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Funnily enough everything changed after the Huddersfield game, which by an amazing coincidence was shortly after we’d missed out on a couple of targets. We went from the window being “vital” “must do something” to it not being that important at all because vokins, a player Ralph has seen every day for 18 months,played well against a championship team that barely got out of their own half. Maybe like in last January and the summer he had resigned himself to being let down again and just playing the PR game, perhaps.

I would say as he said the window wasn’t perfect and we definitely need to bring players in it’s far more likely he’s talking about failing to recruit. He doesn’t even mention selling players. Again it’s nothing about fans being realistic, Ralph said we need players, we haven’t delivered them. Those are the facts pal, just because you don’t like the, doesn’t make fans that point them out unrealistic.

What is an inconvenient truth some don’t want to hear is that Hasenhuttl has been here three transfer windows and we’ve failed him in all of them Jan 2019 “we will look for one transfer in” Summer 2019 “wasn’t perfect” January 2020 “absolutely vital we do something” Each time when the window is closing or shut he’s then said he was okay with it all and you lot make out everything is brilliant and he never said anything of the sort.

I tell you what is embarrassing pal, is that you’ve completely ignored what the manager has said about our transfer business. A quick google search throws up 3 interviews over a period of weeks before and during the transfer window where he said we need players and he also says he wasn’t happy with the summer transfer window either, but of course you reckon he’s chuffed to bits with it all and only said it once, seems like it’s you who wasn’t listening to the manger and knows better pal. When you can’t even get the basics right it negates any other points you might be trying to make https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/southampton-transfer-news-ralph-hassenhuttl-rumours-gossip-epl-a9254466.html https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/18007432.southampton-boss-ralph-hasenhuttl-januarys-transfer-window/ https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/hasenhuttl-reveals-january-signings-are-not-a-must/ar-BBZ2ZSS

It needed strengthening last summer too and nothing happened.

By keeping our powder dry we are brilliantly set up for a cracking summer window. The overhaul can start then.

No pal, I actually agree with you and thought he’d be a regular in the squad.

Errr, what happened?

In regard to against our business model it’s been top draw. 10/10 Two big earners gone, one in probably on a lot less. We just to need to scrape a few wins which we should be able to do and irs another season of success staying up spending as little as possible.

And that is all that matters.

Just shut up and applaud our sustainable model. All together now Sell to buy, don’t question why We always gotta be sustainable

Not January though isn’t pal. We’ve needed a decent Centre back for 3 years, 6 transfer windows, remind me how it’s gone? Ralph said for weeks we need to strengthen in January, especially the full back positions. We’ve strengthened in those positions by letting 3 go and one come in by the looks of it. So we’ve actually weakened there. Not sure what “dumb comment” you’re talking about. Is pointing out that out of 20 premier league clubs only two have a lower record transfer feee than us and no other club has made a profit from transfers? It’s a fact pal, not a dumb comment. It’s funny when people don’t like facts they dismiss them as dumb comments and take high ground, defensive tactics I guess.

That what people said last January.

No it's fine, we're 9th! We don't have any holes in our squad! Our squad is amazing and we should all applaud our amazing self sustainable business model.

You might consider spending a decent wedge of cash on key positions like centre back to be "spending money for spending moneys sake" I consider it to be a vital part of being a competitive top flight club. As for the glaring holes in our squad, if you don't know where we are lacking depth and quality i'd suggest football isn't the game for you.

Staying up is the goal, it's just like the days of Askham, Lowe and the Dell. #survivalisuccess

Still not sure how for we're going to end up weaker in the full back positions when for weeks Ralph said we need to strengthen them

17 current premier league clubs have a higher record transfer fee than us We are the only premier league club that has made a profit from transfers We have glaring holes in our squad and were lucky not to be relegated the last two seasons Up until 2 months ago we looked certainties to be relegated this season A brief run of good form changes nothing from the fact we lack real quality and depth in about 6 positions But some fans are happy to applaud our magnificently successful sustainable model which relies totally on us selling anything that isn't nailed down to make any improvements to poor squad.

The board have kept their powder dry from the last 5 years, when's it going to get damp?

Laughable. We’ve made £70m profit the last two years, we’ve got 3 big earners going off the wage bill. How can we not have the means to improve the squad?

6 months in the premier league and Sheffield United now have a higher record transfer fee than us. Of all current premier league team only Norwich and burley have a lower record than us.

The only money that has been spent has what has been generated from sales. Every other club manages to spend money without having to sell players first, I don’t know what’s so special about us. They’ve all made bad signings too, it’s only us that can’t sign players because we bought in some duds,

It’s strange that people don’t want discussion on a message board. There has been hardly any transfer news all month so unsurprisingly there has been a lot of discussion about the clubs performance in the transfers windows, which doesn’t seem unreasonable. A forum where discussion is another allowed and we just post links to news, how strange,

So at the start of the transfer window we were told we absolutely had to do something in the window and bring in especially full backs where we were short At the end of it we’ve brought in a loan and let two go so we end weaker than we started

Wilson got a bigger job and left with a reputation as being a transfer guru!