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New striker - Mara 09:12 - Jul 21 with 4743 viewsPatfromPoole

Well….

I await Nick’s view on this guy, given:-

- he scored 6 goals last season, the same as Broja
- he scored them in Ligue 1, which Nick didn’t think was a great League based on his critique of Dembele


https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/20293835.southampton-reportedly-offer-accepted

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New striker - Mara on 09:24 - Jul 21 with 3528 viewssaintwizzler


We thought that we had the answers, It was the questions we had wrong.

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New striker - Mara on 09:26 - Jul 21 with 3515 viewssaints__fan__73

If the O/S article contains the following please shout 'House'

Teenager
Promising
Potential
Highly rated

"Playing Devil's Advocate since 15th January 2014"
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New striker - Mara on 09:30 - Jul 21 with 3504 viewsPatfromPoole

We are obsessed with buying players in the £10 - £15 million bracket.

The likes of JWP and KWP will be viewing this with interest, I fear.

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New striker - Mara on 09:35 - Jul 21 with 3486 viewsButty101

Just what we need another fetus added to the squad.

Poll: Has the Ross Stewart deal already paid off as Nick says?

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New striker - Mara on 09:38 - Jul 21 with 3457 viewsPatfromPoole

New striker - Mara on 09:26 - Jul 21 by saints__fan__73

If the O/S article contains the following please shout 'House'

Teenager
Promising
Potential
Highly rated


Also add

Extensively scouted
Ran PSG ragged (am guessing this, in truth)
Star in a struggling side
Bordeaux desperate to keep him
A number of Top 6 sides after him

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New striker - Mara on 09:57 - Jul 21 with 3418 viewsthissceptredsaint

Not really feeling much post Gao euphoria these days....more return of Lowe spend cheap spend twice pigheadedness fatigue
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New striker - Mara on 10:03 - Jul 21 with 3399 viewsButty101

New striker - Mara on 09:57 - Jul 21 by thissceptredsaint

Not really feeling much post Gao euphoria these days....more return of Lowe spend cheap spend twice pigheadedness fatigue


Even though we are spending a bit of money, this feels like the Jan Poortvliet season. Where we tried playing total football in the championship and had a miserable season.

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New striker - Mara on 10:14 - Jul 21 with 3366 viewsDellHero_Would

New striker - Mara on 09:24 - Jul 21 by saintwizzler



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New striker - Mara on 10:14 - Jul 21 with 3365 viewsPatfromPoole

New striker - Mara on 09:57 - Jul 21 by thissceptredsaint

Not really feeling much post Gao euphoria these days....more return of Lowe spend cheap spend twice pigheadedness fatigue


You coined the phrase “cultivated mediocrity” I believe, sir.

I’m not sure we are even aiming that high now…..

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New striker - Mara on 10:15 - Jul 21 with 3356 viewsobelisk

At 6 foot this chap might at least provide a bit of height variety in Saints attack.
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New striker - Mara on 10:16 - Jul 21 with 3349 viewssaintwizzler

The new owners, as did Gao, have stated they are not going to spend big on players, so let’s get used to it.
They have spent money on kids that they hope will flourish and are then sold for a large fee.
This is a huge gamble but I’m sure they MUST be aware of what relegation means to their investment!?

Gao was constantly lambasted for not buying big.
How long until the new owners get the same treatment?
Hopefully they don’t as that would mean they’ve uncovered some gems and we are on the way of overtaking our 9 (nine) wins in the PL last season.

Also let’s see what happens if a bid comes in for our 2 assets, JWP and KWP…

We thought that we had the answers, It was the questions we had wrong.

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New striker - Mara on 10:21 - Jul 21 with 3337 viewsPatfromPoole

Looks like Bordeaux were about to go bust, and this may bail them out.

The obligatory You Tube vid….


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New striker - Mara on 10:28 - Jul 21 with 3303 viewssaints__fan__73

I think we really could win the Papa Johns this season.

"Playing Devil's Advocate since 15th January 2014"
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New striker - Mara on 10:31 - Jul 21 with 3295 viewsCenturion

Well, we are investing in the future. If they come good we could do well in the Championship should we be relegated.

We might do better than expected this season. We will know by late September.
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New striker - Mara on 10:34 - Jul 21 with 3279 viewsPatfromPoole

You ideally need a blend.

We would ideally drip feed younger players into the side.

It’s an unforgiving League, where inexperience and naivety are usually brutally punished.

Some of these signings are going to have to hit the ground running from day 1 though.

High-risk stuff.

Trying to think of the last time a striker aged under 20 made a big impact in the Prem. Since Michael Owen anyway…..

