Disco Stu

Who could have seen that coming?! 😂

I'm talking about the idea I've seen being thrown around that keeping both wasn't an option. If people want to use that narrative, then I'm suggesting we could have avoided buying so much squad filler instead of selling a player that has performed at this level. And like I said, losing Alcaraz because he didn't suit Martin's flawed system was infuriating.

I don't believe the narrative that it had to be one or the other regarding Alcaraz and Fernandes especially given they were both at the club at the same time albiet for a short while. If we were so cash strapped that it was critical we could only have one or the other, we would have waited for an Alcaraz sale to go through and I doubt we would have been playing him against Newcastle when the Fernandes deal was announced by Fabrizio Romano on the same day. Playing Alcaraz suggests a deal wasn't anywhere close at that point. Save the wages and signing-on-fees for Lallana, Fraser and Taylor. Save the fees for BBD, Wood and Edwards amounting to £14m. We've just deemed it acceptable to spent another €5m this window on an 18 year old from the 3rd division of French football. We wasted so much money on crap last window and this is hardly just hindsight. It was clear to see at the time. Edwards and Wood were never going to improve us at this level and Kayi Sanda won't help us this season or probably next. If we wanted to add to central defense and couldn't afford to bring in real quality, we should have utlilised the loan market for a player that can actually play at this level instead of wasting a loan spot on a squad filler forward like Maxwell Cornet.

That's not how I heard it. The Athletic claimed his intentions were to stay. https://www.givemesport.com/charly-alcaraz-wants-to-stay-at-southampton/#:~:text=Midfielder Carlos Alcaraz intends to,Kamaldeen Sulemana's future is uncertain. Martin failed to play to his strengths, agreed, but under Selles' direct system, he was our best player. One of the few that made watching us bearable that season.

The two stupid sending offs and subsequent suspensions let down his manager, teammates, fans... and was not worthy of someone wearing the captain's armband. Suspensions for verbal abuse and hair pulling is so unprofessional, he's done nothing but let us down this season.

I can't help but feel annoyed about Alcaraz. You don't sell one of the few players to have shown they can play at this level if you're looking to build a competitive squad. If keeping him meant we couldn't sign BBD, Fraser, Lallana, Wood, Edwards and Taylor, that would have been fine by me. I despised Martin's style of play so losing Alcaraz because he wasn't deemed to fit his slow, indirect system infuriated me. He should be playing for us. Think about the number of times we've lost all potency this season because nobody decent was available to replace Dibling or Fernandes. I expect him to be a £40m player in a year or two now that he's playing in a direct system.

2-0 or 3-0 to Ipswich. I can't decide.

After saying we'd learn from our mistakes from the last time we were relegated, saying it again doesn't hold much weight.

I certainly am.

Because he gets bullied during corners in mens football.

We can't field a decent midfield 3 despite signing 3 midfielders in the summer (Downes, Lallana, Uguchukwu) whilst deciding to sell Alcaraz and we can't field a decent back 3 despite signing 3 centre halfs in the summer (THB, Wood, Edwards). Sport Republic OUT!

Do what I'm doing. Stop going. Stop watching. Out of sight, out of mind.

We've had clearer penalties not given to us.

Bijlow putting on a world class performance against Bayern tonight.

No.

Good decision. He's developing well there and moving him to a promotion contender will only create another Tella situation.

The striker we wouldn't fork out the cash for, Yuri Alberto, looks set to sign for West Ham. Ended his season at Corinthians in electric form. 14 goals in his last 10 games. Rumoured to be £20m.

Seems harsh on Leicester given they're only 2 points off Wolves in 17th. Seems about right for us.

He's not remotely Premier League quality but I assume we're looking at him with next season in mind. Should be a decent addition for the Championship.

Sport Republic out.

Sounds like starting Armstrong and Downes instead of Onuachu and Ugochukwu was a fatal error.

I've given these losers enough of my time today.

Awful touch from Armstrong.

Well this is familiar.

Besides one very inappropriate comment made by Ottowa, the rest were merely stating the obvious. He's severely out of his depth at this level and shouldn't have been Dibling's replacement. At least he'll be a decent squad option in the Championship.