🇩🇪😇 Caspar Jander is quite clearly a signing from the Johannes Spors directory, but everything about him just feels Will Still. Here's what #SaintsFC fans can expect from Caspar Jander, with help from Alfie House 👇 dailyecho.co.uk/sport/25439800…

Rickie Lambert has called on the Saints players to make themselves the hero this weekend when Portsmouth visit St Mary's. "Whether your career is going the way you want it already or whether it's not, you can turn it around in one game," he insisted. #SaintsFC

Where are they now? The Saints heroes who thrashed Pompey 4-0 in 2019 ift.tt/Pis5n7c

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Ryan Manning on facing Portsmouth: "It's massive for the fans and massive for the people within the club, and it can also be a huge momentum starter." #SaintsFC dailyecho.co.uk/sport/25456254…

Hampshire Cricket have been deducted eight County Championship points for preparing a ‘sub standard’ pitch according to ECB pitch regulations in a match against Sussex in May. Immediate deduction and a financial penalty also imposed following a hearing earlier this month.

Will Still asked about the end of the transfer window: "It's a big squad, but a good one. We've had a good injection of quality, but good people also. There's competition for places, which is what we wanted." #SaintsFC

Will Still: "I didn't want another striker. Damion Downs is adapting to the culture. There's a lot of good players, hopefully the quality we have brought in turns that xG into actual goals instead of faff stats." #SaintsFC

Will Still says that only Welington is out with an injury. Damion Downs is not back from the US squad yet. Everyone has been "drip-fed" back into training after the break. #SaintsFC

Will Still: "We've set up various things to make sure the players know what it means. We have ex-players coming in. I think we have the right things in place to make sure that everyone gets it. It has to mean more to us as a team as well." #SaintsFC

The new ROUTE ONE is live and the video version has just pipped the audio version to the finish line, so you can watch here, now with added Adrian Clarke and George Rees-Julian. youtube.com/watch?v=ksslBD…

Will Still on Portsmouth: "The players should enjoy it. If you’re not up for this sort of game, and if you can’t enjoy it, then go fishing or something, because you're not doing the right thing." #SaintsFC

Will Still has confirmed that Joe Aribo and Sam Edozie are back in contention after returning to first-team training. He praised their attitude since returning. #SaintsFC dailyecho.co.uk/sport/25460086…

Great to speak to Billy Sharp this week, who did his bit to become a derby day hero forever before a late goal denied him. 💬 "I'll be looking out for it on Sunday, it's not happened for many years. I was so lucky to be involved in a game like this." #SaintsFC

St Mary's set to host the Lionesses in a friendly against Ghana at 7pm on Tuesday, December 2, to conclude a EURO 2025 'Homecoming Series'. England also set to play matches against Brazil, Australia and China elsewhere. Ticket information not yet available. #SaintsFC

Tom Fellows understands he can become a Saints hero after one game with a top performance against rivals Portsmouth on Sunday. "Whether you've been here a month or whether you've been here years, it's clear how big it is." 💬 #SaintsFC dailyecho.co.uk/sport/25462743…

Great to speak to double-promotion hero Nigel Adkins today, who says he will be watching Sunday's derby from home. He's urged Saints to stay calm, and ultimately to beat Portsmouth. "The big thing is how important it is for the fans," he said. #SaintsFC dailyecho.co.uk/sport/25463915…

What on earth is that pace split? #SaintsFC

One more sleep. Safe to say excitement is building for the 39th south coast derby since Football League's formation in 1920. Our thanks to Nick, Alex and Tom, who illustrate exactly what this match means to them and their city. Get me to St Mary's... #SaintsFC

😇 Great to speak with Steve Moran today about his iconic winner at Fratton Park in 1984. 💬 "I think you could show the goal to someone on a remote island, who didn't know anything about football, and they would understand what it meant." #SaintsFC dailyecho.co.uk/sport/25464645…