ErwinK1961

Crikey, hope you're ok mate! I reckon Lemina and Hoedt will leave permanently next year, in the same way as Boufal and Carillo have this summer - probably glorified 'loan' deals where someone picks up there wages for the season and then they leave on a free. No-one in their right mind will pay a fee. Moi, if he has a good season at Celtic, may tempt someone stupid into buying him, or maybe he might come back into the fold? I'm hopeful that Bertrand will sign a new contract - but if he doesn't, then so be it. He'll be 32 next summer and we need to be thinking about a replacement for him anyway - Vokins isn't the answer at this point. Romeu, as much as he's a great pro and majority of fans have a soft spot for him, he doesn't really fit Ralph's style. Even in Ralph's post match after West Brom, he said that when the space is tight and he doesn't have to run too far, he is excellent... so admitting that he isn't as mobile as he would like. One of the GK's I'm sure will be gone next summer - ideally both Gunn and Forster and we get a new one, but that's probably too far. I'm probably in the minority, but I wouldn't be sad if Bednarek left - I don't think he's that great tbh, I think his ability has been exaggerated because of the quality of our other defenders. And no-one seems to like Vestergaard, so maybe they'll both go in the next 2 windows. If Ings and Bertrand sign new deals in the coming weeks, then this has been the best window for quite some time.

Won’t finish above City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Utd, Spurs, Arsenal, Everton or Leicester. Leeds, West Ham, Villa and Wolves will be very tough. Newcastle, Palace, Brighton we should be aiming to finish above, but could go either way. Got to finish above Fulham, West Brom, Sheff Utd and Burnley. So in answer to Trousers simple question... No. 12th

We still haven't addressed the issue we have if Armstrong is out injured. When he doesn't play, the balance looks all wrong and often we are crap. I think we have enough average 'wide' players as it is with Redmond and Moussa, what we need is an intelligent footballer who can pick a pass, find space, make good runs and chip in with a few goals. Signing Walcott doesn't change that.

Rashica off to Leicester apparently - loan to buy.

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Rashica would be excellent - rumours end of last week that Leeds and us were the interested prem teams, though note Leeds are signing a winger from Rennes - so would only leave us? Though Villa pulled out as he was too expensive (wages)... so not sure how we would afford it? Also, would then loan him out? Surely they'd want a sale.

Ralph trolling the fan base right now

Alan Nixon reckons that Las Palmas LB Jeremi Rodriguez we were meant to have signed has actually played for us... anyone know if that’s the case?

Really? Cant see us signing another CM. Wide player or attacking midfielder potentially.

https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-ibrahima-diallo-se-rapproche-de-southampton/1178673 Offered over 14m euros, which isnt quite what they want but getting closer?

Domestic transfers/loans don't have to be done by COB Monday though do they?

Would suggest the £11m includes wages

Thanks mate 👍

Any ideas who the coach is in picture two? (Not talking about Dave Watson)

Think you’ve been had there mate

Thank you sir, simple enough!

So for us uneducated folk, why would this guy get a work permit but Sangare wouldn’t?

Maybe we did/were, but he didnt want to wait? Or maybe we get some encouragement with Salisu, whereas with Sangare they said no chance? Still seems very inconsistent

Seems odd really, considering Salisu didnt have any caps... but Sangare has 5? Guess it could be that it wasn't a big enough fee, but not much between that and Salisu? Maybe it would have taken a couple extra million euros to get it done, but we weren't willing to pay it?

Which is all well and good, but who breaks up the play/tackles people? Some of these links are weird, Ralph has said he wants a ‘6’ - some links seem to be a 6 (Sangare), others don’t seem to be that at all (RLC, this guy, Davies)

TBH, it didnt sound like he knew a great deal about anything - just idle speculation. Whether or not we were in for Sangare, the whole thing is a complete joke. As has been said, with a week to go of the window and no replacement for PEH is pathetic.

Burnley with a stacked injury list... we know how this one goes! 1-0 Burnley, Chris Wood free header.

This. Some people need to get a grip.

I’d thought he must be getting the information more from the Everton side, especially as not reported by any ‘Saints’ journos. Pretty sure Jim White, as much of a cockwomble as he is, has pretty decent links at Everton, so possibly where Crook has got it from?