Yes the window hasn't shut but lets make some Saints predictions about the season before it kicks off on Saturday. We can then all come back in a seasons time and laugh at how bad our predictions have been/look in awe at mine and how right they were. Saints finishing position? - 16th League Cup Round? - 5th FA Cup Round? - 4th Breakthrough player? (can be a younger player or a player not really in the first team a lot last year) - Slattery Biggest surprise? (can be anything Saints related) - Hoedt will be regarded as our best centre back and attracting interest next summer from bigger clubs. People will meltdown if/when he leaves Feel free to add any you like, was going to do signing of the season but seemed pretty pointless with only 2 to pick from.
OK, I'll bite: Saints finishing position? - 8th. League Cup Round? - 3rd. FA Cup Round? - 6th. Breakthrough player? (can be a younger player or a player not really in the first team a lot last year) - Boufal. [yeah, sneaky one] Biggest surprise? (can be anything Saints related) - Saints themselves [hence 8th] or Lemina. He'll end up being brilliant for whoever he plays for.
Saints finishing position? - 12th League Cup Round? - 4th FA Cup Round? - 4th Breakthrough player? (can be a younger player or a player not really in the first team a lot last year) - Shane Long. (Player of the season winning 15 penalties. Up the VAR) Biggest surprise? (can be anything Saints related) - Ralph is still here for pre season 2020-21
Saints finishing position? - 11th League Cup Round? - Final FA Cup Round? - Quarters Breakthrough player? (can be a younger player or a player not really in the first team a lot last year) - Adams Biggest surprise? (can be anything Saints related) - Saints playing like Brazil, winning most games 4-3 or losing them 5-0. VAR is the best thing to happen to Football.
Saints finishing position? - 12th League Cup Round? - semi-final FA Cup Round? - 5th Breakthrough player? (can be a younger player or a player not really in the first team a lot last year) - JWP (this year will be his year) Biggest surprise? (can be anything Saints related) - I manage to watch a televised Saints' game for more than 15 mins.
Saints finishing position? - 9th League Cup Round? - Qtrs FA Cup Round? - Final Breakthrough player? (can be a younger player or a player not really in the first team a lot last year) - Boufal Biggest surprise? (can be anything Saints related) - Hoedt will be our No1 centre back
Biggest surprise: I meet Jonny shuttle and he’s wearing a three piece suit, dickie bow and he turns out to be my local member for the House of Lords.
15th, quarter finals in the League cup, 3rd round FA Cup. A couple of the nippers will break through to the first team. We'd come higher in the league if we'd bought a decent CB.
I predict we will still be trying to offload a load of crap players at inflated wages come the season end. Oh, and I also confidently predict we will still be looking for another CB.
Saints finishing position? - 13th League Cup Round? - 4th Round FA Cup Round? - 4th Round Breakthrough player? (can be a younger player or a player not really in the first team a lot last year) - Ramsay Biggest surprise? (can be anything Saints related) - 10 home wins in the PL.
Now we nearly have another CB: Saints finishing position? - 6th League Cup Round? - Winners FA Cup Round? - Winners Breakthrough player? (can be a younger player or a player not really in the first team a lot last year) - Vokins Biggest surprise? (can be anything Saints related) - Record number (for us) of clean sheets in PL.
I thought that you would have the number of goals conceded as an option! Saints finishing position? 11th League Cup Round? 3rd round FA Cup Round? 5th round Breakthrough player? (can be a younger player or a player not really in the first team a lot last year) Klarer Biggest surprise? (can be anything Saints related) Saints to finish above Wolves Goals conceded: 48
Saints finishing position? 9th. League Cup Round? Quarters FA Cup Round? Quarters Breakthrough player? (can be a younger player or a player not really in the first team a lot last year) Slattery Biggest surprise? (can be anything Saints related) Tanoy fixed at st Mary's..