Andy84

Southampton now looking for a manager, some of the names they have been linked with really puts into context how massive it was for us to get Rafa. I mean, Rafa f****** Benitez, in the Championship

Will be checking their results with morbid curiosity

This is so s***

Milner

Barkley as well, been s*** for a while

He's done alreet. Would prefer someone else going forward, if he doesn't want to be number 2 then bye

More 50-50 imo. There is talk of a release clause but the player will have to agree to the move. Hopefully Rafa staying will have a massive sway in his decision

Yep haven't felt this positive in years. A proper pre season under a world class manager who can also identify his own signings, hugely exciting. Hopefully we will have an identity as a team for the first time in years, I think he will have us very tough to beat and if we can keep and add some quality we've got a huge chance of promotion.

Illustrates what a manager we have now

Aye. I'm not an advocate of Allardyce btw, just the facts are there to see with Sunderland 2nd half of the season. I agree that it probably isn't a sustainable way of playing over a season either

By the end they were pretty good defensively, only lost 4 times since the turn of the year. Kone was an excellent buy Were they, or was it just a case of more bodies back gives the impression? I think any team could "look good defensively" playing 7-2-0-1 Well, yeah. They went from dog s*** to being tough to beat and picked up points along the way.

By the end they were pretty good defensively, only lost 4 times since the turn of the year. Kone was an excellent buy

Di Matteo to Villa

Stayed over in Barnsley last time down in the champo, was a really class away day and good night out

Basically it's good news for us and they know it

Yep. The most watched league in the world. La Liga has the best players, but their product is generally poor because of the way Barca and Real Madrid take most of the cash. just a s*** phrase man

Didn't just say best league in the world man. Urghh

Do we know what the back of our home top will be? If it's not a massive white patch then it's our best kit for ages

New 2 year contract

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Hope he stays. I imagine he would score 1000 goals in the championship

39 goals in 38 games, too exciting of anything. Front foot football

Lee Tomlin ?