Badger

Good move for him, and an ambitious one. Think he'll be back in England within a couple of years. Hope we've got the sell on %.

Did you cut and paste that from a AMN thread from last season ?

It was certainly a refusal to play, which I think could be construed as ‘downing tools’. Accept the point about his contract, fair comment, except it doesn’t show much of a commitment to the club.

Exactly. Fraser’s downing tools at Bournemouth stands out in his career for me. Think he’s able, but clearly has to be motivated. Holgate, not sure he’s better than what we have, and not really the standard I’d hope we’d look for even in the Championship. I know some will point to him having done okay at WBA on loan, but I think that was 2019. Been shit since as far as I’ve read.

Keep Downes away from uncooked meat from now on though.

Good for you. Hope it goes well. If you called at 8am this morning you probably got the slot they’d pencilled in for Piroe.

I often thought Russell Osman got away with some poor performances based on name and previous reputation, although Wood didn’t have that luxury. (Although when on form Osman was the better of the two).

It wouldn’t be a transfer window without Saints seeming to go up a blind alley on a deal that doesn’t materialise. How many times have we heard ‘we tried … but couldn’t get it over the line in time’ ?

Yes, had played for him at Reading. I always thought he was just average for the team we had at the time which was crap.

I think the main issue that has brought criticism is losing his balance twice. Doubt fans would have been so critical without. Being able to stay on your feet shouldn’t need time to acclimatise to those around him.

Interesting stats.

Leeds also linked with Paintsil from Genk.. https://www.leedsunited.news/news/journalist-says-leeds-close-to-another-signing-alongside-attackers-joel-piroe-and-nadiem-amiri/

Couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch. (Spurs and skates aside perhaps)

MIght depend who his agent was, shall we say. He signed some crap for skates and West Ham (Dutch bloke who fucked off after about 10 games springs to mind, Boogars was it ?)

I thought he looked useful too, seemed to offer a bit more physical presence than the shortarses we tend to sign. Looked decent going forward as well. But hey, that was youtube, the prism that made De Ridder look a world beater.

I think it was a throwaway comment by a former player/pundit saying he might not get much game time, Poch might consider loaning him back. Probably tongue in cheek, but it's appeared on one of the obscure websites, and grown legs from there.

How are they paying for the stadium ???

Well worth £35m of any Arab's money.

Wonder if this will be the end of our interest in the German lad.

Sounds like a candidate to join the Sports Republic portfolio.

Good points, and sums it up for me.

Rose West as tea lady. Although she nearly had a stand bearing her name. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-62405123

Well suited.

Lost a bit of weight since his West Ham photo following his dose of shits. We should negotiated the loan fee per kg.

Any reason for England to be playing in their sky blue change strip ?