Saint_Ash

Expect this could be a tactic to get Feyenoord to accept whatever we have offered for Bijlow, showing we're shopping around. Either would be a massive upgrade on what we have.

Strange one from Ipswich re Broja, I can understand buying him if they stay up IF he had an impact, I'd be fucked off if he was shit, was injured most of the season, scored 3 goals and they somehow stayed up in spite of him. I'd have made the stipulation that Broja would have have to score/assist in 15 goals and the club stay up before making a massive outlay such as £30m. No way is he worth that.

Indeed. I remember when Leeds were paying average players ridiculous money under Ridsdale, 20 odd years ago people were saying the same thing.

Lesley announced.

Excellent. Looking at his preseason he'll be ready to go straight in by the look of it.

Nice.

All those goals are pretty tidy to be fair. The second one especially so.

I love these transfers that come out of nowhere and there hasn't been days and weeks of speculation on social media.

I doubt it. We can't keep a players cost on the balance sheet and release the deferral over the whole four years if we sell him after two, I would expect to release the balance when he's sold.

Isn't Sammie Szmodics classes as an attacking midfielder?

Surely this is when the player signs for a club? Cole Palmer is signing his second contract with Chelsea after agreeing a 7 year contract last year. This is an additional two years so has nothing to do with the initial phasing of the transfer. So after the first contract this is just tying the player down for longer.

Yep. https://x.com/SaintsExtra/status/1822566346061660212?t=uSzXeOJacRAecB6_uxfbzA&s=19

Wow, awful keeping 😆

I don't think we'll be getting O'Riley unless we can get some money together from sales, which could be the delay after the purchases of THB, Downes, BBD etc.

If he's flown over today for his medical, where's the grainy, secret mobile photo uploads? I won't believe it until I see them.

I know it's based on what is punted but I'm sure Atalanta were odds on the other day to sign O'Riley, now we are.

I expect there's a time limit on the deal, maybe the end of the month or until we sign someone else in his position. I'm assuming now he's out of contract we've offered him a signing on fee as well, I doubt any of the other clubs around the bottom of the league will stump up more than us, I expect he's mulling over whether to go to the Middle East or not.

Suga may have been the catalyst. We've got him in, we're allowing KWP to leave and then West Ham are happy to deal with us for Downes.

Half time ruined us. Gave Gareth a chance to stop our attacking threat.

The quality has eased off a bit now, Spain playing most passes backwards as they try and keep the possession. France may sneak one more yet.

A good game including the big boys at last. Spain will win the thing playing like this.

https://x.com/SouthamptonFC/status/1808531074131095943?t=sboAYxb88RpOtHIQ1_64AQ&s=19

We don't know the ins and outs I suppose but I guess there is a wage structure for 16 year olds and I can't imagine us breaking it or throwing thousands at them when they have only shown it at a lower level. How many times have we seen young prospects go off the rails because of money.