Lee On Solent Saint

Really conflicted by this. Three clubs I easily dislike in Everton, Leicester and Leeds. Looks like it will be Leeds as one, but finding it very hard to pick between Everton and Leicester.

Oh I agree, been a real disappoint. Pointless signing really.

Nor are all the other supposed forward to be honest.

No comparison. This season has been absolute shit.

Echo those sentiments, was nice to see him back in a Saints shirt. Probably only him and JWP that really care about the club out of the current squad. Although I doubt if we hadn't been such a shit show of a club this season he wouldn't have played as nearly as much has he has.

That he is still the fittest man in Europe

You'll be back down next season, wouldn;t get all smug

Is the standard of referring bad in the Championship? Bit of a kick in the teeth for Championship refs to see a Premier League ref take charge of the play off game

Cannot believe that Luton Town v Bournemouth could actually be a Premier League game next season.

He got let go due to relegation, Its Roy Chubby Brown now.

Oh no it hasn't

Couple of posters here adamant JWP is going. That's fair enough. But if they know deals are complete, never any mention of where he is going.

You say Brighton is a downgrade, but they are in Europe for the first time next season. Also easily commutable from Winchester. Lots to like about Brighton at the moment from a players perspective, even though I can't stand them. JWP going to them or Bournemouth is a sobering thought.

I bet Manji started that rumour

I wouldn't put JWP in quite the same bracket as those players!

So the other games where Everton collected points are irrelevant then because they beat Brighton? They also beat Arsenal in one of his first games in charge. Am no fan of Everton and wanted them do go down as much as anyone else, but to say Dyche hasn't had any input in keeping them up is ridiculous.

Where to?

Dyche most likely to keep Everton up though.

I think the club will be desperate to keep him. Wouldn't surprise me if he didn't have a relegation wage drop clause in his contract either. All depends if he tries to force a move through or not. He may be willing to give us another year, see where we are in January.

Fuck me, that's terrible. Looks like it was put together by my son's junior school IT club

Thought you said this wasn't happening? Looks pretty nailed onto me now.

Better squad=more high profile departures. Maddison, Barnes, Tielmans, Soyuncu, Castagne, Faes, Iheancho, Daka and Tete. Not going to be pretty for them. Arguably even the likes of Dewsbury-Hall and Justin James might go.

I don't know the answer to that, but having players who clearly aren't going to make the step up to whatever league we are in does no good to anyone. If an academy player at a club hasn't made the breakthrough at 21/22, are they ever going to?

There's no point in keeping any of these guys around. For the sake of their careers they need to move on, I know they have contracts with us, but we shouldn't be loaning them out every season. Look what happened to Simms.

Agree with that. On the whole their squad is much better than ours. That squad is going to be seriously decimated over the summer. Their rebuild will be even bigger than ours.