Charlie Wayman

Presumably they factored in the arrival of Ralph Hasenhüttl as well.

The trick will be to keep Theo's obvious enthusiasm and delight bubbling along which means giving him plenty of game time. Once he is fully fit and up to speed on Ralph's playing style it might be hard to leave him out of the starting line-up.

Brilliant Lads. Made us proud today. Vestergaard MotM x 2

All to play for. Bednarek needs a rest. Walcott all at sea at the moment, needs to stay wider and keep Chilwell busy. Still looks like 2-2 to me. Pity Ings doesn't get the service that Werner has. Romeu and Ward Prowse playing well. Adams looks to be the weather link, just isn't thinking quickly enough.

The total rejection of Project Big Picture and this guy being a Yank might have something to do with the delay. It was Yanks that proposed it after all.

I blame it on that stubbly beard. It doesn't work for him.

The elephant in the room is Southgate. Compare him with Hasenhuttl for example.... Time for a change? Not Ralph of course!

Maybe we've bought another bum steer?

Armstrong has C19 so cannot possibly play. Assume Djenepo but may be Walcott. If Salisu is not on the bench are we seeing another Danso situation? 2-2 for this one.

How does that work if you want to end up with 18 teams? Surely 4 would be relegated as two get auto promotion, so it's the 5th bottom who would join the playoffs of 3rd, 4th & 5th from the Championship

Isn't it only until the ned of October. Presumably they will review after that.

...and you wouldn't have believed the vitriol on here towards this "useless player who wasn't fit to wear a Saints shirt"......

So how many England International's are in our team now, I make it 6.

Stick to your guns and ignore the pedants.

Probably but he won't be eligible for the Everton match a week later

16th

All the bitterness and hatred dissipated at a stroke. Now time for gushing obsequiousness.

Never a truer word....

Beggars cannot be choosers.

Our speed and energy seemed to take them by surprise. Two nicely taken goals from open play confirmed our overwhelming superiority. We are very good at beating very poor teams....

Romeu has comprehensively out-performed Ward-Prowse this season so don't just assume that it is Romeu's place at risk.

No player seems to have spilt opinion on here more than Sofiane Boufal; his time at Saints will be remembered by many as one of sadly unfulfilled potential for whatever reasons and that wonderfully unforgettable solo goal against WBA that lit up St Mary's just a few short seasons ago. Only a spiteful and malevolent few will say "good riddance" which in itself is testimony to the uncertainty surrounding his departure bearing in mind the opprobrium heaped on the hapless trio of Carillo, Hoedt and Forster. By all accounts Sofiane seems to be a lovely lad who fits in with his colleagues more than with management. I doubt we will ever know the full story of why he was so frequently out of favour. That seems to be behind us now so we should all wish him well in his new career and thank him for being a loyal uncomplaining Saint these past few years. Thanks for the memories Sofiane and bon chance!

Hasenhüttl doesn't change a winning team usually however dire the circumstances of that win, so it's a pretty safe bet that Vestergaard will play. Anyway, Stephens needs to up his game a bit to justify selection, he was asleep at the wheel on numerous occasions against Spurs.