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All of that plus he had that extra half a second on other players. Never had to hurry a pass. Either instinct or intellect, it gave him a huge advantage. He would be awesome in the modern EPL. Imagine how good Gazza would have been. Talent and fitness, not so blessed upstairs, but he would have been looked after.

I wouldn't worry too much about that, it is sort of expected if a player goes on loan and does well. As you say Saints made a request, were told to wait and that's that. If he is that good everyone will want him. 16 games left, his goals could dry up or he continues in the same vein. For the moment he plays in red and white and I'm going to enjoy it whilst it lasts.

Whilst a fabulous a prospect, Broja isn't our player and that is the nub of it. I think we have to accept that he really is just on loan. If another team is prepared to pay £40 million for him then Chelsea would be mad to sell him, particularly to Newcastle who will be a major threat in 2 or 3 years. If they do decide to sell then I fear that Saints are going to be blown out of this race pretty quickly. There are several factors that might help. Ralph is good at developing players and it may be that Broja himself appreciates that and elects to stay here for another year. That seems unlikely as Chelsea will want him to play European football next year before drafting him into their team. Chelsea may, just may, decide that Saints are a good incubator for their players. They can park a prospect with Saints, watch them develop at no risk to themselves, and then be in a position to make a decision about them a year or two later. However one of the Italian clubs will happily give him a loan berth next year. That would be the next logical step in his development. Also need to watch out for Lampard at Everton, I'd imagine he'll be looking to buy/loan Broja next year. Fortunately they cannot offer anything more than Saints at the moment. I don't know what I think about that as it puts Saints firmly down the pecking order. I guess Saints will do the same to other clubs but it isn't a comfortable feeling either way. He's only 20 and at the moment everything is going well, that won't last. Premier league defenders will be watching clips of him very carefully and will be developing strategies to neutralise him. With the form he is in good luck with that, but sooner or later they'll work out how to make life hard for him. That is when Broja will show whether he has the toolkit to be one of the greats or fades under the pressure. Look at Armstrong 30 goals in the Championship, couldn't miss, seems to have completely lost sight of the goal in the Premier league. It may be that Broja's form has restricted his opportunities but my level of hope in AA is starting to diminish. In the background Saints also have Olaigbe starting to make a noise, which means Armstrong has to start delivering soon. I hope he does, be good for us and him. Major positive to all this drama is that the club is reinforcing its status as offering a quick route through to the 1st team, and that might help steal a few more Tinos in the future.

They are relentless and expect every player to score. Beautiful football team to watch when they click. At times yesterday it looked like we would be overrun, but Saints managed to regain a foothold in the game. Somehow Ralph has the measure of Pep and don't we love it. Salisu will be bought soon, we'll never hold on to a player of that quality. Enjoy him for the time we have him.

Great game against an awesome side. They earnt that point, top performance. It was interesting how they kept the ball away from JWP for the first 30 mins, he had to work hard to get in the game. Personally I prefer Redmond over Mo but that bar is set low. The major change for me was Lyanco, he added real steel to the defence. He is growing in confidence and needs to start before Bendarek imo. But hey no nit picking, great result. Looking forward to MOTD.

Right in front of us, heard the slap, and involuntary yelp. Stuart was lucky to stay on the field. Laporte is a magnificent player, love to have him pur side.

Yes probably best avoided, plus new owner hardly wants a statue of a old owner outside the ground. Maybe put up some more and move Ted to a less public place, plenty of candidates. Channon, Paine, LeTissier although the latter seems to be a tad controversial these days.

I've been thinking about this a lot this morning. Tearing down statues is all very well but what do you do in it's place. As a symbolic gesture it hits the mark and then .... The club looked the other way and as such are culpable. I don't care what guise they were in they allowed it to happen. Rather than targeting individuals who cannot defend themselves do something positive. Fund a charity that protects children today, because sadly it still goes on. Provide the victims with a decent lump sum, if the club can pay £20 million for a centre forward, it can certainly afford to pay compensation to those it failed to look after. However having said that I also don't think the club can forever walk under an apologetic cloud. Learn and move forward.

