Willo of Whiteley

I didn’t see him in the latest training video, guessing he’s still training elsewhere

If we’re going after Scottish players suddenly then can we go for Lennon Miller of Motherwell?

No one on this forum had probably heard of Spertsyan until maybe two weeks ago. 😂

I don’t see a world in which we get Spertsyan, Rudoni and kee Matty Fernandes. 😂

I play Football Manager every few years, it’s not an annual thing I fork out on, and every time I think “it’s exactly the same as the last game, just with up to date squads”. 😂

Most Sky pundits are irritating now. Same shit or Dallas and discussed day in, day out.

Matty Fernandes won’t be joining West Ham, ffs. Have a day off lads 🤣

It’ll be interesting to see if Tyler Dibling is in any training photos over the next couple of days. If he’s reintegrated then you could argue a deal isn’t close. Saints seem content to lose him now, me included, just so long as we get some wide attacking players in to make up for it. In other news, an online outlet is reporting we’re happy to see Will Smallbone leave this summer.

On the bright side Will Still had confirmed today/last night that Armel Bella-Kotchap is not in his plans and is free to leave. 10/10 window straight away there. 😂 I’ve read one comment on social media saying “where I’d fit go so wrong for him, he looked world class at one stage”. To which I thought “No he didn’t, he’s made of glass, terrible injury record, rarely put in a shift and a very questionable attitude”. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Rak-Sakyi from Palace please. I would’ve liked to see us in for Richard Kone of Wycombe had we not gone in for Downs and if other strikers had left.

A LB we don’t really need, Ryan Mannning really isn’t as bad as people make out, he was fine the year we went up and arguably he was one of two or three that consistently put in a shift last season. If we were to get a LB it would be good to go for Andre Garcia at Reading, highly thought of, close to home and wouldn’t cost much. I can’t see Welington being part of WS’s long term plans. A RB with pace would put pressure on Yuki Sugawara. It’s wider players and pace that we need, we need to have a counter attacking force about us. It’s clear WS wants us to break quickly and so far we haven’t got anyone that could really stretch a defence.

He strikes me as one of those Calum O’Hare type players. Lots of hype for this league but would he be able to make the step up? Probably not seen enough to say yet. O’Hare was another one we were linked with a year or so ago; and he never kicked on to the Premier League.

It’s purely on the occasions I’ve seen him play. Dead ball-wise he was alright but physically he looked a little out-muscled for someone of his height. In terms of his goal/assist contributions I’m not hugely familiar with, I’m just basing it on what I’ve physically seen of him. It also doesn’t strike me as someone that we need necessarily, especially if we were to keep Matty Fernandes, but again I’m basing that on today’s squad depth. I’d argue we need pace out wide, something JR isn’t blessed with a lot of also. Everyone will have their own opinion, I’m just basing mine on the odd games I’ve seen.

I said the same when he signed, granted you could say he isn’t 100% but he is inexperienced for a team that is looking for promotion. MLG maintained that this was a good signing when he joined.

Am I the only one who doesn’t see the hype around Jack Rudoni?

I don’t think it was weird, it’s how professional footballers react back. Some think they’re entitled, I’m sure all take it personally but it’s depends how they react, it goes one of two ways: some probably try to go one better and prove themselves, the others throw a sulk. Just brings it back to a human level.

Well worth a watch of the latest Pitchside Unseen of the Wrexham game. Brief snippets of the team talks, pre, during and post-match. The man management is very good 👏🏻

A bit unnecessary there

Watching the video there’s some excellent man-management in there. 👏🏻

We’re winning this. 2-1. Ipswich were well off it against Birmingham, they didn’t deserve a point from that game and could’ve easily been a few goals down had it not been for some horrific officiating. Saints 2-1 win. Manning with a second goal in as many games, and Cam Archer with a classic poachers goal near the end.

Wrong thread

I did a post about a week ago. “Top six” clubs will want value for their money, the only ones that would be stupid to pay £50M for a player that has only scored two Premier League goals is Man United, and they’ve already spent £200M this summer despite laying of staff as they were “close to going bust”. 🤦🏻‍♂️😅 The others I’m sure we want better value for money. That leaves your likes of Everton, Newcastle, Forest, Villa etc. Some very unforgiving crowds, especially if things don’t work out. Unless someone bids stupid on the final day I think he stays now, and will be reintegrated into the team ready for Pompey at the latest next month.

I’ve interested how it works negotiating with a Russian club when there are legal sanctions about.

I must admit that home kit has grown on me, I think the only think I’m not so keen on is the lack of stripes down the back. I just resent paying £65.

I mean he downed tools the second half of the season, he was virtually non-existent. I’d have taken £40M, fine if the club want to hold out but his value is only going to lower after this summer, especially if he doesn’t live up to the hype or doesn’t sign a new contract.