hypochondriac

Then either the model is wrong or the scouting system is and should be scrapped.

That's clearly bollocks. If we truly had a tiny budget then forego the other three signings and put everything in a pot to get a striker better than Adams and Mara.

Personally I think strength of character and a desire to win the fans round would be a much better response than being passive aggressive and nakedly angry.

Yep. I was really pissed off in the summer about not signing a striker but I half expected it this time around. You can't be disappointed if your expectations are rock bottom and nothing the fans or the manager-however dubious he may be- can do if the club don't provide him with adequate tools to work with.

And to be fair we are lucky to even be in this league.

So if Sulemana goes to Everton where are our lot going to turn for an attacker? I'm not even disappointed anymore, more amused if anything. All you can do is laugh. Supporting this club is never dull.

It's actually quite interesting how quickly a lot of the fans have decided Jones is not up to it. I do agree with you, I am just surprised by, the strength of feeling.

My brother in law is an ex footballer and he was asked to provide Co commentary at a match the other week. Their local radio station tends to have a mixture of different ones which I feel enhances the experience by a lot.

Glad that's over.

Wonder how many more times we will see Theo in a saints shirt.

Stick Perraud up front.

I'd like to see us give a good go of keeping jwp for a season. No idea if he'd want to or if its realistic but I think there might be a chance. Would massively increase our chances of going up.

That's a fair comment. I don't think there's anything wrong with giving an immediate reaction at the end of a window. It's not a definitive opinion, just like it's annoying if someone calls a signing underwhelming when they sign and they get accused of writing someone off.

Exactly.

Hence why I said probably as nothing is definite in life. I know your opinion is that we don't need a striker but I would suggest that you are in a real minority here.

My hopes that they'd learnt diminished significantly when we'd got to the Everton game without signing an attacker.

Yep. We're actually in not a terrible position if we get relegated. A lot of our players are not really good enough for the prem at the moment but probably quite decent championship players. Bazunu in goal or maybe a new keeper, Bree is proven in the championship and someone like Stephens would be good along with Bednarek if he stays, maybe DCC and Perraud and then real quality with Tino if he has recovered. We could maybe persuade Alcaraz and Orsic to stay, get rid of Mo and Armstrong will probably go to Scotland. Edozie would probably stay and he'd be a good option on the wings. I'd say if we get a chance for some signings we should concentrate in midfield where we will probably need replacements for Lavia and JWP, AMN and maybe Diallo so success will depend on if we manage to get the midfield sorted. Armstrong and Mara should be decent up front and we'd maybe have Adams but you'd hope that we'd have enough cash to bring in a top championship striker like Brereton Diaz or similar. It may be own club bias but I think there's some real championship quality there. If we keep the players I've predicted I'd like to see us sign: Keeper Lb or utility defender DM x2 Cm Winger Striker

You know we will most likely get a winger in at the last minute (although I'm not discounting the possibility that we get no one) and then see a load of fluff about us not panicking and about how we had always planned for this scenario and everything has gone to plan. The reality is that the failure to get someone earlier has probably already cost us points.

That worked out well in the summer.

It's on the saints YouTube channel.

I just listened to the press conference and its clear that's the player we want.

Bit touchy fella. Maybe just scroll on by if talking about potential signings in a signings thread upsets you so much.

If true then it would seem a bit odd if we sign him given that that's what Jones has been saying the squad needs.

Jones wants someone strong, fast and aggressive. I'm not sure why he thinks that's going to make the attack more potent but there you go. It seems those attributes are the most highly prized in our position. Maybe he's right.

Yes probably but I'd suggest that's true for most managers nowadays.