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Thread | Same old, same old.
at 17:20 26 Aug 2024
Our squad is crap sack the manager, no hope etc etc etc.
Two games in yes nil points but has everyone lost their heads ! Newcastle we were bossing it till they went down to 10 men and we all know goal keeper error lost us that and Sat was a very bad day at the office teams all have them. That was Forest fourth win on the trot away from home.
Last year we went on a record run , got promoted by the play offs , gave some of us one of best days of supporting The Saints at Wembley 10 WEEKS AGO and now we are doomed , sack the manager etc etc.
We all have a right to review the season at Christmas when we know what players we have, that the tactics dont work , manager not up to it but until then lets support the club and the players we did 10 weeks ago and it got us here.
Ban Saints 22 from all his negativity , does he ever go and watch a game gets on my t!ts with his negativity. Cant he go and support someone else!
I dont expect to get anything from Brentford as my brother in law has taken me to the last two games as he is a season ticket holder there and i think its 3-0 twice for brentford.
Goalkeeper announcement tomorrow we are going Dutch! he had a great send off from the Feyenoord supporters.
If we look at the relegation list Paddy Power are already paying out on Everton to be relegated , Leicester are going to have a points deduction so there is one more place to fill from Man city points deduction needs to be 80 points!! and around four or five other teams. Wolves, Forest, Ipswich,Palace,Bournmouth.
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Thread | Anyone spot Morgan Schneiderlin retired at the weekend.
at 17:58 19 Aug 2024
I thought he had retired years ago but after joining us in 2008 he moved to Man Utd for 27m and then to Everton for £24m when they were flashing the cash and then onto Nice and a couple of unknown accounts.
He announced his retirement he was a good loyal servant for us for around 7 years. |
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Thread | Palace won’t sell or loan Rak Sakyi to us.
at 12:25 10 Aug 2024
They see us as competition in the bottom half of the table and won’t let him come to us although the player is very keen.
Looks as if he is going to Leeds on loan. |
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Thread | Players released from premier clubs that I have pulled out of a huge list
at 07:35 3 Jul 2024
No idea of age or whether they are limping on one leg! But there must be someone amougst this lot that would be worth a gamble.
Ryan Sesseynon sensational when at Fulham
Saman Ghoddos done deal goal of the month last Oct
Harry Arter Good in the past
Paul Dummett solid CB
James Tomkins CB
Joel Matip
Andres Gomes
Varane
Dele not sure if this is dele ali great potential but a broken character high risk, big reward if works.
Matt Richie
Jeff Hendrick
Tanganga
Wayne Hennessy Keeper
Darren Randolph keeper
Ileanacho
Martial
Brandon Williams
Elneny
Ryan Fredericks
Harry Rednapp jnr
Josh Brooking great names of the past but didn’t inherit his namesake skill it looks like
I know they will be injury prone , ready to pick up pensions as some will be old but look Luton picked up Barkley from the scrap heap and he almost kept them up last year personally I would love to see Ryan Sessegnon he’s 25 and spurs paid £25m for him. , Brandon Williams another full back.
ileanacho 27 good to bring on half way second half when Ings blows up. Joel Matip give some help to the three young CBs we will have. Varane is class , always injured and wouldn’t come to us.
I wonder what other people’s thoughts are I know we will get people on saying we are far bigger then free transfers , loan players but wake up and smell the coffee the club has wasted so much on useless transfers over the last few years that it needs to clear down debt and survive a year in the Prem somehow to then step up the transfer value ladder.
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Thread | One year yesterday Russell Martin joined Southampton.
at 08:17 22 Jun 2024
My thoughts are that it has been a success as although he has had a lot of stick for the way of playing and never changing it whoever and his game management as a manager he has been good for us.
Got a team that was lacking any belief, believing again after a disastrous past season.
Seems to have everyone within the club pulling in one direction and if not he is not standing in anyone’s way to leave.
Changed the whole way the players are coached and playing although that has taken some time.
The way we play is not without risk which some supporters cannot and will not buy into but that is everyone’s choice.
Most of his loan players have been a real success which appears to be his influence by who arrived.
Lost some expensive transfers early on in the job but has got on with the job and has achieved the first goal of returning to the Prem.
Gave us all one of our greatest memories of being a Saints supporter last season at Wembley.
This season will be a real test , he needs to strengthen the side in multipule positions using basement transfers and loans but appears to be adding experience to the dressing room which is a plus after our learnings of two years ago.
