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But has she always been one ? That is the burning question, or is she choosing to identify as one in the ‘ man’s game’ ?

If Lense comes here perhaps with all the German connections we can try to get Timo Werner on loan. With him and Harwood-Bellis (if he stays) in the team we'll have at least two known 'son-in'-laws' for people to moan about.

Interesting comment re his backroom team, if he were to end up coming here (and personally i don't think he will) then I'd hope he brings those he wants with him. I don't know the set up at Sheff Weds, and anything more about Pedersen than you've told us. Burt whilst he probably has developed a bond with the club and area, I suspect guarantees of being paid, and on time, might also feature in his priorities and whether he accepts Chansiri (?) promises to that end. On the topics of assistants not wanting to move incidentally, we heard that Pochetino's staff didn't want to move on, or Koeman's. Difference may be that none of them were in the running for the top job at the time. Perhaps we should have tried keeping Erwin.

Many Saints fans, me included, thought he was the obvious candidate after Chris Nicholl was sacked. But no, Branfoot was preferred. None of which changes the fact when he did come to us he was a knob

Lallana obviously a popular choice !

Just as Rofe was in charge of the cones, I expect Lallana will be in charge of handing out the Alice bands.

If he was the choice, why not bring him in now ? I expect he’d leave Sheff Weds given all that’s gone on in recent weeks, and they’re out of contention for the play offs. We’re already down so it wouldn’t be on his record as having taken us down (if such things matter), and he could have a few weeks assessing the squad. Unless of course we’re looking to avoid the compensation dispute we had with Swansea.

Must be due a new one this summer then.

Saw some bloke that looked like Rasmus W in the queue at Seven Sisters tube station after the game yesterday. Couldn’t have been could it ? Thought he’d have been chauffeur driven.

You’d have hoped that with Kraft going, Rasmus would have had his wings clipped at the same time. Would be surprised if Dragan only half did the job in sorting tweedledum out but leaving tweedledee to carry on his buffoonery.

Rohl seems to be the preferred candidate among the support, and I’d be pleased with him coming here for a return to some Ralphball. But Saints don’t go for the ‘obvious’ so will probably fuck it up, conducting their search etc. I can’t believe they haven’t got a main target, they’ve had weeks to consider this.

I think I know the match when they’ll next score a goal at home.

Who would you want for next season, if RVN is on his way ?

Not a match but in other football news that will resonate with Saints fans from our L1 days, it's announced that the original 'Wotsit' is retiring. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c8x84j7jv2xo

In the age of diversity and inclusion. we should try signing the Big Breasted Red Indian from Billy the Fish as well.

Cornet is now at Genoa. Worrying if he might have been Spors last signing for them.

Tomorrow: lets not have any footage on MOTD2 of saps crying. Lets have a relegation party. Anyone bringing any beachballs? Embrace the failure. Greatest era we've ever had etc.

Take the boy out of Brighton and all ....

Great Escape and all that …. (No don’t believe that bollocks now any more than I did in December or even October).

Ramsdale, and Fernandes aside agree with you.

Yes, think tomorrow show be a relegation party, let’s not have MOTD2 showing some nods crying. They’ve had a whole season to get used to the idea of going down, shouldn’t be a shock to the system.

Christ, I’d forgotten all about Taylor. Just googled him to find he’s still with us and didn’t go out on loan. What a pointless signing. Have to wonder whose choice he was.

Agree on both points. Loan Bazunu out so he’s nowhere near our team. Michael Cooper - we were linked with him at the end of last season. Glad for him we didn’t sign him as he’d have had his confidence blown apart behind our defence in the Premier League this season. Wonder if Sheff Utd will look to upgrade and be one of the clubs interested in taking Ramsdale back if they’re promoted.

Why is Downes out ?

And don’t forget Son will win a penalty with a suspect dive… and Maddison likes a goal or two against us. So that’s four. Hope they take their foot off the pedal for the remaining seventy minutes