Matthew Le God

You have overlooked Kelvin Davis and Paulo Gazzaniga conceded 12 goals in the games they played. Forster 14/15 PL games = 30 Forster 14/15 PL goals conceded = 21 Forster's ratio for 14/15 = 0.7 goals per game which is extremely good

Grot

The PFA are claiming it is unlawful in the UK to impose these wage caps. What part of UK law makes wage caps unlawful that US law doesn't make wage caps unlawful in their sports? For a capitalist society, American sport in some respects is strangely communist in nature... wage caps & player drafts!

The BBC's gossip roundup links to a dodgy Football insider article saying Palace are competing with Fulham for Reed. Which isn't the same as the BBC saying it. https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-crystal-palace-plot-move-to-sign-southampton-25-yr-old-hasenhuttl-will-let-go/

As optimistic as Issey Prada?

Can you name an example of a Premier League team that conceded around 33 goals in 38 games and had a shit keeper? There is only so much a good defence and good midfield can do to keep the goals conceded down and competent keeper is required. As good as our defence and midfield was at the time, it was still not at the level of Chelsea, who who won the league that season and only conceded one fewer goal than Saints.

Well a leak often finds it's way from you to this forum! So something clearly isn't watertight at St Mary's.

I addressed that when I said... "People will probably say it was due to the players in defence and midfield, but for Forster to have the 2nd fewest goals conceded in the league he must have done something right that season! You don't only concede 33 PL goals with a good defence and midfield... the keeper is doing something right as well." Put a shit keeper behind a good midfield and good defence and they'd concede more than 33 goals in 38 league games. There is only so much a good defence and good midfield can do. A poor keeper wouldn't see only 33 goals conceded in a season.

He is the Peter Puppy to your Earthworm Jim!

Do you blame Koeman for only conceding 33 league goals in 2014/15? 😛

It isn't even a shade of blue Pompey have every played in. It is significantly darker.

Boruc was never Koeman's first choice. He was loaned out in Koeman first summer and did not play a league game for Koeman. Koeman and Forster's first season 2014/15 saw Saints only concede 33 goals, only Champions Chelsea conceded less (32 goals). People will probably say it was due to the players in defence and midfield, but for Forster to have the 2nd fewest goals conceded in the league he must have done something right that season! You don't only concede 33 PL goals with a good defence and midfield... the keeper is doing something right as well. Timeline - Nigel Adkins signed Boruc in August 2012 - the bottle incident happended in October 2012 when Adkins was manager - Adkins then dropped him until January 2013 - Pochettino joined in January 2013 - Boruc was the regular keeper for Pochettino - Koeman joined Saints in June 2014, Forster joined in August 2014

Spanish Armada of 1588!

You have twisted history quite a bit! 😃 The Boruc bottle incident was in a game managed by Nigel Adkins vs Tottenham October 2012 Koeman joined Saints in June 2014

Boufal probably earns more at Saints then he'd be offered from most club's who'd want him in Europe. So a new deal at Saints would be great for him financially.

If a club is over the salary cap by up to 5%, they will face a financial penalty for every £1 by which they exceed the limit. Any club exceeding the 'overrun' will be referred to an independent disciplinary commission for further sanction. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53696424

Quarantine wouldn't prevent him holding up a shirt for a photo.

Any current contract counts as league average wage until it expires.

Key thread news alert! League One and Two have today voted in favour of a wage cap. It screws Pompey as they are restricted to £2.5m per year (for wages, agent fees, signing on fees combined!). It now means they can't outspend clubs with smaller crowds and have to drop from their current wage bill quite a lot!

That was a lazy comparison some people made because he is short and has similar hair colour.

Reed's value will be impacted by only have 1 year left of his contract.

Release date not revealed yet for FM21. You may be able to get FM20 at a discount with some retailers as it is near the end of its life cycle. I'd recommend trying the free FM20 demo to see if you like it. https://www.footballmanager.com/demo

Is that the devil's toaster?

I'll pray to Joe Pesci to help @trousers Unlike God, Joe Pesci manifests in reality and looks like he'd get sh!t done (unless it involves robbing a house guarded by an 8 year old)