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A worry for me is low on confidence / out of form Long & Tadic appear. Really need a big performance & confidence boost from them. Let's forget about Bournemouth for a minute and we are still lacking cutting edge & didn't really work the keeper last night. WBA really are going to be a tough but to crack, and in Rondon & Chadli, they now have quality to hurt us at the other end. We might need another Boufal produced rabbit-out-of-the-hat again.

Our midfielder's really are tiny. I mentioned before the game that I worried we'd get bullied last night.

Their wingers double-back to help the full-backs. Something Boufal could learn from.

Going to be tough. Very organised, very well drilled, good at set pieces & well rested.

They've got some monsters in their midfield.

Liverpool likely don't have the ££'s.

That's a big plus.

It's an odd one. I'm assuming he's a replacement for Jordan Rhodes who will be sold to a championship side.

Now that is good to see.

@ed_aarons: Looks like Rudy Gestede is set to join Middlesbrough for around £6.5m despite interest from Palace, Newcastle and West Brom #boro

He's slowly approaching the Cork / Clyne / Wanyama contract twilight zone.

Pretty sure the Chinese group's period of exclusivity would have ended by now?

L'Equipe list us amongst the interested clubs: http://sportwitness.co.uk/southampton-keen-new-ngolo-kante/

Not much of a chance when they tried to "do a Saints" and sell their forward line & best defender.

Tell him that when he's on the bench

http://www.francefootball.fr/news/Chelsea-a-fait-une-offre-pour-franck-kessie-atalanta/763848

This thread is like a post-modern version of the "Schneiderlin or Wotton?" thread.

Wonder if the fact he can play as a winger might tempt us as Boufal is off to the AFCON.

I thought he was woeful against Bournemouth in the 1st half, but fair play, he turned it around and was very good 2nd half. Always tricky to judge a players potential, but at 21 he's got a pretty good chance of making a very good footballer.

Thanks simo.

Was a story that Saints & Everton wanted him before he signed his contract extension.

Another game closer to being able to bid for Sigurdsson if Swansea get relegated.

Was hoping Father Christmas could have sorted this by now.

Everton looking to sign Lookman & Berahino https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/2479222/

Got a link?