Patches O Houlihan

I thought we had submitted a deal sheet so had until 1am to complete the paperwork Is he asking for the moon on a stick? 🤔

Hold on the transfer window isn't over until the fat bird blows her Cornet 🤞 Calling @trousers to the Transfer Thread 😁

46 goals in 100 appearances for us - He might have behaved like a bit of a twat at the end, but he was definitely a good buy.

I was really pleased to see Big Willy arrive - but of course he was always a bit of an Old Father Time signing

Ings - but of course with the nagging concern of his injury recovery. Ramsdale is largely worry free as he won't have any time all season to switch off during games

KWP is a quietly astute player - I'm wondering if he has watched what has happened to JWP over the last 13 months and whether that makes us more likely to get him to sign a new contract. Bednarek has also previously moved and like Ings discovered that the grass isn't always greener (but perhaps more lucrative)

Would he be first choice?

Victor Hugo went on loan with option to buy to Goztepe. But Yuri Alberto is a no

Cheers - I've corrected it

With thanks to @Midfield_General under 21 (pre 1/1/2003 DOB) in italics GK: Ramsdale, Macca, Lumley LB: KWP, Taylor, Larios, Manning RB: Sugawara, Bree CB: THB, Bednarek, Stephens, Edwards, Wood, ABK MF: Fernandes, Dibling, Lallana, Downes, Smallbone, Lesley, Aribo FWD: Archer, BBD, Cornet, Fraser, Armstrong, SAA, Edozie, Stewart, Sulemana, Onuachu I make that 25 senior players including the incoming Fraser & Cornet. 7 under 21 players. 25 is the max for senior players. Squad size = 32. Quite large but PL legal without needing an official bomb squad.

You're right. I was high speed searching & copying wikipedia 😁

I'm not saying it's Plan A, or even Plan B. I'm saying it might work occasionally when we are under pressure, defending a 0-1 lead away: Ramsdale does one of those hammered horizontal long balls into Aribo and he wrestles the defenders until he can lay it off to a runner.

Is he not off to Sheffield Utd once someone has given him a stern talking to?

No because he holds the ball up for BBD, Archer, Arma & Fernandes/Dibling/Cornet to finish

I'm going to repost this before it leaves the active page. Joe is 6'0"

Pelle, Shearer, Chris Wood - is that better for you 😁 Are you auditioning to be MLG's apprentice?!

Isn't there a registered age limit that you are overlooking? A Premier League club can name 25 players in a squad for the season. This often works out at 'two full starting 11s' and three extra players, providing sufficient depth for teams to compete strongly in the competition. This is made easier because under-21 players are eligible over and above the limit of 25 players per squad. For the 2024/25 campaign, under-21 players have to be born on or after the 1st January 2003. Edozie 28/1/2003, Fernandes 10/7/2004 Larios 12/1/2004 Dibling 17/2/2006 Sam Amo 18/7/2006 Lesley 26/3/2004 Edwards 28/3/2003

So we are all a bit worried that we don't have a big striker to hold the ball up. What if Russ has done some 4D chess thinking: Likely midfield will end up Downes, Fernandes, Big Les , with Smallbone to offer fresh legs & Dibling to offer cutting edge as subs. We are all forgetting that Joe Aribo is great at holding off challenges, and he scored playing centre forward for Rangers in the Europa League Final. Joe can be our new Che, with the added bonus that we keep getting to sing his song regularly.

That's great for you. Your mother must be very proud

Tino, Buck, Cornet, Ramsdale, Fraser so far

SSN 18:39 Cornet undergoing Southampton medical Latest from Sky Sports News reporters Dharmesh Sheth and Mark McAdam: Southampton have agreed a deal with West Ham to sign Maxwel Cornet on a season-long loan. The versatile left-sided player is undergoing a medical with Saints. However, Southampton are conscious of their squad size so require players to leave before Friday's 11pm deadline.

Ramsdale reported to be on the team bus this afternoon when it departed

https://www.skysports.com/football/live-blog/31771/12476234/deadline-day-live-summer-transfer-window-closes-at-11pm-tonight-in-england-and-scotland?postid=8204355#liveblog-body Cornet undergoing Southampton medical Latest from Sky Sports News reporters Dharmesh Sheth and Mark McAdam: Southampton have agreed a deal with West Ham to sign Maxwel Cornet on a season-long loan. The versatile left-sided player is undergoing a medical with Saints. However, Southampton are conscious of their squad size so require players to leave before Friday's 11pm deadline.