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What did we pay for him 12 mil ? Across a 5 yr deal I'd guess. He's been here 1 year so the book value would be 9.6m if we sold him now.

Just read it's end June and our first game is in austra v Klagenfurt whose son hassehutl's son plays for 😂

Hahahaha this made me chuckle cos it's bloody true, give yourself a cool sounding name and your in.

Hahahaha I've just slagged the championship off in another thread so it may not be obscure but let's call it a 90s premier League quality.

This year the world cup is our leveller with the big clubs, they will lose most of their squad who will play and not get much rest. Ours either been too young or too shit to go can rest and really attack the Dec/Jan fixtures. Fortunately our budget precludes us buying world cup ready players so I reckon buy all these Austrians who based on my 1min of internet research look mustard. So I'd like us to buy 2 players to play on the left and right attacking positions as starters, 1 CM to develop who goes forward and 1 striker who has scored more than 10 goals a season for a few seasons not from the championship.

Wouldnt be a surprise to see Simeu go out to the Turkish gang i think, maybe a nice step up from L2 - not sure what the quality is like but given they were in the top league last year would guess bottom championship ?

When does our pre-season begin again ?

uh oh, wait until MLG reads this

Sensible transfers - Tifosi Football - Athletic https://theathletic.com/3382831/2022/06/27/southampton-transfers-christoph-baumgartner/ Every transfer window, we create a video series for the Tifo Football YouTube channel called Sensible Transfers. In that series, we analyse the problem areas within teams, and suggest solutions in the form of incoming players. It’s a fantasy, but a fun one. Today, it’s Southampton… As you’d expect from a team who conceded way too many goals last season, Southampton have moved early to strengthen the base of Ralph Hasenhuttl’s 4-2-2-2. Gavin Bazunu has joined from Manchester City, Mateusz Lis will provide further goalkeeping depth, and centre-back Armel Bella-Kotchap has been signed from the Bundesliga’s Bochum. Together, those three account for more than £20million and without a major sale, that’s likely a big chunk of the summer budget spent already. Well spent, perhaps, but gone nonetheless and Hasenhuttl still needs to broaden his attacking options. Particularly behind the forward line, where he needs some variation among and improvement upon his wide No 10s. All of his existing players have virtues, but they each have their flaws too. Mohamed Elyounoussi’s decision making often isn’t the best, Stuart Armstrong now has physical limitations impacting his availability, and Nathan Redmond’s tangible output isn’t what it could be. Moussa Djenepo is certainly gifted, but whether he’s really suited to Hasenhuttl is another question. In the past, the Austrian has spoken of Djenepo’s instinctive style of play and how, at times, that’s made it difficult to evolve him into the kind of component that would really suit this side. With just one year left on his contract, it wouldn’t be a surprise if Djenepo wasn’t part of this conversation come September. But the real problem to address is area, rather than player specific: whatever combination is used, the band of two behind the forwards lack goals, but are also short on craft, guile and — above all — speed. The addition of a player who could offer a threat closer to the touchline as well as in-field, while also bringing more menace to Hasenhuttl’s “red zone”, would feel like a big step forward. Hoffenheim’s Christoph Baumgartner is our pick. He’s 22, an Austrian international, and fits the description above near-perfectly. He spent last season playing behind the forward line in a 3-4-1-2, so any move would involve a change in system and role, but he has a deep suitability to Hasenhuttl’s style of play. Using smarterscout data, which gives players a rating from 0-99, relating to either how often they do a given action compared with others playing in their position (such as the ball recoveries and interceptions), or how effective they are (such as how well they progress the ball upfield) we can look at Baumgartner’s quality in each metric. He presses extremely well, he was averaging 7.20 attacking third pressures per 90 minutes in the Bundesliga last season, and he’s certainly a good enough athlete to be of great value in attacking transitions. He’s excellent when it comes to disrupting opposition moves (83, as shown in the chart below) and defending with intensity (60) which will only prove valuable to Hasenhuttl’s Southampton. But he’s not a brawny type; he’s an elegant player. He’s an upright dribbler, ranking above average on the carries he initiates (60), who seems to glide with the ball, but who beats defenders with little bursts of acceleration. Actually, despite only being 5ft 10in, he runs with a long stride and seems to push away from opponents very easily; it’s that deceptive speed that players sometimes have. And, perhaps surprisingly, he rates well in aerial duels (red bars above), with a rating of 95. More importantly, he’s also versatile enough to provide that threat in a range of attacking positions. And that’s what Southampton need. The seven goals he scored last season also speak to a finishing ability and shot volume (90) that they could with, too. Conveniently, he also possesses a battery of creative abilities which – we will not mark him out as a traditional No.10, he’s by no means a scheming playmaker – make him suited to the more dynamic version of the position that exists at Southampton. He does so many things well and should be available for within the region of £20m

Install a frame, some glass and maybe a blind

What are the hookers like in Southampton, what can they offer Rooney ?

To be honest he could be sucking off the players in the showers and they would still be shit.

This is all getting a bit bizarre. SR havent as far as we know bought Goztepe and why would Lyanco be willing to drop down to the turkish 2nd division ?

The MLS regular season finishes at the end of Oct and final game 5rh Nov, it works perfectly for him. Warm weather, great doctors etc etc it's perfect for him

I don't know who does that account but fair play, not sure if he is using a webscrapper or just has no life that he picks up so many snippets so quickly.

This is true but football isn't the only sport so maybe not a good example, I have a problem when they (BBC, SKY, Media) use clickbait headlines to draw attention, that is what annoys me about it. Womens football can't do too much about the media agenda so I'll just stop checking websites that I know do it.

Here's my counter argument which could be correct. JWP and Romeu in our midfield is too stodgy and slowing down transitions and opportunities for our wide/forward players. JWP isn't a DM and he isn't an AM really either. He's great at doing the basics well but in our team he has to do in open play the Kevin de bruyne role or even Gallagher role at palace. But that's not his game, he's a Henderson who can also take the best free kicks in the world. It's been his best ever season with us and I'm happy if he has many more but I think him + Romeu could be detrimental to the goal scoring chances for the players in front of him this cutting down their goals. If you will, our midfield is currently a speed bump that slows down our football and reduces the chances for our forwards. If you look at the red bull teams that have been successful, they have 1 sitting midfielder and 1 that drives forward and gets goals.

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yes

getting used to it, i like it

yeah i dunno, am guessing though players also look can they start asap or get in there quickly, also teams could have a few targets and are just putting the feelers out where as we could be saying you are no.1 target for midfield, your a gun, come to us

It is understood that Aston Villa and Crystal Palace first expressed interest in the player last month, and this week both Arsenal and Southampton have been in contact with Lens regarding the player's availability. Also as a FYI Lens just bought a defensive midfielder for 5mil https://www.eyefootball.com/news/50433/Premier-League-sides-queuing-Cheick-Doucoure.html

I am the most optimistic I have been for years. We are buying good players some who are internationals, others who have been playing in the bundesliga since they were 17 to replace our problem positions. We still want to buy more midfield and attacking players (it looks like) and are trying to move out some who have been here too long so the manager finally has the profile of players that can play to our style much better. We now have engaged owners, good front and back office staff and the manager now has support of qualified and upwardly mobile assistants Our owners are trying to buy satellite clubs where they can purchase non immigration compliant talents until they have enough points to qualify to come to us on the cheap. And Liverpool might of peaked and are now on the downward side of their cycle so get to see them cry for the next few years how everything is not fair.