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Thanks. Think you’re right from the article I’ve since seen. https://thelaziali.com/2026/08/13/lazio-market-petar-ratkov-rejects-southampton/ Looks like our interest was probably from what he’s shown earlier in his career rather than the few months at Lazio. Signing from Lazio. Mmm 🤔 don’t think we have a good track record with them.

All the talk of -4, Put it in context, when Tonda took over from Still he was -10 from the Play Off places (Preston), and -13 from the automotic spots (Middlesbrough, who also had an 11 goal GD advantage as well).

Agree. Whilst Muamba looks quite a handful for defences, both strong and quick - and potential - you wonder if we’ve left ourselves a little ‘short’ in this position with his height and perhaps relative inexperience. The Serbian bloke featured here is a lot closer to the Ross replacement in his profile. Wonder if it was a bid to buy, or loan with option.

Didn’t the Echo once run a series of them to collect ? Late 60’s I think.

Bound to be a Fake Sheikh or two. If only to look to court the publicity for a few days.

Trouble is for us though that he’d expect and want to be a guaranteed starter. He might get that at one of the other clubs in for him, but at Saints he’ll arrive with Downes and Jander in front of him.

You’ve convinced me.

How many weeks to the window ‘slams shut’?

What exactly would he bring? I don’t know much about him but he seems to be talked about a fair bit in the last couple of days. Strange how it goes, a few weeks ago Josh Mulligan seemed to be the ‘must have’ linked with several clubs. But still at Hibs.

They’ve also signed the CB Phillips from Spurs for £7m. Must admit I hadn’t heard much about him but he was mentioned by a few on here. Middlesborough appear to have spent quite well from the sale of Hackney, and their unexpected windfall from Rogers. Am hoping we do the same from the sale of Charles (on a MF and CF), unless of course we’ve already partly spent it on Peretz and Larin.

I had no recollection of his performance against us last year. For me their stand out player - apart from the GK - was the winger Thomas. On looking up the match I see he was sent off for two yellow cards. The second described on the Saints website as for simulation. Don’t think that’s the sort of performance we need.

Wasn’t our last gay loan Justin Fashanu ?

“21 year old winger”… ?

He played half a season it seems before injury. Not overwhelming references on their Forum though as someone posted earlier. Fair point re the England U21’s.

In agreement with Blackmore re needing another proven option. Larin and a relatively untried youngster is a high risk if we’re seriously going for automatic promotion.