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8.5/10. Slight over rotation when entering the water.

But he could easily play inside left which he was successful at with us.

One step closer to skate like financial meltdown?

"For sure"

Well they didn't when we signed them for considerably less so your comment doesn't make any sense.

Our targets never being mentioned by the media is a myth.

Instigated by their manager and no one else.

Would you take exception to someone saying they think Austin will play every game and score 30 goals?

He isn't being written off. Point is that the quality needed in the team now should be comparable to the former group. Unless you'd be happy with more signings with the profile of Pied?

Price doesn't matter, a good player can cost relatively little or a lot. We just really need to find the quality of Mane, Hojbjerg, VVD, Bertrand and Tadic and less of a Juanmi, Cuco, Pied, Clasie or even Romeu.

But our choice is to either sign quality players or financially implode like Portsmouth. Surely we want to avoid the latter?

Austin as Rodriguez is more versatile but why Redmond is being played as a striker I don't know.

And came across really well. Very smart guy.

In the real world, the pro's and con's of decisons aren't measured by the reaction of a couple of hundred fans on a forum. Mane being sold so early in the window is dissapointing on the basis that we haven't replaced him even though the season has started.

Probably an exciting new stationary partner.

Good question. With over 24000 posts, there has been plenty of opportunity.

Looks that way at the moment. If we continue to look limp up front I hope Puel isn't stubborn with a formation which doesn't work. Pretty obvious that 4231 is our best bet against our options. And the Redmond-Henry talk is just bizarre.

Unlucky fixture to get with Mourinho's first home game, Pogba hype etc so the result is not surprising. They would expect to beat us. I thought we were tidy in possession but pretty toothless. Long and Redmond don't play as a unit and our fullbacks are woeful. Bertrand returning will be a massive plus. Attacking midfielder and striker is a must.

There is plenty to be positive about overall but do you expect this thread to be overly positive considering it's about summer transfer targets and there is really not much to discuss on that front, hasn't been for a while now...except some cryptic info on super secret deals being done?

Or... Why were we so quick to let Mane and Pelle go whilst not having a replacement in by the start of the season? Regardless of how much we spend doing it.

It's not a box or a system. It's a room with some computers and analysts within it.

Apart from in your simple little world, it's not comparable at all....lol

If he gets banned for upsetting the snotty tissue that is S-Clarke, that really would cap a crap Saints related summer.

It wasn't that long ago sine celebrating mid-table finishes was a point of ridicule for you and your buddies I seem to remember?

This is just the consequence of being in the Premier League in this era really. Every established prem club can afford it. The main question is whether we have enough to show for the players sold and revenue gained beyond a season Europa League group stages.