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How can you be 'very close' to signing someone but still be in a position to be blown out the water by someone else? Doesn't that just mean you want to sign someone? I can't stand that **** he's a parody on TalkSport (not that most of them aren't).

I agree, Les Reed is useless, let's get in someone like whoever deals with Sunderland's transfers so we can recruit complete turd that nobody wants to buy, who then see out their contracts and leave on a free meaning we have to replace them with more turd. Why can't we just be so **** that nobody wants to buy our players ffs.. I hate this 'buy a good player, sell him for a huge profit, replace him with two good players and then still come top half' thing we do ** I realise the 'replace him with two good players thing' hit a bit of a snag this summer, but the previous two it's worked a charm, it's not going to be perfect every time.

Wow. The home kit i've wanted for years and it wasn't even my era. I always see the retro version in store and have been tempted by it for so long but this version is absolutely ****ing beautiful, i'm actually in love.

Kind of, but at the same time it seemed like a case of set an unrealistic wage request, knowing that if you get it then you're laughing, but more than likely you'll finally get to leave the club properly rather than being loaned out again and not be able to potentially progress your career.

Always been a fan of Tadic and feel that when he plays well we tend to win. However, he has been poor all season and so has his attitude. He clearly think he is better than us, whereas we are very much his level. He featured heavily in that article about Koeman 'damaging players' confidence' last season, then moaned publicly about Puel substituting him, and also has fallen out with the Serbia manager. Surely, the third time, he has to start wondering whether it's him rather than the manager's. Would no longer be sad to see him go. Get someone in who turns up for more than 10 games a season.

If Puel has to go (i'd rather he didn't) then Jokanovic for me, almost every single fan of a Championship team i've spoke to this season (including Brighton and Newcastle fans) say that Fulham 'are the best team in the league' and play great football. Hes dragged them from relegation candidates to that, having also got Watford up a couple of years ago. Failing that maybe Wagner from Huddersfield, play great football but don't know if I could handle Klopp mark 2.

Would be surprised if Spurs let Rose and Walker go in one summer, and would be even more surprised if Bertrand went to potentially play second fiddle to Rose. Chelsea would make sense, he clearly never gave up on them given that he didn't re-locate, and also with Champions League football they'll want competition in that LWB position. Arsenal also would make sense, given that they've played wing backs lately and they don't really have a good enough left sided one.

Ankle ligaments I believe

Very well until the penalty area where he was isolated and doing a lot on his own, but can certainly beat a player or 3 and very quick, definitely caught the eye. As mentioned, Sanchez was fantastic, for anyone that didn't watch it Lingard was through on goal and Sanchez just came out of nowhere and swept up, must've made up a good 10 yards on Lingard who was fresh legged after just coming on. De Ligt also looked very good and powerful despite his size.

Seemed very popular and I enjoyed his contribution to the club, not least in scoring probably the best goal i've ever seen live. Could think of worse back-up right backs, good luck to him. But yes, not the world-class full back that Everton think they ought to be signing.

Absolutely this - I expect unanimous well wishing of departing players and managers on here for eternity. We can't be happy to dispose and then cry about being disposed of. Loyalty is a two way street.

Would be a real shame to see Bertrand go, but being objective and with the way that we run, it's probably 'his turn' as bad as it is to think that way. He's been a consistent top performer since he got here and would be approaching his 4th season now which is unusual for a good player of ours. Having said that, as far as i'm aware he never moved from his home when he left Chelsea and appears very family orientated, not sure how desperate he'd be to move up north to City or Liverpool, even if the money is a bit better. Can see Chelsea sniffing around and if that's the case i'd be shocked if he didn't go.

Where's that **** that used to moan when Pelle even breathed? He was a great player for us who, like Lambert before him, did way more in his link up with other players than was appreciated. For the first time in nearly 10 years, we are playing without a strong target man up top, and we are half the side for it.

Our quality of cross has been appalling more often that not this season. The cup final it was fantastic. But I can't remember a season when I have seen so many of our crosses go straight out for goal kicks.

Gabbi's second goal at Wembley even if the outcome wasn't the fairytale ending, what a moment with 30,000 other Saints fans all swinging scarves and singing louder than ever. Closely followed by Arsenal away in the cup, my first game at The Emirates and a great performance coupled with 5,000 odd Saints fans going mad, brilliant.

No, no, no! It's because he doesn't do a good interview!! He shouldn't make an effort to speak English when he's not perfect at it, he should use a translator instead like Pochettino!

Never have I wanted a player to stay so badly, just to shove two fingers up to all the ****s in the media that have been shopping him around all season. Even when he doesn't play it's all the commentators can talk about. Just **** off already.

If we finish 8th, having got to a cup final, and Puel is still sacked, can we then please drop all that ******** about not having any ambition etc. Because to me, 8th is as high as we should realistically be on spending power unless one of the big boys has a disaster again. So if our board aren't happy with that, then presumably they have the 'ambition' that people are so desperate for.

What happens if a player forces contact? i.e. stops running suddenly to ensure a player goes into the back of him. All sorts of permuatations for this idea. As alluded to above, wonder how effectively this will be enforced against the 'big' teams? Will the FA be willing to ban Dele Alli before a big clash between Spurs and Chelsea? Will they ****. EDIT: Will they be retrospectively punishing clever play too? As that's what English players do instead of diving, according to the pundits and media.

Haha like boo-urns. It was without a doubt booing of the decision to withdraw JWP unfortunately. Obviously booing the decision rather than the man making it... ah no, probably not, ****s.

It's funny how these things work, isn't it? I saw someone say Cedric hadn't improved under Puel the other day. Cedric, that used to be dropped for Martina or even Yoshida as a RB, but is now one of our best players, hasn't improved under Puel... Romeu has gone from bit part player to absolutely outstanding every game, playing in arguably a more difficult role and with less cover beside him. Yoshida has been brilliant, as has JWP.

Has the ability to beat two or three players with absolute ease, which he did once or twice last night. Does have a tendency however to want to do it too deep. He will however, not be given time to adapt and improve, he is exactly the sort of player that fans love to hate unfortunately. We could have a brilliant player on our hands who is capable of turning games on their head, something we have been crying out for all season to make something out of the nice football we play up until the final third. But there's a good chance he won't be given the chance to be that player.

That was a great save, has there been any debate about that?

I personally wasn't moaning about the sub, just that it was JWP that was the victim of it. For me Davis along with Tadic was poor, either of those should have gone off. This wasn't an anti-Puel thread, i'm very much pro-Puel and want him to stay, just appreciating the fans' change of attitude towards Ward-Prowse.

Yeah I wasn't booing either but was also disappointed. Tadic particularly stood out to me as terrible, has been for the majority of the season in my opinion. I'm often suggesting that loyalty works both ways so we can't moan about players wanting to leave if we are suggesting the club gets rid of players they don't want, but for me i'd be quite happy if we sold Tadic now.