Saint Fan CaM

Sure, but you can only play what’s in front of you and fuck it, we’ve scored goals. I’ll take it.

Lesley is a monster of a DFM - I so wish we had him on a loan to perm.

Tell you what - I hope RM rewards these lads with EPL starting minutes because they bloody well deserve it.

Beautiful team goal!

A worthy equaliser. 😳

These young lads are playing like they want to be in the first team - certainly making a very good case of it. Only SAA looking a bit lightweight.

Sweet Mary, these lads look so good. Transformed team.

Fantastic goal!

Wasn’t there a report that we’d put in a 20% sell-on clause? Pretty good if true.

How predictive was that?! Certainly kept the medical team busy - so much that they effectively stopped the buy and stepped up the Ramsdale deal.

Cough…ahem… https://www.saintsweb.co.uk/topic/61036-aaron-ramsdale-loan-goalkeeper/ ☺️😜😎

Can’t see the game on Sky or other streamed services. Anyone found any links yet?

The trouble is when you look at the options available in the money range the club can sustainably afford, there’s not a great deal of choice. I suspect there are a number of permutations and discussions being held that were not party to - fingers crossed we unearth a gem.

Does he have a dark beard or the willingness to grow one? If so, he’ll be fine.

Dunno - there are bonuses like sorting the wheat from the chaff, both in the changing room and on the terraces.

I suspect the reason lies with Saints wage structure more than anything else - his expectations do not match what we can offer currently and he knows it, assuming of course there ever was a genuine interest in bringing him back.

So what you’re saying is that unless we spend £30-40m on a single player, it’s not worth signing anyone? And why are you so vehemently against the club spending lots of money “pissing it up the wall” in their transfer activity - were you expecting some of it to come your way…an inheritance maybe?🤔 Whatever, you seemingly do give a toss, which is fair enough. 😏

If he can draw in defenders and leave space for AA or BBD to get a shot off I’m all for it. The REAL problem lies just there though…with Russball any shot has to go through 11 opposition players blocking as we’ve taken so f-ing long to get the ball to the forwards. Even Ronaldo would struggle! 😏😉

Definitely. And keep it the same starters for as many games as injuries allow. Suga. Bedders. THB. KWP . Big Les Downes. Fernandes AA. Alberto. BBD

Well if he is valued at €24m then we’ve got next to no chance of signing him I would imagine. Not unless they’re confident of the sales of TP, Charley and at least one other…perhaps KWP. I’m surprised he’s anywhere near a top ten of Brazilian goal scorers, but who knows?

If Yuri Alberto is the answer, who knows what the question is? 🤣

Eddie Nketiah would be an outstanding signing if it could be achieved, but I just don’t think there’s the will or the money to get that class of player. Same with Broja, who also is a big risk following injury. Whoever we get, if we get anyone atall, it’ll be pointless unless the stupidity of playing our strike force on the wings is corrected. I can’t think of a single positive attribute to our attacking play and that opinion hasn’t just surfaced - I’ve thought it since way before the play-off final, it’s just that in the Championship there was always a glimmer of opportunity to get it right or for the opposition to screw something up.

Would be most interested in reading what @Farmer Saint and @Turkish or any other CoT member knows about the clubs position in terms of getting a new CF. Will it happen or will it not…are we even trying?

In some respects who starts really doesn’t matter - I don’t believe that playing senior players to get a win will help…what happens if we lose…will it more deeply embed their feeling of unworthiness?!? Having said that, it’s an excellent chance to get the new lads some significant minutes. For me the most important aspect of the game is to develop ways of moving the ball forward quicker and identifying routes through defensive lines without expecting a solo run by a player that ends up in giving the ball away with no shot on goal.

OK, two games in and I’ve modified my thought that we need a GK replacement as a priority - we still do need that, but there are actually more pressing matters. 1. We definitely need a big strong CF…a focal point that takes defenders away from BBD and AA. 2. We definitely need to play two more attack minded midfielders who have the ability to move and pass forwards at pace. Why are we selling Alcarez? He must have refused to grow a beard. 3. RM needs to get BBD and AA off the wings to allow the wing backs space to do their job (if we persist in a 5 at the back). 4. Most importantly, Russball needs a make-over. Yes, use possession to our advantage at times, but in the Prem trying to pass the ball into the back of the net will not happen past 11 players. We need to mix up our attacks and move at pace more…get more shots on target.