Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd

Djenepo shouldn't be starting games. He's a sub that you bring on for the last 15-20 mins. Redmond has to start in that position for our next game. Walcott's just another sub. Moi looking like a vastly improved player and decent cover for S. Armstrong, who I can't wait to see back in the first team. We look much better when he plays. At least our strongest 11 seems to be taking shape now.

Has anyone watched the lad play? I've done some digging around and found some bits and pieces. I know it's not easy to tell from watching videos but he doesn't look like anything special at all. Surely we'd have been better to spend 3 or 4m more and gone for the lad from Forest, who looks far more impressive from the videos I've seen.

I do hope the club aren't selling him. Losing Ings and Vestergaard was a blow but I'll be properly pissed off if they let him go. We looked so much better with him in the team last season.

Certainly didn't expect that result. McCarthy makes me nervous. With our current 2 CB's I'd still like to see us play with OR anchored in front of them for protection. I'd then play SA & JWP in front of him playing box-to-box. Stick Tella (Djenepo or Redmond) on one side and Adams on the other with Armstrong up front. Not so much a 4-3-3 but a 4-1-2-3 or 4-1-4-1.

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Yes. 4-2-3-1

I thought eh match worn shirts were being auctioned off? Anyone got a link to the auction?

I think you'll find that the board have bought up all the dog shit and stuck saints badges on them in some poor attempt to try and convince fans that they're watching a Premiership team. 😉

Ralph's time was up 10 games before the end of last season. The club should have got rid and started a fresh with someone who could then rebuild through the summer. All we're looking at now is another season of chop and change and hope that we stay up. It's pretty shit being a saints fan.

McCarthy's name on the team sheet guarantees one thing. Saints will concede at least 2 goals. Face facts. Saints have done an excellent job of building a team fit for relegation. The defence was woeful last season and should have been the main focus throughout the summer. We've replaced our LB. Failed to strengthen at CB and bought a young RB who has somehow got a starting place over our best defender. That team selection was woeful. Ralph still doesn't know his best 11. He's fucking clueless and gutless. It's between him and Arteta for the first managerial casualty of the season.

That's a dodgy starting 11 if I ever saw one. 4 players who would be amongst my first names on the team sheet all sat on the bench. 😕

Never mind all this squabbling. Has anyone got one that they want to sell?

Just tried to order one for the collection and saw that. Bit disappointed. Anyone got one they want to sell? 😉

A CB who can cover as a DM. It's going to be Phil Jones, isn't it?

Have we actually strengthened our squad or just bought in replacements who are of a lower quality? We leaked goals last season, so surely the defence was the priority? Perraud replaces Bertrand. Upgrade or downgrade? Only time will tell. We've got cover at RB which is good, but we need a CB and with Vestergaard seemingly on his way out, you could argue that we need 2 CB's. We also need cover at LB and a defensive midfielder. I genuinely hope that Armstrong and Broja do the business for us, but as things stand, I can't help but feel that we've only gone sideways. Personally, I still think we still need 3 players, unless we're going to find a CB who can play as a DM and a LB who can cover as a CB? In which case we might get away with 2.

Not seen much of him at all. Watched a few videos this afternoon and I can definitely see the similarity with Ings. That ability to take a man on, beat him and then bury it, often from a good distance.

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Sorloth is absolutely shite. No Ings replacement in any shape or form! We'd be better signing Sloth from The Goonies.

Just read that Armstrong wants to go to Palace and that he's due to have a medical this weekend. Origi on loan seems to be a strong rumour on Merseyside.

Just Googled it. Seems to be Sky who are reporting it. I thought it was a mate just trying to wind me up. I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing. I guess time will tell. Do we pay a lot for someone unproven at Premiership level or do we move on and sign someone else who will probably cost us less? Given our usual stance, I think we'll let him go elsewhere and then end up with someone really shit! 😄

A mate has just sent me a text to say that Armstrong is in advanced talks with Palace and he could be their player by tomorrow. Anyone else heard this or am i being wound up?

It'll be £10m up front and the rest based on him playing and scoring in a world cup final for England. 😂 I'd say we've already got a replacement lined up. Announcement on Friday. 😉

It's made well enough, it's just the badge and the sponsorship that seems and feels a bit cheap. I thought it looked great in the pictures, but it's just not quite as good in the flesh. Maybe I'm just being fussy? The home shirt definitely had a better fell to it IMO.

It's a great shirt but the quality isn't great. The home kit seems better somehow?

Anyone know when the away kit is being launched?