Midfield_General

As it stands, with the players we currently have I’d go 3-5-2: GK: Macca CBs: Bednarek, THB, Edwards LWB: Taylor RWB: Sugawara Mids: Downes, Aribo, Smallbone LF: BBD RF: Armstrong Ideally you’d have KWP at LWB but it seems pretty clear the club need him sold so won’t risk injuring him.

If he can continue playing off the right I think he’ll do alright, he’ll contribute and there’s no reason why he can’t get a few goals. It’s when he’s asked to play down the middle, basically on his own (like he was last time we were PL) that he looks completely out of his depth and ineffective. Until we (hopefully) sign a more out and out CF, I’d be happy playing a 3-5-2 against Newcastle with BBD and him up top together. If they get service there’s no reason why they couldn’t cause a few problems based on what we know of Arma and what we’ve seen of BBD already.

£145k per week wages

Chelsea prepare to sign goalkeeper number 8 (EIGHT). https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn5rz5kvqk7o They could sell us three and still have five left. Say what you like about Chelsea, but paying £17m for an eighth-choice keeper is absolute baller behaviour

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He looked great in some of our early friendlies, one of our best players both times he started. Great ability and great attitude. Pretty confident that we’ve bought well there.

On £120k a week and not prepared to take a pay cut apparently. Not happening.

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Personally I think Saints should give a daily press conference setting out, with PowerPoint slides where necessary, exactly who they want, how much they’re prepared to pay, and what contracts they will offer. It’s the only way to keep everyone informed.

There was a link to Skipp floating about yesterday, but who knows how much truth there is in that

Quite. It's really not that complicated is it.

Positives: Proper striker's goal from BBD; some lovely flashes from Sam Amo; Charles and Dibling did well; Charly Drago's sweet right hand combo Less positive: Macca; Not good enough to play out against proper opposition; Mara... no surprises really. If nothing else I hope that we will now pull out all the stops to get a starting keeper in before Newcastle. The rest of what we need can go to the wire on deadline day if it has to, but that absolutely can't.

Good from Edozie, very good save. FT. Drew the game but won the punch up. Happy with that.

Subbed off at HT

Starting to think Alcaraz might have a slightly suspect temperament

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!!

Another massive let off. He had to score that but hit the bar

That looked in

Missed the three keepy-uppies he did facing away from goal before overhead volleying it into the top corner! Outrageous

Good stuff from Sam Amo

Macca is all over the place

Fuck me what a goal

Lovely finish 👌

Fair enough mate, agree to disagree 👍