Defectors Watch

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Some game. Utd turn it round.

[LGTL]

Noticed Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez was named on the bench for Lyon against United, and again yesterday. I suspect we’ll certainly look at him as one that got away in years to come. 

[qwertyell]

On 21/04/2025 at 07:28, LGTL said:

Noticed Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez was named on the bench for Lyon against United, and again yesterday. I suspect we’ll certainly look at him as one that got away in years to come. 

Made his senior debut for Lyon at the weekend, playing the last 20 minutes. Just turned 17. 

Not sure there was much we could do to hang on to him - he didn't want to sign a scholarship, so that was that. 

Good luck to him. He's a talented boy.

[Saint86]

5 hours ago, qwertyell said:

Made his senior debut for Lyon at the weekend, playing the last 20 minutes. Just turned 17. 

Not sure there was much we could do to hang on to him - he didn't want to sign a scholarship, so that was that. 

Good luck to him. He's a talented boy.

Could have paid him a competitive wage and pushed him more towards the first team. He's a top top talent. You never know how careers turn out with injuries/managers/systems and all that (saggy chops tried to dump bale out of spurs at one point), but i expect him to be one of the best players to ever come from our academy 🤷‍♂️

Edited May 6 by Saint86

[Tommy Mulgrew]

News about Maya Yoshida, who captained LA Galaxy to win the MLS last year: he has just returned from injury and scored an own goal in LAG’s latest game.  LAG seems to be suffering from the same thing as we are this season.  3 points from the first 11 games, 7 behind the next-lowest team.  The last game sums up their season: 71% possession, one shot on target, not able to score, concede an own goal, over 700 passes, more than 400 more than the opposition, and 639 accurate passes; the only thing non-Saints like was limiting the opposition to no shots at all.  LAG seems to be an SR club in everything but name, with a McCarthy in goal and lots of possession but absolutely no cutting edge whatsoever; the decline from last season’s success beats anything Saints have done.  I feel for Maya; his career seems to be fading away into a disaster of massive proportions.  😩

[Tommy Mulgrew]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c14x4elp3p3t

Yoshida’s nightmare season gets worse. A 7:0 thrashing and now three points from 12 games.  LA Galaxy doing an excellent impersonation of Saints in almost every respect.  😥

[Dark Munster]

8 hours ago, Tommy Mulgrew said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c14x4elp3p3t

Yoshida’s nightmare season gets worse. A 7:0 thrashing and now three points from 12 games.  LA Galaxy doing an excellent impersonation of Saints in almost every respect.  😥

Except they won't get relegated, and will get rewarded with a first choice draft pick.

Sometimes I envy that aspect of American sports.

[rooney]

Selles sacked by Hull

[Barsiem]

The one player I felt we shouldn't have sold two years back, or at least should have got more than the reported £30m.  Seriously doubt Newcastle will sell him without a huge fee being involved though

[Lee On Solent Saint]

3 minutes ago, Barsiem said:

The one player I felt we shouldn't have sold two years back, or at least should have got more than the reported £30m.  Seriously doubt Newcastle will sell him without a huge fee being involved though

I would have thought we would have had the foresight to have included some sort of sell on fee clause. Or maybe not.

[skintsaint]

2 hours ago, Barsiem said:

The one player I felt we shouldn't have sold two years back, or at least should have got more than the reported £30m.  Seriously doubt Newcastle will sell him without a huge fee being involved though

30m is a great price for a full back at a relegated team, with him coming off the back of a serious injury.

[skintsaint]

On 21/04/2025 at 07:28, LGTL said:

Noticed Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez was named on the bench for Lyon against United, and again yesterday. I suspect we’ll certainly look at him as one that got away in years to come. 

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1FptwNtfz4/

[rooney]

Stuart Gray leaving Fulham after a decade as a coach.

[goodymatt]

 

[Colinjb]

Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Duje Caleta-Car have another relegation on their CV's.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cy7ng4vj8leo

[goodymatt]

 

[SuperSAINT]

2 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

 

Good signing for up there 

[SuperSAINT]

[skintsaint]

[SuperSAINT]

[goodymatt]

 

[Disco Stu]

 

Ryan's pretty open about his time at Saints in this interview. Speaks about a bust-up with Hasenhuttl, which explains why he started playing Djenepo and Danso at full-back. From about 1 hour 4 minutes.

[HarvSFC]

Rates Koeman as his best manager, Pellegrino as his worst. They were one year apart here. How Les Reed and co got it so wrong after 2016 is impressive in itself.

[CB Fry]

Ryan speaks well, interesting perspective on his time at Saints.

[Barsiem]

Sounds like Hassenhutl was a bit of a bell end at times.  Anyone know what the issue with the dinner ladies mentioned in the video is all about?

[SaintNewForest]

Calum Chambers appointed new Cardiff captain, now down in League One. 

[skintsaint]

Didnt know where to post this but another one that we nearly got that could have been amazing.

 

 

[SuperSAINT]

 

[Gloucester Saint]

33 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said:

 

Fine for PL back up, less so for regular starter.

[Matthew Le God]

 

 

[Disco Stu]

On 03/08/2025 at 08:46, skintsaint said:

Didnt know where to post this but another one that we nearly got that could have been amazing.

 

 

Would have been great for his career too. He would have flourished at Liverpool once we sold him instead of wasting his career at Tottenham.

Edited August 6 by Disco Stu

[Saint86]

SAA starting and scoring again for Strasbourg today... Would have been very well placed for us this coming season...

Edited August 6 by Saint86

[Gloucester Saint]

14 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

 

 

Ex-Saints academy and son of Mark Alleyne, Gloucestershire CCC head coach and 1990s serial one day cup winning captain. 

[Gloucester Saint]

11 hours ago, Saint86 said:

SAA starting and scoring again for Strasbourg today... Would have been very well placed for us this coming season...

Wasn’t that the transfer Spors said he would never have signed off on?

[SaintNewForest]

1 hour ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Wasn’t that the transfer Spors said he would never have signed off on?

Yup. Him & Meghoma. 

[S-Clarke]

1 hour ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Wasn’t that the transfer Spors said he would never have signed off on?

But didn't we sell SAA to Strasbourg under his watch? I'm sure we pocketed £10m this summer for him.

Or was it a pre-agreed fee? Possibly actually, can't remember (would explain it if that's the case)

[goodymatt]

 

[goodymatt]

28 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

But didn't we sell SAA to Strasbourg under his watch? I'm sure we pocketed £10m this summer for him.

Or was it a pre-agreed fee? Possibly actually, can't remember (would explain it if that's the case)

Pre-agreed obligation to buy from January window. Out of Still’s control unfortunately.

[S-Clarke]

1 hour ago, goodymatt said:

Pre-agreed obligation to buy from January window. Out of Still’s control unfortunately.

Ah yep, that makes sense then. I think those calls must have been made when we had a DoF void, or when we were pretending a hybrid of model of Bitcon and Martin would work.

[Tommy Mulgrew]

Little and Large:

https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=56640

Edited August 7 by Tommy Mulgrew
Comment added.

[Lighthouse]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdd32lnq445o

What a spanner.

[petermcpete]

Charlie Austin signs for Basingstoke 

[trousers]

Good to see Jones letting the players take the limelight again... 😂 I guess one has to applaud the passion though...  

 

 

[Tommy Mulgrew]

Tall Paul scored for Trabzonspor yesterday in a 1:0 win.  Good to see him getting among the goals again in Turkey.