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Yes - I remember the Crystal Palace match especially fondly. A few mates up here who support Palace and commented how he was the best player they'd seen that season.

In terms of ability surely our best player - he is the one player we have who can single-handedly dominate a match. Yes, he was injured a lot of last season / was even playing when it was known he was not 100%, but if he can keep fit I'd much rather him than our other midfield options. With the silly prices now he's got to be worth at least 30 mill too.

5 mill when not even great players go for 30/40/50?! Seems very underpriced for a promising young player

the club will play this off as the return of Reed, McQueen, Hesketh and Obafemi (from injury)

I know you're probably taking the P a bit with the scuffed finish thing (based on the other threads), but he at least connected his foot to the ball when he scored, unlike a few other golden opportunities...

He had hardly only 1 or 2 friendly caps at that point though (I think they might have signed him 2 seasons ago?) as was probably 19 or so at the time. I think Djenepo is a bit more established on the international stage, but obviously being Saints we'll probably never be able to get him.

Good to be positive I suppose!

If we sell Bertrand we'll lose one of our last genuinely quality players... If we sell Targett we lose a decent squad player. Looks like it's goodbye to Bertie then.

Any chance he qualifies for the Dutch national team? I've heard they get quite a few goals from those situations...

What time is this mystery press conference today then?!

Flannigan surely being released after having his contract renewed over and over whilst injured (and now being injured again most of this season). Gutting for any young player to have their career ruined before it's even really started by something like that.

COYR!

Last few games very disappointing, but without Vestergaard and Yoshida we have to play Stephens... Also having Ings going 11 games without a goal doesn't help. Hoping next season we'll have a new centre back, desperately need a new (good!) striker and maybe another pacey attacker to compliment Redmond

Redmond certainly didnt appear overjoyed with everything, but could just be his personality, and he probably also thinks he could've easily had double figures this season and regularly getting into the England squad. Fingers crossed neither him or Ward-Prowse are off and we can build a good team around them - think we're ok in midfield, just need another good attacker / striker and some defensive reinforcements and think we'll do alright next year.

Academy Player - Will Ferry President's Award - James Ward-Prowse Goal Of The Season - Yan Valery (vs Utd) Players Player - Nathan Redmond Fans Player - Nathan Redmond First Team Young Player - Yan Valery All fairly predictable!

Some of these values seem super low. McQueen for 1mil? Wasnt long ago he had a number of decent games for us and sure he'd be a solid Championship player. If Boufal was for sale a lot of clubs would take a chance of him for at least 10 million I reckon, and surely we could get a fee for Hesketh? At one point one of our brightest prospects (may still be)?

No chance unfortunately.

Didnt Redmond used to be a bit like this? Shows it can potentially be taught...

Dont think we have a choice to be honest! But clearing out Long, Austin, Gallagher, Barnes and possibly Carrillo (along with Gabbiadini) should surely mean we can get a top striker in so we're not reliant on Ings...

Still, is he picking the squad for having a full season or these couple of matches? No way we need 5 or 6 full backs, plus I thought Delph (and Young) got into the WC squad as he could also play full back...! 10 defenders but only six midfielders (discounted the now injured Henderson) seems bizarre.

LOL Shame for Ward-Prowse. Must be gutting seeing Delph in there and not him... Not sure why we need 10 defenders either (of which three are left backs)... Loftus-Cheek will be hoping to use his match sharpness on the international stage too (last time he played a full league game was the start of December)...!

If Gunn's in, should also have Redmond and Ward-Prowse. Instead of Redmond we'll likely get true leg-ends like Young and Delph though.

Most of the games have a stream, strange this one doesn't, although looking at the score, maybe for the best. I thought Niall Ennis (scorer of 2) was quite a bright prospect a couple of years ago

Wonder what sort of team we'll put out what with players like Sims now back in the first team fold? Might be a good opportunity for Gallagher to get some minutes?

Yep, definitely. Pretty similar to when we saw Van Dijk at his best, easily the best player on the pitch. Not comparing the two, but I'd say when Lemina is on form he's probably our best player. Need to get past the knocks and get him motivated playing under a good manager.