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Ah the bastards. Another reason to thump them and another reason to take on board everyone's travel advice. Disappointed that THB has finally gone, but we have one centre back replacement and the team spirit seems to be strong. Hoping and expecting a win because there's goals in our team and we're not relying on just one or two people to score.

Always sad to see one of our strongest players go but once it was clear a club of the current standing of Villa were interested, it was inevitable really. Looks a fair price for a defender so hopefully it will be done very quickly so that we can then get our replacement over the line, preferably with a little time to spare to avoid last minute hitches.

He got injured in their champions league qualifier midweek. Hopefully won't scupper any potential deal.

Edit - replied to similar post below

You'd also assume that we have known about THB going this summer for a while along old while. Hopefully a lot of discussions have happened behind the scenes.

You have to assume we've heard positive noises from him and his agent if we're still making bids despite Viking qualifying for Champions League.

Or we will have a Stephens shaped hole in our defence.

Was looking him up on transfermarkt, and it lists him as having a "thigh problem" so not sure if he's injuryed, or moving to us and they've just said he's injuryed... https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/henrik-falchener/profil/spieler/743088

https://www.tv2.no/sport/tv-2-erfarer-southampton-med-nytt-bud-pa-falchener/19177755/ TV 2 experiences: Southampton with a new bid for Falchener Putting over a hundred million kroner on the table. WANTED: The English are not on the lazy side in the hunt for Viking's Henrik Falchener. Photo: Carina Johansen / NTB Eirik Nesset Hjelvik Journalist Published 08/30/2026 17:43 Last updated 1 hour ago Lytt til artikkelenKI-generer Lyd er tilgjengelig. (1) The suitors have been queuing up to secure Viking stopper Henrik Falchener (23) this transfer window. TV 2 has previously experienced that Wrexham has put large sums, in the Norwegian context, for the centre-back. Now TV 2 can experience that Southampton have merged with a bigger bid than before. That means a total package of over one hundred million kroner. 0 It is unclear how Viking will respond to the bid. On Sunday, Henrik Falchener is not in the Vikings' squad. He is over the match with a little acquaintance who has followed him since the WC. The news comes the day after TV 2 was able to experience that Edvin Austbø traveled to London to sign for West Ham. If the transfer for Falchener materializes, Austbø and Falchener will go from being teammates in Viking to becoming angry rivals in the search for promotion to the Premier League.

This is who it suggest we sign to replace him includes a former and current player 😂 CJ Egan-Riley — my first choice Comfortable playing out from the back. Has experience in the Championship and at Premier League level. Would fit a possession-oriented Southampton side. At 23, he still has significant upside. Ronnie Edwards Southampton know the Championship market well, and Edwards would be a very logical fit. Excellent age profile and technically suited to building from defence. Could potentially become the long-term leader of the back line. Ben Nelson Leicester’s young centre-back has the physical profile to handle Championship football. Still developing, so Southampton could potentially get more value from him than with an established name. Charlie Cresswell More aggressive and physical than Harwood-Bellis. Has Championship experience and could add some nastiness to Southampton’s defence. Slightly less natural if the priority is playing out under pressure. Keven Schlotterbeck Interestingly, Southampton have reportedly already agreed a £4m deal for the Augsburg defender. If that deal goes through, he could actually be the immediate Harwood-Bellis replacement rather than Southampton needing another major signing.

Don’t know anything about him but if we don’t get this done it will only highlight our LACK of ambition

Does he have the choice between us and Wrexham? Didn’t someone post on here he was subbed with an injury in their CL qualifier?

Cheers, wonder why that couldn’t have been sorted a month ago.

I figured it would be £25 million with 5 million add ons and we got what we wanted. Now we need a replacement, get Falchener in and with Scholtterbeck we should have enough to cope with the loss of our best CB. On to the attack, and a back up keeper.

that was not a 'nick'...the ball was going very wide

It’s an absolutely stupid rule though. The only reason McGuire got a shot away was because he hand balled it. Had the shot been on target no goal because it took a deflection it was a goal. How does that make any sense?

AI probably not something worth consulting on this topic 😂

Just saw that Falchener wasn't named in the Viking squad for todays game 👀

That rule is a farce, it was the clearest handball you'll see and just because his shot was off target they get the advantage.

Come on man. Chatgpt knows eff all about that.

Chat GPTon whether we get Falchener: My assessment: I’d say there’s a reasonable chance Southampton get him, perhaps 60–70%, but it’s definitely not done yet. The key issue is whether Saints will go beyond their current bid to meet Viking’s valuation.

Villa cashed up as Watkins has left also, might have freed up a bit more for them.

It’s not rigged, that’s the correct interpretation of the rules as they are written. It was given as an o.g. Because the initial shot was off target, not because it ‘got a nick’.

Are you ITK on this HK my old pal?