revolution saint

Ramos just got subbed off. To be honest he didn’t do much except score. Well taken goal mind.

7 goals in 1610 minutes innit?

I think this deserves a thread of its own. Don’t want anyone missing it amongst the other transfer sagas

Goal every 2.5 games last season in Portugal ain’t bad even if it is for Benfica. Already got 4 in 2 in the champions league play offs against Mjitland (spelling?). Looks like a similar player to Broja but maybe not the explosive pace. Seems to be decent in the air which is good. Newcastle are going to be linked with loads at the moment so might not be anything in that.

So we don't want to get rid of Romeu, Stephens, A Armstrong, Adams which means we are happy to get shot of any of Diallo, Bednarek, Lyanco, Elynoussi, Redmond, and possibly Djenepo? Hope we weren't relying on raising much money from them.

Don't think there's much in this one. Apparently Benfica want to wait until a champions league play off next week before any sale and they've already turned down a 26M bid from (surprise, surprise) Forest. Seems like any successful bid will be around the 30-33M mark. I suppose the club not wanting to sell before a champions league play off could explain a delay in either this or another striker signing. Anyway, looks alright on YouTube and seems to be pretty good in the air which is something I hope we address with whoever comes in - haven't had a decent aerial presence since Pelle and with the quality of JWP crosses it's something I hope we can benefit from this season.

Not sure if it's still the case but transfers used to stipulate a certain percentage of the fee would have to be paid within the first year. I think over here it was 100% but got a feeling that was relaxed a bit. My impression was that obligation to buy was basically a means to secure a player and get around not being able to meet those financial regulations. Option to buy wasn't binding but included the option to buy the player at an agreed price.

You can absolutely think Ralph deserves more of a chance but labelling people who disagree as people actively looking for Saints to fail is complete bollocks. We’re all fans and guarantee you every single person, whether they back Ralph or not, wants to see Saints win. If you have to resort to doing stuff like this it not only shows you up as a bit of a knob but also a lack of a decent ability to state your case.

Doesn’t Vale play mostly on the right? That would mean S Armstrong, Aribo and Vale all preferring the right side forward/number 10 role. Haven’t seen enough of him to know if he’s any good but seems like the kind of deal we would look at.

Well done. Note this isn't twitter and I come on here to find out news about saints mostly. There's also the enjoyment gained by taking the piss. None of that really means I care what you think.

Yeah, I ain't condoning anything abusive or sexist but that's a matter for your social media types. Why the fuck anyone wants to go on twitter baffles me anyway - I couldn't care less about other people let alone their opinions.

As long as the replies aren't abusive or sexist then don't see what the problem is. Was pretty obvious the context that Souness was using but she's got a right to question the language if she wants, just as people also have a right to disagree. If she's going to post something on Twitter then what do people expect?

She needs to man up and show some balls.

I did wonder whether Leicester might consider cutting their losses on Patson Daka. Seems like he's still a bit part player there and not getting many minutes.

You had to check that? Seriously?

Just called to find out but went straight to his answer machine. Definitely the kind of maverick player we could do with though.

I guess maybe a gentlemen's agreement could be on the cards but doubt any selling club would insist on it. To be honest if it's Iheanacho then we probably could have got him at any point during the summer, fact we haven't indicates that he wasn't our first choice target going into the transfer window and we're working our way down the list of other possibles. Doubt Leicester would want to jeopardise any deal because sounds like they need the cash. It would be like us insisting Bednarek or Stephens doesn't play against us if we sell - chances are we'd probably try and put a clause in insisting they actually did play against us.....

There’s a piece in the Athletic that talks about Joe Shields and our priorities for recruitment and one of the things he pays particular attention to is the physicality of players. That’s why most of our new signings have been been physically on the larger side. Makes sense to me and definitely gives younger players more of a chance to succeed earlier in their career. Doubt we’ll be signing Messi anytime soon.

Yeah I was kind of taking the piss mate.

It’s “you’re wrong” not “your wrong”

Draw. 0-0 or 1-1. Not good enough to dispel doubts and not bad enough to spark any reaction. it’ll be largely the same team because they deserve the chance to make amends. Game will be dull as fuck and Ralph will cry if we keep a clean sheet

The Rudi Skacel “joke”.

I’d be happy with one of Warnock, Pulis, or Dave Bassett. Failing that then maybe a dream ticket combo where we pair an ageing manager with a former player. Souness and Paul Telfer would be ideal.

Yes, out of the right backs we’ve been linked with, he’s looked the best.

I think you sum it up quite nicely in your first paragraph - people aren't upset simply because of the Spurs game, rather it's the culmination of what happened in the second half of the season and the poor spells before that. The only question is whether you think Ralph is capable of turning it round. Unfortunately I don't. The formation has been used pre-season and it was obvious then that it didn't work, the players he's picking are bizarre choices and he looks incapable of motivating the players or getting them to understand what's required. The justifications for the formation and the team selections don't make sense or bear up to any scrutiny - I doubt even he believes some of the stuff he comes out with. He's had a long time in the job and appears to be getting worse and whatever happens you can't say he hasn't had enough chances. It's a shame. There's a lot to like about Ralph and in parts he's done a good job on limited resources but I get the impression he's not waving but drowning right now.