Lighthouse

We’re doing alright, for a p*ssing wet gale up in Burnley. Nothing to get me off my chair yet. As an aside, I don’t think I’d want to meet Ashley Barnes on a dark night.

Nearly got our obligatory early Adams goal there.

Let's not have any speculation please, until such time the club or family decide to release any more details. RIP Justin, one of those voices we're all familiar with but never really think about.

I'm more than happy to, just sharing my view. Anyway, over to the match thread chaps. https://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?61156-Burnley-vs-Saints-Match-Thread#.XU7NX-hKiUk

Let's get this show on the road. COYS!!

Neither, the proof will be in the results. None but they are friendlies. I'm basing my opinion on 2.5 years of competitive games, not 65 minute friendlies against random European games.

We do watch them in matches every week, which is what counts, and Stephens is worse than Yoshida, at least IMO. Still, I'm just pleased Long isn't in the squad

Because that isn’t the point of the offside rule, it’s supposed to stop goal hanging. I don’t think goals should be disallowed over millimetres but currently that’s the rule, so it has to be applied evenly.

Then you’re 6 inches and 1mm offside, it’s disallowed and you can’t complain. I’ve said it before but it’s like the Police saying the speed limit is 70 but they won’t pull you over doing less than 80. If they catch you doing 81, you can’t say, "oh come on, I’m only 1mph over," because you’re not, your 11. Same principle.

That’s a problem with the rule, not VAR. I think there needs to be a 6 inch ‘benefit of the doubt’ zone behind the last defender. We have the technology to accurately show that using VAR cameras.

First VAR disallowed goal for Man City.

Ozil and Kolasinac not travelling to Newcastle over ‘ongoing security concerns’. Seems a bit odd; I’m no criminal psychologist but if it’s just a straightforward armed robbery, you’d be a bit mad to go back after the same victim when the Police are all over the case.

Yeah, I was gambling on him either starting or missing the 18 completely. Obviously I need as many Liverpool players in the team as possible for next week.

Klopp shafting my fantasy team good and proper here, with Mané as my captain. He will be on just long enough to get a pointless booking and earn me zero points.

There are spaces in that Liverpool back line and no doubt we’ll be watching for next weekend but honestly this is just a turkey shoot for them. This. If giving it a bash means Mings and Targett, I’m not all that convinced.

Liverpool fans seem to be celebrating those goals okay, no sign of any five minute VAR checks. I know it’s Anfield but Norwich look dodgy AF, far too open for a game like this.

If you do a loan with an option to buy you risk doing a Toby. If you sign someone outright you risk getting a MOI. There's no perfect solution, it just highlights the need to get your scouting right.

Nah, just patchy showers. If you're curious, I find this website very handy https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar

Might have expected Hoj or JWP to get that 8 shirt, I guess everyone was pretty much okay with what they've got. No point giving Barnes a number, I doubt he'll be here come the end of the month anyway.

Just keep bumping it, we're never more than two days from a game these days anyway. No point in having stickies if your're just going to have 6-7 all the time. I'll rename it anyway.

Going back to the Rednex tune.... We've got the only Kevin Danso Couldn't afford Upamecano Where did you come from Where did you go Where did you come from Kevin Danso

I'd have thought that was an agreed price we can buy him for, if Saints and Danso agree terms. I'd be amazed if they've agreed to a clause that nobody else can buy him, even if we don't. Anyway, it's all ifs, buts and maybes. We wont know until next summer I guess.

The problem is that's meaningless, if you think about it. If there are offers from other parties, they would just refuse anything we offer below that. I would imagine we've got an agreed price as we did with Toby, although that's obviously still reliant on Denso signing a contract.

I can't see us playing 4-2-2-2, we just don't have the personnel. For me: Gunn Bednarek Denso Yoshida Valery Romeu Hojbjerg Bertrand Redmond Adams Ings Subs: McC Vest Cedric JWP Djenepo Slattery Obafemi