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Three of the four outfield players I never wanted to see in a Saints shirt again after last season made it onto the pitch today - Valery, Stephens and Redmond. The other one is injured. Depressing.

Hang on, hang on….dudnt he say mid week he likes the 5 subs cos you can change up both strikers? Fkin idiot makes it up as he goes

Depends what you are judging it on? If judging on the last 12 games of last season them no, we aren’t. There’s pressure on the young new signings to hit the ground running otherwise we are back to the dross of last season, and with them, we ain’t brilliant.

Not just pundits to be fair, the last time I was this pessimistic about a season was under that Portaloo Dutch bloke.

Wasn’t gonna bother this season but I’m getting that. That will outsell that blue wavey away kit by a mile.

Match Of The Day are gonna be gutted, every highlights package showed the taking of the knee at the start of every single game. Might have to show a few more seconds football instead now !

no, just before the first and last games of the seasons and special occasions......whatever that constitutes ?

With the exception of Romeu summer 2023 will be a time of celebration getting rid of this lot of no hopers.

Yeah exactly, it’s not the bloody Eurovision Song Contest ffs

Striker and full back cover. Unless we can shift one or two to bring extra funds in I’m relatively happy with what we’ve bought in. It’s largely down to Ralph playing them in their best positions and a system that works after that.

Has Mara been involved very much?

I would think barring any mishaps that will be the lineup next Saturday.

Yes I agree, he’s not due back until January

Suggestion? Target? Coming in on loan?

That’s us out of the running then 😂

Has Lord Duckhunter not found this thread yet ? 🤣

Aah, but as you would be quick to point out if it was someone else, it doesn’t mean a transfer isn’t on the cards either !!

That Chelsea mauling at home really destroyed us, Ralph dropped the pressing game and went for this turgid shit straight after and hasn’t looked back….or forward since.

Have they signed anyone who wasn’t in the Championship last season?

I haven’t got a clue what Ralph is talking about here. Absolute bollocks.

I would think you are more likely to see the 1st choice line up Saturday than you are tonight.

2. The desire to play an attacking game

I agree. Lets be honest, of these 6 young players coming in the chances of all of them coming good are a bit remote, young players peak, fall away etc etc. If 3 or 4 of them add to the team and become great players for us then that, for me, would be a great return. If its only 1 or 2 we are in the do do !

well the saleable ones they would be willing to let go are Bednarek, Stephens (although he wont bring in much) and Redmond I suppose. All well and good in principle but who they hell is going to want to buy them ? Championship club for Stephens maybe.....

Absolutely. If the England keeper had let that in she would have been comprehensively slaughtered for the mistake. It’s nice to watch an England team who attack, Southgate take note.