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New striker - Mara on 10:56 - Jul 21 with 3213 viewshuelinsaint

New striker - Mara on 09:57 - Jul 21 by thissceptredsaint

Not really feeling much post Gao euphoria these days....more return of Lowe spend cheap spend twice pigheadedness fatigue


This is just like the Lowe era lots of mediocre players bought cheaply.
Surely it would be better to spend big on maybe 3 class players than waste the same amount on potential.
l think we are in for some hidings this season.
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New striker - Mara on 11:03 - Jul 21 with 3197 viewsronan006

New striker - Mara on 09:26 - Jul 21 by saints__fan__73

If the O/S article contains the following please shout 'House'

Teenager
Promising
Potential
Highly rated


How about "sell on fee" ?
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New striker - Mara on 11:46 - Jul 21 with 3124 viewsdirk_doone

I've never heard of him but I just did an online search and he's scored a career total of 7 goals in 34 Ligue 1 games over 2 seasons, although he's only ever played the full 90 minutes once, and is currently valued at £2.7 mill on transfermarkt.

What gives cause for hope is that 5 of his league goals were scored in his last 7 games. He's also scored 4 goals in his last 6 games for France U20s.

Let's hope our scouts have seen great potential in him and that we've got a player on the cusp of being a great striker.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sekou-mara/profil/spieler/557612
[Post edited 21 Jul 2022 12:44]

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New striker - Mara on 11:58 - Jul 21 with 3083 viewsSadoldgit

I’d never heard of Tino and Broja when we brought them in so here’s hoping the new guys make the same impact. Sounds like Newcastle were sniffing around this guy hoping to pick him up for peanuts from Bordeaux but we offered decent wedge to help the club out of their financial difficulties.
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New striker - Mara on 12:24 - Jul 21 with 3025 viewsSaintNick

New striker - Mara on 09:38 - Jul 21 by PatfromPoole

Also add

Extensively scouted
Ran PSG ragged (am guessing this, in truth)
Star in a struggling side
Bordeaux desperate to keep him
A number of Top 6 sides after him


For the following

Extensively scouted

That means that his agent has sent reports to quite a few other clubs.

Ran PSG ragged (am guessing this, in truth)
He didn't get off the bench in the first game, played 22 minutes as sub in the second a 3-0 defeat.

Star in a struggling side

He started 8 games plus 18 off the bench, around 890 minutes in total

Bordeaux desperate to keep him

They probably where when they signed him to a new deal but events have overtaken them and they now need to sell him and quickly

A number of Top 6 sides after him
Not sure that any sides that have been mentioned are top six

Satisfying The Bloodlust Of The Masses In Peacetime

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New striker - Mara on 12:51 - Jul 21 with 2983 viewsdirk_doone

We could have a real star here:


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New striker - Mara on 13:15 - Jul 21 with 2932 viewsdirk_doone

New striker - Mara on 12:24 - Jul 21 by SaintNick

For the following

Extensively scouted

That means that his agent has sent reports to quite a few other clubs.

Ran PSG ragged (am guessing this, in truth)
He didn't get off the bench in the first game, played 22 minutes as sub in the second a 3-0 defeat.

Star in a struggling side

He started 8 games plus 18 off the bench, around 890 minutes in total

Bordeaux desperate to keep him

They probably where when they signed him to a new deal but events have overtaken them and they now need to sell him and quickly

A number of Top 6 sides after him
Not sure that any sides that have been mentioned are top six


"A number of Top 6 sides after him
Not sure that any sides that have been mentioned are top six"

Apparently, Man City were interested:

https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2022/manchester-city-scout-bordeaux-strike

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New striker - Mara on 13:21 - Jul 21 with 2922 viewsPatfromPoole

New striker - Mara on 12:51 - Jul 21 by dirk_doone

We could have a real star here:



That Argentina Under-20 keeper makes McCarthy look like Buffon.

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New striker - Mara on 13:31 - Jul 21 with 2900 viewswashington_saint

For all the whining and whinging going on, would you rather be in our position or:

Bournemouth - what mega signings have they made
Leeds - lost their best players and a similar model to Saints re. buying
Everton - lost their best player and have no money
Fulham - definition of a yo yo club

Many other sides have not made many purchases. Yes, our signings (on the whole) are of young players that are unproven. It ight not work but better than going out and getting players like Hoedt, Carillo and many other flops we paid 16 million for.
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New striker - Mara on 13:36 - Jul 21 with 2890 viewsPatfromPoole

New striker - Mara on 13:31 - Jul 21 by washington_saint

For all the whining and whinging going on, would you rather be in our position or:

Bournemouth - what mega signings have they made
Leeds - lost their best players and a similar model to Saints re. buying
Everton - lost their best player and have no money
Fulham - definition of a yo yo club

Many other sides have not made many purchases. Yes, our signings (on the whole) are of young players that are unproven. It ight not work but better than going out and getting players like Hoedt, Carillo and many other flops we paid 16 million for.


Add in Forest and we could yet retain our 15th Place trophy.

With a bit of luck.

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