Matthew Le God

Josh Sims is playing non league football in the 5th tier. He isn't remotely close to being better than what we have now.

If it concerned them that much they'd just refuse to play. Plus as the club wants them to go, it isn't in their interest for them to play and potentially get a long term injury that ends a chance of them leaving this window.

What makes you think that?

What?

Yes, with the caveat if we sign some good attacking midfielders that allow for a switch of formation. I did also state... Three league games is not a big enough sample size. Some fans are far too reactionary.

Three league games is not a big enough sample size. Some fans are far too reactionary. Writing off Downs already is ridiculous. Especially as the creative players Will Still wants to supply the strikers haven't been signed yet and we are currently playing a system that might not be used much after the window closes when he has the players he claims he needs to play a back four.

Only one of those three is best as a central striker, he left out two that are.

I'm not mystic Meg

You left out 2 strikers

Here is a radical idea... how about see what happens in the rest of window before judging it?

It isn't ideal. But our two main target men strikers were ill throughout the week. Still also acknowledged in hindsight he should have player Archer central and Armstrong on the right. So he isn't blinkered and unaware.

Maybe as a professional manager he isn't as reactionary as many Saints fans are and doesn't write a player off on the basis of a couple of misses.

Will Still agrees...

Give them some service and they will be. Which is why Will Still said today they want a number 10 and at least one wide player.

Downs and Stewart have only recently recovered from illness, that is why they are not starting.

They haven't taken into account the significant wage reduction clauses of circa 40%.

Or... just wait and see what happens. As none of really know what has been going on.

The outgoings are now significantly smaller due to relegation wage reduction clauses and trimming of the squad. We've already sold players for a lot of money this summer. Dibling, Amo-Ameyaw, Onuachu, Bednarek and Sulemana. Plus £4m loan fee for Ramsdale. Others will go on top of that. The last accounts available had a £5.7m profit. https://share.google/blJDx1j34eI638QxT

We don't have accounts for 2024/25. There was no huge hole in the 2023/24 accounts, they made a £5.7m profit in the last accounts we have available! https://share.google/blJDx1j34eI638QxT Selling Dibling, Amo-Ameyaw, Onuachu, Bednarek and Sulemana. Plus £4m loan fee for Ramsdale, plus Aribo, Edozie, Bella-Kotchap and others will leave raises a lot of money. Our outgoings on wages is now significantly smaller, with 40% reductions and the squad now smaller. So where is the huge hold in the finances that requires a sale of Fernandes?

I don't think there has been a Clarke rumour this summer

What makes you think they are so unbalanced both need to be sold? Especially as we've already sold Amo-Ameyaw, Onuachu, Bednarek and Sulemana. Plus £4m loan fee for Ramsdale, plus Aribo, Edozie, Bella-Kotchap and others will leave. Ontop of that players have 40% wage reductions and parachute payments covers a lot of the rest of the wage bill. So what outgoings do we have that need Fernandes to be sold?

It was the value that was put on him for the summer window. We probably got him for less, but I doubt it being free or under £2m, given they valued him at £5.6m for the summer window.

No, the £5.6m option to buy was for this summer at the end of his loan.