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These are Baldini signings, no? Baldini has since been given the responsibility of getting players out of the club, with Mitchell in charge of recruiting on behalf of Pochettino.

@OriolRomeu: First day in my new office. Full of hope Primer día en mi nueva 'oficina'. Ilusión a tope! @SouthamptonFC

Ronald Koeman on José Fonte: "I don't have one second in my mind to sell that player. No way to selling the player."

I mean, I investigated and found that out. Definitely wasn't just told it.

Dwight Gayle doesn't want to go there, he wants to go to Fulham. However, part of the deal between Bristol City and Palace was that in order to sign Gayle, Bristol City would have to forfeit their right to any % of a fee received for Yannick Bolasie if/when he leaves Palace. So I was told.

Bit of an improvement from when we were with that dodgy Pompey-based bookies (name escapes me) before the current board. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20150813-saints-score-with-new-partner-betfair-2616346.aspx

Yeah, that's him.

I've now got rabid Aston Villa fans going for me on Twitter because I said they're not what they were, they're a relegation battler with a loudmouth manager who needs to prove his worth and an owner who is looking to sell and move on. Oh boy. Apparently we're a 'yo-yo club', nobody knows who we are and none of our players want to be here.

Fonte to swap five years of work, to get to the point of captaining Southampton in Europe as one of the club's top earners... for what? Tim Sherwood, an owner who is looking to sell at the first opportunity without putting any more money into the club, and a club who don't sell out their ground after spending seasons scrapping around the relegation zone. Don't see it.

Errrr, is that really the sort of thing to post on here?!

It was known months ago? I hadn't seen it anywhere until tonight. The Chief Sports Writer of the Daily Mail published it tonight for the first time, for what I can see.

Update in tomorrow's nationals... Livermore was struggling with depression due to the death of his baby. After that news, he then went on a huge bender, which saw him snorting cocaine.

Oriol Romeu has followed Matt Le Tiss already, he’ll go far the boy...

1. Maybe so, but it's my opinion for a feature in the Saints section of the website. I'm told to state opinions and give a Saints slant. I think we're better than them and they won't threaten us particularly. I'm far more concerned by Swansea, Spurs and Liverpool. 2. There's no huge fanfare with Romeu - at the time of writing his signing was unknown - and it is my opinion that Shaqiri isn't actually that impressive. Again, we will see. I would say that he has failed at two big clubs, and the fact he was signed by Bayern for around €12m, sold to Inter for less and then only sold to Stoke for a profit because of PL money backs that up. I don't think he's had a big impact. He's had one impressive year at international level - 7 goals in 12 - which massively distorts his statistics. That year aside, he has 10 goals in 34 games for Switzerland. Still not a 'bad' record at all, just not exactly worthy of the fanfare. My point wasn't Shaqiri's a crap player, but rather that the fact he's failed to make the grade at not one, but two, big clubs, means he isn't the world-beater some are portraying him as. 3. After a quick Google, you appear to be right. I was under the impression that he was, for some reason. My error - accepted. 4. Juanmi and Joselu both scored eight goals last season in their league campaigns. So not less prolific, but the same. I didn't have statistics for cup games but went with that. Admittedly not 'less prolific' but certainly no more. And three years older. My opinion was that there was nothing to envy there. Finally, your assessment is fair enough, you are entitled to your opinion. My opinion is there is nothing to fear of Palace. My opinion is that our business is more shrewd. My opinion is that Shaqiri is not going to be the 'wow' talent at Stoke that a lot of people seem to be assuming he is. It's just my take on things, at the end of the day. Just that it is your take that Shaqiri is not a flop twice over. But thanks for the other feedback. Taken on board and granted, some of it is wrong, or needed rephrasing. But really, it's an opinion piece. Thank you for reading it at the very least, because it means it gives me things to think about. I hope the fact I actually took the time out to write a considered response to your decent feedback isn't blurred by the above. I appreciate any feedback, when it's from someone who's taken some time out to write something worth reading. (Maybe it's also a lesson for me to not rush my notes off at 2am/3am after working from 15:00-23:00 )

Well, that's not true. He's turned out just under 50 times combined for Stuttgart and Valencia in the last two seasons. He made 33 appearances for Chelsea (as per their OS) - but did spend 8 months out with an injury similar to Jay's.

Left-sided central midfielder.

@OriolRomeu: Very delighted to announce my new signing for @Southamptonfc. Can't wait to start playing & wearing the #Saints shirt

CONFIRMED: Three-year deal.

I think it's apparent to anyone who has followed, that VVD will be arriving for Toby in the next couple of weeks. That's two players in for every one out. The club know what they're doing. I don't buy the 'luck' argument when you considering the trajectory of the footballing side of the club since Reed's arrival. I understand that not all teams gel quickly, but I don't think it's coincidence that it worked at Saints.

Really, who haven't we replaced? We sold Clyne and bought Cédric, and sold Schneiderlin with Clasie here and Romeu arriving imminently. How have they not been replaced this summer?