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1 hour ago, macca155 said:

Roger's Profanisaurus the greatest gift to English literature

Using that as a basis, ABK is a wizard's sleeve

10 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

ABK is a fucking bottle job.  Goes missing when he’s up against it.

Wouldn’t pay the wanker in shirt buttons.  

Do you write for the Daily Star?

2 minutes ago, Badger said:

Can’t see anyone paying that with his record over the last few years. Perhaps’rising to ‘ .

How long has he left of his contract ? At this rate he’ll slink away at the end of it and we’ll get nothing for him. 

I agree. Drop the price and sell him. We have far too many centre backs.

1 hour ago, Convict Colony said:

To be fair dragan did say the order after quarshie was striker and then creative midfielder. We wait on.

Isn't Downes the striker? i.e. focus on a creative midfielder now

4 hours ago, Farmer Saint said:

This is not my opinion, this is what I have been told, and I'm sure those clubs have had people, with a better eye than you or me, watching him.

You don't need another club to tell you what one of our own players is like. That's just daft.

Steve Williams

Ricky Lambert

4 hours ago, Farmer Saint said:

 

 

 

That's fine, I get all of that, it's just what I've been told.

Perhap try watching the matches?

Just a thought

7 hours ago, sledger said:

have a feeling still doesnt suffer fools gladly and will be ruthless

He will need to be 

7 hours ago, sledger said:

have a feeling still doesnt suffer fools gladly and will be ruthless

He will need to be 

23 minutes ago, gio1saints said:

FWIW to those bemused at JS contract extension.
1. Club Captain for a reason. 

2. Experienced academy product and a winner at this level. Shows you can make it through the Academy. 

3. When he last renewed his wage was c £35kpw. I’m not certain if that included the relegation cut clause - but if not it means he would be on 40%-50% of that in this last year ie c£14k-£17.5kpw. 

4. He (or his agent) negotiated a three year contract NOT got given and I’m certain with his age, experience etc he would be looking for at least that £14-£17.5kpw figure. If not more. How much more? 
 

(5) Otherwise-he gets a free transfer to practically any other Championship Club for a likely same or bigger wage plus a sign on bonus. 
(6) Try recruiting someone with his age credentials experience know how etc and pay them to baby sit a load of young players -plus be captain - it’s not easy it’s not cheap it takes time and oh btw probably a transfer fee is involved and higher wages.The only player close is Jan- and he’s leaving. 

(7) Bin JS anyway cos he’s rubbish? Why? Cutting out nose to spite our face  He is Someone who, if THB stays if Wood stays Quarshie RE and  Sanda turn out good will prob be on the bench all season? And be a happy team player. 
 

You just will not get find or get that package all that easy. Keeping JS in context was a very easy decision for Still and Spors. Get promoted he may even be sold at a profit for those of you still on the ££ issue. 
 

 

Surely, a club captain should be a certain first-team starter? Jack isn't and shouldn't be.

26 minutes ago, CSA96 said:

I do wonder if that means we're monitoring the loan market for GKs, presuming some decide they want to get out and play in August. Would leave the club in a position to spend the Ramsdale money on signing a replacement in the summer of 2026 (potentially with the added appeal of PL football)

I sincerely hope so, neither GK is a good enough starter in my mind.

1 hour ago, sockeye said:

Still states that the squad taken to Girona will be trimmed. I suppose those left out are going to be the ones we want to ship out. Wonder if the club will refuse a sale past a certain point in the window.

I doubt it

3 hours ago, trousers said:

And Bazunu not featuring in either game... Can we read anything into that...? 

Hopefully, that he has no future at Southampton

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

Aribo 

Bednarek 

Maybe Edozie 

BBD 

Taylor 

Are the ones I wouldn't be sad about losing and I hope we get done. 

I still hope Edozie will come good 👍🏻 

12 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

Luton - 5th tier to Premier League

Bournemouth- 4th tier to Premier League

Wrexham - 5th tier to Championship 

All in real life. Even the last one, with Hollywood help... is still real life.

I'm sure there's a point here somewhere.

1 hour ago, Saint Matty 76 said:

Three weeks to go and feels like there's absolute mountains still to be done.

Of our current "best team" you'd imagine about half of them would still be off.

I thought the window ends September 1st.

7 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

Whilst its a valid point ofc, the club will obviously be aware of it and you have to assume they've got strategies and options in place for those eventualities. It doesn't feel like we "have" to sell from a PSR perspective this year, so hopefully that puts us in a strong position re late sales. 

I hope you are right

10 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

No news is good news at this point - the reality is that it will most likely be centred around some of Ramsdale, THB, Dibling, and Fernandes leaving.

If that doesn't happen then the starting 11 stays at it is and Dibling signs a new contract = cheat code activated.

 

My main concern is that the players you mentioned get sold at the closure of the window, leaving us insufficient time to replace them with properly recruited replacements (like every other window).

20 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

Wish they were keeping an eye on Manning.

I thought he was one of our better performers last season

16 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

I'll be amazed if Bazunu doesn't start against Wrexham 

BazuNo

1 hour ago, gio1saints said:

Not that Ralph Ted! 
The apex of SR’s ambition is promotion /not relegation to League 1, and >17th EPL the following year or year after tops.
The system may throw us a bone if we are lucky - A cup run to make us feel it’s proper but otherwise, over the long term, and continuing my classic literature theme, to quote George Orwell from 1984:

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.”
 

Perhaps you are a masochist?

24 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Predictions from anyone? I reckon Ramsdale, THB, Dibling and Fernandes will all leave. I think that's when the really serious work of this window will happen because we need top dollar replacements. The biggest hole will be in our attacking positions where we will need a couple of excellent probably lower premier league players. It's a shame we weren't in for Demarai Gray who I think is a great signing. 

The only one out of those 4 that I think might stay is Dibling.

Personally, I think it would be good for his career to have a season in the Championship l, but money talks.

46 minutes ago, haddock24 said:

shame will be ruined by quality of football. perhaps we could play better on a uneven deeply rutted pitch that turns into a quackmire on raining

We could have done with a cow pasture in the Premiership 

1 hour ago, Chez said:

Yep. Got loan written all over him...if we are lucky they pay the majority of his wages.

Loan, sale I don't mind either way. My point, before the conversation disappeared down an MLG rabbit hole was I would rather keep Edozie than BBD.