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First time around other than Pelle, later on in JWP’s peak he only had the centre backs to aim for, we weren’t a tall side under Ralph. The likes of Coufal enjoyed the deliveries. Has Larin to aim for this time for starters and hopefully another new taller striker to replace Stewart now BBD and DD out/about to be out on loan.

If he’s turned Derby down during the course of the summer or not given them an answer so he was waiting for the Blades, move on would be the advice to Derby. We saw what happened in 2022 was Ramos and Gapko.

How long have they have had to sort the transfer out? I know that the Saudi investment on/off was a distraction this summer but if he was a top target anyway that shouldn’t matter. June, July, and it’s 28 August today when the move to Sheffield Utd is confirmed. Nearly 3 months. Football industry disorganisation and chaos at its worst. They can hardly grizzle at Wilder for ‘nicking him under their noses’, he’s been available all fucking summer. I’ve seen solicitors move faster than football DoFs. Saints weren’t asking a lot, his wages might have been a bit more but £3m would have done it. Just slowness and incompetence dressed up as blaming the player to the Derby fans for their own shittiness.

Ron DeSantis was MAGA before MAGA - culture wars cunt and always has been. This doesn’t surprise me https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/hope-florida-grand-jury-desantis-b3040434.html There’s a majority of Cuban and Venezuelan ex-pats and second generation who are very hardcore populists and vote for him and Trump in large volumes. They won’t bat an eyelid at him doing that. The first generation were instrumental in the JFK assassination and Watergate scandal so not a recent thing, Hence why Trump likes it there so much. Pity for the rest of Floridians who aren’t MAGA or exiles.

Yep, apparently front wall of another house in South Bank, Teeside rammed yesterday and a 39 year old man stabbed. Quite a few nationals today leading with the theme of a town under siege. When Saints go up there later this season, we will do well to come back with any supporters or players left alive. There was me thinking the fumes from Billingham were the most dangerous thing in that dump.

If he vaguely starts looking like the Blackburn and Sheff Utd version (first time around) then whoever he goes to might buy him in January for a couple of million. But can understand them wanting to look further at him first as his wages must be fairly hefty where he joined us in the PL.

Yep. The ones getting fleeced are the 77m morons who voted for him (no sympathy, hope he carries on robbing them senseless financially) and empathy with the 70m people who didn’t. You’ve not seen anything yet - the grift will ramp up after the mid-terms, as they know they’re getting slung out in 2028. Will take them a long time to clean up their name and rebuild relationships (esp Canada) this time around.

If we fall behind in a game, JWP will get us level ‘pegging’ no problem.

Trademark late season Sophia Gardens surface - slower than Jannik Vestergaard but heaps of sideways movement when there’s been cloud cover or recent rain.

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At least the chant for him wouldn’t take much thought for the Northam ‘wanker, wanker, wanker’….

*he did fall out with Chris Nicholl for a time at being used at LB though..

This is where Oriol Romeu was so good first time around. Not quick whatsoever but superb positional awareness and very comfortable on the half-turn.

Things can change rapidly though - Sheffield Utd were the obvious favourites to win the playoffs a couple of years ago v a Sunderland side with some investment, a bright manager but no parachute. A very late equaliser and ET winner and two seasons later, one is fending off a points deduction and another is playing in Europe this season.

#WeMarchOn