doddisalegend Posted 24 May, 2017 Share Posted 24 May, 2017 Yep that and paul pogba. No doubt the press will now decide he was worth every penny Man U paid for him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 24 May, 2017 Share Posted 24 May, 2017 & the rest! They have got some really good players. 69% possession, 15 attempts on goal, 2 shots on target looks like the Ajax players will fit in pretty well with the current saints squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 24 May, 2017 Share Posted 24 May, 2017 So 65K basic and 130K with bonuses that's much better plus this little gem Bournemouth are also offering Chelsea’s John Terry £100,000-a-week as they look to add experience to their squad ahead of their third Premier League campaign. So how do a club with a 11,464 capacity stadium and 2 million a year shirt sponsor find the money to start throwing those sort of wages about? An incredibly rich benefactor, a squad on relative peanuts wages and a ridiculously large amount of tv money just like every other prem side. Not sure we should throw any stones, check our wage bill, there are some monster pay packets in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 24 May, 2017 Share Posted 24 May, 2017 & the rest! They have got some really good players. Sanchez at centre half looked a hell of a player. Is he always that good? Break the bank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 24 May, 2017 Share Posted 24 May, 2017 Sanchez at centre half looked a hell of a player. Is he always that good? Break the bank... Very highly rated. How did Bertrand Traore play tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 24 May, 2017 Share Posted 24 May, 2017 Very highly rated. How did Bertrand Traore play tonight? Battled well no support or creativity looks decent. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 24 May, 2017 Share Posted 24 May, 2017 Battled well no support or creativity looks decent. Cheers. He's one of a number of Chelsea players I'd be looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 24 May, 2017 Share Posted 24 May, 2017 So 65K basic and 130K with bonuses that's much better plus this little gem Bournemouth are also offering Chelsea’s John Terry £100,000-a-week as they look to add experience to their squad ahead of their third Premier League campaign. So how do a club with a 11,464 capacity stadium and 2 million a year shirt sponsor find the money to start throwing those sort of wages about? Because they're following the Skate play book. Howe is even turning into Twitchy with his 'triffic signings Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 24 May, 2017 Share Posted 24 May, 2017 An incredibly rich benefactor, a squad on relative peanuts wages and a ridiculously large amount of tv money just like every other prem side. Not sure we should throw any stones, check our wage bill, there are some monster pay packets in there. yeah but we have a 32,000 stadium and £7 million pound sponsor deal and our highest earner is I believe Forster on 90k a week. Spurs only pay Kane a 100K a week so I still don't see how Bournemouth can throw 165-230k in wages at two player (assuming they both sign) surely FFP means they should be paying much smaller wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimatt Posted 24 May, 2017 Share Posted 24 May, 2017 yeah but we have a 32,000 stadium and £7 million pound sponsor deal and our highest earner is I believe Forster on 90k a week. Spurs only pay Kane a 100K a week so I still don't see how Bournemouth can throw 165-230k in wages at two player (assuming they both sign) surely FFP means they should be paying much smaller wages. No squad depth. It's what we should do now that we're not playing Europa next season. Quality over quantity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 24 May, 2017 Share Posted 24 May, 2017 No squad depth. It's what we should do now that we're not playing Europa next season. Quality over quantity. Yeh, but will they nett in? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted 25 May, 2017 Share Posted 25 May, 2017 Yeh, but will they nett in? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk See what you did there - very good! We have the quality (if we don't lose the key players and add 2 to 3 better than we have now - i.e. starters), it's the style and tactics that let's us down so badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimatt Posted 25 May, 2017 Share Posted 25 May, 2017 See what you did there - very good! We have the quality (if we don't lose the key players and add 2 to 3 better than we have now - i.e. starters), it's the style and tactics that let's us down so badly. Arguable. I think we have a few areas we could strengthen. Most of all we need Wingers and CM's that score goals. Even under Koeman/Poch they didn't with the exception of Mane. These are the stats for goals in their Saints Premier league careers: Tadic 14 goals in 98 PL games Davis 9 goals in 161 PL games JWP 7 goals in 137 PL games Long 18 goals in 89 PL games JRod 26 goals in 104 PL games We sold our prolific scorers in Mane/Pelle and were left with the above as our best XI for most of the season. Puel isn't a miracle worker, under Koeman/Poch these guys were just as bad. Then add Redmond into the mix who only scored 11 in 112 games for Norwich (43 of which were Championship so should've been easier). Our squad this year was garbage compared to previous years, plain and simple. We could find a keeper better than Forster CB better than Yoshida/Stephens(whichever is 2nd to VVD) CM(s) better than JWP/Davis/Clasie/Hojbjerg (aka CM's that can play quickly and score goals) Winger that can score goals (maybe Boufal/Redmond will come good) Only positions we're strong enough at are the fullbacks, DM and striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartman Posted 25 May, 2017 Share Posted 25 May, 2017 Not even the top clubs have CM that score a lot of goals. Hamsik and Nainggolan are the only ones to have got into double figures with 11. Highest scoring midfielders for saints, spurs, chelsea, atletico, bayern and barcelona: Ward-Prowse - 4 Wanyama - 4 Fàbregas - 5 Casemiro - 4 Koke/Saúl - 4 Thiago/Kimmich - 6 Rakitic - 8 For the top clubs it is the 3 most attacking starting players and the first choice attacking backup that score the vast