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I thought him and McCarthy were given deals last season then it just wasnt announced...or was it only McCarthy last season ?

So that’s another striker as well as Mara then? Good news. Have to say if Stephens is one thats been told he can go that offer of the new contract last season was absolute bloody lunacy !!

Oh yes me too but they like to wait until the signing the contract and holding up the shirt photos are done don’t they?

I suspect Saints aren’t very happy Bordeaux let the cat out of the bag. I can’t remember when they last, If ever, made an “in principal” announcement

You are correct but what concerns me with buying all these young players is our opponents, whether that be game by game, or more importantly in the jostle to avoid relegation will not have any "being patient" skills, they see weakness and they will go for the jugular and how we cope with that is a big worry for me.

No, that’s Nathan Redmond 😁

oh the irony 😏 and they spent how much on Burnley's star man Chris Wood ?

You mean unlike our coaching supremo who having seen what his strengths were decided to ignore them and plonked him way upfield on his own?

I do wonder if this means another loan is on the cards, if this is true and they have turned down West Ham’s bid. If it does we could still be in the running, sign a striker, get Broja as a loan = 2 strikers, job done ! 🤣

Bloody ridiculous from Lancashire to call foul ! It must be something in the water in the North West that makes them feel like they are always wronged!! The batsmen failed to hit the ball twice, bowled the first time, missed the second. Wouldn’t have mattered if the fielders had all been on the boundary drinking tea ! What did they want? Best of 5 goes? There were some dodgy decisions throughout that final, as a former PM said recently “thems the breaks”

Is the only reason we dont play with wingers (Redmond, Walcott, Djenepo) because the wide men we have are crap though ?

Yeah as much as I liked him if we are paying £30 million I would want someone more proven I think.

I was hoping it wouldn't be him but was expecting it to be honest. umm....

in other words a younger Shane Long !

17 million apparently 😵

I think if we are relying on Adams to score many we are in deep brown stuff territory. Feel free to quote this tweet when he’s banged in 15-20 for the season though 😂

That’ll be Speedie and Dixon !! Im not sure if Monkou didn’t come as a result of the Shearer money. He was the only decent player Branfoot bought anyway.

I’d be keeping my money in my pocket thanks. If true, and it’s a big IF, being in The Sun it’s a little bit double standards by Matt who has been spouting in interviews about respecting everyone’s opinion & the way they want to live their life even if he doesn’t agree with it etc etc.

3 have gone and soon to be number 5 has come in.

Surely Ake is not the Rudiger replacement? That’s like replacing VVD with Bednarek!

I know the feeling 😂

This might be quite interesting because if Broja wants to be playing regularly, wants to be the main striker at a club then if we do want him we must jump to the top of the list. He’s not getting guarantees at Newcastle or West Ham although I guess he could at Frank Lampard’s Everton. If he’s just chasing a big pay packet then we have no chance.

Absolutely, the main reason people view last season as bad is because the last third of the season we didn’t simply hit a bad run of form, we were horrendous and it looked for all the world like the players had just given up and didn’t care. Add to that the change of style of play after the Chelsea hammering to something….well it wasn’t safer cos we still let in a load of goals. There we’re pretty big alarm bells being sounded, and it’s no wonder the optimism levels for the new season are reserved at best.

He really doesn’t.

I think Aribo is more of the attacking player you speak of rather than a JWP/Lavia/Romeu/Diallo role.