Sheaf Saint

Can't agree with that. He stood out in 24/25 as one of the only actual PL standard players in our squad.

That's a ridiculous red card. What's the defender meant to do when someone cuts across them like that?

Another Russball moment from the SA keeper but gets away with it this time.

WTF is the ref wearing on his head? He looks like he's been assimilated by the Borg.

Yes, but apparently that's still not enough for some. Trying to have a rational conversation with the knuckle-draggers who kicked off in Portswood about timescales for implementing new policies or the impact of budget limitations for tackling human trafficking would be a bit like trying to explain the offside rule to a pigeon.

IIRC it was Ralph who converted him to more of a defensive player. Up until that point he hadn't really nailed down a specific role in the team and I always thought he looked most effective on the right of a 4231, but not as a traditional winger.

Steven Davis

We should be. If 'Project Baz' was all about signing potential and selling him on for a profit, then this summer is our last opportunity to get any kind of half decent fee for him before he becomes a free agent.

Yeah that sounds familiar.

I seem to have a vague recollection of some kind of controversy in one of those games that led to a bit of needle in the return match later in the season. Can anyone remember what that was? Or have I just made that up?

Good shout. I've heard he's good in tight spaces, explosive in the box, but can sometimes be a bit sloppy with his finishing.

While the overall interview is largely very positive, I can't help but be drawn to these two snippets. Why the fuck has it taken SR four years to "learn the hard way" and work out what literally everyone else in football already knew?

Dragan did say he has authorised the signing of a top player to compete with Azaz for the no. 10 role. Charly said he loved it here, and he's not getting the game time he would have liked at Everton (6 starts and 14 sub appearances last season). Let's light the fire of this rumour and turn it into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

You could look at it as us 'standing by him'. Or you could frame it as us just fulfilling our end of the contract that was signed in good faith by both parties. It was never an option for us to just bin him off because he was injured.

Don't think you can really bash the club over this. Seems that we fully intended to trigger the extension if we lost in the playoffs and didn't get promoted, which is perfectly reasonable IMO. But nobody at the club actually expected the EFL to hit the nuclear button and expel us, so by the time it was confirmed we wouldn't be in the final that 5 day window had already expired. Can't blame his agent for trying to get better terms really.