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Realised today that Swansea are the Championship team who linked up with Tony Blooms data company this season.

I'm glad the interviewer made that intervention....

My take too. He is Stewart’s replacement. Dobbin is the extra no 10 that Spors alluded to before he signed and we shall get a replacement for Charles. I would imagine any more incoming would be dependent on who else leaves.

Quite excited by this signing. Looks to have all the attributes, been scoring in pre-season, looks like he'll suit the way we play, should have a point to prove, and Man City rate him enough that they want him back. That'll do for me. Hope he gets some minutes on Sunday. (And it sounds from that interview like his name's pronounced 'divine', so he should fit in well as a Saint.)

As a person with English as a second language, I read that as he is another option op front for us, that Johannes wanted, not that we are looking for another striker in addition to him. Might be wrong, but I think it’s just poorly worded.

^ this

City fans in the comments sad to see him go. Thought of as haalands back up over marmoush by some

He has had a pretty strong pre season by the sounds of it. Should be good to go

Thanks Not sure this is it when BBD was given minutes. At least Downs has youth on his side, BBD has no redeeming qualities.

Liking the cut of his jib. Good signing!

Or option to buy?

If its another striker then they must be reasonably confident they'll be able to get rid of at least BBD and Damo on decent terms (transfer or loan). Feck me, I hope so.... Not sure what another striker in does for Archer; straight replacement or as well, as well seems unlikely IMO.

I'm after a ticket if anyone has one available - as far as I can see transferring it to another Saints Member is perfectly ok, right?

Another striker I would say.

Injured: https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/news/article/report-saints-suffer-late-defeat-in-paderborn-test

Is this poorly worded or does Fab mean we want another striker in addition to Divin?

Yeah, with Leo and Fellows on the wings and Azaz threading inviting passes into dangerous areas his movement, speed and power could see him notching a few goals.

Yeah its certainly designed to get as many big teams into the last 8 as possible, ensuring higher viewing figures = sell the rights for more. We should have won it in 2017 and came close in 2023 under Nate the Great

Completely agree, he was a gem in that awful Leicester team last season

I agree and thats been my position for a long time, I do hate the fixed Carabao format though. I think this will be like the Leicester Cup game last season though, both sides playing reserves / u21s. West Ham have squad depth so tough game. Hope club make it £10 adults. £1 kids, going to be a tough sell even in school holidays with three home games in a week , saints will probably offer West Ham extra tickets if they think they can bring more than the standard 3k

Good luck to Shea. Good player and he came across as the consummate professional. Wish him well at Fulham.

And benefit from Azaz vision , nicely paired for his type of game. Hope he can pick up a bit from his Championship experience last season , hopefully more reliable fitness wise than Loch Ness Drogba , we'll need that with so many games to play

If you thought beating the PL champions and getting to a Wembley semi-final where we gave Man City a bloody nose was just a distraction then maybe supporting football isn't for you. The confidence that came from that cup run bled through into our league performances, and our ability to rotate regularly without dropping massively in quality meant it didn't cause unwanted fatigue. This idea that we shouldn't take the cups seriously and just concentrate on the league is utter nonsense.

He's a class player, i think Fulham is a very good move for him (and its nice to see a player leave us for a sensible step up rather than chasing straight to a big club (or a fraudulent big club like Everton). He should be able to establish himself well at Fulham, shine for a couple of seasons, and then get himself a big move in a couple of years. Easy to forget hes so young still as well. He'll be one we look back on with bitter sweet memories - had we gone up last year he'd be shining for us in the premier league in the coming years. Seems a genuinely great guy and you can only wish him all the best really.

Yeah. Got a feeling this lad will do well for us. Think he'll get some minutes on Sunday.