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Kits are fine, sponsor does ruin them but if that’s the biggest offer then we take it. For me red and white stripes for home and a yellow away kit is my preference, so can’t complain.

Doesn’t look too dissimilar to our adidas striped kit. It’s just a generic red and white kit. As much saints and it is Sunderland as it is Sheffield United. I find the sponsor naff with the yellow ‘O’ and pointless extra white circles beneath bit.

Other than the terrible sponsor logo, what’s wrong with it?

Have you seen it already or just going off the DH Gate image?

My moral compass agrees but sadly Rollbit will be paying around double such a sponsor and in order to be as competitive as possible, we must sell our soul to the highest bidder. It will be interesting to see how sponsorship numbers change when the ban is in force. I’m hoping we are still in the PL to find out.

Sky reporting he’s completed his medical and just finalising contract details, announcement could be in next 24 hours

This is interesting. The question is if Martin wants him. I’m all for keeping him, offers us something different and with no Stu (or replacement so far) it makes sense to keep. However, if Martin can’t trust him in his system, he’s definitely one that can raise funds to buy others.

That was a fake Fabrizio Romano account. Fake news.

https://x.com/fabrizioromano/status/1811721216459161959?s=46&t=7raSKCMt6LV8RJ1C2d39WQ Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez is off to Lyon.

ABK has now had his shoulder surgery. Managing it through natural recovery/exercises all started when he wanted to make the German national team squad for the World Cup and it has plagued him since. You would hope that a recurrence of the shoulder injury popping back out easily should be a thing of the past now. The negatives are he’s not played much footy for a while and noises through Fabrizio Romano suggest he wants a new challenge. If we could motivate him to stay, I think he could play a big role. We all saw his raw attributes and it’s only really been his shoulder troubles that have kept him from progressing. Due to his interest in moving on and how that sale could go in full into the FFP tracker, I would expect he will inevitably leave us.

Sounds like an announcement today then. Expect this will get the KWP & Downes deals moving.

It’s not dissimilar to the price way got Cedric for all that time ago? Fair play is he’s any cop. Can’t say I’ve seen him play but seems to have been watched by some decent teams and looks like a really solid signing based on YouTube/stats.

We were reportedly interested in both Delap and Philogene, and both were players we have looked at before. To lose out on some long term targets to Ipswich is very disappointing.

Leicester have appointed Steve Cooper.

Transfermarkt reckons his value is estimated at €20m, so £17m. £30m is not happening, surely?

Perhaps the other clubs were only offering a 1 year deal? Maybe after 8 years living on the south coast his family would rather not move. Baz is basically out for the season. Lumley is 3rd choice quality for the prem. Loaning in a keeper has got be be something we are considering? If not, then Lumley will end up playing to cover injuries/suspensions. He wasn’t even trusted for Preston at home?

I wonder if a decent loan option becomes available, if we would go for it? Alex is as good a number 2 as we would be able to attract, knows the club well and has shown he has the mindset to be out of the team and still come back in and deliver. Until Alex is confirmed as number 1, I’m not concerned.

Watching him I think he’s got something. At £10m I don’t see us losing money on him and just feel he has a higher ceiling. Looked decent for Hull who played possession footy. City’s academy also will have been a good preparation for Martin ball. Stoke and Preston completely different in their styles and he has had injury interruptions. It’s not all been rosey but that’s why his asking price has dropped to £10m. Think he’s a better gamble than Che Adams going forward if brought in as one to develop. Kane is a good example of not smashing the championship on his loans but realising that potential. Our model involves taking risks on these kind of players.

I think at £10m that would be a decent signing. He has the potential and at that price could he be one of a couple new strikers?

They’ve already broken our transfer record then. I was hoping he would go to Germany like Tella did as he is one of their best players. Great signing for Tractor Teds.

I think playing for Martin in a style built around him that he clearly excels in would be a bigger draw, than going back to the club he started out at that. He’s a WHU fan, so the sentimental thing would be to stay there, but he clearly wants to play and I would be very surprised if he moves and it isn’t to us.

He’s earned a new deal by getting us promoted at the first time of asking. I agree with @CSA96, logical move.

Lots to take in this lunchtime: KWP to WHU (Telegraph/Fab). Makes sense with one year and he goes with my best wishes having stayed and got us back up. Downes to Saints (Telegraph/Fab) saying swap deal With KWP. Athletic also reporting he feels there is unfinished business and Alvarez injury could open up an opportunity for him. Sugawara confirmed as high on our list (Echo) but there are a ‘few’ others on the list. Charlie Taylor to Saints (Echo/Mirror). Expected to sign on Monday.

It’s giving karma.

I just did a screenshot and added as an image. Link still doesn’t work for me on iPhone.