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Probably something "some bloke in the pub" told him.

This. As soon as we hear contract talks are going well we know he is off.

So it would have been far better if we had had a rubbish team in L1 or the Championship and not been successful for the past seven seasons - that way we would not have to be disappointed every season....great logic. If you yearn for lower league football and a guaranteed lack of future success can I suggest you look in an Easterly direction.

It is sounding that way. The lack of SFC media coverage around him winning the Euro Champ says a lot. Twitter rumours (I know, I know) that he has also lost the captaincy, maybe that is what AR10 aluded to earlier around the first team set up.

Yep, we are far better signing rubbish that nobody wants, that way we can never be disappointed.

I agree with the team selection piece and we still need to strengthen...but the Villa comparison..really? You make Alpine seem like an optimist.

He has decided all that in just over a week? More likely as one poster said earlier he doesn't think that the squad has been strengthened.

4 minutes added time was a joke given the time wasting that went on.

Good summary, exactly how I saw it too.

May as well support FC Pyongyang.

I think that's the point i.e. the deal has been going on for 18 months

That ties in with the 18 month piece

Is there anything you are ITK about at the moment regarding new signings?

The transfer market is mad at the moment. I'd rather we spent nothing than waste ridiculous money on bang average players.

He clearly doesn't want to go to Stoke

Or even UK jounalists. I remember watching full press conferences with Koeman last season then seeing his quotes or the manner he said things completely twisted in the papers. I wouldn't believe anything you read in the papers tbh.

Good summary. No where near the level of Chelsea for example which is class from start to finish.

Fixed

Yep, it was like that scene in the Crying Game.

Stranger things have happened, who would have thought Jim Branning would be paraded around the ground.

Oh well it was fun while it lasted!

With Bruma?

Wears No.20 doesn't he...and we have number 20 free.....done deal, must be

View is fine....Having been fortunate to have had hospitality at a number of clubs, Saints offering just lacks attention to detail and the service is very average, had to ask for drinks etc., they seemed understaffed to be frank. I went to one game the season before last where the company hosting had spent more than a few thousand on the box and yet had their name spelt incorrectly on the box door which is all a bit amateurish. Chelsea's hospitality has been the best I have experienced just for the record.

I wonder if more Exec boxes will be filled this year, we haven't seemed to fill many even on our return to Prem - having said that, the experience in them is pretty poor compared to other clubs so not really that surprised.