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Bloody hell - that’s quicker than Jonno quick! 😉😂

Think we’ll have the better of the dirty sods, but it’ll be a tense affair. 2-1.

Another addition where he looks great on paper - fingers crossed he hits the ground running because I’d prefer to see Manning get splinters from the bench.

Not only was it miles out, but the ball hit the net a little over half-way up, so had he positioned himself better (and didn’t have concrete legs) he might have had a fighting chance to save it.

Absolutely spot on.

A keeper that positions himself properly and has more spring in his legs than a brick might have a chance. Kettle. Black. Pot. See above ^^^.

And that’s why we need a decent keeper…he’s stone legs personified.

However, he can take a mean free kick! 🤣🤣🤣

What damned liability Manning is…fake defender.

8/10 - 10/10 if a really great no.9 comes straight into the starting line up and 2-3 worse players leave.

Unless you’ve got a crystal ball we don’t know whether today’s deals will be as shite as those previous players were in terms of fulfilling expectations. That was my point.

I didn’t claim they were ‘close to prolific at PL level’…we signed them as we embarked on the last EPL campaign thinking their past performance could be repeated. That didn’t happen You’re getting worse than MLG.

Very nice to see us bully weaker sides to sell us their better players. Welcome to Saints Tom.

Looks like a great signing - fingers crossed he’s no Edozie with no end product.

Welcome Finn. Well, all of a sudden things are looking up - a significant number of new signings that on paper appear to strengthen the squad. One note of caution - when we signed BBD, Archer, Onuachu and Sulemana we all thought how great it was that we had signed forwards that had previously been prolific…fingers crossed these guys are a cut above that. Looking forward to seeing them play in red’n’white.

Well with the departures of Dibling and Fernandes and no movement on the dross, it looks like a 2/10 window. However, we’re starting to see a pattern in the type of player Still wants in his first team. It signals to me that there is a clear understanding by Spors that the squad that went down is badly flawed and major surgery required. It’s no good having a top player if said top player can’t do the job you want him to do and/or you have other capable players in that same position. The signing of Mads and Quarshie, the promised signings of Azaz and others does look promising. It will be very interesting to see if Still can shape the new look team to do the business. On that point, I think we can be moderately positive until they prove otherwise.

Yeah, but the interesting thing here in my mind is that Saints wouldn’t have contemplated spunking £42m on a young player from the 2nd worst team in EPL history. Whether that’s wise or a false economy will be interesting to see.

Bugger - kind of expected and the new midfield signings signalled it was end game, but it’s still a bit gutting to know our best player is leaving. Leaves a huge hole in squad quality.

Agree with this and he may well offer more dynamism and flair to the role that certainly Downes doesn’t bring - i.e. I think Still has had to settle with Downes and his lack of a pass forward - one of the players steeped in Martinball and finding it difficult to adjust to the new demands. Must admit, never heard of the guy, but that’s not to say he’s not the next best thing.

Seeing unofficial claims this morning that it’s done already, although in truth it’s likely the signing is today and we’ll see a media release this PM. On the face of it, it’s a great signing.

You poor sod - having to holiday on Hayling… 😉

🤣🤣🤣….not a chance - 4 year deal all the way.

…except he plays though the middle quite a lot. Just saying. [MLG mode off]

For my thoughts, please refer to the thread dedicated to this outstanding signing…

Morgan Guilavogui spent the 2024/25 season on loan at St. Pauli from Lens before making the move a permanent transfer this summer. However, the Guinean forward won’t actually play for the Bundesliga club again… Guilavogui joined Pauli ahead of their Bundesliga return in 2024 on a season-long loan from Lens in France, having previously played for Paris FC, hometown club Toulon and also in the Saint-Étienne youth academy. The forward went on to impress for Alexander Blessin’s side, scoring six goals and providing two assists in 25 league appearances as the top-flight new boys ensured another year in the big time. Only a two-month layoff for an ankle injury prevented him from contributing more. * Lens decided to activate the buy-back option from St.Pauli…I wonder why? Probably because good old SR/Spors had £42m burning a hole in the proverbial collective pocket and they fancied some of that. To be fair, while he’s not prolific, he’s not afraid to shoot and does score some nice goals, plus he does appear to have some pace about him *