majority of their goals. Ours simply don't score enough and that is where we should be looking at to get more goals, not midfield. Tadic with his pathetic 2 goals from open play in 3107 minutes, Long, Rodriguez, Redmond and Boufal, our poor goalscoring is almost entirely their fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 25 May, 2017 Share Posted 25 May, 2017 Arguable. I think we have a few areas we could strengthen. Most of all we need Wingers and CM's that score goals. Even under Koeman/Poch they didn't with the exception of Mane. These are the stats for goals in their Saints Premier league careers: Tadic 14 goals in 98 PL games Davis 9 goals in 161 PL games JWP 7 goals in 137 PL games Long 18 goals in 89 PL games JRod 26 goals in 104 PL games We sold our prolific scorers in Mane/Pelle and were left with the above as our best XI for most of the season. Puel isn't a miracle worker, under Koeman/Poch these guys were just as bad. Then add Redmond into the mix who only scored 11 in 112 games for Norwich (43 of which were Championship so should've been easier). Our squad this year was garbage compared to previous years, plain and simple. We could find a keeper better than Forster CB better than Yoshida/Stephens(whichever is 2nd to VVD) CM(s) better than JWP/Davis/Clasie/Hojbjerg (aka CM's that can play quickly and score goals) Winger that can score goals (maybe Boufal/Redmond will come good) Only positions we're strong enough at are the fullbacks, DM and striker. Except it looks like both are fullbacks are leaving, we only have one DM in Romeu if he gets injured we're screwed, and we only have one striker really up to the task in Gabbi (Austin is ok but painful slow for the way we have tried to play this season). Squad needs a big overhaul this summer but probably won't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwbu Posted 25 May, 2017 Share Posted 25 May, 2017 Very highly rated. How did Bertrand Traore play tonight? Very well until the penalty area where he was isolated and doing a lot on his own, but can certainly beat a player or 3 and very quick, definitely caught the eye. As mentioned, Sanchez was fantastic, for anyone that didn't watch it Lingard was through on goal and Sanchez just came out of nowhere and swept up, must've made up a good 10 yards on Lingard who was fresh legged after just coming on. De Ligt also looked very good and powerful despite his size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted 25 May, 2017 Share Posted 25 May, 2017 So 65K basic and 130K with bonuses that's much better plus this little gem Bournemouth are also offering Chelsea’s John Terry £100,000-a-week as they look to add experience to their squad ahead of their third Premier League campaign. So how do a club with a 11,464 capacity stadium and 2 million a year shirt sponsor find the money to start throwing those sort of wages about? Plus Afobe, Arter, Ibe, Mings, Boruc etc. Don't say anything to their fans as they're "good little Bournemouth". Nice club that's just become slimy and arrogant like their manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disconnect Posted 25 May, 2017 Share Posted 25 May, 2017 Not even the top clubs have CM that score a lot of goals. Hamsik and Nainggolan are the only ones to have got into double figures with 11. Highest scoring midfielders for saints, spurs, chelsea, atletico, bayern and barcelona: Ward-Prowse - 4 Wanyama - 4 - What about Alli (22) or Eriksen with (12)? Fàbregas - 5 - Hazard (17) Willian (12) Casemiro - 4 Koke/Saúl - 4 Thiago/Kimmich - 6 Rakitic - 8 For the top clubs it is the 3 most attacking starting players and the first choice attacking backup that score the vast majority of their goals. Ours simply don't score enough and that is where we should be looking at to get more goals, not midfield. Tadic with his pathetic 2 goals from open play in 3107 minutes, Long, Rodriguez, Redmond and Boufal, our poor goalscoring is almost entirely their fault. Cant be bothered to do the others. Redmond got 8 but played upfront sometimes. I'm guessing you're referring only to players who play as deep lying midfielders? If so, Ward-Prowse probably doesnt even fit in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 25 May, 2017 Share Posted 25 May, 2017 So do we have any rumoured summer targets from the press? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 25 May, 2017 Share Posted 25 May, 2017 Jesus Navas, Willy Caballero, Gaël Clichy, Bacary Sagna all leave Man City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 25 May, 2017 Share Posted 25 May, 2017 http://sportwitness.co.uk/southampton-leicester-city-look-set-miss-target-bundesliga-side/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 25 May, 2017 Share Posted 25 May, 2017 http://sportwitness.co.uk/southampton-leicester-city-look-set-miss-target-bundesliga-side/ Is he much good? I looked at his career stats (I know they don't tell the whole story) and they didn't look overly impressive he also seems inclined to kick off to get a move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 25 May, 2017 Share Posted 25 May, 2017 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/william-carvalho-newcastle-united-sporting-13089625 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 25 May, 2017 Share Posted 25 May, 2017 Jesus Navas, Willy Caballero, Gaël Clichy, Bacary Sagna all leave Man City. So that's a left-back & THREE right-backs City have gotten rid of so far (If you include Zabaleta) #BertrandWatch CedricWatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 25 May, 2017 Share Posted 25 May, 2017 Very highly rated. How did Bertrand Traore play tonight? Mane-esque. Sign him up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyell Posted 26 May, 2017 Share Posted 26 May, 2017 Man City signing the superb Bernardo Silva from Monaco. Cripes, their attacking options next season are going to be unreal. If only they could cobble together a half-decent defence... I repeat, I think Patrick Roberts would be a good, Saintsy signing - he's just going to drop further and further down the City pecking order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 26 May, 2017 Share Posted 26 May, 2017 Man City signing the superb Bernardo Silva from Monaco. Cripes, their attacking options next season are going to be unreal. If only they