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Horrific performance. Like a League Two side in possession. Created absolutely nothing against a side low on confidence.

Games going to be off.

Apparently they're going to try and resolve more permanently after the Brentford game as we've got a few weeks without a home game then (1st Oct) but in the meantime it's just managing the best they can.

The two performances against them last season couldn't have been more polar opposite really, so hard to know what to expect. They're a decent team who have a clear identity and system whereas we're still very much a work in progress. They can certainly be got at though. We've got a relatively nice run at home now until March (only Arsenal of the 'big 6') so plenty of opportunities to get points, starting here. I'd be surprised if Edozie starts just yet but certainly a great option to come off the bench in the second half.

Kalajdzic confirmed to have done his ACL yesterday and will be out for a long time.

13 league games to get through before the January window opens, a month which is even tougher to bring in attacking reinforcements. Let’s hope Che can stay fit m and that Mara can step up as and when required.

We had a scout/s at the Lyon game last night. No idea who they were watching, but Dembele was on the bench. Tete maybe?

An agent originated story if ever I've seen one.

You don't think Bazunu is an upgrade in goal on McCarthy?

Just been subbed off on 62 minutes. No waves goodbye

But if they've offered him a new deal, it'd be a bit bizarre to leave him out. Giving him the captaincy is obviously a way to butter him up even more.

Bednarek is off to West Ham.

Well that's the Ori replacement, presuming he's been guaranteed game time in his preferred position of CM. If we can get Bednarek and Redmond gone and bring in Caleta-Car and Gakpo, what a window.

Be nice if we can arrange a friendly v Girona at St Mary's next pre-season so that the fans can say thank you properly.

Looks like it's Fabrice Fernandes writing his name in the sky.

From what I'm told on Bednarek, Villa only want a loan deal with an option to buy at the end of it but West Ham might explore a permanent deal, depending on what fee they get for Craig Dawson who is on the way out. He's desperate to leave and his relationship with some of the new coaching team is "not great".

On Solent they said that it’s some sort of disease that has come from treatment they’ve used on the pitch recently. The club are hoping to resolve it more permanently during the break in home games between Brentford on 10th Sept and Everton on 1st Oct.

Van Nistelrooy (PSV Manager) comments this morning when asked about Gakpo: "I hope he stays. I don't know whether it will happen, but we know what he can do for us".

I don't think saying he was expecting more heavy defeats from his group of players really helped his cause...

I wonder if the standard of the stewarding will put him off coming? 😏

FAO Toby Steele and our useless ‘supporter services’ team.

No Martial for them but Casemiro fit to start.

Hope we draw Pompey in the next rou…oh wait.

Fofana has been asked to be left out of the squad which is a big boost.

No wonder that big fat Greek bloke that owns them kept doing the signing of the cross last weekend - if they go down with that investment/wage bill they're utterly screwed.