Saint Fan CaM

All true, however what worries me is Oxford looked a better TEAM, whereas our lot looked like a bunch of strangers. Most Prem teams will have enough quality in individual players that would see them through and produce twice the performance that Saints showed tonight, but no, somehow we conspired to make Oxford look superior to us in EVERY conceivable way. That worries me more than replacing McCarthy, although obviously that’s a big concern too. On tonight’s showing we’ll get hammered this season - a very long way to go Russ. One bright spark - Suga looks to be a great KWP replacement.

Oxford looking the better team all over the pitch.

Fuck me Manning is a waste of a shirt. Still. Edozie looks ok.

Only one change at half. Arma on.

It’s what’s left behind…a cats turd.

Not sure I agree - many of that team have played the system before many times…they should know their roles. Fact is, they’re not good enough, although what the fook Manning is doing as a general sweeper/playmaker I don’t know - he’s just not good enough and because they’ve been told to put everything through him it slows the game and we end up passing it backwards…rinse repeat. Let’s hope he puts out a decent team in the 2nd half.

And again McCarthy near;y gifts them another goal. We’d be 5 down against a Prem team. Edit: even as I typed the above he makes another mistake to give em 2.

Utterly crap - Oxford go ahead. Why? Yep, pissing about at the back.

Yeah, as @Wsaint said, the one I’ve ordered is the normal one (per his link) - not the Starling logo. Nevertheless for £16 delivered I think I’ll be able able to live with it!

Given it never reached mainstream we may never know, but the chances are it’s bollox.

Think this has the potential to be a great signing providing he’s not lost the high level of movement in the box we saw from the UT clips. Feels like an upgrade on Adams. Welcome and good luck BBD.

If he has rejected a move to Celtic, who can blame him? The lad had a dream of playing in the EPL and like it or not, he had a (small) part to play in getting Saints back there. Plus it’s pretty obvious we’re light in the DM dept, so why would he not think he’s got a right to fight for a place?

BBD having medical in Winchester today apparently. Wonder if it’ll be signed sealed and delivered today then?

Not at all - I just don’t think your analysis makes much sense.

And can be purchased ‘elsewhere’ for half the cost.

Yeah Saints have done well in qualifying for UEFA over the years…we must be a much better proposition. Oh…😅

A 19-year old getting regular starts? Not too sure that’s true with the other players we’ve potentially got at our disposal.

Looks like this means we’ve gone in with an improved offer (lightening strikes twice) for Metz player Lamine Camara.

I’m not confident that there’s a hope in hell of signing Moukoko…far too many other more attractive clubs in for him. Massive coup if it happens though. Charles going to Celtic as a make-weight seems plausible, but it also makes the deal much more complex in what is clearly already a difficult deal. Getting it over the line would be a huge statement of intent from SR and the club. Exciting to think it might happen.

Hopeful that this is going to be one the best signings in the forward area that we’ve made in a long while - a definite upgrade on Adams it would appear but I’m not getting too excited until I see how he fits into RM’s system and makes use of the delivery from the rest of the team. Love the fact that he seems to have much more fluidity about his play and two feet that work!

Yes you’re right - long day!

I’ll be mighty miffed if Ballard goes out on loan and then we bring in another bod. He’s done everything he can to prove himself capable in pre-season so far and is more capable than Mara, Sulemana and at least equal to Edozie. In Russ we trust?

Thankfully for him (and the good of the club), he’s got a season out of the limelight and the abusers on the terraces will have someone else to swear at.

Yep, but worth saying it’s for different reasons. Onuachu doesn’t want to be here - at least now that is and had he been given a shot by RM at the outset that may have resulted in a different outcome perhaps. Mara is just so way, way out of his depth it’s unreal and if I didn’t know better I’d say we had the wool well and truly pulled over our recruitment teams collective eyes when signing him. And he’s not got better - shockingly he’s gone backwards IMO. He (we) really needs a loan (preferably a loan to buy deal). Stewart is the only player with a hint of the unknown about him, other than he’s had tough injuries to overcome for an extended period. He has good movement and the ability to score goals, however we’ve only seen him play for a short while on the right wing - the wrong place to play him. If he finds his fitness, stays un-injured and gets played central as CF then he may have something to offer…maybe. The odds are though that he’s not going to cut it in the Prem, but if he’s given a chance to prove otherwise it’s his to take. There’s a continued huge gaping dilemma facing the club in terms of striker quality which has been magnified by a return to the Prem. To play Russball we will need to be able to score plenty of goals and currently we’re very light in that department. The club can hardly say it’s a problem that has suddenly materialised - it was very apparent well before it relegated us. Fingers crossed there’s a solution on the not too distant horizon.

Reports of him handing in a transfer request now - really wants that move to Trabzonspor, but they need to cough up the readies or he’ll rot in the U-21’s.