SuperSAINT

There was an article in The Athletic talking about the race to sign the best players from the french market this summer.

Nice to get a non-snarky comment back. I largely agree, mate. I just look at the thread title and have I nervously looked at the table in the last few months? Yes! It's remarkable that we needed Champions League form for half the season to stay up! Only Saints could feature in 2 Sky articles within 2 months of each other with us featuring in the run for the title AND the run-in for relegation . What scares me is how we need to do a fair bit of strengthening, but without a proverbial pot.

Maybe we should change more than a “striker dropping deeper” then.

Time change it for a game or 2?

Don’t care what anyone says, I’ll be watching the wba result with interest.

Maybe... We're probably a long way off getting a new owner though.

That’s crazy.

Thanks for posting, Rupert

Hence why he’s probably going to leave.

David Agbontohoma is on trial at Sheffield Wednesday.

SOUTHAMPTON Southampton’s takeover talks will undoubtedly hit a bump in the road in light of the Super League proposals. The club’s majority shareholder, Gao Jisheng, is desperate to sell his 80 per cent stake and discussions have been ongoing with potential bidders for some time. But Sunday night’s announcement creates a level of uncertainty where the Premier League is concerned and will have prospective owners questioning whether it remains a worthwhile investment. It’s no secret that Manchester United, Liverpool and company generate vast sums of interest and revenue for the other 14 Premier League sides, so if that is now in doubt, potential buyers will want to take stock and reassess their options. Southampton felt like progress was being made with the interested parties, although time will soon tell whether those talks proceed in a positive way amid the doubts raised by the potential breakaway European Super League. On Monday, manager Ralph Hasenhuttl voiced his objection to the Super League, saying: “We lost a game on Sunday (the FA Cup semi-final against Leicester), but I was not sleeping well because I think it is definitely a big threat, what I see coming up with this war from the big clubs against all the national leagues. “We have to fight very hard against it and hopefully we have the fans on our side, that they are going with us; without the fans, football will not work.” Dan Sheldon

If we have £20m to spend, not sure it will be on a centre-mid. http://sportwitness.co.uk/southampton-included-race-swedish-midfielder-saints-need-part-e20/ Interesting that this link keeps popping up, though.

B Team results this year: - West Ham 3-1 Saints - Saints 1-1 Tottenham - Saints 1-0 Derby - Saints 1-2 Man Utd - Saints 2-2 Arsenal - Blackburn 5-1 Saints - Man City 7-1 Saints - Saints 1-2 Liverpool - Brighton 3-0 Saints - Chelsea 3-1 Saints - Leicester 7-1 Saints

FFS

Jose sacked

It was a very young team, but not sure how much benefit the 16’s get from getting battered every week.

Norwich U18 5-0 Saints U18

Definitely seems like an “us” type signing.

Good news for the lad: https://www.hampshirelive.news/sport/football/football-news/southampton-doctors-defender-sunderland-scare-5302363

Unsurprising news shocker: