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We continue our series of members’ articles, which review the numbers behind the 2015/16 season, with a look at Southampton.

To get underway, we assess the Saints’ team statistics in Ronald Koeman’s final year in charge and compare them to the rest of Premier League, before analysing their first-team squad, main goal threats and creative sources in an attempt to gain insight on their prospects for the upcoming campaign.

The Saints finished in sixth position after embarking on a superb run of form that harvested seven wins and a draw in the final nine league fixtures.

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  1. Jay10
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    How much will Negredo be according to you?

    1. Jared Dunn
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      13.5Mn, he's just slightly better than Aguero.

    2. Ziegler1988
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      6m

      1. Jay10
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Hope you are true.

  2. Cheeseoid
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    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Oxford leading Leicester 1-0. Lovely stuff

    1. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I had him gw1 last season

      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        But when did you ditch him?

        1. Optimus.
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Held onto him for half the season having priorities always elsewhere 🙂 Any 4.0m starters floating about again? 😉

  3. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Everton are a minefield

    Kaku is expensive
    The mids look like a rotation nightmare
    How quickly can Koeman sort out the defence and they need a keeper

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      9.0 doesn't seem very 'expensive' to me

      1. Beavis
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        • 14 Years
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        Agreed

      2. JK - Cønt ⭐
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        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        when I have Kun and Costa it does

        Hazard and Kaku is expensive

        1. Chris_White
          • 14 Years
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          Well, of course. Then again, having two 9m strikers whom you'll almost never captain seems like a waste.

          1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            yeah it's one or the other

            Hazard could be an alternative, but that's incredibly pricey

            1. Chris_White
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              I'm going to wait and see with Haz. Like KdB and one of the Utd boys better from the start.

              1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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                am just short of KDB atm

                Might go for Eriksen

    2. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      'Kaku looks well priced to me. Do I trust Everton though...

      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        there's that

        I have Kun and Costa as my bigger strikers atm

        1. Reedy
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          I'm not a Costa fan 🙁 ...but he also looks decent value.

  4. 420king
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    What the hell guys, all these RMTs?

    My FPL still says COMING SOON

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
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      LOL

      1. 420king
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        ha ha

    2. 420king
      • 11 Years
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      nevermind, works now that I clicked on your link...

  5. Nabs Kebabs
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Gaston Ramirez could be a great enabler depending on price.

  6. BB-8
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    NOBLE bandwagon

  7. Aladdin Sané
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    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Thoughts?

    Mandanda-Jakupovic
    Azpi-Shaw-Dawson-Friend-Mee
    Haz-Martial-Ayew-Townsend-Hojbjerg
    Aguero-Batshuayi-Long

    £0.0 mil ITB

    1. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Not sure Batshuayi starts from the get go. Rest looks good

    2. BilalM
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Is Mandanda sure to start over Hennessey? Considering how good he performed in the Euros

      1. Postman Ty
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Mandanda got keeper of the year in the french league last season, and I doubt that Palace would have paid 1.5M for another reserve keeper. So I hope the answer is guaranteed starter, that's the way it looks.

        1. Aladdin Sané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          This.

      2. Aladdin Sané
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        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        See my comment below. I think Mandanda will be first choice - he would be France's number one if it wasn't for Lloris, plus Hennessey was pretty ropey in the PL last season, especially towards the end.

        1. MrMaverick
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          palace low cs potential. bad pick

          1. Aladdin Sané
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            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Who would you go with at that price? Valdes? Heaton?

  8. Greenbackbøøg…
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    9 years, 5 months ago

    Not much hype for Costa, at 9.5 I think he's a bargain

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Seemingly linked with Atleti.

    2. Slam
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Kun and Zlatan are not leaving my team

    3. Porkchops Johnson
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      • 12 Years
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      I think so too. The purchase of Batshuayi along with rumours about him leaving might be the reason.

  9. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    more like capouyate

  10. TorresMagic™
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    9 years, 5 months ago

    Great to see FPL back 🙂

    1. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
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      Hi

      1. TorresMagic™
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        Hi Ayew Serious!

        1. Ayew Serious
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Had a look at the prices yet?

          1. TorresMagic™
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            • 16 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Had a quick look. Sorting out LMS soon and won't bother with team until August.

            1. Ayew Serious
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              9 years, 5 months ago

              Looking forward to winning it this year

              1. TorresMagic™
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                • 16 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                You have more chance of winning FPL.

                1. Ayew Serious
                  • 10 Years
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                  How's both sound

                  1. TorresMagic™
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                    Near impossible.

  11. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Noticing you can't see a new league entry's link in a league. Makes accepting new entries much more difficult. Maybe it will be different after GW1.

    1. Ziegler1988
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah, it's annoying in terms of scouting rival's leagues

  12. TorresMagic™
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    9 years, 5 months ago

    LMS over 100 entries 😀

    1. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I thought I was late

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        You were in the 80s from memory. Much harder to accept new entries with the new site.

    2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      And plenty more to come 🙂 nothing else like it

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        New site means needing to get most before GW1 unlike previous seasons.

        1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          I don't like the fact we can't click on other people to see what leagues they have entered

          1. TorresMagic™
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            • 16 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Yeah, it's a bit silly but saves coding. Once an update is done, you can.

              • 12 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              https:// kills google sheets info grabbing by the way, we're gonna have to do the coding another way. 😕

                • 12 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                or at least some aspect of the new site design is killing google's importing

              1. TorresMagic™
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                • 16 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                🙁

                At least GW1 is easy. Might cancel LMS now 😆

                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  I'll find a way but you might need to install a new program on your laptop rather than do it in browser.

                  1. TorresMagic™
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                    • 16 Years
                    9 years, 5 months ago

                    Ok, whatever it takes to make it easier. At least removing teams looks easy enough.

    3. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      o/ 🙂

    4. Numb
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      My year

    5. Jøssy ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks for organising again TM. Looking forward to it!

      Any idea where last year's winner finished OR?

        1. Jøssy ⭐
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks mate

  13. Evs
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Evening strangers

    All change it 🙂

    1. Mílanista
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      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Hello Evs, back for another season? 🙂

      1. Evs
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Erm, may give it another whirl I suppose.

        You my good man ?

        1. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Yep, gonna win it this year with Brunt in my team 😉

          1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Brunt + Kolarov = FPL #1

            1. Evs
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              • 16 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              LOL @ JK 😛

  14. Evs
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    So, who is nailed onto your team then boys...

    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      C....

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        h...

        1. Lateriser 12
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          ristian FUCHS!

    2. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      So far,

      Fuchs. Shaw. Aguero.

      1. Evs
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Don't get Fuchs (how much is he?) with Kante off.

        Last 2 I'm on atm.

        1. Lateriser 12
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          5.5
          I think Lei will still be solid at the back. Don't think they'll score as much though. Plus he's a BAPS monster and very attacking and on set pieces. For me, he's the modern day Baines.

      2. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        One of Martial or Micky T. Currently on Martial.

        1. Evs
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          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Mickey Tann for me, but I was sort of surprised to see Tony Marshall down as a MF

          1. Lateriser 12
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            • 13 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            I'm going to use a few pre season games to judge.

    3. Porkchops Johnson
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      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      At the moment only Aguero, Foster, Shaw, plus either Costa or Hazard

    4. UnitedFan
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Aguero
      Shaw
      Hazard

    5. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Friend Townsend Kun

  15. Evs
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Enough FPL for now... Enjoy guys

  16. d1sable
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    9 years, 5 months ago

    Might start the season with Vardy again. Worked well last season!

  17. d1sable
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    9 years, 5 months ago

    Pure value options in midfield for me i think, pricey front line and def.

    1. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I've gone for a lighter def and a heavier mid this time

    2. Zombie
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Don't do it mate. Even if just two of Sanchez, Eriksen, Hazard, Mkhi, Ozil, Firmino, Mane fire and you will have to wreck your team. Balance is important!

      1. d1sable
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        9 years, 5 months ago

        Meh ill just WC if need be. First one is most useful early on imo anyway.

    3. Frank Black
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I see plenty value options in midfield actually.

      1. d1sable
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        9 years, 5 months ago

        Indeed. Im all over it.

    4. DantheManinaPan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I'm going completely the opposite. So many premium mids to choose from. So many budget defenders to choose from. I don't see too many fantastic value midfelders.

  18. andy85wsm
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    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Considering I'll wildcard early anyway I might have to think again re:Liverpool assets (Firmino)

    First 5 fixtures - Arsenal (a), Burnley (a), Spurs (a), Leicester (h), Chelsea (a)

    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Sturridge or bust imo.

      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        So your frontline is:

        Kun Zlatan Studge? 😆

        1. Irish Madridista ⭐
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          My first draft it was.. Then I saw my midfield as a result so now I have no Sturridge unfortunately 🙁 Really want all three though.

          1. Camp No No
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Mind if I ask you a straight question?

            Do you actually ever do well in FPL?

            1. Irish Madridista ⭐
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/79/history

              Inconsistently 🙂 generally get a few weeks with sub-1000 gameweek ranks and a few weeks with over 3m gameweek rank.. I like a few hits too when I want a bit of fun.

              1. Camp No No
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Alright, nothing amazing but two rather recent top20k's.

