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Watch footage from today’s training at Staplewood Campus, as #SaintsFC prepare to take on #HCAFC in the #PL:

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Did you miss #SaintsFC boss Claude Puel’s pre-#HCAFC press conference today?

Take a look at our quick-fire recap:

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Press conference (part one): Puel on Hull

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Puel has confidence in Liebherr over Saints’ Chinese takeover bid

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CLAUDE Puel says he has “confidence” in Saints’ hierarchy to do the “best for the club” amid ongoing talk regarding a multi-million pound Chinese takeover.

This comes as representatives of Saints owner Katharina Liebherr and Lander Holdings meet with the Premier League today in a bid to try and advance a potential £210m deal.

“No I cannot make a comment about this, this is for the director not for me,” said the Saints boss.

"Just I have confidence in my directors and the owner to do the best for the club.

“This is most important for me and it’s important for me and the squad to stay with good concentration for our games.”

He added: "For the moment speculation about this.

"If something come at the end of the season we will see opportunities or not to do things.

“For the moment it’s just speculation for me and it’s not possible to comment.”

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Liverpool are prepared to break their transfer record for Virgil van Dijk, according to Wednesday’s papers

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:one: week until #SFCAwards2017!

There’s still time to secure your seat for #SaintsFC’s annual celebration: http://sfcne.ws/AwardsTickets1617

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Focused on our next game!
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Summary of non-mainstream articles: 27/04/2017 17:52:02

| | The Saints Injury Table NewsVITALFOOTBALL |
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| Charlie Austin and Matt Targett return to full Southampton trainingFANSIDEDSAINTSMARCHING |
| | Everton and Southampton target ‘won’t leave for the sake of leaving’, gives his conditionsSPORTWITNESS |

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Southampton star Austin could make return before the end of the season

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Southampton’s striker Charlie Austin has returned to first-team training and could be back in action before the end of the season.

Manager Claude Puel has revealed the club’s joint top scorer Austin, who suffered a shoulder injury in December, is set to feature in the Under 23’s season-ending fixture at Manchester City on May 5.

If Austin, 27, comes through that test unscathed there is every chance he could make a first team return before the final round of Premier League games on May 21.

‘Austin is back with the group for the first time, which is good news,’ Puel told in a news conference ahead of the clash with Hull City on Saturday.

‘For the moment it is important for him to make progress with his fitness. He didn’t play for a long time. It is important to find a good rhythm, a good intensity. I hope he can play with the Under 23s.’

Left back Matt Targett was also back in first-team training after recovering from a hamstring injury.

Southampton, who are currently ninth in the league, have suffered back-to-back defeats against Manchester City and Chelsea after picking up seven points in three games earlier this month.

Puel, who joined the club at the start of the campaign, asked for more consistency in the final six games if they are to finish in the top half of the league table for the fourth consecutive season.

‘We have six games left. It’s not a lot, but they are important, because we want to finish in the top half.’

Puel’s Southampton host relegation-threatened Hull who have failed to register a single victory on the road since August.

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Hear from #SaintsFC striker @chazaustin10 after he returned to full training with the first-team today:

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Summary of non-mainstream articles: 27/04/2017 18:52:15

| | More Info Emerges On New Bidder For Saints - Southampton NewsTHEUGLYINSIDE |
| | Puel is a big fan of the work Hull City boss Marco Silva has doneHULLDAILYMAIL |

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Which player ends winless run of 43 PL games?

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Max Rushden and, Head of Sky Data, Harry Carr preview this week’s Stat Attack podcast with some of the most interesting stats and facts from another week of Premier League football.

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Vokins called to Euros with England Under-17s

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The Southampton youngster will travel to Croatia with the rest of the squad later this week in order to prepare for their first Group D game against Norway on Thursday 4th May.

The Three Lions then face Ukraine and Netherlands in their remaining games on Sunday 7th and Wednesday 10th of May with the hope of progressing into the quarter-finals.

17-year-old Vokins made his England Under-17s debut back in February when he started in the opening game of the Algarve Tournament against hosts Portugal.

This upcoming competition with be the 12th occasion England have qualified for the finals and they will be chasing a third record trophy.

The tournament will also serve as a qualifier for October’s Under-17s FIFA World Cup in India, where five European places are available.

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| Liverpool ready to smash transfer record for Van Dijk19 hours ago |
| Who was your man of the match? - Chelsea (A)2 days ago |
| Southampton set for mini-tournament in October2 days ago |
| Chelsea 4-2 Southampton - Five Things Learned2 days ago |

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Queen and Only Fools & Horses? Here’s what really mark you out as middle-aged

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First of all, before we go any further, can we just agree on something? Can we make a deal to never say “middle-age” again? Because middle-age is a dress that no longer fits.

Middle-age doesn’t describe the reality of our situation, doesn’t reflect the way we are living now. Call us Gen-Xers, or “midults”. Call us “F-somethings”, if you like. But call us if you want to have a good time.

Because we are not chained to our Agas, we are hyper-connected, hyper-engaged. We are buying it, reading it, doing it. We have not mellowed, we are not dulled. We are not booking sunset cruises (but actually they do look rather fun, and isn’t the Caribbean not too shabby this time of year?).

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#SaintsFC coaches and staff are in Kenya with @SportPesa, helping the Under-17 national squad turn their… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/857686438506373120

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Enter our #HCAFC Predict The Score competition and you could win a #SaintsFC shirt signed by the first-team squad: http://sfcne.ws/PTSHullH

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Summary of non-mainstream articles: 27/04/2017 20:52:38

| | Match Preview: Southampton v Hull CityHULLCITYSUPPORTERSTRUST |

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Enjoy being back today, @Mattytargett? :muscle: #saintsfc

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