Sunglasses Ron

BBC at it again… Leaving Southampton on deadline day was right back Yan Lavery, who joined Ligue 1 club Angers on a permanent deal.

I don’t know what’s worse, their terrible oversight or the fact I didn’t notice at all 🤦🏻‍♂️

Yup, many people have already said they don’t like our new home shirt.

Slipping out early to catch a flight!

Surely now this can be classed as a saga? Tempted to go one further and go with insane saga!

It’s especially awful down here during the summer!

Bloody marvellous, well done Saints! Just a bit better than last time we played them.

Devon here too. Only a few counties away but the journey always seems like it’s hundreds of miles due to crap road and rail links to Southampton. Get to one or two games a season but have the bonus of the kids game at Exeter next month!

Knowing our luck they’ll score now!

Come on, make history you loveable bin dippers!

They must be up for a record now surely. Still about 15 mins!

Quite an achievement to be hammered so bad with all 11 men on the field.

If they keep scoring at this rate they’re on for 11!

This is what I said after the Tottenham game, who's to say that what we think we need hasn't already be signed? Just because they are young and cheap(ish), it doesn't mean that Bazunu, ABK, Mara and Lavia aren't going to quickly become the new spine of our team? They all look pretty good from what I've seen so far. I'm not saying that I don't think we should sign anyone, but I also don't think we're as desperate for new faces as some people think. I think our key success this summer has been keeping our best players, who are now being complimented by some great looking young talent.

Now this is a thing of beauty...

Yes, I recall there were a few things that made his transfer more drawn out than others (Covid issues being another of course). Another notable example I can think of (albeit a while back) was Van Dijk. I remember it seeming like an eternity between the first rumors of his move and him actually being announced. I was in Peppa Pig world when the pics of him in a Saints shirt finally landed 🙂 I'd have to check this, but pretty sure Adam Armstrong was also widely known as coming well before it was announced. Yup, definitely agree that Saints keep a low profile when it comes to their dealings, which is how signings like Bella-Kotchap come pretty much out-of-the-blue. As you say though, they don't always have full control, so it's still not uncommon for us to know that something is likely to happen in advance.

They definitely do that quite a lot. That said, I remember Salisu was out there in the public domain for several weeks before he officially signed.

Aston Villa: Hi, is that Southampton, how much do you want for that Bednarek guy? Southampton: He's not great to be honest, so we'll take a half-decent fee if that works for you? Sounds exactly how the dialogue would go really so this must be legitimate.

Now I won't have that said about Nathan Redmond... ... My Dyson has worked perfectly since I purchased it over 10 years ago!

Fantastic night!

Kudos to Sky Sports for mentioning our 8-0 win when showing Newport’s third!

I hear Bollard is a bit static at times?

4 in 2 for Che 👊🏻

No they’re not 😃

For what it’s worth, Cambridge have apparently made seven changes to their last game.