Chez

Ah. Bummer. He was playing every week too.

I assuem he's also going to get a loan elswhere, unless Juric is concerned that 10 CBs isnt enough.

Fair point. All I could jhtin of was one from a lesser league (so the champoionship isnt a major step down) that wants to get paid a lot more than he is now? BBD signed for Sheff United last year. Weren't they nailed on for relegation? Not sure he was scoring any goals for Villareal at that point though.

He's been playing regularly for Yoevil. Has he been recalled because Lumley or McCarthy are injured or is a loan to a side in a higher league going to happen?

I see that Chelsea have recalled David Fofana from Goztepe. They will be looking for a striker. Not sure Archer or AA would fancy that move. I think Onuachu turned that idea down too in the summer.

on the bright side, we now have more than 10 cbs on the books, so if required, we could now field a 1-10-0-0 formation.

THB, Bednarek, Stephens, Wood, Edwards, ABK, Bree, Santa and now Sylla...oh and I forgot, Taylor and Aribo if needs must! Bets of luck to the lad. Its a very tough position to play in the modern game. I hope we have got ourselves a gem.

I guess you need to consider what the purpose of the loan is. The Grobaek loan seems to be a trial for next season. Les' loan is different because it was last summer and the aim was to stay up.

Personally, haven't see enough to forge an opinion. In the end you have to trust the manager to make the right decision. Juric isn't going to allow a guy to leave that he thinks is special, but just needs a little more time. Ultimately he might be wrong, but he won't make a decision like that lightly. Sometimes you have to let a player go. He might make it in the end, but the timing may not be quite right. We mighy have to wait another three years before he is good enough. We could offer him £50k a week for five years to keep him here and see if it pans out, but isn't making that kid of invstment that just a big a gamble as selling him?

I'm with you. You have to absolutely amazing with the ball and/or an athlete, but I disagree a little on the player evaluations and think all three would be just as effective. Morgan was incredibly quick across the ground, snuffing out breaks from even the quickest opponents with ease. He was very strong too, although perhaps both assets increased over the years rather than him havong them in that first season back? Fonte was a pretty strong fella. Not quick though. I agree there. Cork had an incredible engine and covered every blade of grass. He was stronger and more dynamic than Downes I'd say. Your point still stands though. You simply have to be special to stamp your authority at the top level. Armstrong is (supposedly) quick, so you would think he would be dagerous, but he just doesn't seem to believe in himself, and without that confidence you are done for. Downes seemed to be quicker and fitter than everyone else he was up against last season. That's not the case this, so he isnt dominating. Insteda of seeing him regain possession, we are just seeing him lose it.

Any chance we can buy Gabriel Sara from Galatasary? Fat chance.

Really dissapointing. We would not miss him or AA if they went out on loan today. Next season is a different matter though. Acquiring one of the best midfielders in the championship in the summer won't be easy - and that's exactly what we will need to do if we want to get promoted.

Has he done anything in games? Has he looked better than Edozie?

I agree, he deserved a seciond go...and I for one thought he might go well this time around. The outcome is sad for him, sad for us. He's been given a fair go this time. I recall there were some suggestions on here that he mcould have been given a little more rope last time around. having been dropped, and assuming Juric is going to be here, there is absolutely no guarentee he will get games next season. Who is to say that Onuachu or a new striker won't be picked ahead of him. There's a lot of unknowns...

He has 18 months left. The argument might be that he could be loaned out for the remainer of this season (his wages would be paid by the loaning club) and then in the summer (having seen how he has done out on loan), and with a year left, we could decide if we want him for the Championship season ahead. If not, we sell him in the summer. If we decided to keep him, it would be to play him. If he was then playing every week, I'd imagine he might sign a new contract. That is a risk of course. My guess is the manager just doesn't think he is good enough at this point in his carrer and unlikely to be a starter next season either. He's not had long to come to that decision. But he will watch him at training every day and if he just doesn't beat his man or do things to impress in training, the conclusion is going to be that he isn't up to the necessary standard. There has to be some trust in the manager's eye...assuming he is going to be here next seaosn too.

We spent £15m on him in the summer. We will want to get our money back, so may have asked for £20 and expect to work back to £15m. Ipswich can see we are not convinced by him, so probably think they can get him for £10m. All feels a little late in the day. If we sell him, what is the plan if Les gets injured? What's the plan for next season too? I cant recall here being so many Saints players that are linked to moves in a January window.

His wages would be ludricrous for a championship side. If West Ham paid half, then maybe it would be viable, but even then, we'd need to shift some players first, as the squad and wage bill is far too big for the championship.

You make some good points. Obviously if another club makes a big for a player, it's because they think the player might want the move, but it's not necesarily a sign we want to sell. I think the key wording here is "linked with moves". Are we actively looking to sell Archer and AA? There are always lots of stories on deadline day, but actual moves tends to be very few.

I guess they feel the squad has to be trimmed. Let's see how many actually depart.

Interesting. He's contracted until 2027, so the club can make a decision that suits them. But with us destined for the championship, the player might well be interested.

"I'm a bit of twat, aren't I?" "Yes, I agree."

I think the reply you were looking for was "cheers".

it will be very interesting to see how SAA, Meghoma, Jimmy-Jay Morgan, Miles Harrison, Max Alleyn and Gomes Rodriguez progress in the next five years. I think the club may have wanted to keep all of them, but sometimes it's just not possible to meet the players requirements or the money offered elsewhere.

Tim Sparv, Tyrone Mings, Ben White, Danny Ings.

On Thursday the Daily Express said Spurs were interested. This morning, Givemesport said Spurs were interested and then the London Evening Standard reported the givemesport story. Can't see any journalist currently saying it is close to being over the line.