Danbert

Daily Heil says we're planning to buy British this summer because, er, we were better when we had Calum Chambers and Jack Cork. Bizarre. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6926079/Southampton-plan-sign-British-players-summer.html

I had a huge soft spot for Ramirez, and I'd like to see Boufal come back, but, I've never seen Elyonoussi do anything to suggest that he has any of the qualities to succeed at this level. He's slow, he plays the obvious ball, he can't trick his way past his man, he's behind the play - he's just... useless. He must be fit now, and he doesn't even make the subs bench - he's behind Reading reject Josh Sims in the pecking order. Hassenhuttl must've formed an opinion by know, and if we possibly can shift him this summer, I'm sure we will.

You'd seriously keep Elyuseless? There is no point in filling up our squad with dross like him.

I thought we were poor for much of that, but who cares. Well played Nathan Redmond.

Average age of that XI has to be one of the lowest for a while

It is a retirement village, after all

I have this terrible feeling everything's going to go pear-shaped.

We're said to be in for Daniel James of Swansea https://www.footballinsider247.com/revealed-southampton-eager-to-get-transfer-revenge-on-leeds-as-deal-all-but-done/

https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2019/apr/10/che-adams-ilkeston-premier-league-birmingham-ronaldo

Back in the real world - development of Fratton Park actually consists in removing one of the floodlights they turned off in 2015. https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/floodlight-proposals-hint-at-portsmouth-s-plans-for-fratton-park-s-future-1-8884242

Dan Bartlett on his way, seemingly: https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-triallist-premier-southampton-16095830

20 million? Seriously? Would expect him to fetch little or nothing

This is kind of my feeling, although in the games I've seen, I've definitely thought we played better with three center backs. In his post match comments, Hasenhüttl made a big deal of it. He seemed to be saying that it worked well against teams that sat deep and were hard to break down. I expect we'll see something different against Liverpool.

I wonder why they picked today to announce this: https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/portsmouth-announce-1-36m-losses-following-league-one-return-1-8870913

I didn't get to see the Brighton game, but I read that we played Hasenhüttl's preferred 4-2-2-2 formation for the first time. Can someone explain what was different and how 4-2-2-2 works?

Bollokz the guy's a genius

Gabon failed to qualify for the African Cup of Nations, so he'll have the whole summer to get over his injury

He's ill

Apparently JWP's heart remains in Portsmouth... https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/southampton-s-golden-boy-but-james-ward-prowse-s-heart-remains-in-portsmouth-1-8861569

Now I really do believe you're a troll. Branfoot benched the most talented player I've ever seen pull on a Saints shirt, he was not a good manager.

He doesn't look like he's anything like good enough, however, in an interview he gave recently he said he's suffered a series of injuries this season, so perhaps we'll see a new side of him if he gets a decent preseason under his belt. I can't see it happening, but there's always hope...

Austin too, surely, there were credible rumors of suitors for him during the winter, I thought.

Former Pompey "owner" Antonov jailed for bank fraud: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-47609147

"Portsmouth-born midfielder James Ward-Prowse" https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/pompey/portsmouth-born-midfielder-james-ward-prowse-replaces-liverpool-s-jordan-henderson-in-england-squad-1-8853063

Reading that definitely reminds me of something