Still a bit too early to call them another Spuds, but already this season looks like it is spiralling out of control. Scrapping for 4th place is probably not what the club had in mind after last season, but if you sell a player like Suarez there is always a chance things will take time to balance out.
I'd still convinced Markovic will be an excellent player, and Lallana is already good enough and will settle easily. Lovren is much the same, he hasn't gone from brilliant to a turd overnight, but you see Southampton's defensive record this season and wonder.