Smirking_Saint

Players don’t really buy into the bigger club bullshit unless they’re a fan I think its more of a case that Leeds wanted him and had space for him to start, they pushed the negotiations through, maybe they offered more wages ? Who knows

I think Fraser is a good player but Id still be dissapointed if it is him

20m+ sell on clause is decent We have to get the replacement right This one stings though, I honestly thought we’d keep him

20m and he’s going to a team in European competition, Im dissapointed to lose it but.. despite what a lot of posters on here seem to think, we are a Championship club That said.. if Fraser is the replacement then I’m pretty meh about it… if he can find his Bournemouth form then great.. but Im not counting my chickens

Unless Leicester buy Adams… then the Saintsweb meltdown will be complete

Ive said too that he was our no1 target, I can’t be arsed but I said it both here and on twitter early window.. not sure if that situation reduced but we were clearly very interested up until he signed for Leeds My point still stands.. we signed both Manning and Charles, in the knowledge that if we waited for their positional counterparts to leave (Lavia and Perraud (I had it on good authority early doors Perraud was pushing to move)) we wouldn’t get them… so why is that position different for Piroe ? Id imagine we either think Che might stay, or we’re comfortable replacing from elsewhere.. whether or not that is a gamble we won’t know yet

The issue with the Champ is it doesn’t matter how much available money you have, the EFL takes FFP seriously, so if you aren’t careful it hurts you Making sure we attack this year with a correct balance ensures we have another bite of the cherry next and beyond ‘if’ necessary Look at QPR, they’re owned by a multi billionaire but restricted significantly by FFP

So yeah.. like I said, would of made sense that if Piroe was the only possible replacement for Che in the entire world that we’d of sanctioned the move, in the knowledge that Leeds were also interested So id hazard a guess we weren’t as interested in the end as we all thought

Anyway I can’t be arsed to get sucked too far into the bedwetting, my takes as follows; - I was concerned we didn’t have cover in CB and CM, that seems like being addressed - Id rather not sell the likes of Che, Tella or Adams but understand if bids are too good to refuse we almost need too - Will be disappointed if first 11 players aren’t adequately replaced - Fraser seems a good option but not sure where he fits squad wise, suspect we’ll lose a winger (moneys in Sully) - Overall as of right now I think our squad is the strongest in the div, all things considered

So you responded to this, with some nonsense about how we’re obviously ‘open to sell him’ of which Im pretty clear that I accept You’re just so keen to sow seeds of despondency that you can’t formulate a meaningful argument So I’ll put it in simple terms…. IF WE WERE 100% INVESTED IN PIROE, WE’D OF AGREED A DEAL WITH EVERTON, OR BOURNEMOUTH OR ANY OF THE OTHER TWO BIDS SO WE COULD PERSUE PIROE Frankly the fact we’re still rejecting bids shows me we’re clearly not as open to selling as you suggest

I genuinely have no idea what point you’re trying to make

It doesn’t at all, it just means we have to replace him if we do, so we’re in exactly the same position

Well then you’ve answered your own question Ill give you £500 to transfer to the Pompey forum, Ill pay you over the next 200 years

We play slightly differently to Swansea, and I think it’s obvious that a physical type is more advantageous to us Im not saying im not dissapointed about losing out on Piroe IF Che leaves, Im just not losing any sleep until those particular dominos fall into place

This narrative comes around every window and is the same on most message boards, so far we seem to have secured all of our top targets in Charles, Manning, Downes.. looks like Wood too Potentially we’ll have lost out on Piroe, but its one I can’t work out really, surely if we really wanted him we’d of softened our resolve on Adams as we were probably in the box seat Ultimately most transfers, or significant transfers happen early or late, mid window tends to be a lot of noise, so Id rather keep my underwear dry until I know and can assess the facts

Im 50/50 on it, Ive said all along Im not convinced Piroe is an upgrade on Che and Im glad someone posted up about RMs comments saying he was similar to AA as thats how I saw it That said, Id be dissapointed if we lost Adams and didn’t replace properly Overall though Im relatively comfortable, we’ve replaced well, for this level, so far in Downes, Manning and Charles and realistically Fraser and Holgate are very good options, again for this level We’ll of course have to get the Adams replacement correct IF he goes Tella.. Ive been the same all along, if we get 20m+ for him Id be interested in selling as I think he is replaceable personally

Ive noticed he makes a habit of that

Oh yeah I wish we were Leeds 😂

I went through that absolute myth earlier in the thread, there’s never been a relegated team, to my knowledge that wasn’t decimated with transfers and to this moment nobody has rebuffed that Im not sure where the narrative of ‘we’re the only team to firesale’ actually comes from Frankly this whole thread is pathetic, some of these posts are spectacular.. Im not sure if I should be more embarrassed by them trolling on a messageboard OR the possibility that they’re being serious

I don’t disagree but we’ll almost certainly play both Adams and Armstrong, if available, for the majority of the season.. so we either buy to replace or they’ll have to be happy on the bench.. so not really sure what options that leaves Mara I agree, he hasn’t impressed me

We have Adams, Mara and Armstrong and probably Ballard

Yeah it doesn’t make a ton of sense to me really He’ll probably be a good player tbh, but still

Im no doubt he’ll be a good option at this level but we have; Tella, Sully, Edozie, SAA, Djenepo, Aribo, Doyle, Adam Armstrong - All able to play on the wing

He’s a good player with good experience but it doesn’t make much sense to me unless someone is off (Money is on Sully). We have something like 8 capable wide players ? Whats the point ?

ABK Im assuming is gone but surely Lyanco knows his time is up, we’ve clearly tried to shift him and even took his number off him