Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

Still not got over missing out on Pavel Kuka, to be honest...

Nah, they do computers, I think...

Linked to Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara via the BBC Gossip page: Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, Everton, Newcastle and Southampton are interested in Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara. The 24-year-old Finland international is also wanted by Dynamo Kiev and Dynamo Moscow. (90Min)

Good stuff. He'll need a song. How about singing his surname to the chorus of Doctorin' the Tardis by The Timelords...?

Oliver Skipp on loan as part of the Hojbjerg transfer? Young central midfielder. https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/18641472.amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Personal terms agreed and no medical needed according to the Mail... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8607249/amp/Kyle-Walker-Peters-close-making-Southampton-permanent-agreeing-personal-terms.html?__twitter_impression=true

He's a big cheese in the football world apparently... 😂

Didn't Big Les say he would be the best player to come through the academy? Or did I dream that? Or was it just because his surname is Reed?

Reminds me of the navy away shirts we had under Koeman...

Calling him "Southampton FC defender Mohammed Salisu" sounds like this chap thinks it's done?

It's M&S Salisu?

An update from the Ghana Guardian: https://mobile.ghanaguardian.com/mohammed-salisu-on-the-brink-of-southampton-move?utm_campaign=twitter-post&utm_content=latest-posts&utm_medium=twitter_autopost&utm_source=twitter

He also said Spurs have now entered the bidding today. Wonder if that bid includes KWP?

An interesting synopsis from Hampshire Live on the conditions we'll have to satisfy to get Salisu a work permit for those, who like me, have always wondered how this works: And here are the work permit rules which Southampton and Salisu must abide by to complete the transfer. "Where applicable, a club’s application to register a player has to be accompanied by evidence to allow the League to demonstrate that the player may take up employment in the UK," a statement on the Premier League's website details. "The League will not confirm the player is eligible to play for the club applying to register him until it has received such evidence. (Rule U.13) "Players with passports from outside the European Union and the European Economic Area need permission to work in the UK. A club needs to have applied for a permit prior to the window closing. "The UK Home Office has a points-based system based on which clubs must apply to The FA for a "Governing Body Endorsement" for such players. (See p551 of the Premier League Handbook 2018/19) "If the player does not automatically meet these criteria, the club can request an FA Exceptions Panel consider the player’s experience and value in order to determine whether a Governing Body Endorsement should nevertheless be granted."

Desperately hope this one comes off for no other reason than my late nan had a collie called Omar.

😂 I still hope the grand plan is to shift Pierre and give Reed the chance to compete with JWP and Romeu for the 2 central roles. That way we can spend whatever cash we have on some priority areas.

Wonder if Djenepo will get a chance for a run out next week before the season ends? Would be good to have an option to replace Redmond if he tires during Sunday's final game.

Brighton now at the front of the queue for Adam Lallana, according to the Sun: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/premierleague/12164551/brighton-leapfrog-leicester-lallana-liverpool/

Decent win. Should've been comfortably ahead before the injury time chaos. KWP outstanding and Ingsy took his goal well before that iffy pen. Led the line superbly too. Adams looked lively and took his goal very well too. Shame the season is ending really. And nice to see the BT faces as disappointed as those from Bompey.

Combined nicely for today's game ender. Think Adams will score more readily in a two up top and with a proper run of game time. Can't help feeling a season loan of regular Championship football would do the world of good for Obafemi but it would need us to find an alternate 4th striker.

Salisu medical imminent according to a random Ghanaian football site: https://kickgh.com/more/ghanaians-abroad/10096-breaking-southampton-reach-12-deal-with-real-valladolid-for-salisu-mohammed

Dreadful first half; excellent second. Not sure why we can't play two halves of decent football regularly. First half hindered by the team selection. Hojbjerg at right back was a disaster and wasn't much better in the midfield. KWP showed what a decent full back can do. Ingsy fantastic as always. If only he had a worthwhile partner up front to share the load. Adams was better than Obafemi though.

If Harry Reed were to come back as Hojbjerg's replacement, surely that would be an upgrade? Unless it was an arm tattoo contest?

I live on the outskirts of Brighton so it's a win tonight for me. Or else I won't hear the end of it! Both, of course, would be preferable though... 😉

It may even be us who have said that to him to tempt him here. It was something Ralph was saying earlier in the season. Bring in talented young players; we get the benefit of that talent for a couple of years then they get sold on for a profit to supposed bigger and better sides, which suits the player, and we re-stock with the next talented player we identify. The only problem with talent identification under previous regimes is it's been shocking at times!