swedish dave

we had defenders in front of him who forgot why they were there. A bit hard to blame a goalie for every goal conceded.

......that means we have to hope that Ross Stewart stays fit.

the answer to that one will be known by Feb 1st, but I read rumours that JWP might re-join Moyes at Everton (who are having their best season in a long time). Prowsey's first season under Moyes at WHam was his best but successive managers ditched him in favour of others, whilst WHam descended down into the drop zone. Everton already have Dibling and Alcarez - can they be the next club to build an ex-Saints squad?.. Liverpool did OK with that formula. At this stage of his career, JWP will want an iron-clad Prem. deal to see him through to an eventual retirement, (which in his case might be quite some time in the future).

More importantly .. can he speak German?

I agree Vectis, but he is still our player - and IMO a better choice than anyone else we've used this season. He DAJFU for us during a sticky period when KWP was out injured that season, and we are unlikely to get any sort of deal with his contract going out in the summer, when he would likely return to play for Nathan Jones (if NJ is till in charge by then ?). Regardless of how we finish this season, he won't be the only one to leave. With no " outstanding players " outside of the squad, we have an enormous salary bill that must be reduced.

Not sure we are talking about the same player(s) (experience-wise) Elias Jelert is 22 , played just 66 games for Copenhagen (admittedly Denmark's best club) but was hardly convincing as he was later sold onto Galatasary (Turkey) where he played 21 games in his first season. (he has made 3 apps. for Denmark, but the last being in 2024). SR then signed him on loan for us last summer. His first showing was (in game 6) Hull (a) ...12 min. sub. app. Two games later he started (v. Swansea) but was replaced in second half through injury. Was then out absent injured for 13 games, returning as a late sub. v. Birmingham (a) on Dec.29. Overall... not totally convincing...so far. James Bree is 28. Has made 280 apps. includes sizeable spells with Barnsley and Luton, and nearly all at Championship level. Played 20 times for Saints when we were (recently) in Premier League, during when he scored 2 goals in League Cup games, and was often a regular replacement when KWP was injured. It's no wonder Nathan Jones was quick to loan him, (think he's scored 2 goals for them this season)? Referring back to my original post ....... I rest my case. P.S. I might also make a similar case for Charlie Taylor (who has similar background to Bree) but was another caste-off (by Will Still).

Jelert may be "one for the future", but Bree has a record of playing at this level with various clubs. I don't think Bree ever played a bad game for us, but no-one is faultless all the time. We may get a chance to see, if he gets game time this week.

You're still young. You have a long way to go yet, just hang in there, I'm nearer 80 ...and I've been through a lot more than what we are suffering now.

Only bought himself a little time. He rejected us (as a relegated Prem. side) but will likely be playing Championship football next season if he stays with Wolves.

Why am I laughing... they were better than anyone we have now. Surely close enough for MLT to come and play for 45 mins. To think he was only paid £2500 /week in those days. That's criminal, when you consider the money squandered on mediocre types nowadays.

Thank you H&W , (that's 3 of you who have commented), although there used to be "someone" on here who periodically criticised me, but the only thing I can recall was that he rarely used a Spell Checker. I don't go out of my way to be different, but I was the kid who read a lot of books when young, (and then teachers wanted me to read my scrawling aloud to the class), which frequently made me unpopular with those ...who didn't. The tone of some postings tends to brings out the cynic in me, but as I am in a generation too old to care, the one thing I have learned ...is to be pragmatic. Changing managers and even owners, and surviving bankruptcies is just par for the course for me after 66+ years as a fan, although to be fair there are times - when provoked - that quite frankly - I just don't give a da*n.

right Turkish, but for the really ambitious ones it's a no-brainer when a big Prem. side makes an offer. latest was... Harley Emsden-James ( yes I never heard of him either - until he'd left) and signed for Man. Utd. Saints may have got a nominal fee to cover costs for his earlier boys team training, but now we'll get S.F.A.

Oh....was that a compliment, or a criticism? I do write in a lot in differing styles, (and even had some poetry published - back in the day). Nowadays my hobby is writing film scripts that may never see the light of day, and responding to postings on football sites that are written in understandable English.

Thanks for the greeting Tommy. Firstly, I was away on a long, pensioners summer holiday and decided to ignore the site - until all the fan aggression disappeared after that awful relegation. As a fan for over 60 years, I have experienced relegations before but I never reacted in the manner that some apparently did by posting incessant abuse day after day. Later on I had major problems with my e-mail account, and got lost and was forced to begin again with a new ID, leaving my previous 11, 000+ posts disappearing into the dusts of time.

I've always subscribed to the theory that any goalie is only as the defence in front of him. Certainly Bazunu was at fault on frequent occasions, but how many of those goals conceded were down to the ineptitude of defenders who failed to do their job properly ? As of this date ...STOKE have the best defensive record in this League, so it will be interesting to monitor their results in the coming weeks with him in goal. He will be ineligible to play for them (against us) on January 31st - as the deal will (apparently) only be a loan until end of season.

......have followed Dom's progress since he was 16 playing in U18's. He almost seemed to score for fun at times, and his goal tally was way above that of JJ Morgan and Dibling, who were in the same squad. Got badly injured whilst out on loan, but by the time he was fit , there was no-one left on the staff who knew about his past, or his potential. Bad deal for Saints, a good one for Orient who will surely be forced to sell him on at some stage. Saints (supposedly) have a meaty % sell-on clause, but that will be no replacement in finding someone new of his ilk. We could do worse than buy him back. The reward would be greater than the shame of the inept decision to sell him in the first place.

some journo trawling the name of Joel Piroe .A success at Swansea during Russell Martin's time and later at Leeds, but is now out in the cold. We need another name to replace Damion Downs.