Badger

Were linked with him earlier in the summer, although at that time they were talking £20m, and the player wanted to return to Mainz where he spent last season. Question whether we’re better off buying big club squad players (cast offs perhaps) rather than from the Championship( Bertrand and Romeu worked out well but that was over ten years ago). We hope he could be a ginger Van Dyke, but going on recent years scouting we’ll end up with a ginger Hoedt.

Saints were meant to be watching him at one stage before he joined Napoli. Suggested fee was £10m. No idea whether any truth in the link or if just randomly made up by one of the sites.

Opportunity to find out how shit our defence is to go with our blunt attack.

You forgot Forster.

Haven’t we said the same about every underachieving England manager since 1974 ?

Aren’t the much hyped Kane and Bellingham playing ? Not heard their names mentioned such is the lack of any service to them

“John Staines”

Yes, poor little bastards are paid millions, but want to feel the warmth and ‘love’ from the public. Remember two GB rowers who came off the water at 2012 Olympics, could barely stand up and apologised to the nation on BBC for letting people down having ‘only’ won a silver medal. Get real you cunts.

Clip of Channon as a pundit on ITV. Might as well switch off now as it can only go downhill from seeing that.

Possibly Netherlands in knock outs, IF England win their group

I suspect we’ve pitched it that no other fucker has come in for him on the sort of terms he might have hoped for… He was outstanding in the final weeks in the Championship, but frightening that we might start with him for the season in August

At that age you could probably get away with buying last season’s. - Straight out of the Katie Hopkins School of Parenting.

I think they’ve already stated ‘conventional stripes’ so more likely to be similar to the Lens shirt. Either of them are okay, but ruined by the plain back in my view.

White collar is a Stoke shirt to me. Other than that it’ll be much better than we probably end up with.

Not sure there is a first choice EPL GK between them in the first three. We know Bazunu & McCarthy didn’t measure up last time. Ludicrous if we’re relying on that bunch without a significant signing to bolster the squad.

It’s only really good news if we’re not intent on playing him in the league. Which tends to undermines the point of offering him a new contract.

How could you forget Guly ?

As for the Newcastle away game. What’s the betting it’s moved to 12.30 or 5pm on the Saturday?

As opposed to last time when we were on the beach having qualified for the Championship in May ( possibly by April even).

I understood it was between us and Sunderland. Agree with you though, tremendous signing.

Just to be clear, and avoid a sleepless night tonight then, should Brooks return, will he be cup tied for the Palace fixture, does it carry over to next season for the first time in history ?

Yes, think you might be right. I'll give myself 200 lines* tonight to remember it correctly in future. *note for younger generation - nothing to do with snorting substances.

When I started following Saints, the record was c £160,000 and people were astounded when £200,000 was reached (Peters to Spurs). Even more so when Saints spent over £200,000 on Peter Osgood in 1974. Talk of millions then would have been laughed at.

Perhaps that’s a failing of taking two young and inexperienced players. No matter how skilful and promising, the manager doesn’t trust them at this level

Reminds me of ‘ bin men, and violinists ‘ etc