The Kraken

I think there’s still business to be had. I’d feel fine to reduce the squad size by getting rid of the likes of Onuachu, Mara, Djenepo, and Lyanco. I also think the likes of Sulemana and ABK won’t be hanging around, but it woukd be good to replace them if funds allow. Basically our wage bill is unsustainable and Rusty has already said the squad is too big to be workable, so I’m expecting a few to go yet.

It does seem that being outside of the circle causes some to carry with them an awful lot of anger, resentment and jealousy. Sad to see really ☹️

Their sporting director said that he’s outgrown the club and they’ll let him go for the right price, sounds like Norwich need the money as they’ve let a few players go already. I guess they may try and sort something out that says he doesn’t play against them so soon, but I wouldn’t rule it out, money talks.

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12933918/che-adams-no-better-place-to-score-a-late-winner It’s at the end, he’s asked if he’s staying and he gives a nervous laugh and a “let’s see, I’m only focussing on the next game” answer.

Same, but it’s clearly in the balance. Don’t blame him at all if he is looking for a move, his stock is high after last season. Very much hope he stays but he’d be daft not to be looking at all options. After last night it’s a little bit more reinforcement that staying here could be a genuinely decent option. Also someone on here said he’s on a comparatively low wage to others, so the club might have to give him a bump to head off a move. Put it in the “we’ll see” column.

Sounds like the first two are on, the third surely has zero chance of happening, Ings is on £125k a week and has two years left on his contract. Im still preparing for a number of outs, sounds like KWP will be off if we’re after Aarons. Lavia definitely, JWP if a PL club decides to stump up for him, and I can’t see ABK staying. Maybe a bit of a struggle to keep either of Tella and Sulemana, Tella’s interview yesterday was a giveaway that he’s not committed to staying here. Then if we can get some money for the likes of Onuachu, Mara, Djenepo, great. Also not 100% confident we’ll keep Bednarek or Adams, Adams especially wouldn’t surprise me if he goes. Going to be some nervous times as September approaches, but I have a bit of faith that it’s in hand and the club are moving behind the scenes to cover any shortfalls.

We’ll put it this way, he has zero votes in the MOTM poll. It was his goal, but he was trying to get out of the way of Tella’s shot and got a brush on it. Personally I thought he was fairly anonymous, didn’t give enough of a focal point up front, didn’t really get the ball in dangerous areas. Thankfully Adams came on to get the winning goal. Not sure that Armstrong’s best role is up top on his own, on that showing he’s certainly not the answer to our striking woes.

The context is that Russell Martin joined the pundits pitchside after the game, Franny asked him a question and called him Martin. It was just an error by Fran, quite humorous to see but he’d have had a word with himself for doing it.

Waking up with a nice glow about the result and performance is a strange feeling! Well tougher tests than that and likely lose a few players (and matches) but I really, really enjoyed that last night. It was frustrating at 1-1 and I’m still concerned about our options up front, but overall it was a huge positive step, just complete domination of a league game. Thoroughly good stuff and Rusty Martin seems like a good egg.

I’m with the refs on this, I think the constant abuse of refs has got worse over the years where it’s now almost considered acceptable. And as Gramps says, loads of refs don’t want to do grass roots level because of the abuse they get, the example set comes from the very top. I’d noticed in the past few years that Saints were absolutely complicit in the shithousery of kicking the ball away after getting whistled for a foul, so we’re hardly getting harshly treated now for it. Tella, I can understand it’s harsh but if it goes some way to stopping the ridiculous confrontations that refs often get for making decisions, so be it. If managers can also be reigned in from constantly slagging off decisions all the time in their post match reckoning (rather than addressing their own failings), that would also be a step forward.

Holy hell, I just made the mistake of reading that Kermit prat’s previous posts. He makes alpine saint look like a happy clapper. Must be such a depressed soul to have a continual miserable outlook like that, what a whopper.

Yep, he definitely did, not Fran’s greatest moment!

Have you posted the league table?

Dave Prutton is a very decent presenter.

It didn’t seem that way from his response, it was the most awkward laugh ever then a bland “I’m taking it game by game” statement. From that, he wants to go, and nobody can blame him. Sounds like he’s got an offer there, just whether it’s enough money for the club to accept.

Yep.

JWP was excellent of course but I went KWP, first half especially he was brilliant. Lovely to vote when we haven’t been terrible!

Let’s do this again.

I prefer it to backs to the wall panic defending.

Stop talking about your Willy like that.

Me too 😅

Get in there Che. Missed that all game.

He hasn’t got anyone better. I think Adams offers a bit more as someone to play it into, but they’re both limited. Tall Paul, no. We don’t have too many options.

Think I’d rather have Adams than Armstrong. We’ve got not hold up in the penalty area.

Well you’re not going to enjoy this season fella.