Matthew Le God

Fictional character 😉 Now try answering the question

Russell Martin's answer on choosing between two players for £20m or one player for £40m doesn't really hold up. He said he didn't want to have players on a lot more money than others. I doubt most players would be bothered if Saints signed a £40m player on bigger wages than them if the quality of £40m player helped them stay up & keep their Premier League level wages vs a 40% wage drop if relegated to the Championship. Better teammates help them keep their own PL level wages if the expensive teammates justify their wages in terms of good performances.

Why do you think Mark Bitcon is not a proper Director of Football? They have spent a lot of money on the scouting setup.

Russell Martin said Bazunu is out for 9 to 10 months. That makes it Jan/Feb he will be ready to play again, not the whole season out.

Because the obligation would probably be only on the condition that we stay up. It allows him to stay in England, play regularly and help him maintain his place in the England squad.

It was indeed! 😁

Yep, that is what I said in the first tweet. Then messed up the second tweet.

Aaron Ramsdale news... https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1828453781538787379

Arsenal are about to sign their Ramsdale replacement... https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1828453286854168618

Doesn't make much difference in match going fanbase. We averaged 29k+ last season in the Championship and will average 30k+ this season.

Shea Charles joins his brother at Sheff Weds https://x.com/swfc/status/1828443653708079217

If that were to happen, we'd have a horrendous season every other year. That wouldn't be great, regardless of enjoying the promotion years.

That isn't a question.

They've made by far the biggest investment ever made by owners in the history of the club. Sure they've made mistakes, but their heart appears in the right place and they have put a lot of money into the club. They are trying something new with the group of clubs which many are dismissive of, but should ultimately benefit Saints as all clubs in the group are built up. It gives work permit benefits, shared scouting and allows for rotation of players through the clubs depending on the point in their careers.

Not going to wait then before writing them off?

How about we wait and see how the new signings do over a decent sample size of games?

He is Goztepe chairman, but in this BBC interview with Russell Martin he mentions in the bit on Sekou Mara: “There has been a lot of interest. I think one of the clubs has engaged in dialogue with Rasmus [Ankersen], so we will wait and see.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0jk2bhn So it seems he is back involved in Saints transfers both outgoing like Mara and also incoming possibly like Fernandes... https://x.com/AlfieHouseEcho/status/1826585540281708874

Justin Bijlow has said his goodbyes to Feyenoord and had his medical today and we now have news of a striker bid.

Russell Martin has confirmed Rasmus Ankersen is involved with our transfers this summer, both incoming and outgoing.

Regardless of it being a weaker league it still counters the non scoring striker description. He scores once every 3 games on average. Plus he was very young for many of those games.

78 goals in 241 games isn't a bad record. Roughly 1 goal every 3 games!

Why would Saints do that? If he is fit enough to play for a club on loan, he'd be fit enough to help Saints this season.

Poor tactics to use vs that particular opponent.

I think the players were doing as they were asked, the issue was what they were asked to do was destined for failure.

Pretty much! Was alot better vs Newcastle, even when 11v11.