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I suspect we’ll meet at £25 plus add ons. Possibly with some sweetener over the Archer or Dobbin deals. Does their current reported bid not spell out to THB that they aren’t too bothered about signing you, or don’t value you very highly ? Easily compensated for by the increased salary perhaps

I’ve said previously he’ll gravitate to next stop - MK Dons, unfinished business type of bollocks. But his spiritual home is probably Forest Green Rovers working with Dale Vince as another green eco warrior.

And Argentina retrospectively eliminated from the 1986 WC Final series.

Sounds more of a Quashie replacement than anything else.

Are the club able to determine or record that the ticket has been transferred to another person/email address?

Update on the Ratkov situation: https://onefootball.com/en/news/lotito-to-want-ratkov-to-start-as-gattuso-pushes-back-43313334 In short - manager doesn’t want him. Owner wants to keep faith in the player. Hope we’re not hanging on for this one. We love a summer soap opera at Saints don’t we ? Last year Spertsynation Street, now this.

What time is the fly past ? I’ll look out for it.

Interesting suggestion. If it is something like this wonder if anything outstanding from the Archer deal might also be absorbed into it. Makes it a bit more palatable if we’re paying less (or zero !!!) on those two. No idea if that can be written into the books though.

That puts a far rosier and more favourable slant on it (glass half full) than I would give looking at the relative sums flowing between us and Villa over the last couple of seasons. Scienza and Jander in my book had been funded by the sale of Fernandes. But valid point you make, that the important thing re the sale - if it happens - is not the amount incoming but who it is reinvested on.

The loan CB we might have gone for was Alleyne. But gone to Burnley. Burnley ffs….

Appalling negotiation if true. That’s effectively exchanging THB for what we’ve paid (been fleeced on) for Archer and Dobbin. How many would be happy with that ?

Let’s wait and see but fair point. Given the money we’ve given them for Archer and Dobbin though, perhaps £45m might not be unreasonable!

Which should increase his value if that’s the case. £30m minimum plus add ons.

Think the surprise is that Villa as a CL side might be in for him.

Infuriating to see other teams making these moves, and signings of players within our budget. Others have strengthened the spine of their sides ( GK - as have we - but CB, MF, CF still lacking). There’s another ten days of the window so not giving up hope, but as things stand (and with the THB rumour) we’ve clearly gone backwards.