John B

Well that is quite obvious is it not surprisingly lots of top class footballers don't want to play for SFC but I think it is positive that we are going to talk to him as our bid meets Norwich's expectation but yes he may not come here

Good enough for what? They are good enough for a mid table PL team I would have thought it is not as though they are regulars in the team.

I agree with you I think the main problem is that players are inconsistent Lemina Boufal and Hoedt have played really well at times. Most are of a similar quality and the team continually changed from match to match which does not help. A decent striker and CB would help a lot and McCarthy if his form continues to be good will help us to gain more points than last season

You could say that about a number of clubs in the PL

How do you know what SFC's wage budget is you may know what the wage bill was but with out European and PL money the club has probably a lower wage budget. Just cannot see what advantages SFC have for quality players

You did not answer the question So why would quality players want to come to SFC now?

I don't really understand why you are expecting quality players to come to SFC just a mid table PL team

Exactly getting top class players to come to SFC is not easy Although lots on here think it easy and blame the board when they don't come here

Why? Seems to be a realistic story outlining the Options available In the end it all depends on McCarthy

I thought it was only fans in La La Land thought that most believed that CSKA Moscow did not want to sell as they had no replacement. It probably happens quite a lot clubs not wanting to sell their better players with having a suitable replacement but fans with no knowledge of the situation believe fake news

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But as he cannot cross accurately I don't think he will go to a top team

Could not put it better myself well said

Not that enthused by Hughes appointment I was pretty happy with it a couple of weeks ago but the more it goes on the less I think of him

I think it shows the degree to which the the fan base are not in touch with real world

Probably because other top European Teams were interested Not many top European Teams interested in Hughes in fact probably no top English sides interested in Hughes

The most likely scenario is that Hughes is on Holiday

I agree if it is true but the Echo reported we were in for 3 or 4 players which is more likely than a random post on the internet. But of course it maybe true and it would be all down to the owner who I must admit seems to have little interest in the team's performance which is not good for us fans. The PL is not for fans but for players agents managers executives and owners to make a fast buck pretty poor really

Why is it SFC fault if Hughes wants to spend £50m if it is not available. It is only hearsay that is the problem but doubt it

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Ever thought the blog maybe bollix but if not ever thought we may buy replacements

Lets hope you are right. But we need better players too

Is this fact or what you think I thought Hughes was the choice according to Ralph

I don't really understand your logic we bought players from Napoli Juventus Lazio Monaco and Bayern Munich top European Clubs who must have been pretty good to play for these clubs and nearly all are internationals. I cannot remember recruiting a really good regular first team player first team player from the PL recently although both Austin and Long may have been but both Bertrand and Romeu were bit players at Chelsea

Seems to utter bollix or absolute bollix http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/16237784.Saints_hope_to_announce_Hughes_early_this_week/?ref=rss Like most of the posts on this thread