Saint Charlie

Lets get Ridder. Both nowhere near good enough for Prem level. Bizarre that SDR was so far out of favour for most of the season yet is our first option off the bench now. The AL injury has exposed the lack of depth out wide big time. If he is out for much longer its a big blow.

Gaston wasn't fit, had a dead leg.

When they ask Adkins in every presser he confirms Lallana will be out 'for this game'. One time they will ask him and he won't confirm if he will play or not. That means he will play. What is the point?

As soon as we take Cork and Morgan out of the centre of midfield we are unable to contain anyone, let alone Chelsea. JWP is talented but doesn't actually win the ball back.

Currently we are an illness or suspension away from Aaron Martin playing centre back for us!

Those are usually 4-6 weeks minimum I would have thought. Desparately need to add at least one CB.

Fonte injury the main issue. Chelsea are a top side and we didnt play Lambert and Ramirez. Need to do some January business now. The likes of Hooiveld, Lee and De Ridder won't keep you up.

If we had put out a worse side we could have got beaten by 10 versus Chelsea's first choice XI. Injuries just happen.

Not good. Hooiveld is not up to this level at all so we need Astori and probably one other if he is out for a while. CB such a vital position.

Says they are currently offline?

Not correct. Went off vs Arsenal with a dead leg. Not too bad as was in training Thursday. Source: NA interview

Yeah it was. But that is the kind of illogical ******** people write! Then they wonder why they get abuse!

IMO we need to sign him by Sunday night or not at all. Needs a full week training before Villa. If Fonte and Toshida play then Weimann will rip them a new one. Transfer committee out, get a football man like Gordon Watson in to sign players. Upson would be better IMO because at least Ive heard of him and he would be cheaper because I hate it when we pay lots of money for exciting players when some bargain basement journeymen are available.

He has been up under zero pressure! Do we need threads about every player we didnt sign?

Fulham the latest club to register an interest in Butland. Saints believed to have held inform talks with Brum this week too. Source: Telegraph

Plus approx 100k a week.

Cagliari need money though, theres clearly a deal to be done. The key is that the reports suggest the player has agreed a deal with us.

Would he be interested in going from their bench to ours?

Yes. Still a statement of intent.

You probably should. Or maybe there will be a Japanese lad at the airport to 'stop you getting in'.

You seem to dislike foreigners. Some nice racism in your location too. Charming.

Italian journo said he is like a mix of Phil Jones and Michael Dawson (I asked for comparison to an English CB).

Because he is foreign you assume NA doesn't know who he is? In his presser he said he knows him and is a very good CB picked up by our scouting network.

Yeah 6 month loan.

Haha, sounds like it will happen. Also sounds like NA lied to the media earlier this week re no approach for Astori.