ErwinK1961

Slightly different I think, we’ve set a price (fairly publicly) that we’re happy to take. Krasnodar seem to keep moving the goalposts on an acceptable fee. I would be telling them we’re taking our offer (which by all accounts seems to be by far the best) of the table.

Time to walk away… maybe then he might try and force the issue a bit.

£30,000,001

Maybe we can do one of those PSR dodgy deals. They give us 100m for Dibling and we give them 60m for Rak-Saki. Pure profit on both sides and we can then buy everyone.

Probably should wait and see what happens then at the end of the window. Also Manning lol - are you going to pretend that he didn’t get slagged off for pretty much the entirety of his Saints career

And when did Wilcox bring them in? June, or end of August?

They weren’t Wilcox.

No Spertsyan?

Way too early to say, probably not going to know how good or bad a job he’s doing until next year. Staff appointments seem in general to have been decent - I like Will Still, u21’s guy is highly rated and so is the chief scout. Playing side it’s too early to tell. Quarshie is very raw but could be ok, Downs hasn’t played 90mins yet. Stephen’s new contract (or the length of) is weird. Suspect they would have expected a few more to have left by now, which would have freed us up. Has been a frustrating window so far no doubt.

If Will Still likes this chap, why did he get sent out on loan when he was at Lens? Is he any better than Edozie?

I think it applies beyond the ‘three’ positions you referenced that Dragan mentioned.

Think it’s pretty obvious that’s meant to be Spertsyan and doesn’t need any sales to go through.

Sorry, just my bad humour trying to reignite the “he’s 28 until he’s 29” twitter argument

He’s 27 until he’s 28

Meh.

Agree with you there, absolute necessity for us right now

I had him as more of a box to box, Fernandes type. I’d say all our current centre mid options are all similar in that sense (Downes, Fernandes, Charles, Smallbone). I want a Tadic and a Romeu type for balance.

Fellows makes more sense to me. A position we are in desperate need and has a good record.

Fine by me, don’t think we need another midfielder like him and certainly not at the prices quoted. We need a proper AM and a proper DM.

Totally. Does seem odd why would we increase our bid though, if those others are interested then he’s never going to choose us.

Time to move on.

Bore off Toffee. I know you’re not used to it, but sometimes in life you have to pay for things.

Pretty short stint as ITK for the chap.

This guy is either; a) making it up as he goes along b) getting briefed by Krasnador c) getting briefed by Spertsyan’s team if its any of the latter two then I’d tell them they have tonight to decide or we’re done This has always felt unlikely since the alleged initial rejection. I still find it weird he would still be playing matches for Krasnodar if he was that keen/close to joining us.

THB doing himself no favours if he really does want to leave. Appreciate he’s been out a while, but looked poor today and coupled with last season can’t see anyone forking out big bucks for him