He needs to keep his job and that will be his hardest challenge as St Mary’s can go toxic very quickly and I just hope that even if we are losing games the support / management will stick with him for the whole season as changing managers so regularly makes you spiral into eventually the championship and beyond and if we don’t watch it we could end up with Southgate , Moyes or Harry as our next manager! And I for one has found it refreshing for someone to come along with fresh ideas to a club.
Anyway that’s my review look forward to hearing what others think.
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Thread | First £20m spent from the transfer kitty. Who else.
at 09:39 27 May 2024
As agreed on the loan deal last season.
Harwood - Bellis £20m signing has to go ahead.
I thought I would put my notes down of who, when I soon get the Director of Football job I would get the cleansing of the squad started. Scribbled on a back of a fag packet on my way home from a fantastic day out out but after today it’s old news and we move on.
I think Martin knows the type of player he wants and a director of football will do the admin but martins team will decide the targets.
Everyone said sign Piroe and he was mad not doing so but Piroe scored 13 goals in 45 games , Adam Armstrong scored 21 in 46 games and Adam scored 16 in 40 games so trust in RM . It will be a hell of a rollercoaster as we are going to get hammered in some games but it’s going to be exciting.
Ross Stewart new forward not seen out all season for a full game , virtually a new signing.
Flynn Downes being negotiated but issue due to West Ham not having a manager.
Ryan Fraser deal almost done desperate to get out of Newcastle.
Bonanza Miovski might be a replacement for Adams.
Rodon loan or buy from spurs if we can’t find a very good cheap CB.
McAtee or Borges from City another £15m each to Man City.
Ben Breton Diaz or Scmodics one of these from Blackburn would be good.
Josh Brownhill from Burnley, Sara from Norwich midfielders.
Alfie Doughty Luton full back , brilliant attacking defender.
Jack Clarke Sunderland attacking midfield
How to fund it.
Sulemana sell and get some money back. £10m
Onuachu to Trabzonspor or someone else who wants a proven goal scorer must be worth £12+
Sell Bazuna and bring Mateus Lis back to fight for the number 1 shirt with a new signing such as Buckland , Ramsden (Dream) , Henderson etc.
Bella Kotchap £12m could he do the job with us with a better CB partner then before.
Caleta Car £6m
Alvarez £12m personally I would like to keep him as he is class.
Perraud £5m
Lyanco £2m
Mara £5m
Mc Carthy , Adams free as contract runs out.
Do we keep or Buy David Brooks and Jack Rothwell personally I think not.
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Thread | Mason Holgate
at 12:24 1 Feb 2024
He has signed for Sheffield Utd.
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Thread | Aren’t football fans so fickle
at 21:47 13 Jan 2024
I just looked back to see which of the forum members in Sept were calling for RM , Wilcox and the board for sackings and it’s interesting to see many are claiming how great a buzz it is at present yet if some people at the club had listened to them ( thank god they didn’t) so early into his Management term at SFC RM would of been on his bike and some journeyman manager who had failed with many clubs would of been given the job.
Instead we are watching exciting football which has been missing at St Mary’s for so long whether it’s good enough to gain automatic promotion only time will tell but if we sell Adams we need another goal scorer to come in that’s for sure.
I just hope that when we get into choppy waters again the clamber to get rid of everyone at the top is not lead by the same ones again who know who they are as they have gone on record on this forum with comments in September.
As a club we all need to pull in the same direction which I think is the way we are going at present in good times as well as bad.
I have said before games in the Championship are the best when we were here last time and this time, no VAR , away support is tremendous and it’s so good to be a supporter at present after so many hard times.
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Thread | No subject
at 07:16 2 Sep 2023
Copied from the Echo , the squad to get us back to the Premiership although I quite like the Championship with no VAR , competitive games , good support etc. but I know if we don’t get back our status of a club will diminish.
Personally I would like them to have swapped McCarthy for say Henderson. Bednarek for say the Swansea lad, maybe upgrade one of our full backs Spence from Tottenham would have been a good call. Djenepo , Onuachu move on as No need to replace as we have cover.
Goalkeepers
Gavin Bazunu, Alex McCarthy, Joe Lumley.
Defenders
Kyle Walker-Peters, James Bree, Jack Stephens, Jan Bednarek, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Mason Holgate, Ryan Manning, Juan Larios, Jayden Meghoma, Zach Awe, Derrick Abu.
Midfielders
Will Smallbone, Flynn Downes, Shea Charles, Charly Alcaraz, Stuart Armstrong, Joe Aribo, Kami Doyle, Adam Armstrong.
Attackers
Che Adams, Adam Armstrong, Ross Stewart, Paul Onuachu, Sekou Mara, Sam Amo-Ameyaw, Sam Edozie, Ryan Fraser, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Moussa Djenepo.
