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Get rid of Bednarek - thinks he’s much better than he is. He could be right to be annoyed if he hadn’t turned in another poor performance

Surprised a good Championship side hasnt tried to buy Stephens - he'd do well in the Championship and we'd probably sell him for 5-10m which would serve someone very well. He's not quite prem level, and it's no good having 5 or 6 Championship level centre backs, when we just need 2 possibly 3 more premium level centre backs. Got hopes that Salisu can recover his form and ABK hits the ground running. Still think Lyanco can be coached into a good player for us - he's starting at a higher basic level than Stephens anyway.

Unless we realised the mistake and thought we could move McCarthy on for a fee and not let him go for free? Getting ready for a big £2m in the bank!!!

He wouldn’t post he was at the ground with so many rumours if it wasn’t close surely? Or is it like Djenepo’s mate wearing his Saints shirt?!

No sign of Kayne Ramsay again? Has he gone out on loan?

Surprised this hasnt been bumped yet, but I thought he looked very promising last night. Looks like he can be direct, good close control, pace. Fingers crossed.

Just so people are aware, the friendly is being streamed tonight, details below: SK Austria Klagenfurt vs SaintsPre-season friendlyWörthersee StadionMonday 18th July, 7pm CEST/6pm BST Streamed LIVE on southamptonfc.com and Facebook (UK only) The B team also drew 1-1 with Villareal B team earlier today(?) - looks like Ballard played.

As in we arent getting Delap, or instead of him?

Seems like Lavia has changed his mind since it emerged Long was leaving…

I know I'm in the minority, but I quite like him. He's good going forwards, skillful and seems to have worked a lot on his defending, which was always fairly suspect. We're lucky to have 2 very good right backs, but I think he's pretty good for a reserve right back, and looked good on the right side of a back 3. In the past we've had Stephens out at right back, when we've had injuries and would much rather Valery than him there. I'd say it's worth keeping him to cover Livramento rather than buying someone else for about 3 months worth of matches, as I doubt we'd get anyone significantly better than him (and probably paying much more).

You obviously dont check BBC...!

Fair play - was a great keeper, my favourite since promotion.

Long was incredibly lucky to get his last extension - If we give him a new contract now that would be ridiculous. A move to Reading made sense and he’d still have an impact at that level at a club where he’s held in high regard, so fingers crossed it works out!

Seems bizarre that we have potentially lots of players out of contract but only bothered to mention the two keepers leaving? There's probably about 10 others on pro deals leaving. Oliver Wright* Matthew Hall* Zuriel Otseh-Taiwan* Oludare Olufunwa Will Tizzard* Olly Lancashire* Jack Turner* Shane Long Jayden Smith* Sam Bellis

Fair enough - thanks for the response and insight. Personally, I just thought he looked like he could pick a pass, make a tackle and have a shot, which is something I think we've been lacking from say a second or third choice central midfield player. Looks a little more dynamic than Romeu, but that's obviously just from a very limited viewpoint. I'd prioritise a more creative attacking player, but I'm not against this one.

Based on that video, he looks a much better player than Smallbone, so for a relatively small fee, I'd say he looks pretty good.

I wouldnt read too much into this - Palace as number one?! The guy's blatently never tried to get a drink or go for a p*ss in the Arthur Wait stand (one of main sides) - facilities are probably better in League two!

He has a bit of an erratic style, but with some proper coaching (I.e. not by a goalkeeper) could be decent? He looks like he at least can play football a bit and would say he’s better than Stephens at least (edit: I only saw a bit of the match today)…!

Wan-Bissaka is very good defensively one-on-one, but not very good attacking wise (not as good as Livramento or KWP). Fairly similar style (but better) than the over-rated Tyrick Mitchell, who isn't particularly impressive going forward but pretty good defensively. Walcott deserves a good move to MLS - he'd do well out there in an increasingly competitive league. I think people are forgetting when he first came here, the amount of positive runs him and others were making when we were playing more exciting high tempo attacking /counter attacking football. He was a good asset for us at that time, but then slowly phased out with injuries and non selection. Not sure he offers less than Long to be fair.

Thought he looked pretty good in the couple of games I saw him play..

Could you say he's a more skillful Shane Long?!

He’s the one I’m expecting to do well. Olaigbe was doing well a while back but hasn’t been seen much(?) since his new contract. Both potentially injured?

Hope that experiment is over!

That was ridiculous with JWP. Wasn’t he the main man in the last friendly, taking all set pieces and widely getting praised by everyone for great performances, and then suddenly Ben White gets taken to not play a single minute…

Cant understand why KWP wouldnt be picked for the England squad but Tyrick Mitchell would. Mitchell is ok - he's solid for Palace but hasnt stood out when I've seen them live a few times this season, whereas KWP stands out pretty much every game as being one of the best players on the pitch. Plus he can play both sides. What's not to like?!