                I was just thinking whether your striker crazy strategy warrants a serious thought or whether it's just that you happen to like them top heavy. 😉

                1. Irish Madridista ⭐
                  • 15 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  Generally play 352 🙂 Prefer the look of the strikers this year. Definitely going cheap at the back anyway which is the opposite of what I did last year.

                  Last year was a disaster.

                  1. Camp No No
                    • 12 Years
                    9 years, 5 months ago

                    Ok. There are a lot of goo midfielders to pick from in PL this year, for sure.

                  2. Camp No No
                    • 12 Years
                    9 years, 5 months ago

                    I somehow remembered that you always went with a top heavy team.

                    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
                      • 15 Years
                      9 years, 5 months ago

                      Went with a heavy midfield last year and sacrificed up front to have a few decent defenders too..

                      We shall see 🙂

                      1. Camp No No
                        • 12 Years
                        9 years, 5 months ago

                        Last year was bad for midfield heavy hitters. Most of them. And then there was a lot of value in cheap mids/fwds.

                        I wouldn't expect that to happen again. Some of the many high priced players will lead the scoring charts, and more importantly I'd bet that there will not be Kane or Mahrez like über cheap attacking player stealing the whole show. At least not as many of those as last two years.

    2. A-S-H
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      why do they have 3 away games in a row?

      1. Licky
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Allow for the new stand to be properly finished.

      2. Tansey
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        They requested to play their 2nd game away instead of home to give more time for their new stadium extension to finish

    3. Hooky
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Are you actually planning an early wildcard or does it just always turn out that way?

      1. andy85wsm
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        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Have never held it past GW4 and the newer wildcard rules make it even more likely that I'll use it.

        1. Hooky
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Definitely stay away from Liverpool then. Probably a decent opportunity in one of the international breaks?

    4. Licky
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      5 wins in 5. 😉

    5. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Do you remember Arsenal's opening home game last season?

    6. The Nuttmxn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I've got no Liverpool, no guarantee an instant turn in fixtures will cause an instant turn in form and we can't predict who will be fit by then.

    7. Heskey Time
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Firmino does tend to score against the better teams

  19. andy85wsm
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    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    3-5-2?

    Mkhitaryan - Townsend - Mirallas - Tadic - Sanchez
    Aguero - Lukaku

    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Not mad on the Toffees..

    2. TheBusDriver
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Mirallas, Tadic and Lukaku. No, thanks.

    3. Cradders
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I think Everton needs to be a 'wait and see' mostly because I like Deulofeu but not sure if he'd be nailed

    4. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Looks good. Mirallas > Mata if Mata goes to Everton.

    5. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I like it, but Mirallas is a big questionmark and Sanchez will probably not start the first few games.

    6. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      ayyye

  20. Az
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    quite hot isnt it.

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
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      9 years, 5 months ago

      Source ?

      1. Az
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        https://www.thesun.co.uk/

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
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          🙂

      2. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Tabasco

    2. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      How to wildcard?

  21. KickIt
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    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Cedric Soares is an option.

    1. Top 210 Club
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      European Champ he is

    2. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      true.

      his home fixtures in GW1, 3 and 5 are fantastic - he'd work great in a rotation

    3. Dušan Citizen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      But will he be ready for the start?

  22. Toonzie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone here fancies Bojan?

    1. England's Number 1
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No. Not even nailed.

    2. Kagawa-san-mia
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      yes

  23. BLANKET DEFENCE
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    RMT

    Valdes Mandanda
    Williams Shaw Reid Mori Evans
    Mkhitaryan Hazard Siggy Bolasie Hojbjerg
    Kun Lukaku Gray

    0 ITB

  24. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Many question marks surrounding the Saints.

    Long/Rodriguez/Austin roles are yet to be determined. Is Cedric nailed? How will the new manager set up the team?

    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Davis + Tadic + Redmond + JWP too.

    2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Yep it's annoying as I think the soton striker will be the best 6.5 forward. I hope Austin gets it

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Same... Put Long in as a placeholder hoping pre-season/pressers bring us some info.

    3. A-S-H
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      europa league games may give us an indication (hopefully)

      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        This + friendlies.

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Nice, good point.

      3. Ziegler1988
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        They're directly in group stage

        1. Camp No No
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Just the friendlies then.

  25. money face bandwagon
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    mahrez silva and stones are my differentials.

  26. mranonymous
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Do we expect both Evans + McAuley to start for WBA?

    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    This post needs a new picture, only 1 of them is still at the club 😀

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Poor Saints. They get purged every season...

    2. Eden Hazardous
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      😀

  27. I Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    A) De Bruyne + Long
    B) Tadic + Costa/Batshuayi