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Yes, sorry Trousers, Centre Midfield (thanks SuperSaint) was posting quickly

Further evidence of Donald draining the swamp - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53747851 The Lincoln project may have to form an alternative right wing party post November. Republicans are toast nationally. Good chance to sever the evangelical wing as Kinnock did with Militant.

KWP is ideal for Ralph in the same way PEH is ideal for Mourinho’s - win win. Salisu next to give us that pace and power lacking at CB, although Stephens and Jan improved hugely second half of the season. MC next and if we can move a few on that other clubs want - Reed, Boufal - then the Arsenal striker with a year left on his deal as a succession plan for Long and give Obafemi something to think about.

Not especially bothered what MLT writes or doesn’t write on Twitter, still SFC’s greatest player. Donald Trump could have written the rest of this post.

Think he is on the move then. Doesn’t really scream ‘we are going to offer him a bumper new deal’. For £8m probably a good buy but if Ralph has his eyes on another player then probably helps towards that plus the PEH money (RB should already have been partially budgeted for plus what they saved on Cedric’s wages). Burnley rumoured to another interested party, wonder who the other two are? WBA maybe if they’ve seen a lot of him, Leeds or Palace having a freshen up of their midfield. Brighton might be another option although a bit too young and good injury record.

I think the Salisu money will be covered in part by £8m+ in extra prize money, £2.5m VVD top up, plus we might be recieving a top up for WBA (Austin) going up and Villa staying up (Targett and PL appearances). Starting to recover from the very worst of Les and Ross’s destruction, although quite a way still to go. Hoedt might be off hopefully, Boufal might be tempting for non PL clubs with a year to go. Lemina, Forster and Carrillo still lumbered but contracts running down from the millstones they were. Vestergaard (fingers crossed) might offer being Leicester’s 4th choice CB to ours.

If true that’s closer to what I was expecting. Everton might have offered £25m but it could have been spread over 4 windows. This is a lesser total amount but mostly up front which suits Ralph. Means we can move on a replacement he wants, McKennie or otherwise. We’ve tied up a player that did well on loan and suits Ralph’s system better than Jose’s, and PEH may suit Mourinho’s better. Hope Brendan comes in for Vest now for their Europa League campaign. Lemina who knows. Hoedt hopefully gone on a fee related to his outstanding wages.

Has even got monstered by Fox News although Chris Wallace has always been one of their few proper journalists more immune to Murdoch’s control I see James Murdoch has finally gotten fed up with his father’s geriatric weirdness and cut his business ties. Would have thought Hillsborough and Milly Dowler phone hack was enough but fair play to James for standing up to him, apparently Rupert’s support for this freak and fake news about the Australian bush fires where climate change denial was rife in his outlets was the final straw.

‘Them new toilets are triffic. People in Hamworthy are having the time of their lives with these. Honestly, I’ve just used them and that’s the best number two I’ve had since Kevin Bond’

Poor bloke, hope the club sorts him out with a ticket this year, assuming that any of us can attend games anyway. As for Derek Jennings, pathetic from a 53 year old man, but what do you expect from a man who probably has Farage, Nick Griffin and the 657 crew as his heroes.

LeG - guessing the CB/RB wasn't the player who signed for Brighton - Veltman - as he is predominately a RB that can fill in at CB. Could pay off for Brighton but two big risks they've taken IMO with him and Lallana. Could pay off from them like Ings has with us. As for PEH, let him rot in the U23s next season unless he gets real. Take the Everton/other offers or become a forgotten man.

I'm sure PEH will be a fine captain next season...for the Saints U23s. Bye bye playing for Denmark in a home Euros. If we sign McKennie that's what will happen. PEH and his agent created this situation, if the's agent's as good as he claims, he'll be able to unsettle Mourinho for his client to get the move and put the skids under Levy, who is still under a lot doubt from their fans for sacking Poch. Pressure is on Spurs. Oh, and Levy needs the KWP money because Mourinho also wants a winger from Porto. We've taken on the extra borrowing so we can move swiftly in the market in a shorter window this year. Levy is just wasting everyone's time and it doesn't stop SFC's plans. He's bitten off more than he can chew with Mourinho as unlike Poch, he won't be diplomatic if Levy tries to make this protacted.

Brighton got him for a release fee of £1m apparently. Last Netherlands cap in Nov 2019. Not sure why he was available for that price.

