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You're right - the 4 million was his market value at the time.

Well he joined Elche CF in August 2024 for 4 million euros so not sure his value will have gone up that much in 2 years.

I just read a piece that suggested interest in him was strong but has since tailed off. Sounds like his agent was doing a bit of fishing to see if there were any bites.

Think we still need a replacement for Shea Charles. Maybe a loan from a Prem club would be an option.

Shhhhh! The transfer window is still open for another 48 hours.

Me too. In typical Saints fashion we then signed their goalkeeper MaClaren 🙂

Will we sign another centre back for decent money or was Schlotterbeck THB's replacement?

None of that matters - if the ref saw it he is obliged to stop the game. Not saying that's right or wrong but it's the rules and I get that we'd have been gutted if it happened to us.

Did the ref not spot Downes getting a serious head injury? I can only think he didn't see the incident properly (although he ran straight past Downes) otherwise he should have stopped the game immediately.

Boro cheating - surely not!

Dobbin is poor on the left. His best work is in the middle.

Preston will offer 3 shirt buttons and an out of date luncheon voucher.

Can't see it myself.

It is unlikely to distract the players in the heat of a match.

Following his impressive debut this is a signing that really excites me. I haven't seen the whole game but the positivity of the comments on here make me think Keven is the real deal. He is clearly a big physical centre back who can handle the type of striker he will face in the Championship. The fact that he was able to bully Coburn, one of the toughest in the division, emphasises this fact. Also he was clearly talking and shouting from the first minute so good signs that he will develop into a real leader. We have not had this type of centre half for a long time and he could join the legends of the past such as Killer, Toby, Fonte and VVD. These sort of players can turn an average back four into a good one just by their presence. I'm hoping Keven is in the same mould. It's obviously very early days for his Saints career but my gut tells me he is going to be special for us. Going back to his leadership attributes I wonder whether he might be given the captain's armband sooner rather than later. If he turns out to be an absolute rock at the back it would be great to see such a man mountain leading out the side and, seeing him at the head of the team in the tunnel would give our opponents pause for thought. He'll probably have a nightmare on Tuesday now 🙂