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Only saw the second half but half our players didn't look like they could be arsed. You might as well leave the 'first' choice out if they're going to play like that. Oh, and another complete joke VAR decision. I honestly wonder if these refs have ever played the game. Never handball in a million years.

The Saints Marching site is just full of complete bollocks, I blocked it actually. Pretty sure it's AI generated crap some twat somewhere has set up to scrape saints related news and then spew out clickbait BS articles. 💩

Thinking about that number of number of daft goals just makes me wonder how anyone can not think he's a total fraud? Anyone in any job can make a mistake, but when you double down and say I'm gonna keep doing it again and again against all the evidence... 🤦🏻‍♂️ And there was literally no upside to his passing tactics either - it wasn't like we were pulling teams apart and scoring amazing back to front goals and having lots of shots, it was literally just doing nothing good at all.

Big Wuss might have fooled his new bosses that it was 12, actually it was NINETEEN f***ing goals: https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/clubs/error_lead_to_goal?se=719

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Well I'm absolutely delighted - that the guy is off our payroll at last. The guy is an absolute fraud and if we'll see if he's learned anything from having his lunch money nicked and getting kicked in round the bogs in the premier league very soon....

Would love if he did, but I can't see it happening, he showed his quality despite how completely shit we were. I imagine we'll ask for 50-60mill and it'll drag on like with the JWP situation and he'll end up going for 40-50 mill. Bet his former manager at Man U would absolutely love to have someone in his squad who can actually play the system he wants, only question is if they can afford it.

Tbh my main issue with Stephens is not his ability in the Champ - I think he's at least above average as a CB in that league. The main issue is his absolutely crap behaviour as captain this season with the 2 sendings off, which he at least deserves to be stripped of the captaincy for.

I see it more like: Players I'd like rid of but we'll be stuck with: Bazunu, Stephens, BBD, Smallbone, ABK. Players I'm pretty neutral about, wouldn't mind leaving but we'll also be stuck with: McCarthy, Sugawara, AA, Manning, Bree, Stewart, Sulemana, Onuachu. Players we should keep but won't be able to: Fernandes, Dibling, Ramsdale.

No chance. They still have a 2nd yeAr of parachute payments and aren't going to sell to a rival. Only way is if someone in the Prem or a top league wants him, pays over the odds and / or he throws his toys out the pram.

I do remember the Pelle grief but was in the 'happy clappy' crowd as I was convinced he was class. Italian mate of mine said he always had ability but only really found his feet with Koeman. Probably was a bit harsh on Clasie, but he was definitely a bit lightweight for the Prem and I seem to remember when Romeu came in that was pretty much it for him. And yeah, no bones with a decent free transfer backup like Martina.

I went for 'pathetic' but you absolutely nailed it - chapeau good sir 🎩. That guy who everyone is like 'f**ks sake mate, either don't get hammered the night before or don't show up' 🤯

If I remember right Koeman got Pelle, Tadic, Clasie and Martina from the Eredivisie. First 2 were brilliant obviously but Clasie I think you'd have to say was a flop and Martina I only remember that incredible goal from miles out, though he was a free I think. You could argue Martin's signings did fine in the Champ - Downes, Manning, Wood, Fraser - the problem is they all weren't good enough for the PL....

The irony is that actually I think height for a CB is probably less of an issue in the Prem than in the champ. Apart from Wood, I can't think of any other strikers whose main threat is in the air? While I would guess there are more physical strikers in the Champ...

Just watched the goals, I mean Smallbone's effort on Odegaard for the winner was absolutely pathetic, you can't do that at any level of football. How all these different managers keep picking him I have absolutely no idea 🤦‍♂️