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Wow, Gubbins out leaving a ball that jagged back from outside off to hit leg stump. Couple of nice shots from Orr.

Time will tell but looking at that Hampshire line up the batting is strong (all be it not the most explosive), bowling looks questionable / unknown (Prest, Neal, Kelly, Petrie, Williams). What’s happened to Wheal ?, also surprised Organ not playing.

Quite a divide on number of players counties have lost this month! Gloucestershire has a full strength team, which is a bit of a damning indictment of the strength of their squad when you think about it

With me Dad coming from Armthorpe, there's a special place in our hearts for KK in our house. . Keegan Kid boots were a must and I have a pair of match worn Patrick socks that I like to think he wore. He was simply brilliant. His touch, movement and work rate endured him to all fans. I'd really of liked to see him be our manager. Not sure he could emulate his Newcastle feet, but it would have been nice to see him try.

I’d swap a pot of piss for Archer

I would assume that if we aren’t in on Lankshear that Stewart is close to agreeing to come back. I find it hard to believe we couldn’t match an offer from Boro and that he’d pick to go there over come here.

Give them time 🤣

You’d think the Spanish would be used to that, with all the Essex girls in Marbella.

Shame he couldn't have taken him for a pint of Hofmeister at the Celebration Plaza, that would have got the deal over the line

I doubt Bazunu would be willing to drop to League 1, or that Leicester could afford his wages. McC is probably on a relatively low wage and will probably be back up.

To be fair. Bazunu would be more than fine for a team in L1 who'll more than likley dominate every game. The difference is, McCarthy will almost certainly be there to sit on the bench - not sure Baz would want that. McCarthy was also 'free' Bazunu wouldn't be.

Vile comment. let me guess, you’re one of the tolerant, caring ‘left’.

Good luck Macca, thanks for your service. Leicester have dodged a bullet not going for Bazunu.

Not sure about my honey loving relatives, but I did a night school class in silver work.

I don't know. As shown last year, Tonda is pretty good at rotating a squad and everyone getting a fair crack of the whip. It'd be a shame for Lankshear to go to Boro (good opportunoty for him I'd say), he looks like the kind of player that we should be targetting. But hes far from proven at this level. 11 goals across 2 seasons (all be it at struggling sides). £10m feels reasonable, but anything north of that, feels like a huge outlay for what would in reality be a risk.

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Badger bling! The light reflected off it, is why they are so easily spotted. And charged by the FA. 🙂

Fruit

After the home leg of the league cup first leg tie v Watford – the one when Nick Holmes scored from the half-way line – and in which Kevin Keegan went off injured in the second half, I waited in The Dell car park after the match for autographs and was the first one to get to KK’s car. Being first there I got the chance to ask him a question and asked “Do you think you’ll be fit for the second leg Kev?”. Having won 4-0 he responded “I don’t think they’ll need me son, do you?”. As Saints fans of a certain age will know we certainly did need him - we lost the second leg 5-1 in normal time and 7-1 after extra time! As had been documented elsewhere, Kevin hung around to sign 60 or so autographs that night (him using my green Pentel pen for every autograph was a great source of pride in my teenage brain!). What a legend Kevin was. An incredible player that I feel honoured to have seen play in those two years with us – perhaps the greatest two years as the Saints fan for me, watching that star-studded team – and seemingly an outstanding human being. RIP King Kev😇

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I always think Joe is not a good cricketer a good batsman yes but does not always understand what he should be doing to make sure the team wins

Because McCarthy is not absolutely shit

Article I read last night suggested £10m but with Spurs having a large sell on, and option to buy back. Although I suspect we could match the bid and wages the one thing Middlesbrough can probably make a better offer on is being a regular starter whereas with us the likelihood is sharing the role with Larin.

I must have seen around half of Keegan’s 80 games (42 goals) for Saints, and as a player it was like watching a lightning bolt, pure magnetism, a shining star - 5ft 8ins but a giant on the pitch. The ball stuck to him, was drawn to him, powerful in possession, shades of Maradona in that sense. The first superstar player of the modern era, and he was an Englishman. Twice European footballer of the year after becoming superlative at Hamburg, and in his second reign in 1980 he signs for Southampton. Nobody saw that coming, a McMenemy masterstroke, and every Sotonian knows where they heard the news. Saints profile went through the roof, and had we invested in the defence and keeper, got Shilton a season early, we would have been challenging for the league and won silverware. Keegan was right in his assessment of that, but watching him as a fulcrum and heartbeat of that brilliant slick Southampton side was incredible, a fantastic and one off memory. After he left football and went on the corporate circuit lots of people I know came into contact with Keegan and all would speak about him as down to earth, cheerful, kind, he would give the public time. Had he been in the current England side in his pomp we would have likely won the world cup in the last week, that good. RIP King Kev, a unique talent and genuine man of the people!

Interesting article. But surprised the Northern Echo aren’t blaming Tonda in some way.