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Bit like when Kevin Keegan signed, everyone remembers where they were when heard Ollie Lancashire signed. Hope we can reach the same dizzy heights again this summer.

Can’t see us going for Colwill having signed AKB, another young CB, even if Bednarek goes as expected. Striker wise, great shame we couldn’t agree a deal with the outgoing Chelsea ownership for Broja. Would prefer a permanent signing rather than loan, and Kaladjzik seems the stand out player. I expect us to go for a signing with a view to develop and sell on though rather than for the here and now.

Might come in handy if we draw Newport County again in the early rounds of the Carabao Cup or whatever it’ll be called this season.

And his Saints career last more than 90 seconds

Think we’re fortunate with SR. In case you want to remind ourselves about life under Ross Wilson found this on the Rangers forum (reading about Aribo). 26 minutes ago #306 Ross Wilson is a patter merchant, consistently on record telling us how comfortable the club are with current player contracts - we could lose Morelos, Kent, Aribo and Kamara for free they hold all the aces. I don’t see Southampton paying 10 million, all interested parties might sit tight. Contractual renewals have actually been poor. Wonder who he learnt that from ?

Mixed reviews, and some questioning how he’ll cope in our league, but mostly favourable. Apparently hasn’t done it in high pressure old firm matches, but not sure without researching it whether not selected or not ‘turned up’

Or the Nigerian De Ridder ?

Looked a bit Lallanaesque in the YouTube clip to me. In a good way. No alice band. Interesting to know what’s he like out of possession. Whoscored makes positive reading though: https://www.whoscored.com/Players/342877/Show/Joe-Ayodele-Aribo Other articles mention Fulham, Palace & Forest interest

Hoping it’s Kaladjzik (sp) or is that too ambitious ?

Not sure he was available for much of it.

Our new 5’2” centre forward modelling it as well.

So that the teal wave effort doesn’t ever see the light of day would be a good reason.

Don’t think he’s anywhere near Broja in terms of ability or potential. Not same position either.

Yes he was but difference being that Pulis Snr wasn’t or hasn’t been involved at Saints (unless you include a rumoured agreement with Rupert to take over at some stage).

Wasn’t Alan Ball’s son an apprentice at Saints at one point ? Lawrie’s son Chris McMenemy was with us, and later had a coaching role. Neither of their sons got near playing for the first team though.

No. Just No. What next, “play up Soton, Soton play up …” ?

In fairness I don’t mind the colours as a change. But the design.FFS, fine as a leisure shirt if that’s your sort of thing but it really is the ‘first Ted Bates statue’ of football shirts. Wonder when some stupid fucker in our commercial dept will have that interwoven or embossed on a Saints shirt.

… but like the late 1960’s, fashion was shite … Seems it wouldn’t have been out of place in 1967 San Francisco. Far out, man …

In the words of the prophet, John McEnroe .. what, you cannot be serious !

Think we’re after Dai Gestive , best Welsh Centre Forward since Big Ron.

Some of the more zany or complex concept kits might be expensive, but why more than the ludicrous grey lines on our kit ? Generally seems bollocks to me, why should the WBA kit be more than ours to manufacture? Think it was established years ago that they’re all made for a pittance. Any additional cost is probably negligible compared to the retail price

Think we and our new recruitment chief are competing with the La Liga club to sign his younger smaller brother. If we sign him we’ll have to list them as Lavia Majora and Lavia Minora in the squad. (Try getting that on the back of your shirt).

Not sure Downes is a similar profile to Lavia from the clips seen. Downes looks a neat and tidy passer of the ball - especially in a match against us when we were down to 10 men - but no real footage of tackles etc. In summary I thought he looked a ‘JWP lite’ version (without the free kicks!). Lavia looks more robust and appears to offer a bit more in the DM role in challenges and tackles. Just a view and perception of course. Could be totally wrong, after all we know how YouTube made De Ridder a six minute world beater.

If it’s so blindingly obvious to the likes of you and I you have to wonder how our Commercial Dept / Directors missed it. WBA also managed a stripe down the back to make it seem complete rather than the designer running out of time in completing the effort. That WBA design in r/w, whilst not being the ideal is much better than our piss poor effort.

Haven't seen or heard that, the only one I'm aware they might trot out again was the 'Danish pyjama' shirt, in red and what appears pink halves.