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So... i think what you're trying so suggest is that Downes is Martin's inside man and snitch on the inside of the squad? 😰

This is hardly a ringing endorsement of the website 😆.

The current squad is weaker than the one that got relegated (Lavia, Tino, JWP all missing), but the team that got relegated should never have gone down - That was entirely down to SR undermining the manager and coaching setup, sacking hassenhuttle, and then making two terrible appointments. Against that, I have faith that we once again have an effective style of play and team. The attack is weaker currently - its the same as what came down, minus Che - which is impressive.... but surely this is the window where SR finally buy a good striker?!?!? Surely?!?! Right?!?!?! The defence is better, and with Downes in midfield, a more structured defence, and the cb's we have for a back 5 - i think we'll be better defensively than when we got relegated. If we sign a good attacker, and possibly Ramsdale (i can't quite believe he'll go from Arsenal to saints, or that if he is available we'll be the ones to get him), then i think we'll be sound. Over to SR to finally sign a good striker...

This times 100. Its been said above, but these kit manufacturers must provide the club with a choice over kits, and time after time, some utter numpty in the club keep picking shit versions... It cannot repeatedly be the various kit manufactures constantly giving us poor kits.

The club wanted to maximise commercial revenue i guess.... hopefully that didn't include shirt sales 🤣

Not us. Ours are absolutely horrific.

The home kit is atrocious. Reminds me of the old flybe exeter kit (which was better). Struggle to nail "lower league" better if we had tried.

Why do the socks look like they're designed to prevent strokes post operation?!?!

People will laugh, but i actually do think Rollbit warrants fan push back. Awful company to be associated with.

Is this going to be clever accounting - i.e. we sign Downes so WHU can bank a larger fee and we can split the transfer spend over 4 years etc... and they sign KWP the same way around... or are we in with a chance of lining up with KWP and Sugar as our wing backs next year... Or has a bigger club come in for KWP

Trying to see how this doesn't look terrible on our striped shirts as well... Let alone the headlines where we get rolled over 😆

What an atrocious sponsor.

I'd have been more likely to cancel mine had tanswell moved back, the worst one though was Sheldon.

Think we need to just acknowledge that SR don't care about the academy tbh. They binned off most of the key staff that took the these batches through and developed them and they're now making no serious attempt to even keep what are some serious prospects. Feels like all they really want to do is buy young kids from elsewhere that they can sell on for a profit - seemingly no interest in developing our own home grown talent through to the first team.

Tbh, if we can't match lyon's wages for our best academy player it's pretty laughable. This is a pretty damning day all in.

I actually reckon Carlton Morris may not be a bad shout for us, certainly someone who can fill the Che Adam's void.

Thing of beauty: Disgusting Sunderland kit 🤮: ( Or at least, a pretty grim knock off) 😛 But lets be serious here for a second. The white chevrons look cluttered, the striped sleeves are bad and add to that clutter, and the stripes from the sleeves and the shirt body don't align. Its a shocking striped shirt.

That's horrendous FYI.

Tweaked it slightly... He Signed from A-ZEEEEEEEE!!! Whilst EAAATTTSS SUSHIIIIIIEEEEE He Fuck-ING H8888TES POMPEEEEEEE Sugawara, he's our man! I was bored, be gentle 🤦‍♂️🙃

Agreed. The kid has everything he needs to take off imo. It would be such a shame if we are genuinely interested in him and it ends up being with someone else.

That's easily one of the best youtube highlights reels i've seen for a CM at saints. Imagining him in the middle alongside Downes. Failure to sign him now would result in only one thing i'm afraid...

Probably never been in the Gods in his life in all fairness 🤣

Championship footy clearly high on his list. That or they're paying him a fair whack.

That's what hassenhuttle thought... for like 2-3years...

I'd be even more worried that he thinks Macca and Lumley are enough for half the season personally.