Plymouth 1 - 2 Southampton
Late game winner from Che Adams who likely will leave for Crystal Palace by the end of August. Ugh.
Can't keep a clean sheet.
Pro: the match was televised on ESPN+
Con: the match was at 6:30am (groan)
7 points in 3 matches. Already more than a quarter of the points we got all last season.
2 wins in 3 matches. Already a third of the total wins we got all of last season.
Supposedly, Flynn Downes (DM) is supposed to come on loan from West Ham any day now.
Russell Martin has mentioned him twice in press conferences as if he was on the squad and a medical was supposed to happen two days ago, but it was put off due to "food poisoning".
starting to get a bit fishy.
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12940365/romeo-lavia-chelsea-complete-58m-deal-to-sign-southampton-midfielder
Romeo Lavia: Chelsea complete £58m deal to sign Southampton midfielder
Well done, Saints.
bought him from City 1 year ago for £14m.
Put a £50m evaluation on him earlier this summer and held strong.
Laughed at Liverpool's initial bid of £37m.
Scoffed at Liverpool's second bid of £41m.
Rejected Liverpool's 3rd bid at £45m.
Got to believe this is a record signing for a Championship player.
i say we end up in 4th.. somewhere between 55 and 65
overall though, Ii think we are on track to be the hottest summer (june, july, august) ever in Austin - even hotter overall than in 2011.
I feel like i have been hibernating all summer. i think the whole family is likely iron deficient.
Southampton 4 - 4 Norwich
this match was a better measure where we are. Norwich is a top 10 side.
first match without JWP in the midfield for years and it showed. We got overran.
defense is a shambles.
life without VAR is glorious. I didnt realize how much i hated it until i watched a few PL matches this weekend. a goal is a goal in the Championship. You can celebrate it.
was able to watch the game on a dodgy stream pulled from Norwich's iFollow broadcast. No audio and couldn't maximize the screen on my iphone without it going to an ad screen. It sucks watching this way.
sound like Chelsea bid £55m right before the weekend, exceeding Southampton's £50m evaluation.
Liverpool followed up today with a £60m bid.
Southampton have essentially accepted both and are going to let Lavia decide where he wants to go.
gotta say, Southampton couldn't have played this one any better.
Exactly. I have the misfortune of following a club in the Championship. It is going to cost me $325 this season if I want to watch every Southampton league match.
we'll see.. we have already broken the record for the number of days of 105 or more for a summer this year.
Going to shatter it, consider the 7 day forcast. From kvue.com
A quick summary of events so far this summer: Today will be our 50th triple-digit day of the summer so far, but more importantly, our 28th day at or above 105 degrees. That’s the most ever recorded in Austin, and we have seven more days over 105 lined up in the forecast.
We are now confident that through the first two weeks of August, this will rank as the hottest in Austin’s history. Yes, even hotter than 2011. We continue to climb the leaderboard for the overall hottest summer on record having recently passed 2022 for the #2 spot. We may take the #1 spot by the end of this month.