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Marseille making some decent signings under De Zerbi.

https://x.com/alfiehouseecho/status/1814398309295120605?s=46&t=7raSKCMt6LV8RJ1C2d39WQ Lallana and Edwards taken off as precautions due to ‘slight feelings’.

How are Leicester able to spend if they are over the FFP threshold? Looks like they will have beaten us to 2 players so far this summer: Bobby De Cordova-Reid and Matias Soule. They also beat us to Maresca last season. All whilst effectively cheating their way back up with the punishment loophole.

Yes that’s Robinson

New signings: Lallana 10 THB 6 Downes 4 Wood 15 Edwards 12 Suguwara 16 Taylor 21

Amo-Ameyaw is an exciting young talent, his dribbling/change of direction is exceptional. One of our 4 youngest debutants, will he feature this season or go on loan?

He’s over in Italy atm as well, think we will be moving on.

In a system that didn’t play to his strengths and being in and out of the team, I will agree he didn’t cut it in the PL. I’m hopeful he will so better in this system, how much better remains to be seen. How is being the highest goal contributor of the top 4 English leagues ‘just cutting it’? Did he sleep with your Mrs or something? He has more than earned his chance to have another go IMO.

Is that Edwards and Lallana lost to injury already? We are only 20 mins into pre season!

Pulling our legs mush?

To be fair to Wilcox, he came in and changed the structure completely. He chose Martin and we went up first time of asking. I don’t think he was surplus to requirements, he just took an opportunity that was too good to turn down and we are once agains left in limbo. Must be difficult to find a replacement that won’t change things.

According to Mail Sport, we went back after the loan with option was rejected by Palace for Rak-Sakyi. Permanent offer now also rejected. Time to move on or do we just need to increase our offer?

If we do find a new striker that scores us 17+ goals, then I’ll easily get over them ripping us off.

https://x.com/lewiscoombes/status/1814018121310593410?s=46&t=7raSKCMt6LV8RJ1C2d39WQ He’s wearing his wedding ring in this recent interview.

https://x.com/solentsport/status/1814178363755438451?s=46&t=7raSKCMt6LV8RJ1C2d39WQ Update from Martin on signings so far, Che’s contract, the people running the recruitment and the upcoming pre season trip to Spain. In summary, sounds like everyone is involved in the transfers. Ball in Che’s court but not expecting him to sign any time soon. Strategy is for hungry players that are desperate to play for us as well as in the PL.

Some more comments from Martin on Che, sounds like the contract offer is still there for him but we aren’t expecting him to sign it any time soon. https://x.com/lewiscoombes/status/1814018121310593410?s=46&t=7raSKCMt6LV8RJ1C2d39WQ

Joke that they are charging us £5 to watch a pre season friendly at Eastleigh. Also charging again this season to listen to the radio coverage, which was always free in previous PL seasons. Looks like the EFL rip off stuff has come up with us. https://x.com/southamptonfc/status/1814012453807878454?s=46&t=7raSKCMt6LV8RJ1C2d39WQ

Martin Braithwaite was linked on a free but is joining Olympiacos according to Fab: https://x.com/fabrizioromano/status/1813693296373301304?s=46&t=7raSKCMt6LV8RJ1C2d39WQ

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Under Armour were easily our worst kit provider. Designs were poor, fit was poor.

They didn’t show him the love we did, that’s for sure. That plus the Martin relationship will have swung things in our favour. He was at Ipswich from 7-21 years old, so must have strong feelings for them still even if it did end on a sour note. Facts are that he’s played his best footy under Martin at Swansea and Saints and last season will have been a really positive experience for him. If the rumours are true and Ipswich offered more wages, then big respect to Flynn for putting football first, like many don’t.

Interesting that Ipswich gave him something to think about but he made the right call in the end, thankfully! Such an important signing, key to the way we play and my favourite player last season by far. Hope we can kick on together now as relegation would surely mean we could lose him.