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If we could get our money back to invest in a decent tall more powerful striker I'd do it. He's scored good goals in the Championship, but suspicious that he is kind of one of the "mates club" which are stinking out the place. Saw a link to that. Has it happened? Seemed he was doing fairly well on loan albeit at a lower level. Would be interesting to know if we get any fee for him.

Hopefully plays better than Ronnie did this season if he's called upon!

I thought we'd got away from people calling him Damion Downes now that he's left, but obviously not 😐 Anyways, any news on a replacement for our talisman?

Doesn’t read like the guy we need to start banging in some chances, or particularly the big guy for others to play off if he’s typically being used as a right winger

I think Downes is one of my most disliked Saints players of recent years. Just seems like a toxic character, and is only good in the Martin possession system. Also really dislike Wood, who seems like he's won a few too many headers at a young age... If we have 2 it should be Jander and Charles, both much better all round footballers. Sooner we can get Charles back the better. Disappointing to hear about hinting at moving back to a back 3/5 😐

I thought he’d always been better than Manning but he clearly isn’t one of the “mates club” which gets him picked every week

Thought he looked awful in his few appearances at the start of the season.

Or Dipepa, who is possibly a bit more physical than Oyekunle and has played quite a few matches in League One at 16/17, so has a bit about him.

We've got to play a back 4. Problem with your formation and selection is that it's too sensible, and has the best players playing in their proper positions, which will surely never work (according to our managers).

We used to be a stepping stone for players, now we're only a stepping stone for youth team coaches and backroom staff (or 15 year olds). Sad times.

Well that's disappointing if true re Fraser. Was hoping we'd get him, Aribo, Long, Edozie & Downs out early doors and get the much needed new keeper and powerful striker.

Looks like another terrible appointment, who we'll only have to get rid of again in a few months once Tonda is sacked. The dream coaching team alongside Ben Reeves presumably part of the team to make Tonda feel more experienced?! The coaching setup has become a complete joke now.

No streams then? Couldn't get a few of the above to work.

In the sense that he has been shifted out on loan to Belgium last year, and then not been included at all this year, whilst other lesser players have been. You could be right that he said he didnt want to be here, but he did post things about being close to and excited about a move in the summer for it to then fall through, rather than him just simply rejecting anything to sit around not playing. I'm sure after last year he would've been keen to move after being moved out a bit quick, and seeing his replacements in no hopers Brereton-Diaz and Cornet!

With Aribo now thankfully disappearing from the matchday squads and Edozie giving his "I'll be playing again soon" hints, are they gone yet? I do think Edozie could still be a good player for us, but has been messed around a lot and obviously both been told they would be moving on and yet haven't found a club. Puts us in a bad position, only likely to make the bare minimum on the players, but in the meantime probably eating up a large chunk of salary for doing nothing (see also Stewart, Long, Downs etc).