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Well the last player we signed that had played most recently at Estoril was Fernandes and that turned out to be a success, so hopefully we can do it again. Seems to have a lot of English football pedigree and is a good age but he's had an ACL injury and hasn't played too many games at the age of 23 so that sounds like it would be more of a punt than anything else.

That will be the Jander replacement then

This place is becoming a right wing echo chamber

I’ll be so excited to know you are thinking of me. You’re a very brave boy daring to speak out.

Antef Tsoungui (Estoril, defensive midfielder/centre-back type, 23): Southampton monitoring alongside Rangers. Estoril seeking €5-6m. ESPN sources (20 Aug). Early interest only, one of several clubs looking.

And we’ve scored one goal against them in the last 5 or 6 home games 😂

Could also have been in the PL right now if we hadn't needed to wait until January to rectify the squad's glaring shortcomings.

Pretty sure Eckert last week spoke about the group currently having core players who spend significant time at the club and then players who come here with 2 years in mind. Pretty sure the club will stand firm on Leo/Jander etc for this year. Will be a next season issue.

Thought it was about £22m, either way he was pretty shite and still got £17m back!

Vibes, links and being seen to be busy, especially when it suits online fan bases. That’s the way to judge success. Not having a relatively settled side, getting the main parts of that side signed up early in the window, signing the cover your chairman specifically told everyone is the only real hole in the side and then waiting patiently to react to any outgoings, which you’ve also sign posted clearly to all your fans. That’s far too sensible approach.

Just lost our first game in 20 plus we could well have been in the PL right now. But aside from that.

Aside from signing two right backs that were worse than the right back already on our books (and loaning him out), a centre back who never plays, a striker who isn't fit for purpose, giving Stephens a three year contract extension, and not bothering signing a keeper until January after masterfully judging Bazunu as "fine for this level". Hope you're right. We can't afford any more missteps.

Likely to be a pairing of Stephens and Wood on Saturday. Oh joy.

Blimey, if the players start getting booed at 0-0 in the first home game of the season then we've got more cunts in the fanbase than I ever realised. Surely not, I always assumed the ones who make a real show of themselves on social media don't actually go to St Mary's regularly

Bookmarked. For what purpose I'm not saying just yet.

Right first off … THB is gone. Huge shame… but I don’t think the panic is needed. Yes we’ve gone backwards SO FAR with the squad but we’ve not fallen as far as i would have assumed after the fallout from last season. The league is better than last year argument, everyone says that every year. The points available in the division don’t change. Milwall came third last year and had a better season than us with a squad that isn’t comparable. Our target is 91 points ( average to be promoted in the league in 2nd place ) obviously for us that means 95 points. 28 wins, 11 draws, 6 defeats. We don’t have to be better player for player than Wolves, Burnley, West Ham. What we do need to be is more consistent. Those three teams aside I think we have a better squad than the other 20 odd teams. So we have to be good at beating the teams worse than us. Out record last season under a good coach, was exemplary from January onwards. I’ve seen nothing, even in the Watford game to suggest that we won’t dominate most games this season. We’ve got a top keeper, a centre forward that’s better than any in the league IMO. Azaz, Scienza, Jander, Downes, Bree, Manning, that every club would take pretty much. The difference this year is the manager, he’ll get us up. I genuinely believe that. We’ll sign a defender, we’ll sign a midfield player, and I reckon we’ll have a loan or two if we can shift some others. Relax, win on Saturday, beat milwall, 4 points from Brum and Lincoln, another 4 from B City, Swansea, and we’ll be geared up to beat them down the road. Liverpool signed Isak, Wirtz, Frimpong, Ekitike, and got much worse for it. Signings aren’t a given to work, so let’s keep our heads a little. Oh, one last thing. Don’t boo if it’s 0-0 and we’re being patient Saturday. Rushing passes is why we lost v Watford. Up the saints.

Take that COT But yeah, sh*t news for us. Lets hope we have an alternative now anel has gone to burnley

I would rather lose Leo Scienza than Taylor Harwood-Bellis if given the choice. SR have been wasteful with spending money, but then somehow have this knack of selling on under-performing players for mad fees - Sulemana being one who did fuck all for two years yet we made close to our money back on him. Hoping for a masterclass over the next couple of weeks that gets fans back onside. A defeat at the weekend and it’ll get very tetchy on here, more so than it already is. 😂

Shane Warne - greatest cricketer of all time IMO. Went far too soon. Michael Phelps - you don’t win 28 Olympic medals if you’re just alright at something Brazilian Ronaldo - my favourite ever striker. No other out and out number 9 gets anywhere close to him. Honourable mentions to Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretsky, Roger Federer, Tiger Woods and LeBron James.

Then you would hope there are players lined up. This feels different this time round.

It was also the start of Ralph’s decline and us circling the drain.

I wish we were others.

And those on the left challenged or removed various policies that those governments tried to introduce to minimise / disincentivise illegal immigration such as the the Rwanda scheme, use of barges for accommodation and turn back of migrant boats . These challenges and removal of policy were typically by left wing MPs, human rights lawyers, unions, civil rights groups, etc, which hindered government as well as activist groups that physically tried to stop removal. If new policies are proposed, they will do the same again....

Over the last 20 years, how many immigrants entered the UK whilst we had Tory / coalition Governments ? ( That is 14 of the 20 years ).

I can’t comment on villas as we’ve always done hotels but as above Sorrento is a great place to explore the area which is magnificent. You’ve got capri, Ischia as island you can visit from easily. Positano, Ravello and Amalfi on the coast which are stunning and the road route down there is incredible. Then you’ve got Pompei, Herkilonium as must view visits. Naples is quite a rough city but interesting to visit. The food and wine is off Scale good. don’t waste your money on any all inclusive do B&B or half board centre of Sorrento and eat out when you can. and if you’re into clothes then take an empty credit card some of the shirts, trousers and knitwear are wonderful. I bought a few bits. Shirts handmade in Naples which are a quality you don’t get here. We also found a great handbag shop, the missus has always liked a mulberry but we found a place which she now prefers which is a fraction of the price bags also made locally