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So who's the next one off our academy conveyor belt to go to Arsenal then?

I'm sure them signing AOC will make up for selling Cesc and Nasri! Not a good time to be a gooner. They should be signing players for the now not for 1/2 years time.

Fourth_Official Fourth Official ESPN is reporting Alex Oxlade Chamberlain has passed a medical at Arsenal's training ground ahead of completing a move #AFC #Saintsfc

Well arsenal are playing hard ball over the price with barca for cesc. We should do the same, if u want him this is the deal, take it or leave it.

Don't know a few of those! Youngsters and those not included at weekend probably. No puncheon either.

Not sure if there is anything to read into this, but Ammar Jemal wasn't in the new team photo for Young Boys. http://www.bscyb.ch/content.aspx?navi=23&mannschaft=1 He appears to be off.... just where to?

3. for me. Unless we sign a good quality centre back and forward then i would say 2.

Shows what crazy prices teams want for their players and which is why clubs turn to the overseas market for players.

I know that transfers rumours website is a pile of poo, but it does make entertaining reading at times: 01 Aug 2011 10:00:32 The transfer of Tunisian defender, Ammar Jemal from Bsc Young-Boys to Southampton is potentially in serious doubt as it has been confirmed this morning that Southampton's application for a work permit has been rejected by HM Revenue and Customs. The club will now decide whether to appeal against the decision Now surely it's The Home Office that are responsible for work permits not HMRC!!!

Fonte or Corky? Twitter feed says Cork?

Teams and updates from tonight's games all here please?

I see Brighton have applied for planning permission to expand the stadium already. I guess as it took them so long to get where they were they are getting the permisssion in nice and early.

Nice feedback. Should forward onto the club, if not done so already

Or Punchen Replacement. Another signing that shows we really do keep our transfers quiet. Nobody saw this one coming.

Anyone come up with a good saints related team name?

Couple of hrs? don't know what tests they do but you might then have to wait for the results of them too.

Wasn't much on there. Think it was from the LMA thing last night. NA kept referring to AOC as a young boy. Just said that he has handled the speculation well, mentioned the fact he has spoken to the nationals in the last couple of days. Says he is best to continue his development at Saints.

Thanks, just logged in to Sky Go and gonna watch it via the net :-)

Didn't really have much of an impact last season. I remember many championship bosses holding back expecting to pick up players after this and i think it was only Michael Kightly who didn't make the squad. Nobody else noticable was omitted from their teams 25.

After the release of the squad numbers I think it's clear the number 5 shirt has been left for a new centre back signing. The question is who..... Personally I haven't a clue. Think we need a powerhouse type rather than a playing centre back.

Who has changed numbers this season apart from Dickson and AOC?

Surely the clever thing would be to get his replacement in first...

Huddersfield's Roberts has rejected a new 2yr deal. I know he was linked with us, if that was true might be a step closer as he is now in the last year of his contract.

One thing is for sure, there will be people who love it and people that will hate it. Those who hate it will be more vocal on here than those who love it.

But history has shown we can't rely on him staying fit.