Doctoroncall

Next step is to see players listed on the commodities market.

Football has moved on since that type of 1980’s behaviour.

What teams like Luton and Ipswich have shown in promotion from the championship, leadership and organisation on the pitch can get you the same as splashing the cash. we’ve missed having that on the pitch for a number of years. promotion next season will be tough, a number of teams will be competing for automatic places.

Original report can be downloaded here if anyone is interested in the 450 ish page report or the summary.

Looks like the World’s richest man is interested in Liverpool FC (according to his dad).

There are only three that would make good money, not sure THB will, even with an English price hike. If players need to be shifted as it’s a big squad already then I can see having a lower fee with higher sell on being used.

If we are talking summer, then he will be off. As this is the January window, I can’t see it happening. I can image there will be a number of players leaving in the summer with cut prices and a larger sell on percentage fee if the books need to be balanced for the Championship or to remove the scarring from this season.

Was there another team in for him last summer? I don’t see a PL team needing a first team keeper now Spurs have bought one.

As there seems to be a bit of a contest at least for 17th place, there must be a record for earliest relegation that Saints can go for. if Saints are going to do it, may as well do it big a get a collection of records.

Unfortunately you are right, I don’t think any of our players would be targets except for Fernandes and Dibling.

13th January is the day we find out which clubs need to answer for any PSR breaches. it will then come down to whether club lawyers can state the rules do not apply.

Hoping for a nil nil thriller and IJ’s first point.

We have a DoF operations. Whether they are involved in football strategy is not known but the background of Mark Bitcon is as a performance director. No set piece coach and I think that reflects the ~85 corners with no goals and the third most goals conceded from corners in the league Wolves and Leicester have 3 more). scouting structure has changed to a multi club model but it wasn’t working well before. The new structure has caused issues with many leavers and new personnel arriving. May take a while for it to be effective (if at all).

Coaches such as Arteta, Iraola and Emery play variations of the Guardiola model – flexibility and adaptability are in vogue. seems he missed the memo… more here with Russell mentioned regarding flaws are inevitable.

That’s been well established and not just for athletes.

I hope Juric does the same as Bielsa with Leeds, and stays with us when we go down. A decent manager is hard to fine.

Not exactly had any decent options.

It’s like they cannot engage their brain when playing, the ball was spinning so had to played differently, but no he didn’t account for it so it went out of play.

🤭 he’s behind you.

Needs updating, three he’s controlled or gained since.

77 corners taken, 0 (zero) goals from them. 😏

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and here’s to a successful 2025 for Saints 🙏

I think we are better off pulling names out of a hat when it comes to buying attacking players.

Only a few more years to go for a few, Roy’s already there! Decapitated and Entombed are up there for me.

Can not work Airbo out. Sometimes good, other times bad, real lack of consistency but that could be to the chop and change of partners and tactical set up 🤷