CB Fry

I can think of worse things than us signing the next Gregorz Rasiak for this season.

Everything going to plan as planned.

So really all that is left is the unveiling video and an interview where JWP says something anodyne and harmless about how pleased he is to join his new club, which someone on here will interpret as a disgraceful dig and ungrateful slur against Saints. So there is always something to look forward to.

I think we can more than compete with Coventry City on fees and wages.

Not fussed about stats as a rule but that is an interesting one I'd like to see. Counter-intuitive until you think about how few goals are ever scored from bloody corners.

I'm really confused how this can possibly be happening when The Ugly Inside has got inside information that they are signing McTominay instead

Just because it's passed through the bowels of The Ugly Inside doesn't mean it's not shit. So when you said might be playing you actually meant not playing. Clear.

According to clickbait rubbish. Now this forum garbling it into JWP straight back into the starting eleven on Saturday. Jesus wept.

Whether you like it or not we have four out and out centre forwards/ strikers for one position in the team. About £50m worth considering fees and/or market value. I imagine we can't do much until we ship out Paul and we know the future of Che. Still two weeks plus of the window to go.

One win in their first five last season, they were 16th at that point. I am sure this forum will be able to cope with that no problem.

I think some people on this forum need to lay off the crack pipe of social media clickbait.

So what? All the players we signed for a decade of Premier League football didn't sign to win silverware either, then. What's your point?

They literally won silverware last year. Premier League and European football. What's to "spin"?

My definition of "shit the bed" is this post. 👌

He would not be joining a billionaire owned Pompey just to play in League One and definitely not play in the Premier League again until he's past 30. You need to work on your fantasy scenarios.

You're taking it well, then.

Please stop posting stuff from football insider. I mean for gods sake.

Lets hope Sheff Utd/Burnley/whoever don't try and usurp us for Downes.

Exactly - getting £27m up front is phenomenal. Anyone thinking it is "caving in" is deluded. Most of the headline figures of so-and-so signs for whoever for £50m will be a package where the money is spread out. I would be interested to see if Leicester got £27m up front for Maddison.

Gutted we've missed the opportunity to test ourselves against one of the Premier League big boys.

I see some people:

He is not coming to St Marys to wave on Saturday. West Ham United have a league fixture at 3pm that day. He will be with that squad, most likely in the bloody squad. The only exception is if something goes wrong on his medical today/tomorrow but even then I don't see him being at SMS this weekend.

I don't believe for one second that the strategy is regroup and finish mid table this year and try for promotion next year. Would be absolutely insane if nothing else. The best season to get promoted is always this season. Doesn't mean we won't finish 12th but if we do that's a monumental fuck up. I am expecting some more player departures (people convincing themselves that KWP isn't going just because no rumours are deluded) but I am also expecting us to do the same to other clubs further down the food chain. We've got loads more money than (say) Coventry or Blackburn or Swansea if we want to raid them.

I don't think it's that bad. Not many clubs are going to get £27m up front for a 29 year old this summer. And I doubt we were ever planning to commit to JWP's salary as a relegated club which is £15m saved right off the bat.

Unless he fails his medical he won't be at SMS unless we draw WHU in the FA Cup. He'll be in Bournemouth.