John - didn’t include Forren as never played for Saints first team. Bad signing though. Following on from Turkish’s post, my worst ever top flight Saints XI including wanky Wesley is, in traditional 442 Blayney, S Baker (Rb), L Todd (lb), Hoedt, Jakobsson, Ripley, Lemina, Quashie, D Lee, Speedie and Dixon Subs - Woods, Bernard, Davenport, Dia, Wood, Marshall, Carrillo, Ely, Johansen, McCann, Bleidelis, Delgado, Chala, Mayuka

His berth at CB alongside Jakobsson is safe in Saints worst ever XI. Unlike Carrillo he actually played in enough games for us to conclude he was truly awful. At least Jakobsson had a decent attitude. Struggling to think of worse top flight CBs for Saints? Callum Davenport but he only played a small number of games on loan (which admittedly were dreadful). Scott Marshall ditto, quite a small sample but both of those can sit in the bench

McC kicking poor again, for all the quality saves. And nearly handles it outside of the area. Focus Alex! Romeu was awake and a great interception. Redmond our best player today. Robinson stops Che getting a second there although just needs to be reacting a second quicker. Getting into the positions.

Astonishing blooper by ref, fk would have been in JWP range. That said, Lundstram knew Vest would get done there with a quality pass, Billy should score but credit to Alex for the block. Let’s hope Vest doesn’t get injured today and Rodgers does come back in for him. Bournemouth winning and Arsenal winning, all eyes on Villa now.

Yep, my view as well. Not bothered about 2014 and no axe to grind but at 32 not suited to Ralph’s style or system. Ralph wants a level of intensity in the press that was never Adam’s game even when he was a Saints player. If he starts well there will be a few moaning on here but have to look at the 2-4 year picture. Have good memories of him as a Saints player but no regrets at him going to Brighton. Our strategy has to be buying Mane-like gems with express pace in their early 20s to develop and make a big profit on, that’s how the club rebuilds. Two year contract would been the maximum I’d have considered if I was Potter, three is a risk at three but I guess BHA are thinking he might do enough in the first 18 months to fund the high wages and could move into a coaching role earlier if his body doesn’t hold up.

Not saying that’s what the club should do or will do but to have it as a genuine option lets other clubs know that there isn’t an old duffer/5ft tall kid doing our transfer negotiating any more. I want to move on as well but not prepared to let PEH and his agent dictate and Levy think he can take the pee on that and KWP. He said he wanted a CL club which Spurs aren’t at present

He’d like to think so. Personally I’d call his, PEH’s and the agent’s bluff by offering Reed a new contract and appointing PEH captain - of the U23s next season. Eg your career can rot for a season if you don’t start acting in a professional manner and have your go-for tell Spurs to pay up or chip a bit off the price for KWP. Think you will find PEH will need to force Mourinho’s hand a bit if that’s who he really wants in the summer.

The putting the food on the table was metaphorical but people in those seats certainly won’t have voted to be poorer. And a levelling up agenda can only work if there’s a big enough economy to level out. Seems the industry itself is concerned - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/no-deal-brexit-red-wall-seats-boris-johnson-majority-election-a9621421.html

As other have posted, don’t see it myself. Still a good player but not suited to the press way of playing. Will go to Leicester IMO. We need to be signing 22-23 year olds with serious pace ala Mane when we bought him from Salzburg under Ronald.

Let’s see what they look like when manufacturers in the old Red Wall actually experience what it’s like to ‘go WTO’ in the middle of pandemic. Xenophobia doesn’t put food on the table.

Sounds like most bright, reasonably experienced employees in organisations when they can see through blatant BSers eg Les, Pellegrino and probably Ross Wilson. I got the impression he liked Ronald and enjoying Ralph. I don’t think Puel was his cup of tea football wise but did seem to play OK mostly for Claude. You could see a real deterioration in Berty’s game after that. I wasn’t a Puel fan but he did improve some players. All I saw under Pellegrino and Hughes was players going rapidly backwards. Hughes knew his stuff but after keeping us up the fire seemed to go out again.

Good - wealthier club than Spurs and unlike Spurs haven’t embarked on paying for a new stadium quite yet although in the pipeline it seems. Agent wins either way - PEH gets his £££ and talks about the project. We end up getting a decent fee hopefully to reinvest for Ralph. PEH might be better for Everton next year as I don’t think he was quite at it this year. As long as Everton accept what type of player he is - break it up, screen back 4 and give it as short as possible - he may be fine. I think it’s whether PEH and his ‘super agent’ share that view. Pity as he was far more grounded last season. Hopefully we get £20-25m and not our issue anymore.