The club is in a difficult position. They are guilty of harbouring a paedophile. As such they failed in a duty of care to those young lads. No way of dressing that up as anything else. It was a very different time. I was a kid in the 70s and there were some very dodgy characters in scouts, choir, and sports clubs. You either became a victim, or stayed well away from them. Usually in a group of mates. Those in power ignored it, looked the other way or just accepted it as part of the culture. Watch a 'Carry on...' film from the 70s or most sit coms. You'll see what I mean. Ted would have been a product of his generation. Chose to look the other way, or refused to contemplate it. Remember they were totally repressed on such matters. Removing the statue on one hand will be a very public recognition of the club's failings. On the other it will dump all the blame on Ted, which would be manifestly unfair. It will also cause an unholy row, and achieve precisely the opposite of what is intended. I guess they need to find another way of addressing the errors of the past. I don't envy them that job.

JWP is pretty level headed and will only go to one of the top three. His next move needs to be for CL football and regular tilts at trophies. His eyes will be firmly on an England place. By signing that contract he has guaranteed Saints big money. Whilst I don't want him to go, he has been a great servant and if that opportunity arrives then he needs to take it. It's a short career and Saints cannot take him to the next level just yet. My hope is that we have him for next season. The position has to become available, with the realistic prospect of regular football. I can't see that yet but a lot can happen in the summer.

Two well matched sides, they have a far more solid defence and play with a goalkeeper. Pretty much the difference today. Once again a baffling decision from Ralph not to play KWP. That cost us and if Tella and Redmond are struggling to make an impact then sub them. Ignore the third goal Saints were pushing for an equaliser at that stage. I don't like all their falling about and systematic fouling but they are definitely a strong unit, so no disgrace in losing. On another day Saints would have won that. The new owners can see where we need to strengthen.

Great draw, perfectly winnable but they are better than Swansea and Robins is a good manager. Will be a tough game. l always loved Coventry. Mainly for two tone. Easy ground to get to and usually a good game. For years they were an equal status to us. Scandelous the way they have been treated, boy did we dodge a bullet there. My favourite comment, years ago, from a Coventry fan was that 'Southampton had gone all lah di dah .... page 1 of Ceefax'. A rare event for either club in the 90s, sums up that period. Lots of PL draws as well. Bring it on.

Did the job, made hard work of it after going down to 10 but regained control of the game eventually. I wouldn't write Valery off just yet, he was playing well up to that point. Yes silly to lay hands on but he'll learn...... somewhere else I suspect. Two similar sendings off, they need to work on that.

How the hell do you know that 😯

Oh that's all true, I just think I'd want him to go somewhere less toxic. Plus they really don't need him at the moment.

If Pepe Tuchel, or Klopp want him, then I would expect him to go. He has been a great servant but he has his career to think of. By signing that contract he will bring in mega money and I for one would wish him well. I'd probably add Arsenal to that list but hopefully he'll avoid Utd, Spurs or Newcastle. If he leaves it should be for guaranteed CL football and honours.

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If the no debt info is correct, that is a massive bonus right there. Releases more to invest in the club.

Spurs is an absolute pig to get to midweek, fabulous stadium though.

Crucial thing is will it bring stability. A decent run club with EPL income, no debt, and modest investment can easily prosper. I like the current setup, buy young, use develop, and repeat. It needs a bit more investment to work. Being able to buy Broja for example. Hopefully the new setup will bring this. At least it removes uncertainty.

Yep agree with that. In fairness it is better than last year but long way to go.

Great game at SB but VAR not meeting the standard. Mane clear red, could have caused serious injury. No need to interfere in perfectly good goals. Pull the plug and go old school

Problem is the Everton match comes first. They won't touch the winter break either. Bet big clubs have tours in Asia organised.

Above all else I agree with this. Plain theft and the league should have stopped them in their immoral tracks. Fabulous stadium, very comfortable. MK could have easily entered the pyramid. 3 or 4 years they would have been in the league on their own merits.

I don't hate any of them. Too much of that in the world. I do however savour a win against Spurs more than most. Never forgiven them for dumping Frank Saul on us. I'd also like Saints to beat Leeds 7 0, and be game one on MOTD. Oldies will understand that.