Harry_SFC

Obligation to buy if Fulham stay up apparently

Personally think we will miss out on Mckennie - by the time we manage to raise the funds (if at all) I'd imagine someone else would've signed him. No doubt the club have other options though.

This is the thing that pleases me about us right now. Semmens clearly trusts the manager and Ralph gets the final say on transfers. This whole LD saga is a farce though and doesn't paint the club in the best light. Hopefully the club can be sold sooner rather than later.

None of the shirts are available for me to buy on the Saints store. It's showing the shorts and socks, just not the shirts.

It would be great if JWP was called up. With games being played a few days before the first game of the season, I'd rather no one else was..

Has anyone been on the LD Sports website lately? It still has profiles for Cedric, Austin, Yoshida etc. It also has links to transfer rumours regarding Obafemi, Mckennie etc under the 'latest news' section. It's all just very, very odd.

Saints, West Ham and Newcastle all looking for new owners. One to keep an eye on.

I'd guess that Redmond is the one with Covid.

I'd be surprised if Obafemi is at Saints much longer. He doesn't run enough and isn't professional enough off the field. Two things Ralph won't stand for..

To be fair Celtic fans are bemused as to why he's not playing and rate him as their best CM.

If, for whatever reason, Bednarek doesn't sign a new contract then ideally we need to sell him this summer. £25 million is a fair price in my opinion. Wait another season and it's half that at least.

From the little I've seen of Alfie Jones and from what Gillingham fans have said, I'd be surprised if he's not playing in the championship next season. The others will struggle though IMO.

I'd be surprised if Hoedt, Carillo and Lemina are there to be honest. I think Hoedt and Lemina have burnt their bridges. Ralph will probably want to have another look at Forster and Reed.

Good luck to him. He's been decent enough for us and we've made a small profit on him. Will we miss him? Who knows but I suspect not.

Doubtful as we don't really play with a proper DM. I just don't see Stephens being dynamic or mobile enough for Ralph's system.

Yep very quick for me too

I'd like to see him given an opportunity in pre season but reckon he will want to join Fulham permanently. If so hopefully we can get around £10 million for him. A decent price if it helps fund a replacement for Hojbjerg.

I think we will end up accepting Spurs lower bid in order to move on and be able to sign a replacement. We're not going to want to miss out on our top targets because he hasn't been sold.

I'm not sure Vertonghen plays right back? He generally only played as a centre back and a left back at Spurs. Not only that but I'd imagine his wages would be too high.

According to SSN we have been "alerted to the availability" of right back Ryan Fredericks from West Ham.

As we will have limited funds, I'd like to think we would prioritise a right back and a replacement for Hojbjerg rather than a 4th centre back (in terms of amount of cash going on each position). I guess it also depends on whether we can persuade someone to buy Vestergaard.

Good summary. JV is clearly our weakest defender and cost far too much to warrant being 4th choice. We need to do everything we can to move him on and bring in a cheaper alternative, which thankfully looks like it's going to happen.

The main points from the press conference.. - Bednarek is training after a light muscle injury but Djenepo and Boufal are both still out. - RH unmoved on Salisu talk although he expects signings and wants to get these done early. - Some players have done a "fantastic" job out on loan and might be re-intergrated into the squad whilst others will be sold. - RH is 100% behind Che Adams and expects him to be fitter & better next season - Danny Ings is a role model for the club - RH expects other players to chip in with more goals next season

A £9 million loss is better than £15 million I suppose..

If Hojbjerg was better at passing he would would be perfect for Ralph's system. He has great fitness levels, he's dynamic, good at intercepting/winning it back and also wins a lot of headers. The most fundamental trait for a central midfield player is to be able to keep the ball. Not just keep it by passing it backwards, but be able to be progressive in possesion and make things happen. Personally I'd be happy with £10 million plus KWP, or £20 million outright. Looks like we're holding out for £25-30 million though. Everton may be stupid enough to bid that but Spurs won't be.