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On loan though, was hoping to get rid full time. Another of Ankerson’s huge numbers of cheap and uncheerful turds still to flush in the future. What a useless prick Ankerson is.

Not seen George Long play then? Let’s hope that you don’t get to next season… This isn’t Lumley, who is reasonable league 1, this is Tommy Forecast stuff.

As @S-Clarke has said, he’s gone home with three easy points. And he’s going to big up what he’s just beaten for the confidence at Stoke. Basic psychology. On your second question, 99.9% of this forum forgot more about football than Solak, Ankerson and Spors will ever learn. It’s called 40 years of watching the game with your eyes and using the data selectively to accompany, not being led by the nose on it.

Missing the point - agree on prioritising spending but we have had to use third keepers. What if Bazunu breaks his wrist on the Friday and McCarthy wakes up with a back spasm? He’s had back issues. We’d have to use someone worse than Tommy Forecast. Let me just be clear - you are comfortable with that, yes? If we needed a solid EFL League 1 keeper, there were lots around in June and July at a fraction of the cost.

And then Ankerson, Solak and Spors will pat themselves on the back for weeks about the fees received.

A: you understand the sport, Southampton ‘Football’ Club doesn’t. This is the same club who took Fourpast as a makeweight in the Gareth Bale transfer.

There were much better available in June and July, if that’s what they were intending to do. And cheaper.

But it’ll still be x2 or x3 more expensive than a League 1 or 2 solid custodian if it’s just a body and very cheap. It’s pointless and on top of 3 years of mindless, wasteful decisions by Rasmus and Solak. Small beer by comparison but the fanbase has zero faith in them whatsoever.

Long is a lot worse than Lumley, I mean x5.

Yes, and one that can catch, stop, kick at a very basic level. Cheltenham released a much better keeper than George Long in the summer who is now at Newport. Evans would have been much cheaper than Long as well as better Long cannot do any of the basics above, so what is the point?

Better to use young Moody or an emergency loan like we did with Keller. George Long was even declined as an option at Cheltenham Town, and they sadly are currently 92nd in the league.

Lose the Skates home game and that is exactly what we will see happen. SR are in for a shock. ITV would revel in it like they did WBA v Wolves.

Been to nearly every game with them and it’ll get very ugly indeed if we lose the home game. Spors and Dragan would be persona non grata in the city and unlikely Still would remain. Trust me on that. I was there in 2010 when they beat us late on when they were two divisions above with subs they couldn’t afford, and we were underdogs, and it was still feral. Ask the Citroen dealership….

Rasmus is totally operating the show still, along with the Brentford signing this is a really obvious clue.

Corrected it for you.

It’s what the fanbase needs to rev up and oust SR.

Have you seen him play Charlie? Listen to the people who have and you’ll learn something. Would you be happy signing Sholing’s third keeper or Tommy Forecast quality as #3? Because that’s what Spors seems to be doing.

Spors is fucking useless if true. I know several Norwich fans who have seen George Long ‘play’ and not good enough for King’s Lynn, not even Great Yarmouth. We are talking even worse than Tommy Forecast and a lot worse than Joe Lumley. Waste of anything he is paid.

Pity SR didn’t invest in adults - but carried on looking for the next Livramento. They found him in Lavia but all of their other signings that summer have been effectively write-offs at PL level and Romeu leaving ripped the spine of the team apart. Only themselves to blame.

Can’t see Brownhill going south to us or east to Ipswich either. Sheff Utd linked but a basket case and Wrexham apparently bulked at the signing on fee and seem to have switched focus to Will Smallbone instead with Saints ‘happy’ to let him go (House). Has the hallmarks of a final day signing by Brum, although he won’t be competitively fit until late September. Everton have been crying out for signings but even they don’t think the signing on fee is worth it. Appy’s hunch on Harrison Reed not a bad one, certainly need another CM who fits Still’s system as and when Smallbone and/or Aribo shift on.

Sounds like January 1985 and the 1-0 loss to me. Must have been a reduced capacity due to the fire in October 1984? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqx53l5jj1o That really was an eventful season - Main Stand burnt down, League Cup winners including beating Ipswich in a 2-leg semi final and relegated. Mick Channon played in the final so might have played in the Saints game as well. Ironically, the new stand was opened in August 1986 v Saints which we lost 4-3. The old stand burned down due to a club employee leaving a 3-bar electric fire on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrow_Road

Che would be like a best bitter, nothing spectacular but solid pint. Archer could be a tasty pale ale with some tweaks to the recipe. Stewart would be off on cask every time you went to your local pub. BBD would be returned to the landlord as the beer is off and Downs is at the first mash stage in the brewing process.

In which case, 2 weeks wages fined. Get on with it lads. If Smallbone does go to Wrexham - I know it’s Nixon but a lot of smoke has appeared today plus Alfie’s tweet - it might help us get another CM anyway but Aribo finally going wouldn’t half help as well. He’s not signing a new deal and it’s a World Cup year so he ain’t spending the season in the u23s. Best for all that he moves on asap.

Why not, Edozie as well. Say at the press conference that they need minutes if their moves don’t go ahead. No intention of actually playing them, but you’ll find their moves will suddenly speed up as they won’t want to get injured in a nothing midweek cup tie and they and their agent smell a signing on fee.

Looks like a rare accurate Alan Nixon scoop - he claimed Smallbone to Wrexham, and Alfie House tweeted that he’s free to leave on a permanent. Wrexham not named but there has to be interest for him to share that. So could be Smallbone out and someone like Reed, who can handle himself better in a central two, in the Championship at least, in. Still only 30, 31 in January, thought he was older than that. As you say, only a hunch but I’d also name Aribo in the starting line up for Norwich midweek to force him and his agent to shit or get off the potty to free up further funds for a CM at starter quality.