Saint_clark

I always think 4 year contracts with an option for the club to extend for one season is the way to go. That way if a player turns out to be quality two seasons in, is valuable and wants out we can extend it to a three year contract and demand a higher price. Except for anyone under 20, 5 year deals are the way to go then.

As I've said before, I have tried to get into following them but there is so little coverage it's impossible beyond just reading the result. Is there any reason the club can't set up a camera and stream the game on YouTube?

Buying clubs in other countries won't cost anywhere near what it cost to buy saints. In the Belgian league for example, the bottom half of the league are all valued at under £30million. If they invest in the right places they could conceivably get another 3 clubs for what they've paid for saints. With the abroad clubs they may even do what originally happened with Leipzig - pick up lower league teams for dirt cheap with the understand we'll loan talent to them to help them rise up the leagues.

That's not our kit and I have no idea who the player in the back is, so no. We won't be getting him.

I'd rather let them both go as well, and my point was that we shouldn't be picking McCarthy purely because he's the one willing to stay. Forster would win us more points over the course of the season of that I have no doubt.

How the hell do you skip ahead on this on mobile?

In a league of 20 teams McCarthy was the 21st worst keeper 😂

Nope, it was an estimate.

Timing of headers, how to get more power when leaping, how to position yourself when receiving the ball to win a freekick. The guy has a decade of experience playing in the Prem and the younger players have said how brilliant he is to have around in terms of morale and encouragement. There is a coaching role that would suit him, regardless of his finishing ability when playing.

It's utterly bizarre isn't it, he's clearly the better keeper and always performs as such. Can't even argue he prefers McCarthy for his kicking as Forster's kicking has been much better this last few games.

Long only had the one year extension didn't he? I'd like him kept on in a coaching role, playing in the reserves similar to Lancashire's role.

Where is that from? I am very surprised to hear the club actually come out and give a number on what we are looking to sign in this window.

"Better than McCarthy" is every first choice keeper in the Prem, half the second choice keepers in the Prem and half the first choice keepers in the championship. It's not much of an expectation.

Commercially we are absolutely abysmal. I don't know how much of that is just down to where we are both in physical location and standing in the game.

The kid was born in Slough and lived here his whole life to be fair. I doubt he feels the pressure as much as someone who lives in Albania.

Indeed, but it's also about accepting players with flaws if they have strong attributes that work in a team and overall contribute to regular wins.

They kept it very quiet!

Very disappointed that the loan wasn't asked about.

Cheer up, everything sounds good to me with this news today!

He could pay it off so the money is owed to him with the understanding that he'd make it back in any future sale.

Yeah that gave me a twinge.

Woman presenter reads out two questions from twitter and Adam starts his response with "There wasn't really any plans, erm to both those twits..." bit harsh.

Are you Martin in disguise?

Adam takes us on a journey through time, everything that's happened since Liebherr took over.