Miltonaggro

Spot on. Half the stadium thought we should have bought Johansson after his heroics for Rotherham in our last Championship season, and many said so on here. So obvious to anyone who has watched the game for a few years, and could likely have bought him for £3m. Sport Republic’s expert scouts seem to see things differently from the majority of SFC fans. We have a proven formula for rapid promotion from the Leibherr / Adkins era, but these doughnuts don’t seem able or willing to replicate it.

When he came on today he was a yard behind every play - timing (a key part of a big striker’s game) completely absent. Didn’t get a touch or deserve to.

SR have been very fortunate to have been able to flog young players since taking over at Saints with their ‘if you throw enough mud’ model. Any success seems to be inspite of, rather than because of. Tick tock on Spors.

Should have said on earlier post. Fair play to Robbins for the way he has set up and coached Stoke. Horrible niggly workmanlike side and and top level shithousery - a Championship masterclass. Schooled Will Still today. Mention in dispatches for Johansson too, superb display of committed goalkeeping, underatted if anything.

And that was probably his worst game for us today!

Agree with this. Bazunu groundhog day today, and simply have to get a new keeper who can catch and command the box. Our finishing was so poor second half (right in front of us) it was pitiful. Every shot a last resort, weak and half hearted. Downs and Stewart equally inept and behind every fucking play. The reluctance to play down the wings and use width was also baffling - every time a player was in space they turned inside to recycle, apart from the new lad who came on as a late sub. We need a keeper and a couple of attackers pronto - perhaps Still can make the choice of who these are.

Don’t think that will put off Palace, a club on the up, and Dibbers wont need a tetanus booster when he signs the contract.

I’ve heard that Spertsyan is a smokescreen for Lens guy. That’s the superhuman level Spors is operating at!

Rasmus Ankerson January 2023 - a classic!

One view is that the club has strategised this window aligned with the playing side, attempting to learn from the season before last. So, Spors and Still were aware that the stars worth serious money were likely to be picked off right up to window close, and the wantaway players would be agitating throughout. Incoming players June / July had to be very low risk. A matter of being competitive in the first cluster of games to absorb the disturbance of this - which to be fair Still has achieved so far. The next fortnight was always going to be the period when the real business gets done for a club in Saints' odd position of being relegated after a humiliating season with £100-130m plus of desirable / saleable assets. Best case scenario in the circumstances perhaps, but let's hope that this is the case - think it's going to be a very busy finale.

That’s the inside leg measurement to be fair.

Good point. Maybe Still has now had a chance to properly watch and evaluate Rudoni and said ‘hang on, we don’t need to spend £12m to get what he brings in this division’.

Hopefully both!

That's been the hopeful strategy in terms of Dragan I feel.

They've just revised the menu at the King Canute. Expect word has got out.

Very quiet.

He will but will take decent club and Lavia money.

@ExWHUEmployee = Harry Redknapp

Jason, Jason, Takhtadjian, the bullshitting hunchback of Azerbaijan!

Thick as mince!

One of those big fuck off pencils or a peacock feather quill!

Assuming that we don't go for an obvious / serious competition / replacement like Johansson, I hope that Matt Ryan signs on a free through the relationship with Still and Martinez. 34 next year but still reckon he would be our first choice keeper by mid September, once the management team get to experience matchday Gavin.

Fucking lightweights!