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I agree that Peretz starts the season as first choice. But after the season gets going it’s his job to ensure he performs well enough to stay there. On merit. Injury or drop on form then we select the best available at the club. Doubt it will be George Long or a 38 year old from Warrington

I looked him up on Wikipedia today to see if it mentioned a Southampton connection. None noted although Miltonaggro has provided a source on this. It did however mention Tessa Wyatt, and also seems he was knobbing Sally Thomsett at one stage as well. (Both she and Paula Wilcox highly regarded totty in the early 1970’s - barely believable when you see them now).

Interesting. Didn’t know he had any connections with Southampton in real life. Sad to hear he’s gone. Certainly his Man About the House/Robins Nest was part of the staple diet of tv in the early 1970’s.

The fact the club chose not to play Long in the Carabao Cup v West Ham speaks volumes in far they’d trust him for a first team appearance.

Shame Still couldn’t have brought this out of him this time last year. But as a positive a good goalscoring year in France can only boost his value for next summer

Surprised they haven’t looked to re-sign Holgate.

Mike Dean probably thinks he’s the only ref to have nine ‘assists’ to his name after our Old Trafford match there.

Saints should be looking for three points tomorrow but Lincoln have a won/drawn their last two so will feel they’ve turned a corner. Won’t be easy. Am just hoping this isn’t our ‘Oxford’ result from last season. Even the year we went up we dropped points to Rotherham (home) and Huddersfield (away). Hope Larin finds his form again after midweek

I don’t recall saying that about Scienza specifically. Clearly misplaced if I did.

Is that David Moyes talking about Dibling coming back on loan ?

Except our sales in recent years (apart from Lavia as the exception I think) seldom get to £40m.

Perhaps selling some of them (Sugawara, Downs spring to mind ) by a sort of Littlewoods catalogue arrangement of paying over multiple instalments is the only way we’ll get rid of them.

Yes, think we can guess how this will pan out,

The only figure mentioned was 100 Norwegian Krone, c £8m. No idea if accurate, or if our opening or second bid.

£4m plus sell on for Edozie doesn’t sound too bad to me