Dusic

Never hear a peep out of Neal Trotman. Always bleating on about Oldham and Halifax FFS.

Moving Alcaraz to play deeper would be a pretty dumb move considering he is our main fit goal threat. Not that it really matters. To stay up we will probably need to win 3 games in a row from now and thats not going to happen. The spell under Jones killed us.

In reality he is worth more than £50m given age, potential and length of contact. Ben White cost £50m. Is Caicedo is supposedly £80m then £50m for Lavia is cheap as he is potentially a generational talent. City should buy him back for £40m and sell Phillips to West Ham for the same.

Lol. The gap between our best players (JWP, Lavia, KWP, ABK) and our worst (Armstrong, Moi, Perraud) tonight was stark. I can't really recall a Saints team where this was the case as much as in the current team. I mean Lavia to Diallo is like comparing Ings to Lee Barnard. JWP has carried this team for 18 months and deserves better.

Will be interesting to see what SR go for. In theory its an attractive job and a good chance of going straight back up - albeit not helped by the size of the other clubs likely to come down. There is also the fan element. Feels like it needs to be someone who can very quickly get the fans onside.

Lyanco is too volatile and can't defend. What you need in Championship centre backs is consistency at doing the basics well and he is awful at that. Would miles rather keep Bednarek than Lyanco. Given what we will lose, we will need substantial signings in central midfield and at centre back to have a chance. They will need to be starting XI players who are ready to go from minute 1. Our best chance is to make a strong start and that might help the relegation hangover if rhe ones who stay realise they have a good chance of getting back to the PL quickly. A slow start and it will only get worse. In theory players like Edozie and Mara should make a strong impact. Tella was pretty ineffective in the PL and look how he has done once he gained a bit of confidence. Youngster wise...if Ballard and Doyle aren't proper first team squad members then we may as well close the academy. The only positive of being so woeful this season is that they will have had months to plan, so hopefully managerial and key player situations will be resolved quickly.

Leicester have some sellable assets that will raise a decent bit of cash plus a few good players who would stay. Forest would be a mess, especially if Cooper goes. I reckon Everton and Forest would be best to drop.

Co-owner Rasmus Ankersen: "Nathan's xAggression distribution plot shows that his aggression is relentless and edgy and his violent Luton side have recently been promoted to the PL to vindicate his work. He is highly skilled in counter surveillance and has learned a lot since he led our culture workstream in Q1 2023." Nathan is currently rehabbing from a superficial wound sustsined during a bootcamp exercise in Cranborne and once recovered will lead pre season at Llandudno alongside his assistants Neil Trotman and James Bree. In addition to this sought after appointment, the club is delighted to announce the resumption of our partnership with LD Sports.

Good luck to Wilcox because he has a huge job on his hands. - New manager - High profile sales - Deadwood clearance (Lyanco, DCC, Orsic etc) - Key signings to add leadership and Championship knowledge - Taking advantage of the PL loan market - Cultural shift - Updating the Playbook PDF Lets hope he is a.) still joining b.) fully aware of what he is walking into c.) given the space to do his job

He will. He would be mad not to, especially in a tournament year. Probably also faces a relegation pay cut. I doubt he has thoroughly enjoyed the last couple of seasons and he isn't that young anymore to waste a season. Assuming he doesn't do it before the end of this season, the Beckham record alone will motivate him to stay in the PL.

More chance of Shane Long starting the first game of next season for us than Lavia or JWP.

#swfbingo

Recently, Lavia and Livramento both extremely good value pound for pound, especially Lavia who is probably a CL quality player already and cost what you would expect a very good Championship midfielder to be touted for. Aside from the often stated ones, Angus Gunn was a big waste of money.

Whwn Burnley sign him in the summer we will make a massive profit and get the kind of fee nobody would have imagined about 3 months ago. A rare loan that has worked out very well.

Biggest difference between him and our other options is he gets himself in positions to assist or score (even if he misses many up). He sees himself as a forward and not a midfielder.

I don't think we will risk him, especially with a break coming up. I reckon AMN will play RB.

Tella will push to leave for Burnley, thats obvious but at least we can now ask for £25m for him. I think clubs will come in for Livramento even despite his injuries. Diallo will surely go as only has a year left and obviously we won't offer him an extension. We will bring in a shitload of cash but will also need to spend a fair bit if we are serious about going straight back up.

I am not really nervous. This season feels different, in that we have been so bad, are on the third manager and based until now absolutely deserve to be relegated. We have a chance still, but I don't really have belief that we will take it. We can't keep winning 1-0 and don't have any obvious way of starting to score more goals - and that will be needed to stay up considering the fixtures we have. If we win tonight then maybe I will start to believe a bit, but I certainly don't expect us to win, and thats based on logic and factual patterns from this season rather than a deep rooted negativity. Its actually quite amazing that we aren't dead and buried already.

On his actually quite successful Gettr show, its him on camera sharing this stuff and often partnering with wallies like Dan Wootton. Its not an avatar its MLT himself and it seems to me he very clearly believes in and is passionate about what he says. As a kid in the 90s he was my absolute football hero and on the times I met him he was very nice, and I am sure he is a nice person, no reason at all to doubt that. But the radical views are definitely him just as clearly as the great goals were too. Personally I don't despise him but I feel a bit for him that he has become a laughing stock even if he hasn't realised it yet. Its a shame that he is becoming more known/ridiculed for his views than his football ability.

Isn't part of who you are the values and opinions you hold?

Nobody doubts what he has done as a sportsman. Thats separate from his views and high profile opinions. Its absolutely possible to love one aspect and totally despise the other. To be unable to have an opinion on his views because of what he did as a sportsperson is weak.

I was speaking to Ron and Neil about this at the masonic lodge. Lyanco as a front sweeper to cover the whole pitch and take out the ball recyclers JWP and Lavia. -----------Bazunu------------- KWP--Bednarek----ABK---Perraud <<<<<<<<<Lyanco>>>>>>>>>> --------------Aribo--------------- Sulemana--Stu---Walcott----Adams

Just been through the predictor and it came out exactly as I wanted it to. Made sure I picked 3 teams and almost always predicted them to lose. Those 3 ended up being relegated and Saints stayed up. If anyone needs any help getting a positive outcome from their predictions fire me over a DM.

We know Djenepo isnt good enough at PL level. I maintain that in the league I can recall Edozie having a positive impact off the bench more than once. Can't think of any other player that applies to.

Very suprised Edozie starts for the B team tonight and seemingly won't be involved tomorrow. Pretty much our only attacker who looks comfortable with the ball at his feet and usually takes the positive option. IMO he should be starting, and as an absolute minimum coming on as a sub. Certainly ahead of Djenepo, Aribo or Adam Armstrong.