Matthew Le God

On a swap deal from the West End?

Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once. The fallen Madonna with the big boobies is signing for Saints tomorrow.

I can say it, because he has played again in the Championship since that Premier League season. Signing a striker with only 8 goals in his last 50 Championship games... is not a good idea!

It was. But it was 5 years ago, he is not that player any more. Would you honestly be happy signing a striker that has scored 8 goals in their last 50 Championship games?

Huge difference! Bamford has never scored more than 17 Championship goals in a season. And that was 11 years ago and 16 goals 6 years ago! Armstrong scored 24 Championship goals as recently as 2023/24. Bamford scored 0 in 17 last season and only 8 in his last 50 Championship games! He is not the answer our strikers!

Huge difference! Bamford has never scored more than 17 Championship goals in a season. And that was 11 years ago and 16 goals 6 years ago! Armstrong scored 24 Championship goals as recently as 2023/24. Bamford scored 0 in 17 last season and only 8 in his last 50 Championship games! He is not the answer our strikers!

I didn't say it was wrong or wouldn't happen. I said it was jumping to conclusions. Very different things! Plus I think Caspar Jander is more of the Fernandes replacement than Azaz.

Patrick Bamford has only scored 8 goals in his last 50 Championship games! Including 0 in his 17 Championship games last season. I'm puzzled how someone can look at that and think he'd be worth signing to score us 20+. He has lost it as a goalscoring force at this level.

Would Shea Charles £15m or Flynn Downes £18m? Might just rotate so they all get gametime.

The players he is competing with to start (Downes and Charles) also cost over £10m. £18m and £15m respectively.

Leo Scienza left winger Caspar Jander central midfielder Tom Fellows right winger Finn Azaz number 10 Means we'll likely see a switch to 4231

Our chief scout Tim Lederer is German

Yes

"Southampton & Rizespor have made €4m offers for Fiorentina winger Jonathan Ikone (27) — Saints currently have the advantage"

A 40% reduction of the figure you used isn't £28k

Not after a 40% relegation wage cut he won't!

He won't be negotiating them, but he'll be involved in the selection of targets.

This'll be interesting...

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Read it in the context of what my post was replying to.

Have we seen him there in a 4231? With three attacking players supporting him (Fellow, Azaz & Robinson) he'd have more support than in some of the other systems we've used. Especially if Finn Azaz is close by in the number 10 role.

I don't think we'll sign another centre back. We have five good enough for the Championship (after a promotion, it wouldn't be). That is when additions will be needed. Signing a player based on seeing one game isn't a good idea.

Johannes Spors at the fan forum did talk about a balancing act of how much you spend. In that you need to spend enough to get promoted, but if you hold back some, it helps your spending power when you want to sign PL level players after a promotion. If we just blew all the incoming money now on signings that are at a level where they want the Championship, it leaves us with less to work with next season when we might need a huge outlay to stay up.

Not really any need, they wouldn't get much and he is a capable back-up Championship level player. Might as well use him as back-up for a season, let him leave for free and then sign a PL level right back if we get promoted.

The Athletic journalists are generally pretty reliable.