LuckyNumber7

Welcome to the far right.

I remain to be convinced that he's the right man long term, but you certainly can't argue with the results on the whole. Seems to be shaping the squad to how he wants it and we're now starting to see a settled team. I think he's learning on the job. Worth remembering that we were 21st when Still was sacked.

Crap game but happy to grind out a win. Really pleased for Larin to quieten some of the doubters, dream debut and hopefully more to come, although he'll need to work on his fitness. Welington was my MOTM again though, it's criminal that Manning was picked ahead of him for so long. Also a shout out to THB who is looking more like his old self recently, and no sign of sulking after the West Ham bid was turned down. 1 goal conceded in 4 games now (and that was a handball). Reaping the benefits of a change in formation and personnel.

It's perfectly fine to have an initial opinion of a player but some of the comments on Larin have been completely ott and frankly out of order. On this forum he's already been called a prick, donkey, joke just off the top of my head before even signing for us. I also disagree about his stats being bad, he generally has a good goalscoring record across his career, albeit in mostly weaker leagues. Maybe La Liga was a step too far or the league just didn't suit him. But we're mid table in the Championship now, that's our level. People are placing far too much weight on what the Feyenoord fans are saying about him. He's barely played for them (1 start I think)? Of course they're not going to be gushing. Has anyone looked to see what Besiktas fans thought of him, where he scored almost 1 in 2? Sometimes it doesn't work out for a number of reasons. As someone who saw him play a few games for Canada I was mildly pleased when I saw the link, I just can't quite believe the venom that has been spewed about his signing, probably from people who have never seen him play. Especially as his profile is what many have been calling for. A physical presence with a half decent scoring record. He may well turn out crap and fair enough if so, but at least it's only a loan. I hope our fans give him a fair crack of the whip but I'm not holding my breath.

Really mixed feelings on this. Feel like I should be gutted but I'm not. Was very good in our promotion season and will always be remembered for the winner at Wembley. But aside from that he's largely been very poor. Even this season he had a good purple patch but in his last 10 games has zero goals and 1 assist. Misses far too many. With his age and only 18 months left on his contract it feels like the right time to sell, he's on the downslope of his career. Always gave his all though. I'm more relieved that we finally seem to have realised we need more physical presence up front.

Welcome and good luck Cyle. Hopefully he rams some of the nonsense back down people's throats and secures his place in the world cup. If not it's only a loan.

Except he has scored goals at a good rate in the MLS and for Besiktas, and to a lesser extent in La Liga. He's barely played for Feyenoord so it's hardly surprising their fans aren't positive about him but we're not in the PL anymore. We'll have to see if he scores goals in the Championship but some of the reactions on here are beyond hysterical.

I recall being quite impressed by Larin when seeing him for Canada. Experienced, and a physical presence with a good goal record albeit in some lesser leagues. Isn't that what most have been crying out for? Seems the Saintsweb way to bitch and moan at any incoming. We're mid table in the Championship, I'm not sure who people are expecting us to attract in January.

Yep, I was right behind the goal in the freezing cold that night and that miss still gives me nightmares. Relegated by two points in the end. Far worse than that sending off. Can't believe it was 21 years ago!

Absolute madness, he looks bang average at best every time I see him. Just goes to show how difficult it is to get a decent striker these days. Regarding Arma, I'm not his biggest fan but it's undeniable he scores goals in the Championship and that won't be easy to replace. But if we get a good offer approaching £15M I think it would be hard to turn down and it feels like both player and club could do with a fresh start, so I wouldn't be too upset.

I think it's mainly down to PSR, and it's precisely because Birmingham haven't been in the PL for a long time that they have the room to splurge a bit (same for Wrexham). We on the other hand have a large squad full of players on high wages and are still owing instalments on PL transfer fees. Combined with the financial losses of relegation, we have to be very careful what we spend. I'd rather we kept our powder dry for the summer tbh, but would like to see a striker come in on loan if we can find a suitable one.

Yes, remember the Luke O'Nien incident against Sunderland in the playoffs a few years ago. Bunch of inbred neanderthals. "Ner ner ner ner ner Portsmuff"! Bestest in the world...

Let's be honest, most people on here have been saying for months that our team of soft arses were going to wilt and embarrass us in this game, but they didn't. Far from a brilliant performance but they did compete and get stuck in, like others have said I really liked Downes' performance and he looked like he was enjoying it. I think they realised how much this meant and we can't question their effort. I like the look of Peretz, so much more commanding than Baz. He'll make the odd clanger I think but he inspires a lot more confidence, he's a proper 'keeper. Overall I'm frustrated not to have won after looking in control, but the main thing is we didn't lose. They barely created anything and only scored with a handball. It could have been a lot worse.

I can't remember a single game under Still where we played well. Closest was probably the 0-0 v Swansea where we did create chances but it still wasn't a good performance, similar to Hull on Saturday. He was taking us nowhere and looked lost. I live a 20 minute walk from SMS and feel obliged to go as a ST holder, but I really don't want to. Not all down to SR though.

Tbf we were heavily linked with Semenyo that window. Maybe he turned us down.