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Earlier in the summer we were linked with some Swiss bloke, Zakaria. Only 19 but made their Euro squad although didn't play.

I thought it was his agent who was trying to 'sell him' to Cardiff, although probably a negotiating tactic to enhance a deal at Saints. Anyway, will be rooting (or wooting even) for Fonte and Cedric tonight.

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The obvious back up for Austin then. If true, then that does look thin on the ground for first choice and cover. Not sure Austin or Rodriguez can be relied on with their records.

No, its alright the pied (afoot) wasn't lost on me.

Christ, 5M Euros for him,and £2m or so for Nagy .What are we waiting for ?

His agents blabbing this to the press, but the player's told him to pipe down. He must be the Pied Piper.

Agreed. Wonder if we are weighing up the Nagy, Kapustka possibilities. Either would be an impressive signing and at their age an investment for a couple of seasons, as we seem to like. Lewis Cook at Leeds is another we should have been looking at closely. But like Byram last year will probably not be at the races for him.

Strange that you like the Championship shirt which was predominatly white, as in shoulder area and sleeves, but prefer the red 'yoke'. For me the 2016/7 shirt is another r/w stripe shirt with a bit of a twist on it, nothing more or less. Not delighted by it, but better than I feared we might end up with, and an improvement on last season's, and the Cortese all red abominations. Pleased that the back is striped. On the bra debate, prefer the white option as a red one would have appeared almost a red shirt with red sleeves and just a few white stripes on it. Awat kit is drab and dreadful; black with a bit of bacofoil for contast.

Haven't we been linked with Bakayoko before?

Nationality though (Morrocan) would be overlooking Hassan Kachloul.

Glad to see Everton didn't forget to mention the dug-outs

I think you might forgive a missed penalty, possibly even a poorly taken one, but the posturing and gesturing beforehand .. and then missing it, no. Made himself look a 'show pony' without being able to deliver.

Home kit - doesn't look that great, but could have been a lot worse. Will probably grow on me, but just hope it is stripes on the back as well. Away - poor colour combination. Black & yellow - fine, but grey ?

So, does this confirm the manager has the final say on all incomings ? No doubt we'll see a change of emphasis from Holland to France in the next few weeks.

Not the last one I'm sure, but I recall Souness storming onto the pitch after the match at Reading in the FA Cup. He may even have been ordered off the pitch. Pretty sure he was hauled before the FA for it. Jan 96. Last visit to Elm Park.

Front and back ?

How the hell did you just stumble across that site ?

Galling thing is how our players, and managers simply expect to be at the top table, time after time. Yet time after time our team simply doesn't turn up. The krauts went away after was it 2002 , or a poor Euros/WC and put a strategy in place to build from. Result was WC winners 2014. The bunch of C^nts who run our game have done what in the last twenty years, given us Liileshall or whatever. Net result ? Winners of **** all.

Ridiculous to dither on this, by the time Puel has assessed our other options the lad will have probably signed elsewhere. I read similar after his name was linked with us a few days ago. Marseille, Saints and Leicester mentioned. He has a low buy out clause, so for less than £2m the option of a full international shouln't take too much thinking about. Even if he's only in our Europa League squad this season.

Could be worse. Is it a striped back, or solid colour do we know?

That even puts Steve Wigley and Stuart Gray in the shade. Not to mention Les Reed's illustrious spell at Charlton

Puel does unfortunately have a worrying similarity to Pulis as far a name goes. Hope that's the only resemblance.

Interesting translation ?

Looks a little like a cross between John Sargeant and Martin Clunes.