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Not sure it'd be wise to leave out Romeu with all his experience - he's often our best player so wouldn't want to see him left out. Think he'll boss Hojbjerg if he plays.

I would hope that we also have a lot still to do in this window even if we don't have 100m burning a hole in our pocket. Doubt we'll survive with the squad we've got so I'm hoping that Ralph was genuine when he said we have more business to do. I like the look of the youngsters we've signed plus the more experienced Aribo but they'll likely take a season before we see the best of them although we may be lucky in that we have another Tino or two among them. Bazunu will probably quickly establish himself as number one in goal but he has only limited competition. Would love to see us try to get Conor Coady but I doubt we'll even put a bid in - his experience could galvanise our defence as he seems to be a great leader and organiser, something we badly need.

I'd be delighted and a little surprised if we manage to finish this season above Brighton.

Let's wait and see how many of them start on Saturday against Spurs which is the game I was talking about. Things will likely change as the season evolves but I think Ralph will opt for experience in this first fixture.

Most of them will probably be on the bench. Think Ralph being Ralph will opt for experience.

Knowing Ralph he'll opt for experience over a keeper who is young and makes saves.

Hopefully the question was, 'which midfield player should Saints not sign?'

Agree.

There is something seriously wrong if your suggestion that players coasted til the end of the season is anywhere close to being factual. The fans pay a lot of money to watch the team and if true that they were allowed to coast then something is seriously wrong. For the record I don't believe they coasted or that Ralph would have allowed them to.

Some rate him, some don't. It's all about opinions and nothing to do with snobbery.

5/10 every game is pretty terrible 🙂

We need to pay him what he is worth - must be niggling for him knowing how much players like Theo are on. Offer him a contract for more realistic money and get him tied to the club.

Seen Harry Winks linked again today - wish this would go away. He is the last type of midfield player we need as we should be getting away from the shuffling about, sideways, backwards, recycling and passing for passing sake rather than being proactive and positive.

Think Liam Delap would only be a squad player with appearances from the bench rather than a player we can rely on for goals in the first team. He looks to be way short in terms of development to play against experienced Premier League defenders. Might be wrong but that's how I view him.

But how many strikers bang in 15-20 goals in the Premier League?

I think there is a lot more to come from Adams. For me he's a bit of a slow burner but, if he turns the gas up a few notches he could yet develop into a regular scorer. Just have a hunch that he's one of those strikers who will suddenly explode and push his numbers up. I think he has it in his locker and also he has other good attributes to his game so would be disappointed to see him leave at this stage of his Saints career. The new coaches might also manage to get more out of the team as a whole and that could lead to Che getting more chances.

Still very quiet on the striker front. Maybe we are still trying to get Broja signed and don't want to show our cards or reveal other options until the future of him is settled one way or another.

It's not difficult to predict a slow start for Saints because it happens every season. Time it was rectified but I'll not hold my breath.

To be fair Elyounoussi had some decent games last season. We are going to have to retain some of our more experienced players and, if he does well enough he'll get some game time. Also we need a reasonable squad to make the most of the new 5 sub rule. Not the worst decision in my opinion.

Sure they didn't say he's turning Japanese?

Didn't Adam Armstrong profit from some brilliant supply and assists mainly from Harvey Elliott when they played together at Blackburn? Then we signed him and fed him on scraps from players far less gifted than Elliott. Get him a decent player or two to supply and I still think Armstrong will get goals.

Richarlson suspended for this match for throwing flare back into crowd during Everton match 🙂

All very quiet on the strikers front. Hopefully means things are happening under the radar and a couple of decent signings will eventually be announced.

In my opinion he would make a static, stuttering, negative team even more so. He's the last player this club needs to progress into a more offensive unit.

Just from the clips I've watched he seems well capable of picking and weighting a pass. Think there's more to him than putting himself about and getting his foot in.