Lighthouse

If referees were half consistent, Fonte would have given away a penalty in every game for his continuous shirt pulling. He was good enough for a top 6 finish, Yoshi is certainly good enough for a top half team. I certainly don't remember a dire mistake in every game during the second half of last season.

Fratton park. I'd level it and build a massive statue of Steve De Ridder. Not sure about the other £39.5m.

Always liked Vignal and Ostlund when we were in the Championship. Found it very irritating when Wright and Skacel played ahead of them. TBH I found 90% of Burley's team selections infuriating in his final season.

Always liked Vignal and Ostlund when we were in the Championship. Found it very irritating when Wright and Skacel played ahead of them. TBH I found 90% of Burley's team selections infuriating in his final season.

TBF, I have seen much more ludicrous statements made without a hint of irony.

TBF, I have seen much more ludicrous statements made without a hint of irony.

Have you been drinking paint?

Have you been drinking paint?

Not sure personally, think Long and Davis lack a physical presence.

I'm unsure whether this is a joke but Hernandez is probably the least Saintsy signing I can think of.

Personally I'm very relieved we haven't given a player that old a contract that long. I reckon it will look like a decent enough deal for them in the first year and a waste of money in the second 2.

We had Austin, Long, J Rod, Boufal, Redmond and Tadic. 6 players after 3 positions, not to mention Sims, Hesketh and a couple of other young players trying to make an impact. We had the right number of players, they were just all crap. If Long, J Rod and Boufal hadn't all been useless we'd never have signed Gabbi.

I would guess not, I reckon Gabbi and Gallagher are the replacements. That said I wouldn't be upset to see Long and/or Austin leave if we could get someone better/fitter in.

Just so long as he doesn't start a naked fight in the dressing room, like another of our ex-strikers allegedly did. Good luck Jay. He was been 'back' from his knee injury for 2 years now and still not got going, whatever he does from now on, you can't say we didn't give him time. This is a good decision for both parties, I hope a fresh start at WBA does him some good.

Doubt he's on a massive contract and it's only got a year left. If I were him I'd take a short term pay cut if there was a decent offer on the table. Another year playing for our kids and he'll be largely forgotten about, even back home.

Back to Romania on a free I'd have thought.

We had enough strikers, they were just crap or injured. If the 3 we already had had done something, we wouldn't have signed Gabbi.

I'm not a betting man but if I were I'd bet £0.10 that Defoe wont score 15 goals next season.

No it isn't.

You can forget anyone decent in the Prem, with the money going around they are going to have absurd asking prices on their heads. The only possible exceptions are unwanted kids at big clubs. The likes of Ake, Christensen or Januzaj might be on the menu, although still wont be cheap.

Yes please. Even if he does discover his previous form (which is a massive 'if') we wont exactly have been mugged off.

My memory of it was that we kept clean sheets by being defensive and leaked like a sieve whenever we played someone half decent. Jack looks like being a decent player but he is a long way from being the finished article.

I fear you're right but I find that lack of depth disappointing. I hate to sound like Glasgow but if Everton are signing Keane, Pickford and Klaassen whilst we're replacing our captain with some Polish kid who's never played in England, I can't see us catching them any time soon.

Nice that we're signing some good looking lads again. After Pelle and Morgan left, all the women and the gheyers had nothing much to get excited about.

If they had put the goal facing sideways on the half way line, with Yoshida standing behind it, he might have scored.