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Pretty much expected team, expect changes after the int break when players have been integrated. Difference today is we have players on the bench who can come on and change things.

Think this is a shame, thought he looked more than promising. Still £10m is not to be sniffed at.

Good news. Hope that Saints pushing the boat out for him has not had a detrimental effect on signing attackers. In the end having a decent keeper will not earn you too many points, unlike effective attackers. We will not win games if we don't score goals. By the way sorry if I don't get it, but who is Hagrid? Is he the Robbie Coltrane character in the Potter movies? Have never read books and only seen one of the films.

Goals from Archer left me all of a quiver.

Aka and Ugo, The Chukwu brothers.

Arms are not the issue, what's he like with his feet. Not sure his feet look that useful.

Maybe 110 might be more appropriate, if not against PL rules

If he doesn't play he probably won't get injured.

Sounds like the Club/Medics realise they couldn't afford another fuck up like Stewart.

Don't think Stuey has a club yet

Southampton Nil, our revised/reprised name again. All the fuss about a keeper, but if you score nothing it makes virtually no difference who is the keeper. Toothless in attack, and that doesn't mean main striker. 2 goals conceded in 2 games is pretty good. Still, onwards and upwards, 16th place, well away from relegation 🤔

Looks pretty much expected team, good to see KWP might be staying. A number missing from the squad who appear to be off, beginning to wonder if we are letting Manning go as well.

How is a verbal agreement almost done?

Theo Walcott actually - starts on September 15.

Hope it's a loan, Charles is going to be a good player, just needs some consistent game time to get his confidence back.

Also known as Les Miserable

I know, I read it after I posted. I don't believe he can be any worse than AM playing out with his feet (not sure I would take views of Wolves fans as an accurate assessment) , so the fact he is a better 'traditional' keeper makes it a slam dunk for me.

He's only 36, just over a year older than McCarthy (Willy will be 43 next month for comparison). Not really that old for a keeper. He can't be any worse than AM playing out, and he is also no doubt a better shot stopper. Currently earning £0 per week as he is out of contract.

Each?

Is he 6'2, with eyes of blue?

Codswallop. He had no chance of saving the shot after his cockup. Joelinton's (?) shot was also expertly placed. I know AM had a howler, but it's actually not much good keeping a clean sheet if we can't score, it's valid to say he cost us a point, but that's all.

From what I can find out, Big Les does not count as one of the PL loans because he is u21. Possibly he doesn't count because he isn't a club-trained player (for 3 years), I think he has only been Chelsea for one season. PL U21 loans don't count if they have been club trained for 3 years.

I find it a bit silly when people talk about save ratios and saves after yesterday. McCarthy's performance yesterday was nothing to do with shot stopping. No one ? would have saved that goal yesterday. The cockup was his attempted pass/clearance which was abysmal. I'm not in any way defending AM but let's at least recognise the problem and not make things up.

But we equally could have done much worse. Yours is a classic case of Never Satisfied 😉

Surely have to go through a 6 week apprenticeship on understanding the way we play before they can feature.