s but then his job there was filled by someone else.

i wasn’t surprised to see by helping us out has effectively done himself out of a job 

Regarding Armstrong, is this a different story from the one Alfie said on the TSP on Sunday? On that he said he wouldn’t be surprised if Archer Armstrong and BBD were available if someone offered for them but wouldn’t be surprised if any of them stayed or went. 

8 minutes ago, Saint Matty 76 said:

Not a bad fee in the end, but still another pretty reasonable loss.

Absolutely bewildering that a Premier League team signed off on his transfer. 

Will be an accounting profit though so good news 

9 hours ago, trousers said:

"Rasmus is still CEO of Sport Republic, but we understood that he should move to a different position, so he is mainly focused on Goztepe.

"He is my personal advisor on transfer windows because I think his knowledge of structure, negotiations, contracts and everything is valuable."

 

Bugger... ☹️

Doesn’t mention identifying players though, that sounds more about fees and contracts rather than who to buy

4 hours ago, Saint86 said:

Nothing like taking deserved money away from the local newspaper/journalists than by sharing that link publicly on the main forum barely 2 hours after the article is published...

Took those saints accounts on Twitter minutes to lift bits from the article to share on their accounts. That’s worse

Least it means the main sponsor won’t be a gambling company though 

2 hours ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

How would £10m for Sulemana yield a profit?

It would be an accounting profit because his original transfer fee will be amortised across the duration of his contract. 

On 14/06/2025 at 09:27, Paul Chuckle said:

Plain white back 

The benefit of a plain back is it’s better for a sponsor logo 

4 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

All the other clubs have done all the business they need to do. They're all ready and raring to go for the new season no problem. Done and dusted.

It's just us apparently. Just us lagging behind with deadwood and not signing anyone. Nothing short of a disgrace.

Thought  as much.

How are Leicester getting on at shifting their deadwood? Assume they have sold all of theirs already right?

Just seen somebody moaning in X that it’s a poor appointment because he has been at clubs relegated twice and we should have been going for someone like the Portugal U19 coach instead.

some people just think football manager is how real life is 😂

I’m hoping we have scouts all over the U21 tournament currently. Some good options there for us surely 

Ben Chorley has been appointed Head of UK Scouting, having previously been Sporting Director at French side Valenciennes

1 hour ago, hypochondriac said:

I'm fine with some young exciting players with potential but half of our problem historically has been signing too much potential with not enough quality for right now. 

Exactly that.

age doesn’t matter but you need players who are at a certain level now not potential to be. They can be bench opens but our starting XI all need to be at the required level needed to push for promotion 

West Ham after Sanchez from Chelsea. 
 

Worked under Potter at BHA.