Saint Albert

I agree with this as well. VVD has shown that if a player acts sufficiently reprehensibly, he will get what he wants.

I agree. It’s easier to recruit players with the money in the summer, as well.

We need attacking pace on the wings if a decent player is available.

It’s difficult to evaluate the deal without knowing the details but it does rather seem like we pulled their trousers down in public. For that reason I can overlook the whole he’s going to the arseholes that tapped him up bit.

No I was referring to his smug as ****e picture, not the deal. Unfortunately the swear filter did me in.

This seems like a **** move to me.

I’d be happy to sell our non-goals scoring striker even with Austin injured. It would at least prevent Pellegrino from picking him over Gabbiadini. We’d have the whole January transfer window to then recruit a second new striker, assuming we get the one in that you mention.

I honestly do not want Pellegrino anywhere near the new players. The club is making a huge mistake keeping him.

Sometimes the information available can be a moving target. I tend towards giving ITKs the benefit of the doubt unless it is genuine bull****. One of the reasons I come here is for the ITK snippets. I also come here to *****, complain and whine. That as well.

I’m not sure if this is an independent confirmation by Adam Blackmore, or if he is simply referring to the Wilson piece... https://mobile.twitter.com/AdamBlackmore/status/946071484883259393 Still, he says the money will be reinvested into the playing squad.

I should add that I particularly agree with you re Stephens. Playing him at RB is doing him and the team no favours at all, and I like him as a player.

Me too. They’ve given Pellegrino an excuse for being poor. This frustrates me to the point I may have to resort to name calling.

Anyone notice the statement at the end...”Pellegrino is under a lot of pressure but has had the VVD situation hanging over him since the summer” or something to that affect. Looks like Pellegrino’s sticking around for a bit.

Me too. That is an idiotic amount of money. Odd the club would publicize it, considering we do not seem to have struck any deals for new players yet.

I found out about an alleged Saints ITK while snooping around one of the Liverpool forums. He’s on Reddit, claims to have a contact inside the club, and posted the following... https://np.reddit.com/r/SaintsFC/comments/7m3fl6/transfer_thread_prejan/drsi39o/ Interesting re potential targets but not 100% accurate in light of the recent Wilson article in the Telegraph.

Damn. That is a lot of money. This will take a while to digest.

Yet other teams like City and PSG seem to find ways around the rules.

The longer he persists with the failure that is Pellegrino, the more unreasonable it seems. I am genuinely surprised that Reed is still sticking with this manager. Having Pellegrino still here can’t help when it comes to attracting transfer targets. Reed is really making a bad situation worse right now with what seems to be blind (possibly motivated by covering his own arse) loyalty.

Spot on.

That will not help his confidence, which must be fragile at this point.

I’d be interested to see the results of a poll like this. Les Reed does seem to fall out with a few people doesn’t he? Koeman’s probably a non starter as manager for that reason. Les has also fallen out with VVD and Morgan. There’s probably other examples.

Swansea getting a spanking at Anfield.

Yes it’s Kamel Bengougam and Kia Joorabchian respectively.

Mahrez is another example. Handed in a transfer request early in the last window but kept his head down and played.

I hope that a new manager can get him performing better (at least as he was last season). He didn’t exactly pull up trees last season but he has really gone downhill under Pellegrino. I simply do not understand why Redmond gets picked so regularly, and a player like Boufal seems to only get a start every other game.