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Not "fashioniable enough for SR" but I have always thought that Keifer Moore looks an absolute handful every time we have played him. He's a very useful target man and goal threat which, in my opinon, would have been a useful punt for little outlay. I'd still like us to go all out for Sargent, but I think that ship sailed when we bought Downs (who doesn't look oven ready, at all).

That's not the Wood I saw playing last night. He was dreadful.

Jo Tessem still saying we still need a striker and Downes, Armstrong, Stewart, Archer are not good enough. I tend to agree.

Nobody, but I think he will go for less.

Yes, please. Should have gone for him as first choice with Stewart as backup, and not bought Downes.

Yippee

I think you are right. In which case, it is looking increasingly as if Saints should have gone all-out for a strong target man (a la Sargent) instead of Downs with Stewart as backup.

Absolutely right, but perhaps this was out of frustration with players behind him not finding him with passes?

Everyone seems to be talking about an attacking midfielder and a winger being our main requirements, but I still feel that we need a strong, reliable number 9 (Sargent type). Last night seemed to add to the belief that Archer's abilities are best expressed alongside a strong No. 9 type. A fit, in-form Stewart could be that player, but his fitness cannot be relied upon, and Downs is unproven and looks unready.

Screamer from the Asian lad

Yes, darling

Let's be having, you

Have our centre forwards been practicing missing the ball?

For how long have we been saying player a proper no 9 alongside Archer? Just need to go 4 at the back now

We should have walked out to it

What on earth is Wood doing?

Defensively comical

Sorry, that doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Edozie's stats in the Championship were 34 matches, 6 goals and 3 assists. Rak-Sakyi's stats were 35 matches, 7 goals, 2 assists. That suggests keeping Edozie to me, although he has probably had enough of Saints now and wants out.

Or League 1 promotion bid

Hmmm, Heads, Northampton ... Tails, Yeovil

FFS, Get on with it Saints. We've still got other positions to fill

As we are Saints fans, Yes

So, what are you suggesting. Accepting our fate with a shrug of the shoulders? I look at it this way, the best opportunity that we have of returning to the PL is this season (and next). As regards PSR, we have more money from sales this season than we will have in the following seasons, if we stay in the Championship. The only way we are going to go up is by improving the quality of the current starting 11, especially offensively. So, if we don't improve that with quality players like Sargent, we are not going up and quality players cost money, so we have to spend it. The alternative is a gradual atrophy of the team.

Saints spent €25m on Sullemana and €18million on Onuachu. That makes £25million for Sargent seem extremely sane, especially if his goals takes us back to the PL.

Striker wise, Josh Sargent is better than anything we've got and the type of target man we've lacked since Adams left.