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Regards Sulemana his future is in his own hands. He will get out of football what he puts in. If he decides to sulk and avoid the hard graft then clubs he aspires to go to will continue to ignore him. Conversely, if he gives his head a massive wobble and susses out that he will be more likely to get the move he wants by being the hardest working player at the club then his future is bright. The only place he can do his talking is on the football field so his ambition right now should be to get himself in the team and prove he's got what it takes. He should be knocking down RM's door telling him he wants to be playing week in week out. Do that and, strangely enough, there will be a long queue of top clubs seeking his signature. The ball really is in his court because I think he has the talent, it's the focus, drive and commitment that's missing.

Presumably he's gone then?

You mean nobody came in for him? Phew!

Maybe. I notice not long ago Adam Blackmore put out a tweet thanking Pep for the good young players and added a winky emoji.

Is he a member of the famed CoT?

Potentially but only if it's the ABK version we saw when we first signed him. He looked class then but injuries started to pile up and he fell away from what we hoped for. I think if him and Sulemana stay then RM needs to sit down with them and tell them they can be important to the squad but only if they knuckle down and give 100% for the cause. Do that and they will earn game time and, if they still want to move, this will be their opportunity to showcase why clubs should come in for them. Start with a clean slate and let's see what they've got because many of us think both have the potential to be really good players. Time for RM to have a little chat with them if they stay because it would be a waste to have two such good prospects on the books and not do everything to get the best out of them. Let's be honest, there doesn't seem to have been a huge number of clubs clamouring to sign them and only they can change that.

Nil, I thought he was out with a hamstring injury? Maybe he's passed a late medical.

Anyone know if Che is likely to be in the squad tomorrow? I presume he will as, from what I can gather, the Wolves thing was never on the cards and nobody else came in for him so no reason for him not to be ready and willing to face Sunderland. Ok, he'll be disappointed but time to show those who didn't want to sign him what they missed. Go get 'em Che.

If we get Stewart and Roberts over the line I guess that's Tony Mowbray's team talk done 🙂

8 hours for a medical! By my calculations that means all deals that will be done today would have to be agreed by 15.00. Can't believe it.

Think he'll be confident of getting a tune out of him.

Funny, the price wasn't too high when they sold him to us but now it is.

Show us the money and he's your's. My guess is they'll make some half baked offer to get him on the cheap and we'll tell them to do one.

Show us the money and he's your's. My guess is they'll make some half baked offer to get him on the cheap and we'll tell them to do one.

I was thinking the same yesterday. There are obviously some great foreign players around but they can disrupt the group and I think RM is clearly looking to build a squad that is all pulling in the same direction with a strong team ethic. Very sensible in my view.

Just watched his interview on Southampton FC Official site and was very impressed with the way he spoke. This has the potential to be one of our most exciting signings of recent years.

More likely he'll hit the floor walking.

Think if he stays he probably starts tomorrow if Che goes.

KWP gone?

Brilliant news. Should plug a few holes in our leaky defence.

Assuming Che goes who do we expect to lead the line on Saturday? We know AA can't do it, Mara will probably be gone so it will be interesting to see what RM does. Doubt any other incoming striker will be signed in time or risked so it's a tricky one. Perhaps he'll give Tall Paul a start 🙂

Thought he was a scout not a player.

JW is going to be a busy man that's for sure. Probably even busier than Darren Mowbray who, from what we're told has been scouring the globe watching every match he can to unearth a nugget or two yet everyone we've been linked with seems to be already known to RM or linked via JW's time at Citeh. Who exactly has been recommended by Mowbray?

As expected it's all heading to decisions being firmed up tomorrow and squeaky bum time. Will probably mean we won't get all our targets but I imagine we're still in limbo because of potential moves for Che, KWP, Sulemana and ABK.

I guess we'll sign Bobby Ball to partner him - should be a good double act.