Saint Fan CaM

Not atall. Your description is accurate however through inaction as much as actions, Lowe started the downfall of the club prior to Wilde’s involvement. At the time of Lowes demise I was ‘close’ to certain people involved with the club and had a modest number of shares in the PLC myself which contributed in the voting out of Lowe - I know what went on.

Modest expectations then! 🤣

Know next to nothing about this guy. What position does he play and do we have reports about his performance at Goztepe?

Wilde and the subsequent years were a necessary thing to purge the club ready for Markus’ take-over. Lowe had already basically run the club into the ground through lack of investment as an PLC and poor footballing decisions.

To be fair Lowe made a pretty good job of fucking the club over financially in the end.

Nice to see what a Leicester supporter would be hacked off with calling it ‘extended highlights! Not sure if the result was due entirely to Will Still’s Lens being very good or Leicester being decidedly crap. What was obvious from the outset was the intense high press, the fluidity of the players movement and the rare pass backwards/sideways. So different to Saints this last 2-3 seasons. I’m looking forward to see if Still is allowed and able to bring that to us with the squad he inherits.

Pleased if that we’re losing the betting sponsor - somewhat contradictory in a way to what the club is about. P&O would be great given the City heritage etc. I’m not one to get too excited by shirt design, but hopeful that they get it right

It gives ‘getting ones CoaT’ a whole new meaning. 🤭

Before my time… 😉

Just you then? 😜😉

That’s the chap. Bugger - my memory is not what it used to be… 🥹 But you get the drift?

No not Fonte - the guy that went to Spurs after a short spell with us - can see his face but… 😔

I would like to see us put in an offer for Big Les even if it’s a new loan - I think he was developing well here and has all the attributes that Still requires.

I’d like to see two regular starter CB’s like the old days of Claus and Killer - they developed a cracking partnership. Same obviously with Van Dick and ? (name escapes me). There’s been so little consistency in the back 4/5 over too many seasons to my mind.

Agreed - the spine of the team for so long has been as soft as a spongy floppy thing. Downes is likely to stay I think, so will Charles be the big enforcer type we need at CDM - our new Romeu? I’m not sure that’s his bag frankly, so perhaps we’ll see another player come in to do the job.

It’s certainly going to be interesting and don’t forget Sanda who I think is at the right level now too. If he’s not in the first team immediately I would be surprised as he’s the perfect fit for Still’s system(s). Can you imagine losing the ball in the oppo area and for once the first Saints player back to defend the break is this guy as he is super quick?! I think he could give Sulemana a run for his money. From the little I’ve seen he’s got a good pass on him and is not scared of putting his body on the line too. Welcome to Saints Joshua.

Crickey, Spors must have had a hard life…you’d hardly believe he’s only 20 years old now! 🤔😉

Pros: His past performance in the Championship was very good. He’s not had the humiliation of being in the shit team that forgot how to win. He’s reasonably quick and can close down well, suiting a high press. He could link well with Stewart in a two up-top formation. Cons: His past performance doesn’t prove he’s still got it. His performance on loan this last season has been unremarkable if not poor. He’s not wholly suited to Still’s requirements of a striker as he’s pretty rubbish playing centrally and too small to beat defenders to crosses into the box. We need new blood, he’s been here the longest and there’s a reason he was sent on loan.

It’s been in my mind that next season could be triple time joyous - promotion and relegating Pompey and Charlton at the same time. Now that would trump this seasons shitshow and relegation in one swift ‘f you!’.

Oh my word, I’d love it if they took Manning and Stephens. How to weaken one of your main rivals without lifting a finger and getting paid for the privilege! If Carling did transfer window sales…

If that’s true it means we have the sloppy seconds in Baz and ???.

Hardly revolutionary then? Hopefully the lad will be great and God knows we need better. Trouble is it’s difficult to see this signing as better than what we have on the books already, but it’s certainly too early to write him off.

Very interesting, especially the fact that they didn’t do refresh on the 1st team when going down. Something many of us have been hoping Saints will do to purge the losing mentality. The other similarity is their clinging onto a primarily possession based system, but not doing that well and also losing the hard press that saw their rise to the Premier League. Dilution of squad fitness seemingly the main issue. Quite a few similarities, however you’d think Saints having shaken up the management and recruitment teams and having much better infrastructure etc, will not allow a similar fall from grace in the Championship. 🙏🏼🤞

Absolutely spot on…