could cobble together a half-decent defence... I repeat, I think Patrick Roberts would be a good, Saintsy signing - he's just going to drop further and further down the City pecking order. I believe he is going to be at the England U21 group with JWP and Redmond, so hope they get chatting over croissants about how good life is at Saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 26 May, 2017 Share Posted 26 May, 2017 Man City signing the superb Bernardo Silva from Monaco. Cripes, their attacking options next season are going to be unreal. If only they could cobble together a half-decent defence... I repeat, I think Patrick Roberts would be a good, Saintsy signing - he's just going to drop further and further down the City pecking order. I endorse that. I mentioned him before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 26 May, 2017 Share Posted 26 May, 2017 http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/05/26/martin-braithwaite-wanted-by-west-ham-united-and-southampton/ http://www.insidefutbol.com/2017/05/26/west-ham-and-southampton-showing-interest-in-juventus-midfielder/338215/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 26 May, 2017 Share Posted 26 May, 2017 http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/05/26/martin-braithwaite-wanted-by-west-ham-united-and-southampton/ 11 goals in a season remember when a good striker was a 20 goals a season man http://www.insidefutbol.com/2017/05/26/west-ham-and-southampton-showing-interest-in-juventus-midfielder/338215/ so are we competing with West ham for everyone this summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 26 May, 2017 Share Posted 26 May, 2017 I see westham are building a defence for the future West Ham are to sign defender Pablo Zabaleta on a free transfer once his Manchester City contract expires at the end of June. The 32-year-old Argentine will join on a two-year deal on 1 July. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40061220 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 26 May, 2017 Share Posted 26 May, 2017 Man City signing the superb Bernardo Silva from Monaco. Cripes, their attacking options next season are going to be unreal. If only they could cobble together a half-decent defence... I repeat, I think Patrick Roberts would be a good, Saintsy signing - he's just going to drop further and further down the City pecking order. £43 million.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40061812 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 Arsenal will have landed somebody who looks awesome.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yal9Imn2ttg&sns=tw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 Iheanacho has been given permission to leave Nigerian training camp in Paris to fly back to U.K. Perhaps a medical imminent somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 Iheanacho has been given permission to leave Nigerian training camp in Paris to fly back to U.K. Perhaps a medical imminent somewhere? oh please be true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delmary Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 Iheanacho has been given permission to leave Nigerian training camp in Paris to fly back to U.K. Perhaps a medical imminent somewhere? Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_lambden Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 Iheanacho has been given permission to leave Nigerian training camp in Paris to fly back to U.K. Perhaps a medical imminent somewhere? West Ham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 West Ham Seems a bit young for your average Wham signing .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 Seems a bit young for your average Wham signing .. And yet... it's going to be west ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 Caceres to Leicester. We're idiots to let him go with VVD almost certainly off and a ready made CB actually in our grasp. Ludicrous. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 Iheanacho has been given permission to leave Nigerian training camp in Paris to fly back to U.K. Perhaps a medical imminent somewhere? wouldnt get ya hopes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 Top clubs shopping at Harrods, some at John Lewis and us at Primark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 Top clubs shopping at Harrods, some at John Lewis and us at Primark. Les is still reversing into a parking bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 Caceres to Leicester. We're idiots to let him go with VVD almost certainly off and a ready made CB actually in our grasp. Ludicrous. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk This would annoy me greatly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 Caceres to Leicester. We're idiots to let him go with VVD almost certainly off and a ready made CB actually in our grasp. Ludicrous. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Clutching at some big ****ing straws but maybe where happy to let Caceres go because we have no intention of letting VVD leave... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 Clutching at some big ****ing straws but maybe where happy to let Caceres go because we have no intention of letting VVD leave... Or we have completely clueless management that does not learn from the Fonte shambles Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 And yet... it's going to be west ham. We should be all over that deal young, PL proven, can actually score goals and allegedly only 20 million..:x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 Or we have completely clueless management that does not learn from the Fonte shambles Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk yeah or that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 Iheanacho is an excellent buy at the sort of figures quoted. Would be a bit gutted if he signed permanently for a rival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneawol Posted 27 May, 2017 Share Posted 27 May, 2017 Or we have completely clueless management that does not learn from the Fonte shambles Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Or we had him for three months and came to a perfectly sensible decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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