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It doesn't look like its going to Southampton. It's just passing over Southend and heading towards London City descending.

Took off at 1315 and destination has changed to Southampton ETA 1410z blue/white Cessna 525 citation CJ4 OO-LXA If anyone is at the airport. I'm off to the Potters Heron, here's hoping.

It's going to London City. All stand down. Still on the ground at Brussels. Probably a Eurocrat.

It's been reported that we talked to Semenyo's agent last week and after that meeting decided not to pursue.

It could be along the lines of Liverpool allegedly offering Jude Bellingham's father a job at Liverpool if Jude sign for them.

Thanks, any more there that could cut it in the Premier ?

I don't get all this rotation and mollycoddling. Years ago before we had the staff and medical facilities together with training etc Saints won promotion from the third division playing on crappy, heavy pitches in physical games. In the team were Paine and Sydenham just out of the youth team. They played 52 games in a shorter season approx eight months and used I think 18 players plus three keepers. 7 played over 50 games including Paine and Sydenham, 2 played nearly 50, Mulgrew played 38. The other 8 players only accounted for about 25 appearances between them. If they could do that then why can't players play regularly without being rotated. I know all the arguments about the pace of play etc but five substitutes more than take up that challenge.

Agreed, He also had a goal disallowed which he finished clinically one on one with the keeper on I think his first appearance.

Same block on bringing Tella back. He would give us something we haven't got because his finishing is now very good. Maybe we should send Adams and Armstrong to be coached by Kompany. Only joking.

No just answers a question that hasn't been asked like all politicians.

In the meantime use Mara and Alcaraz plus If we get in a right back play KWP on the right of midfield 4-4-2.

He'd rock a few boats and wouldn't be making mistakes in our box.

He'd be better not trying to defend the indefensible. If they are strikers that can't score leave them out. It doesn't need meaningless platitudes that the supporters see through as bullshit. Better to say nothing than bullshit.

More like his brain blanks.

He needs a reality check. Non scoring players aren't strikers they only use up the chances real strikers would probably convert. It's all very well supporting his staff but that's not going to solve the problem. Maybe sticking Lyanco up front as he'd probably rattle a few defenders before he got sent off would be more practical. Or try Alcaraz with Mara as a two.

Bree ????

I wouldn't get your hopes up.

Hoedt, Lamina, Djenepo, Boufal, Diallo, Lyanco, McCarthy, Adams, Armstrong, Perrault, Carillo, etc

It's the two japanese Maeda and I think it's Kyoto (Celtic's top scorer) we should be after. We could let them have a Scottish International in part exchange. He might just find his level in that League.

I'm getting to the point when I hear who we are supposed to be chasing, then sombody else steps in and buys them, because our scouting since Koeman has been awful. Maybe it's just as well we didn't get them. I hope I'm wrong but I'm anticipating another final day thinking surely we'll sign someone/anyone then we don't or panic buy another faulty player.

From what I've seen of Semenyo, ever since he was on loan at Newport, he is quite a sharp footballer and scores his share of goals. If we aren't going after Moffi then he could probably to a job we can't do at the moment. We could in the meantime do a lot worse than give each of our young B team strikers a half hour against Blackpool to see how they cope.

Personally watching Armstrong and Adams, describing them as Strikers is ludicrous. Their finishing and composure in trying to score is just juvenile. Their timing is more like a five year old, just hands, knees and bumps a daisy, anything but a clean strike. Armstrong might put a shift in with a bit of enthusiasm but his finishing and anticipation is lacking. As for Che, as a footballer he lacks a football brain. His closing down is laughable always arriving five yards short after the ball is passed because he is not reading the game. He is always on his heels and hardly ever makes a run into the goal area anticipating a possible chance and stands watching, or just offside and doing nothing about it.. He is a liability, has no idea and is regularly squandering chances of a win. We can't afford to play him, just play him in the B team every match until he gets it and scores regularly or leaves.

Adams hits the keeper Tella is burying those. He's a thick idiot, he has tried that every time and hit the keeper again, they know he is going to do that. Take it on another couple of touches and take it across the keeper, dink it, feint to shoot and take it around. No fear hit it straight at the keeper. Do something different better still leave him out completely. Alcaraz is a decent player. WTF was CC doing. That may well have cost him his place. Mara looked half decent he has to play. We need to bring in a striker.

No FN way. Use the three cup matches to get sorted with a team. Adams standing around does nothing for us. Mara is covering a lot of ground and looks half decent. Alcaraz is well up for it but Orsic is struggling to get in the game. He's had nothing to feed off either. Diallo makes me cringe when he passes.

According to Hampshire Live he has 18 months left on his Scholarship deal so not that straightforward.