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Or it's just cheaper to get people who were working solely for our club to now work for other clubs as well.

You can argue that all our recruitment has benefited from the multi club model because it allows us to pool the resources of three clubs into one global scouting network. (Impossible to prove admittedly)

He’s a first or second choice for most Championship clubs, IMO. We are unlikely to sign a third choice CF who is even as good as Archer, let alone better than him, again IMO. I thought that Mubama caused our CBs a lot of trouble last season when we played Stoke. I believe Tonda will help him thrive in our team and he should benefit greatly from the better service from both wings and from midfield than he got while at Stoke. I’d be surprised if we have three strikers better than Archer, Larin and Mubama after the transfer window closes. We then have to hope that Larin does not get a serious injury. 🤞 I agree with others that having BBD or DD as the third striker would consign us to another year in the Championship.

We could arrange a friendly with them, nice warm place for us to go, oh hold on, from memory, weren’t Liverpool fans being chased around the streets by big fat hairy, machete wielding crazy Turks and the men were just as bad.

I'm in favour of a multi club model. However currently not being utilised properly from a Saints perspective. Matsuki was used wisely and came back a better player. That Romulu player, may have come to Saints if we'd stayed in the premier league but currently it's not working at club level for 2 out of the 3 clubs. Either go all in like City group or use the other two clubs better. I suppose end of day, Dragan is extracting money one way from the group.

I actually think the opposite. Shows how highly City rate him. He’s not seen as an easy profit and a trading player for them just yet. He’s probably the best young English striker around right now. Not sure why that isn’t intent and is underwhelming. Given you’re on here suggesting Ballard should have stayed then criticism of this signing is an incredible position to take.

Agreed. Plus he can play up front if required. Combined with Dobbin that may be enough cover.

2 more clubs 'FUCKING HATE POMPEY'?

Good points Tbf we met a nice guy from French and we managed to fuck Rasmus off. Two good benefits. Any more?

I had no recollection of his performance against us last year. For me their stand out player - apart from the GK - was the winger Thomas. On looking up the match I see he was sent off for two yellow cards. The second described on the Saints website as for simulation. Don’t think that’s the sort of performance we need.

I trust no tongues were involved.

Pros Christophe seems like a lovely bloke We had somewhere to send Rasmus where he wouldn't be fucking around with the day to day here

Good draw for us and home advantage might swing it our way. Should be a good game.

Think he'll get plenty of minutes off the bench because Tonda tends to give the striker 60-70 minutes max. I'd keep Archer as an option mainly from the left as cover for Leo because he's shown he can do that job and presents a goal threat plus some decent pace.

That is a fair shout. Despite the "story", I suspect the pressure to succeed (promotion) at Wrexham is as big as any other club in the league.

I’ll go out on a limb and say they start poorly and have a new manager by January.

Okay guys all in favour of the multi club system list the benefits for Southampton FC below 👇

we'll see. I think they will be top 6 (with us).

I’ll happily bet with you they won’t.

Fair enough 😆

Remind me not to try sarcasm online again.

They will be in and around where we finish, that I am pretty sure. They only finished 3 places below us last season and will be very strong again.

I don’t think it’s been a disaster. It’s cost the club/Dragan money for sure, whether that’s affected us and in other ways I don’t know. There really have been very few obvious upsides though.

Because they are not comparable to the three teams that came down from the PL and also shouldn’t be a team we are thinking of avoiding before a ball is kicked.

Christ, that is a a tad OTT