The transfer window is still open in places like Turkey and Saudi Arabia and further exits could occur.
Am I right in saying loaning out is still possible outside of the transfer window.
Just my thoughts |
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Thread | Who has any idea of contracts
at 09:19 25 May 2023
Which players came in December / Jan and have relegation exit clauses
Which players contracts are up at the end of this season.
That will give us an idea of what dead wood we can jettison immediately or in due course.
I have a Rangers supporter friend and they worshipped Aribo what has happened he has not even been on the bench , what happened to Orsic ! |
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Thread | Things to change
at 09:10 25 May 2023
I know some regulars will say I should not put my views forward as they are often opposite to there’s but I am hurting about this season just like everyone else.
Make a key appointment on the board ie “The Owner” so he can see first hand how his money is being spent and decisions being made , take responsibility. Looks as if that is Done.
Appoint a manager early so he can sort a team out ready to compete in the Championship, we can all have ideas but if people think Sam the man , Roy the Hodge , Shaun the sheep or Frank the ank are solutions it would of only prolonged our pain for another year.
Bring him in and initially support him fully till New Year if it looks like he can’t do it then roll the dice but at least give him a chance whoever it might be.
Getting rid of the owner and board now will only end up with more uncertainty and even a points deduction sometime in the season as money runs out. Some fans have to realise that running a club / business is bloody hard and full of jeopardy , I have done it and I couldn’t wait to sell it on. Saints have a huge debt and therefore that debt has to be serviced.
Make a home end , it will annoy some supporters that would have to move but the atmosphere when things are going well on the pitch will be so much better. Just like the Dell. Get some noise back into St Mary’s make it a fortress it’s been like a bouncy castle recently.
Complete overhaul of the squad , get rid of certain mercenaries / losers and mix experience with youth we have a hardcore of youth , get rid of most of the experience as they are not good enough and sign some free transfers , loan players with experience especially a Keeper , central defender , holding midfielder to shore up a defence that has not performed for at least three seasons.
Hold regular manager / owner CEO / Director of Football meet the supporters bring the love back to the supporter base to get everyone pulling the same way.
Look at the recruitment policy Brighton have Ai we have a tatty old black box which still works off BT phone lines.
I only support the team away from home now as they are the true knowledgeable supporter who you can have a reasonable conversation with ( that will annoy the support on here who for one reason or another can’t travel) and I relies that’s a blanket statement but away games are when the true supporter comes out and I for one can’t wait to visit new grounds and at least feel that every game three times a week we have a chance of winning.
I will shut up and go back into my box but I am hurting like every other longtime supporter and if we could only get behind the whole club till Xmas at least we could at least give everyone a chance to be successful or maybe to put things right which might have gone wrong in the past.
Negativity breeds failure.
Have a great summer and look forward to days out at Luton , Millwall , Birmingham , Blackburn , Norwich , Swansea etc
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Thread | Boltons new ground sponsorship
at 18:18 20 Feb 2023
I had to laugh when one of my friends a true Bolton supporter told me that their ground has been renamed after taking a record for them sponsorship it now known the Toughsheet community stadium.
Regarding our new manager I am awaiting to make a decision after next weekend as winning one game doesn’t justify my vote yet.
The players were always going to try and prove what a disaster the Welshman was but now they have to keep the momentum going and start getting the clubs above looking over their shoulders.
The atmosphere is going to be against us but we need an early goal to keep them quite. COYR. |
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Thread | Finally got rid of Carrillo
at 18:07 5 Oct 2020
We had to buy up his last 2 years Of his contract but he has gone So has Hoedt only Boufal left and that’s nearly done apparently. Lemina went on loan last month so actually what a great bit of business bought all of them for around £60m and got around £5m back in transfers.
At least we have got a shed load of wages off the wage bill.
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Thread | Before anyone says why sell Klarer
at 17:49 5 Oct 2020
Just think he has been with us 5 years and could not break into a team which has had suspect CB now for at least that time so that’s why he has been sold. Also he wanted to move nearer to his home in Austria and play in Germany |
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Thread | Ralph gets his man
at 00:14 1 Oct 2020
Ralph gets his man or men as two new arrivals about to arrive at St Mary’s. Sorry not allowed to say yet but contracts have been drawn up just waiting for terms to be finally agreed between their agents but Ralph seems very very confident that he has secured two very good players. Sorry a little vague but just say it is very good news.
Looks as if up to 3 leaving also which will certainly easy the wage bill. |
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Thread | Nunez who is he.?
at 13:20 17 Aug 2020
Who is this Nunez guy that sites are saying we have placed a bid of £11m never heard of him or any whispers about him? Appears to come out of the blue |
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