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That’s interesting about when he left us, as it was initially an analyst role at Bayern. Worked out eventually for him being assistant to Flick at Bayern and Germany but maybe he was showing that other side to his personality even back then. Agree an ego isn’t necessarily a bad thing in this kind of role and many people also thought he was odds on for the job. He did a fantastic job at Wednesday and I’m sure he will go on to be a top flight manager in the future but I’m feeling happy with Saints choice of appointment as things stand.

I’m feeling more and more positive that going for Will Still instead of waiting round for Rohl (if that rumour was true) was the right call. I think Spors made the right choice at that moment in time and fingers crossed Will delivers success. After Juric left, Rohl was my preference but the way he’s acted this summer makes me glad he’s not our manager. Football Martin (Saints YouTuber) said a reliable source informed him that Rohl didn’t interview well and Still was the outstanding candidate from that process. I wonder if Rohl just wasn’t fully committed or if Still was just excellent at interview. Cannot blame Rohl for wanting out of Wednesday in their current situation, with a horrendous owner but he’s definitely shown a different side of his personality, which appears unprofessional to me.

Not a fan of ‘GARMIN’ being vertical not horizontal on the sleeve, looks a bid odd to me. Otherwise a decent brand and simple text logo is better than most sleeve sponsors.

No live updates according to Alfie:

Do we really need another CB?

Gillingham, Valciennes and Espanyol behind closed doors. Then Brighton at St Mary’s.

He’s not really being tested but Quarshie looks absolutely huge.

We look better this half, Robinson has impressed which is great to see. He might be a real option this season on that left hand side.

Medical emergency stops play, all too often these days.

Suggests their offer will be close to our £25m valuation and that in principle he has confirmed he would be willing to move to the north east.

This is a good analysis of why Jack isn’t what we need at PL level. By all accounts he did very well at Bournemouth on loan , whilst our alternatives failed us. I maintain he’s good enough to play for us at Championship level and if this new contract is on lower terms it might financially just make sense to extend by 2 years rather than 1. Valid question if we needed to extend at all, but by doing so his wages might be lower for our finances this year. When/if we get promoted, we need to be starting a much better quality of player to give us any hope.

Hope the surgery went well and your recovery is quick!

That’s lovely.

Think we are playing Eastleigh, Valenciennes, Gillingham, Espanyol and Brighton. Middle three all BCD.

Could be a loan, as Dragan suggested we are looking at options to allow him to come back if we go up.