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English players wanting to leave to join other clubs is a big factor. Lallana and shaw didn't need to leave, Clyne doesn't really either. Not that I begrudge them their moves but I doubt the club really wants to lose these players but replacing is hard with youth players and cheaper with foreign talent. Until we are consistently in the challenging for Europe places and able to offer comparable wages we will find it hard to keep the best English players we have

The lack of height is why I'd suggest we should never sign Messi...too much of a risk with him being so small

If weather was an argument for players choosing somewhere to play in England, Man Utd and Man City would be non-league

I get the feeling Micah Richards could become the new Matt Holland

I don't think this really matters that much as he says it is up to us is he leaves. It's not the best but let's not get our knickers in a twist. It only fuels the media feeding on our worry

100% do not want him to go, definitely our best player but the 6-1 defeat of Villa without him gives me hope that we could be okay without, as long as the money is spent where it needs to be spent on reinforcements

Moving up the league and continuing to play European football is key. Cups require luck as much as anything else. They are by no means a realistic target whereas league position is as you can have bad days wiped out by good days. Sounds obvious but there appears a sentiment that you can target a cup win and then just make it happen when that's the plan of a lot of other teams as well.

We can but hope

Apart from keeping all these players, I think we could do with a player who has won a title in a decent league and offers a presence to drive the players on, just the same as we used to do with Lawrie Mac and then with players like Kevin Richardson. Someone who knows about playing to the end of the season and putting it in. I know Toby did it with Atletico Madrid and Ronald knows all about winning titles but a player on the pitch with a big presence and geeing players up could be really useful. For what's it's worth, a striker and quick creative midfielder would be good additions

the old school Adidas tracksuit top is a classic not bog-standard!

If schneiderlin goes to Spurs then it would be disappointing as they are the direct rival to our ambitions more than anything else. They do have a richer history than us and clearly have more fans generating greater income but they are clearly the team most there for the taking by us before they expand their stadium and leave us behind more in terms of income and player appeal. The rest above are a great deal harder to keep up with. Anyway, if MS genuinely wants Champions League football, he won't go there. And we will replace with someone just as Clasie.

Definitely better to loan out central defenders who develop over a longer period and get stronger too. Pace not as key as positional sense and ability to mix it. All helped by going out on loan and getting match time

Ha ha, indeed...although I do wish we had a stadium like San Mames

It's one of those things. We have good players. They develop with us and some move on. It has always happened and always will and you can't blame players for wanting a higher level to play at or more money. As fans we probably need to just indulge in less player worship and the only focus is on the team unless they are clearly committed to us. When they move on, wish them all the best and be emotionally detached from their move and be happy they've been part of our rise. If the club is genuinely bigger than the player, it should never matter if players move on.

What a club. What's not to like. Tradition of developing players. Competitive spirit and very passionate fans. Amazing stadium. Red and white stripes. Port town. Definitely a club to favour

Playing other teams will help the players grow, and make us a wider known name in Europe. If we are prepared for it, there is no way playing in this competition is a bad thing. Being underprepared for Europa league is what impacts teams. We need to raise our profile to raise income via merch channels and more media money to keep the best players, then we can hope to compete for cups etc. Plus, my first ever match at the Dell was against Hamburg in the Uefa Cup and despite not winning, it remains one of the top moments in my life, especially knowing we were playing a huge team (at the time) like Hamburg

Slightly wider red and white striped version of that would be class

Lots of thoughts about the TV deal money to lead to a reduction in season ticket price. How about the additional money from the new TV deal when it comes into play is used to keep or attract the best players? Just a thought

Would love 4th, would happily take 7th if that gets us UEFA football competition, but would just prefer us to finish above Liverpool and Spurs. If 4th appears out of the question, 5th please gents. We must beat Spuds at home, the great football god of green fields demands justice.

Perhaps Alderweireld is the successor to Morgan when he departs

'he played brilliant today'...instead of 'he played brilliantly today' unless of course we were watching the new televised sport called Brilliant

cortese did not like stripes so expect the stripes to stay but this time with a quality global manufacturer - strong

When they play Muse, it kills it dead. Totally sh!t choice. While we're at it, music should NEVER EVER be played after you score a goal. It is an awful thing

Schneiderlin Wanyama Alderweireld It shows where our strengths are that these dudes are in the majority of top current Saints list, and why we we're more vulnerable when those three aren't available. Three top players at the core of a really good team when they are fit and playing

I used to go to the dell and watch reserves and any youth games that were on. He was class then. You could tell, you watch for long enough and whilst all the attributes aren't there when they're young, the potential is clear