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It's also worth noting that we spent upwards of £50m in the January window (22/23) on Sulemana, Onuachu, Alcaraz, Orsic and Bree. So there may be a bigger budget this summer, but departures will play a big part again

5 years? What a shocker! Charlton are still riding the high of promotion and they're likely to be the main contender for relegation next year. The worst thing we did was offer Martin a bumper contract after our playoff win, look how that ended

Rollbit have never been on the OS or club emails

Southampton Football Club is delighted to announce that an agreement has been reached to secure the signing of promising young central defender Joshua Quarshie from TSG Hoffenheim. A Germany Under-20 international, Quarshie will join the club on a four-year deal from July 1st, becoming Saints’ first signing of the summer and the first addition under new Men’s First Team Manager Will Still. The 20-year-old made his Bundesliga debut aged 18, earning most of his experience with Hoffenheim’s second team, as well as on loan with Fortuna Düsseldorf and Greuther Fürth, making 28 appearances in the German second tier. Standing at 6ft 5in tall and boasting explosive pace, Quarshie was statistically the fastest player in 2. Bundesliga this season with a top speed of 37.04 km/h. Group Technical Director Johannes Spors said: “Joshua is a talented young player with good experience for his age, having played more than 80 senior games already in his career, and has tremendous physical qualities. “His outstanding athleticism makes him a natural fit for the energetic playing style our new manager hopes to implement. As a club we are committed to improving young players, and Joshua is very determined to develop his game with us.” Joshua Quarshie said: “It makes me feel very happy because Southampton is a very big club with very good history. From the first second, I felt Southampton is the right club. “English football is a little bit rough and I like this kind of playing style. With my height and my body, I think I’m in the right spot. Since I was a little kid I was dreaming to play in England and now it’s coming to reality, so I’m very excited to play here.”

@LeG posted a few days ago suggesting a new sponsor and beer for next season

I know nothing of Turki Al-Sheikh's character and history so cannot comment, but disagree with others calling him out purely based on his origins. Sports Republic have hardly covered themselves in glory since their arrival and if the rumours are true that Solak is open to a sale we could definitely do a lot worse. Al-Sheikh is already in and around the sports industry and has masterminded a huge surge in popularity for boxing in recent years, so is clearly a shrewd businessman. The potential front of shirt sponsorship deal from Riyahd Season alone could be worth tens of millions per season to Saints.

Champions. Ipswich will struggle after back to back promotions and Leicester are well and truly in the shit. Sheffield United will be out biggest threat

Football is primarily a results business. We beat Leeds 3 times in the 23/24 season, that suggests we had a better team than Leeds, right?

Petrovic Harwood-Belis - Doyle - Edwards Lamptey - Bellingham - Downes - Welington Fellows - Armstrong - Sainz [1] Djordje Petrovic Ramsdale will be sold and Bazunu doesn't fill anybody with confidence. Chelsea will be looking for a new goalkeeper with Sanchez and Jørgensen error prone and unable to hold down the position. Petrovic had a succesful loan spell at Strasbourg with the 4th highest number of clean sheets in an over achieving side that finished 7th in Ligue 1. Will Still came away with just the 1 point from Lens two league games against Strasbourg. With a new No 1 likely heading into Chelsea, this will only push Petrovic further down the pecking order. We have had a good relationship with loan signings from Chelsea in recent years, so we could look in to a loan with obligation if promoted. [2] Callum Doyle Doyle enjoyed another decent loan spell at Norwich City, featuring 40 times in the Championship last season. We'll of course remember him from Leicesters title winning Championship campaign in 23/24. With THB likely out of the door this summer, we need a young CB with plenty of Championship experience and Doyle would fill that void perfectly. [3] Tariq Lamptey Maybe a bit of a stretch, but would make for an excellent KWP long term replacement. Only 24, yet seems to have been around the scene for years, Lamptey's contract expires this summer and could be quite the coup. [4] Jobe Bellingham Providing Sunderland don't win the playoff final Bellingham would be a statement signing. Plenty of championship experience, plays a similar high press under Le Bris that Will Still will implement here. Still only 19, but bigger suitors will likely be in for him too. [5] Tom Fellows Linked with him last summer, Fellows had another successful Championship season despite West Brom failing to reach the playoffs. He topped the assist chart (alongside Josh Murphy) with 14 assists and would be a great addition to the side. [6] Borja Sainz Sainz scored an impressive 18 goals and provided 4 assists for Norwich City last season, despite a mid table finish. Just 12 months to run on his contract makes the 24 year old an interesting proposition, however there is rumoured interest from the continent.

Too much blue!

Maybe so, but the season for both Leicester and Saints should of been about consolidation. Even if the football was unattractive, he had the ability to keep you up IMO. Being a premier league club next season was far more important and you could have reaccessed the managerial position this summer. Van Nistelrooy was incredibly left field and a poor board decision for your fans.

IMO the biggest mistake you made this season was replacing Cooper with Van Nistelrooy. Personally Cooper would be my first choice to get us back up at the first time of asking next season

Jan has been a decent(ish) servant for the club, but you always feel there is a mistake coming from him in most games. The time is right to have a fresh start, for both parties. He'd do well on the continent in my opinion. Good luck to him

I really feel for Ramsdale. The bewilderment on his face with some of our howlers which lead to a goal Juric is a fucking disaster, another masterstroke by SR