goodymatt

2.5 year contract is less than the 4 years rumoured, wonder if there is an option to extend?

Think this is a great signing for us at a great price. His European and international stats are great and he looks to be that fast, direct winger with goalscoring ability. Something none of our current players seem to have the combination of. I think we might actually punish teams on the counter with this guy and even more so if we sign a striker of the required calibre. Could also take pressure of us chasing that ball down after Lyanco hoofs it 😉

A boy can dream…

So we are confident of getting CB, midfielder and Orsic in by the time we play Everton but that doesn’t mean we won’t sign a striker. Frustrating that the most important position is going to take longer to fill. Gutted that we couldn’t convince Ings to come back, I think his goals would have kept us up.

I’m losing all faith, like many other posters it seems. The only positive I can think of is that there is still half a season plus Brentford rearranged game to go, we could make some drastic changes either in the transfer market or manager and maybe we can fight to the end with the other crap teams at the bottom: Bompey, Forest, Everton, Wolves and maybe Leeds. 4 games feels mad to be thinking like this but he looks like Ralph did when he’d lost his way. F-me we are awful, for 12 months solid we have been pathetic. We’ve just lost another game without the other team having to actually earn a goal.

Also Elyounoussi, I just cant keep watching him be too slow in everything he does. Could have put Aribo through at the weekend but blasted over the bar and then moments later we concede their first goal from the corner. Praying we sign a new player to bench this guy during Jan.

I can’t understand why we crave CB experience and leave DCC on the bench. The only decent CB that has been with the squad during this 6 week mini pre season. Lyanco is an accident waiting to happen, even if he does have good moments. DCC has good long ball stats too so why Lyanco, it can’t be tactical? There was a knock mentioned before Lincoln game but he keeps making the bench.

ABK, Salisu, DCC and Lyanco is strong enough at CB, we should be playing 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 IMO with our squad. What we need is: Someone who can finish, someone who can create (Elyounoussi frustrates me so much), someone who can win midfield battle (for when Lavia is unavailable, so 66% of the time. We miss Romeu so bad) and a keeper to take the pressure off Bazunu. If you want to call back Bednarek you will need to play a back 5 as he is way too slow for a back 4. His interception stats were good previously (wasn’t he top of the stats for one season?) and he is a good last ditch defender for blocks. I personally hate 5 at the back but can see logic in Bednarek suiting Jones football (we have resulted to a newly promoted team survival style, sad times). Trouble is Bednarek has burned his bridges with those silly willy waving comments. There’s a reason why nobody would buy him or Stephens, neither are good enough for the style we should be playing. 90/92 form for 2022, the momentum is sending us only one way and this window has to be spot on. Early indications are not suggesting it’s going to be. I’m super worried for us as things currently stand.

Karlsson would be a decent signing! Sign him up. I always thought Kent looked good when I’ve watched Rangers, high energy and aggressive. My Rangers supporting mate said when we signed Aribo he was pleased it wasn’t Kent as he was their best attacking player.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmdxrTxhjW8/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Seems quite vocal on the sidelines… looked about as happy as I was watching Tuesday’s performance. Is this a good thing or does it show his messages aren’t getting across so far?

Will there be streams for tonight’s game? Is the online radio blackout we had for Shef Weds still a thing?

Wonder who the player in question was? Reads like we have a £10k fine but the 6 month Academy transfer ban is suspended, so if we do no wrong over the next 12 months that ban doesn’t actually ever come into effect?

So everyone is fit and available barring Larios and Tino, who are back in training but are yet to do ‘significant’ work. Nice to see KWP back fit and hopefully Lavia can stay fit, both so important.

ACL now confirmed 😔

Athletic reporter said on the latest Total Saints Podcast that we are ideally looking to add a striker and a number 10/winger in January. I think we’d all agree that’s what we need. Cover for Lavia is the only other big gap I see.

Just because we explored multiple candidates doesn’t mean that Nathan Jones wasn’t first choice. Jones let slip in an interview that he was watching the Newcastle game with his saints supporting father in law telling him what to do ‘when he went in’. Ralph wasn’t even sacked yet. Pretty sure a poster on here suggested we had also contacted Nathan Jones in the summer. Seems clear that we have been looking since the summer and it makes sense to explore various options. Doesn’t mean for sure that the Torino guy was first choice just because he was contacted. We also liked the guy Brighton appointed according to the Athletic. Long term interest in Cooper at Forest as well. Speed of appointment and Rasmus metrics all point to Nathan Jones being the one they wanted once they finally decided to sack Ralph.

I know Liverpool had the game pretty much won by HT but that second half showing was encouraging. If what Pilchards says is true and the players are in a more positive place then I’m looking forward to seeing how that translates on the pitch in this winnable run of fixtures. Like many, he’s not the guy I would have chosen. Willing to give him a chance as the signs from Liverpool 2nd half and player feedback are good early signs. I think by the end of January we will know if he’s making the necessary impact and if we have brought in that much needed striker. I’m nervous but cautiously optimistic we can turn this around.

I think he signed a new 6 year deal in the summer with Chelsea. I’d assume on wages higher than we would have offered. So you’d imagine financially he’s pretty well protected. He showed some moments for us that made you think he’s going to be a big player and I really hope, whatever the injury, that it doesn’t limit him reaching his potential. Would be very surprised if it isn’t an ACL, does seem to have all the hallmarks.

We hope Tino will be too 🤞