Smirking_Saint

If we keep Fernandes Im not convinced we’ll sign another CM anyway, atleast not a starter, maybe grab a youngster but we also have Sesay there I think it seems like Azaz could be getting done soon, Spertsyan is dead in the water, so that leaves a winger of which Id be happy with Brooks on loan or perhaps the Italian guy looks promising Ive said before its a real difficult balancing act, and thats not letting them off because they’ve also been shit…. But if we dropped say 20m+ on Sargeant, he’d probably fire us out of the division but then is unlikely to be good enough in the prem, and so we then have to buy again with less PSR wiggle room, maybe we shouldn’t of gambled on Downs I guess Not sure what’s the best solution here

I think he was pushing for the move a bit I believe But I do agree, seems a little on the low side and Im not sure what the 5m in add ons could be A shame to lose him… but unfortunately this is the cost of relegation I firmly believe if we’d of stayed up that first year of SR we’d be a comfortable mid table side by now… that year was the year the prem clubs pulled away

Danny Ings has scored 2 goals in the last 2 years We don’t need another crock of a striker, we already have Stewart

Its quite hard to judge Stewart or Downs tbh… none of them have had enough gametime, for one reason or another, to make an informed judgement

I genuinely don’t disagree with this.. I think overall the squad is stronger now We can argue about Che, yes I agree on current viewing he is probably a better option but lets not pretend the negativity around him when he was here Depth wise we’re MILES better So yeah… of that side Id take KWP and thats largely it… perhaps Brooks too actually

Id be surprised if he even saw it tbh If the two Stephens should of blocked that angle off, allowing a shot there is criminal But tbh… even blaming him is harsh.. how has a keeper set up Thomas there ? And even Stephens wasn’t set up correctly Team was laughable defensively

Ings has done fuck all for about 4 years Why do we keep banging on about him

18 shots and only 2 on target (discounting the Robinson posts) is very poor We need a striker and a winger/No.10

We’re having real problems playing against sides good at counter attacking, and unfortunately thats going to be a popular tactic against us I could blame Stephens and Bazunu for the 2nd but it was shit all round, we’d majorly over committed I didn’t think we were that bad but for all our depth we look devoid of ideas up top, I don’t think 3 atb helps either, its unnecessary, move to a standard 2 cb formation and utilise the extra man forward… Too many crosses, not enough take ons and no striker able to occupy CBs We need recruitments, I thought we’d be ok but we definitely need a forward to lead the line

Horrendous defending from Stoke but bullet header from THB Game on

Shite this We need a striker

Im assuming its because he expects us to press and Arma is high energy Which… coincidentally fits one of Downs’ attributes, work rate, albeit in a bigger frame

Not sure im a fan of leading a line with Arma leading the line although at home against lesser opponents to last week we should have more opportunity to press them Lets see Nice to see Stewart and Downs on the bench

That was never the full reason, he wanted assurances for breakthrough and didn’t get them so pushed to come back

I don’t think it was that bad, IIRC his parents are split and one of them and agent have been refusing to sit down for contract talks for over a year It is what it is and unfortunately the games the game… he’s still been playing and training and hasn’t spat his dummy out £42m + 20% sell on is fantastic, especially as we have the emergence of Robinson, too many forwards and his contract only has 2 years left

No way they can afford him in league one

Who else has there been ?

He’s a very good RB for this level Thats a great signing, absolutely sorts one of our problem positions Im assuming Sugawara’s days are numbered

I can’t see this happening lads tbh

Armenian journalist Robert Markosyan 🇦🇲 on Eduard Spertsyan 🇦🇲: "Krasnodar, which is supposed to 'love and value' Eduard Spertsyan, is compromising his future with all sorts of false excuses. In reality, there is only one explanation: 'selfishness'"

Wasn’t it Watford ? Im sure it was at Fleming park ? The other one I played in I was asked to play attacking CB IIRC 😂

Assuming its due to the club being russian and the issues surrounding the war etc

Nah Lighthouse is real, I played in midfield with him for one of the Saints fan games once 😂

Yeah my bad forgot i was on the dibling thread

Really getting confused with this now, do we have a deal ? Don’t we have a deal ? Have they moved the goalposts ? Are we just trying to get the deal done ?