Saint Fan CaM

Excellent move from Saints.

My word our striker options are fucking trash.

I’m confused - one minute you’re suggesting BBD could be the focal point up front and the next you’re questioning my suggestion that he could do exactly that instead of Armstrong? While he was being played on the wing there would be times when he received the ball, held it up well and lay it off. His huge weakness was getting from the wing into goal scoring positions. Personally I think he’s a clear classic case of ‘square peg in a round hole’.

Mmm, I’d be using BBD in the middle - more ability to hold the ball up than Armstrong or Archer, but we all know who will come on at around 65 minutes…Archer and nothing will change for the better. The good news is the midfield looks reasonable, so if we press well we may gain advantage. How we use that advantage is another question.

Yeah, that’s a pretty good summary that reflects how I feel right now. There’s definitely unfinished business in terms of outgoings such as Aribo, ABK, Smallbone and Edozie and it was clear that it would be difficult to shift these players…particularly ABK whose life as a pro footballer at anything other than a club at grass roots level is probably over. The only imperative for Spors now is the addition of creative midfielder such as Spertsyan (who would be an incredible find if it happens). If somehow either Rudoni or Scienza also come in you’d have to say it’s been an exceptional window given the changes required, even if we do end up losing Dibling. Losing Fernandes would be a blow unless both Rudoni and Scienza come in. I’m not convinced BBD has anything to offer the team unless both Stewart and Downs are both out injured at the same time which is unlikely, however I feel sure he’s not leaving this window.

Middlesbrough are looking pretty good value - scored for fun at Millwall away.

Michael Portillo was in the Platform Tavern last night. Make of that what you will.

This report suggests he’s worth less than €10m…circa €3m. Probably about our level of expenditure…

The best ChatGPT came up with. But where’s he got his hand?!?. 🙄

Yes, I’d rather we did the ‘talking’ on the pitch, unlike RM who likes the sound of his own voice a little too much. Quietly, quietly, catch the monkey.

It goes with the territory as they say, but don’t worry, I think there’s more chance of Elon personally walking on Mars as Still having anything remotely resembling a ‘war chest’ to spend on a new squad if we’re promoted.

Yeah, but he’d be mad not to sign for us.

I think the club are nearing the end of their business, with just 1-2 more in - an ACM and RB (if the rumours are true). I also think it’s more the likes of BBD, Aribo and Edozie who have failed to secure moves that are causing a pause in recruitment. If either Dibling or Fernandes attract the right offer, then the club will take the money and hold it for a war chest if and when we get promoted - £50-100m will not get spunked in this window that’s for sure.

Source? 😉

Not strictly true - we’ve signed Downs and Quarshie, both of whom have seen first team action. You could also say (I wouldn’t 😉) that we have two great new pseudo signings in Baz and Charles coming back into the first team. If you’d have said we’d failed to sign anyone that raises the overall quality of the squad I’d have to agree with you wholeheartedly.

Heads over quickly to the CoT thread… oh.

True, but I wasn’t saying Moore was as good Lambert - just that he’s got similar attributes, particularly when comparing the two to when Rickie L joined us (even he admits he was a bit of a cart horse before he started to sort himself out).

So when is it released?

Meh, who gives a monkeys petting zoo? Either a club pays up what he’s worth to us (bearing in mind he’s on a 4 year contract and our most influential player in terms of maintaining sufficient squad quality to mount a serious promotion bid worth £m’s), or they F right off. Simples.

Yeah, I said to my friend on Saturday that Moore is pretty much the type of player we’ve been crying out for since Ings left. He’s as near to Rickie Lambert as you can get in terms of natural footballing brain and physical presence, which makes up for the lack of ball skills and athleticism.

Still: “Welcome to Saints Rory…the next flight to Valenciennes leaves in 2 hours…”

Especially when he’s scored a blinder too. Far too much attention being paid to the misses. The lad will get there - his movement and vision is superior to any other striker we have currently. Judge him after 10 games perhaps.

I didn’t watch the game and going by the reports on here I’m pretty glad I didn’t. The highlights were…meh.

I did place the term in parentheses to indicate I didn’t actually mean woke, but I admit it was stretching it a bit! 😂

My guess is that the Club’s thinking is to attract young kids to the ground, thereby increasing future support. It’s all sounding a bit ‘woke’ though - in my day as a kid if you were interested in football, you either played football or watched football or both. You didn’t need a f-ing climbing wall, crazy golf or whatever to make it exciting for you. But that’s the ‘I want it all’ world we live in now I suppose.