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Adam Blackmore ‏ Verified account @AdamBlackmore 2m2 minutes ago More #saintsfc have got the deal sheet submitted for Danny Ings to come on loan from #lfc and need the extension to get paperwork done ....with a view to a permanent move

I reckon at this short notice it'll have to be a loan deal with a view to a permanent deal

Maybe he was offered to us for a cheaper price, or Liverpool agreed to a loan move, who knows.

Adam Leitch ‏ Verified account @adamleitchsport 17s18 seconds ago More Understand that a late possibility has cropped up which #saintsfc have been trying to rush through. At this stage it is still unclear whether they submitted the paperwork before the 5pm deadline to grant them an extension to get the deal completed And yes, it's Danny Ings

It wasn't a serious comment

It'll probably be Sam McQueen out on loan

So are we signing someone then?

Crikey it's all doom and gloom and we haven't even started the season yet. If Burnley play us off the park then I'll be worried but let's just wait and see. We'll be fine, we have a competent manager and an alright squad. Yes, it could be better, but there are worse teams than us. I guarantee you one of these teams that have spent massive money will flop massively.

The Sun are just making it up

Hughes is a canny manager, we won't be going down under him.

Simon Peach says he can't see him leaving the club

Only says we've received a bid, doesn't say we've accepted it. Can't see him leaving really.

The encouraging thing for me is that he clearly improved under Hughes, even if he was dreadful for most of the season

I can see them struggling this season. Other teams have really strengthened but they don't seem to have really done so. Underestimate them at your peril though.

The one good thing that the appointment of Pellegrino showed was how good a manager Puel really was.

What if Forster doesn't want to be second choice? He's on too high wages to not be playing and we have too many players for our 25 man squad. I think I'm right in saying that Angus Gunn is young enough that he doesn't count towards it, so we need to get rid of Forster for that reason alone.

December there will be lots of changes. We've been picked the lowest amount out of all 20 teams, I think Sky and BT are saving us for sure.

That's a very fair and honest analysis, hard to disagree with any of that.

It's more to do with the fact that we can't fit anyone else in the 25 man squad, and it'd be a waste of money to have someone on the books who can't play at all. Financially we have the means to sign players, absolutely.

If you look at our December fixtures, I imagine we'll be on TV a fair bit during that month, so that's probably why the TV companies are concentrating on other teams whilst we have unattractive fixtures over those two months.

Given he has four years left on his current contract, I'd say the chances of us accepting that offer are close to zero, if there is any semblance of truth to it at all. In this market, it would have to be at least double that.

Targett did better at right back than he has for the entire time he's been here, so it's really no big loss to us. We can do much better really. It speaks volumes that nobody wants him.

Sunday 7th October - Saints v Chelsea 2.15pm And that's it, so all of the others will remain Saturday 3pm kick offs.

I see Gerrard is already complaining how everyone in Scotland hates Rangers. They really just love playing the role of victims, they really do. The rest of the country is fed up with the scousers.

By all accounts, they were very fortunate to beat Luton, who played them off the park. Still, it's the sign of a good team to get results when not playing very well, so maybe this year will be their year after all... Can't see them doing well if and when they reach the Championship, that'll be the real test of Eisner's ambition. Will he spend spend spend like many teams are doing in that division?