Saint Garrett

Yup, probably why Adams isn’t afraid to insinuate he wants to stay, as he can claim it was out of his control that he was sold…! I still hope he signs a new contract though.

No idea if we could attract him, but sounds like Man Utd aren’t renewing Phil Jones and Tuanzebe contracts. TCDAJFU?

Maybe get Flynn Downes from West Ham too…!

My gut feeling is that none of those two and Adam Armstrong will be here next season. Onuachu is a donkey, and if they club want to move forward with possession based football, he’s better out on loan somewhere.

Is that based on fact or opinion?! Seems to be wide of the mark from what I’ve heard…don’t think there is any doubt that he wasn’t everyone’s best friend but to say “the players hated him” is just plain wrong from what I know.

Has done a brilliant job at Forest, and he good pedigree with young players. Also plays decent football on the whole, would be a great fit for us IMO.

I've not read every post on this thread, but a mention for the period at the end of the season under Koeman. Being on that terrible run and somehow beating Arsenal 4-0. Ending that season with: P18 W12 D3 L3 - back end of that season, with Liverpool, Newcastle, and then scoring 14 goals in last 4 games, including wins at Villa and Spurs, and that superb game against City where we just steamrollered them. Looking back, it was such a shame we had that bad period in the run up to Christmas, as we'd have been in the champions league with another 4 points.

That video screams to me, how bad some of the defending is in the Championship. Yes I know we're not much better, but if you have a well driled outfit that can pass and move, chances are easy (ish) to create. I know it won't be easy to get out that league, but that shows that there is a huge gulf between that and the standard premier league side.

I'd go with: Bazunu Bree Bednarek Lyanco KWP JWP Lavia Sulemena Alcaraz Edozie Adams

I pretty much agree with all of this, apart from I do think he should be gone this summer, as he doesnt deserve a new contract. But we do need some continuity. If we get rid of 20, and bring in 10 then it will probably take us until Christmas to get settled. I've got no time for hating players because theyre not good enough. Especially if they are giving everything. But it's not difficult to see why some players heads have gone down this season. We have had no focal point for months, and nothing going forward when Che hasn't played hence where the backwards / sideways football has come from. There is no point just booting it up the pitch if there is no-one there. Sadly, we have a bunch of players who are not good enough, but thats not their fault they're on the pitch. Thats on the board for building a bloated squad of largely shite footballers.

And quality when he came on at Leicester and scored twice. Clearly he’s been struggling with injuries all season, but ultimately he’s not a “goalscorer”. He’s a decent forward but can’t be relied upon for goals.

I think he deserves a bit more respect from our fan base than what’s on here, personally. Yes he has his downfalls, yes he isn’t KDB, but he’s still a top player for us and has been for years. Is he good enough to go and play for one of the top 6? I think it’s unlikely, but he’s a top 10 player no doubt about that. He’s also given his all for this club, which so many players have failed to do, especially this season!

He’s not going to come out and say, “we’re already relegated so no point trying, and no point you turning up” it’s his job. Don’t really understand the hate for Selles. He came in, has done a far better job than an experienced manager in Jones has done. He should never have been made manager in the first place. And he’s got a team of players who are clearly not good enough to stay in this league. It wouldn’t have mattered who we had in charge this season IMO. This one is on the board and recruitment team.

You might be right, I just stuck some figures out there to come to a total, £200m is a bit less than the amounts I quoted, £150m maybe in total, possibly somewhere in the middle. Regardless of the quality now; a bunch of them have shown some decent quality I.e ABK. I guessed off the assumption that a bang avg prem player costs £20m these days. Depends on demand though of course…

He pops in regularly to my mates cafe, with his family. They say he is one of the nicest blokes you'll meet. He had a load of issues with his diet at the start of this season, but played through it. Can't remember exactly what it was but something like he was having reactions to gluten or something along those lines. He was going to open a cafe alongside Oriel Romeu last year in Winchester somewhere, but that was put to bed when Oriel left. They were really close on and off the pitch, and there is no doubt he's missed him this season. He's also best mates with Fraser, and was pretty pissed at the club when they let him go last year.

Well all we "know" is that SR have said they'll back us next year. We also know that a big bunch of players will be leaving this summer, probably including Lavia (£50m?), JWP (£50m?), Adams (£20m), KWP (£20m), ABK (£20m), Salisu (£25m), plus probably likes of Orsic, DCC, Lyanco, Diallo, Onuachu, (possibly another £25m)? We shouldn't be in a position where we need to rely on the money from Tella. Thats somewhere along the lines of £200m income from transfer sales. Even if it's £150m we still shouldn't need to sell Tella if we don't want him to go and he's not pushing it. He's got a contract until Summer 2025 so maybe it will depend on whether he has any interest signing a new one. He does have a sales price though.

He may or may not be playing for us next year. Just because they want him, doesnt mean he'll go. If they offer us the amount of money we want and he wants to go, then he will go. If they don't offer the money we want, and we're not desperate for it (we have no idea), and we want to keep him, then he will stay at Saints. It's not "madness". It's just business.

46. We were not very good at all that season lets be honest. No idea how we ended up 8th. 10 teams have already got that this season with 3 games to play. (4 for 11th place Chelsea)

But given how many players we've signed this season, and the amount of money spent some of them were going to be decent. Looking at the below, it's not a surprise we've struggled this season. And us having Adams, Armstrong, Mara, Onuachu as our striking options... Good: Lavia - £12m - No comment needed. Got the world at his feet. Alcaraz - £12m - Class player, gets a bit lost in games, but he's young. Would love him to stay next season ABK - £10m - Good player, heads gone since Ralph left though. Shame as looked class at the start of the season. Should be able to make a profit on him this summer Potential to still be good: Larios - £7m - Long term investment - who knows, not what we needed at the time. Edozie - £8m - Long term investment - not what we needed at the time, could be great next season Mara - £12m - Long term investment, brought in as 4th choice replacing Long. Might be an asset next season in Champ, wouldn't want him first choice though Bree - £1m - Pretty much risk free, replacement for KWP, could be good next season Poor / Stupid / Not what we needed: AMN - Loan - Dreadful player Lis - Free - on loan, one for SR. Bazunu - £12m - Not good enough in prem, Champ might be good for him Orsic - £8m - Has pedigree, doesn't make sense at all, leaving...just weird all around Aribo - £7m - Shite, Champ might be more his level DCC - £8m - Assume on big wages, might not be able to get rid of Onuachu - £18m!!!!! - Absolutely shite, get rid Sulemena - £22m - Big money, small impact. Expect him to be an asset next season if he stays

He could never get to the fitness levels required in the premier league. Had a few decent games for us, and undoubtedly had taltent, but not the level of talent required to replace MS or VW. Most people said at the time he was an unnecessary signing given Harry Reed was coming through. He probably ended up being the reason Reed left.

“Stick your Ted talks up your arse”

He played the likes of Moi and Walcott because they knew the triggers in Ralph’s 4222, and because Moi is reliable defensively over the others. No other reason. Your take on JWP couldn’t be further from the truth,

Clearly Selles doesn’t think he’s up to it. Has he been in any matchday squad since Jones yet? I know he was playing for the B team. He hasn’t looked great from the few times we’ve seen him but might be an asset next season. Didn’t he play a lot on the right of a back 3 for Luton?

Clearly thinks he’s been done over by the club. Don’t like that attitude at all, but clearly something has gone on in the background that we don’t know about. I’ll try and see if my contact at staplewood knows anything about it.

Bazunu Bree Bednarek Lyanco KWP Lavia JWP Stuey Alcaraz Sulemena Adams