Oriol Romeu

[Sarnia Cherie]

On 03/11/2025 at 21:25, Dr Who? said:

What we have been screaming out for, well since he left. Now need a quality Striker, centre back and goalkeeper, oh and manager! 

And owners!!!

[John Boy Saint]

Hopefully he turns out to be Jimmy Case MKII  - when Lawrie Mc persuaded him to join us for what he thought would be his last hoorah on the pitch for a season - 6 years later that Clown Branfoot binned him off, despite Jimmy still being an effective midfield general.

[Midfield_General]

6 minutes ago, John Boy Saint said:

Jimmy still being an effective midfield general.

Couldn't agree more 🙂

[ecuk268]

42 minutes ago, John Boy Saint said:

Hopefully he turns out to be Jimmy Case MKII  - when Lawrie Mc persuaded him to join us for what he thought would be his last hoorah on the pitch for a season - 6 years later that Clown Branfoot binned him off, despite Jimmy still being an effective midfield general.

It was McMenemy who advised Branfoot to get rid of him.

[John Boy Saint]

5 minutes ago, ecuk268 said:

It was McMenemy who advised Branfoot to get rid of him.

Must have had his going to Sunderland head on still 😵

[Toadhall Saint]

21 minutes ago, ecuk268 said:

It was McMenemy who advised Branfoot to get rid of him.

Source

[SW11_Saint]

Anyone else think it’s odd that Romeu hasn’t been announced yet? Rumour was he’d be ‘in and around the squad’ for tonight.
Please not another SR f*ck up…🫣

[sockeye]

2 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said:

Anyone else think it’s odd that Romeu hasn’t been announced yet? Rumour was he’d be ‘in and around the squad’ for tonight.
Please not another SR f*ck up…🫣

he has fallen out with the club after rasmus said he would be playing left back

[Fabrice29]

9 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said:

Anyone else think it’s odd that Romeu hasn’t been announced yet? Rumour was he’d be ‘in and around the squad’ for tonight.
Please not another SR f*ck up…🫣

Anyone else think it’s odd that news of Romeu signing was leaked the evening/day after the manager was sacked despite not being ready to sign and definitely not ready to play in his first game since May?

[23rdSaint]

49 minutes ago, Fabrice29 said:

Anyone else think it’s odd that news of Romeu signing was leaked the evening/day after the manager was sacked despite not being ready to sign and definitely not ready to play in his first game since May?

This is going to end in tears, isn't it?

[SW11_Saint]

4 minutes ago, 23rdSaint said:

This is going to end in tears, isn't it?

It would be another unbelievable PR disaster for SR if it goes tits up. Not to mention a disaster for the team. 

[tdmickey3]

12 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said:

It would be another unbelievable PR disaster for SR if it goes tits up. Not to mention a disaster for the team. 

They should rename to Sports Disaster Republic

Or

The Clusterfucks 

Edited 15 hours ago by tdmickey3

[Willo of Whiteley]

At least if it falls down we can point at Fabrizio Romano for being wrong, again 😂

[sockeye]

If SR have fucked this up somehow it’ll be a shitstorm

[beatlesaint]

12 minutes ago, sockeye said:

If SR have fucked this up somehow it’ll be a shitstorm

Probably plan to announce it after the QPR defeat to appease irrate fans 😆

[SaintNewForest]

1 minute ago, beatlesaint said:

Probably plan to announce it after the QPR defeat to appease irrate fans 😆

100%. The pricks. 

[Saint Scott]

51 minutes ago, sockeye said:

If SR have fucked this up somehow it’ll be a shitstorm

Alfie House said yesterday he expected the announcement on Thursday. 

 

[Willo of Whiteley]

Makes you wonder if he’ll be with the squad for tonight (not for selection), just with the group

[The Kraken]

44 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Makes you wonder if he’ll be with the squad for tonight (not for selection), just with the group

Unlikely I’d have thought. Medical yesterday supposedly so the earliest he could’ve trained would be today. First team squad may not even be at staple wood, if they are it would only be for a very light session then travel. So prob more value in Romeu being put through the paces where, maybe a bit of one on one to find his fitness levels and a bit of focussed ball work to get his sharpness going. He also may have to return to Spain to get him family and some belongings.

Similar story really for Saturday. Tomorrow could be a day off or light recovery session only. Friday a preparation session for the first team Saturday. So he could get in the group but any value is going to come from next week onwards IMO. Romeu seems to me be a leader by example rather than words. So as soon as he gets on the training ground proper, the better. 

Edited 11 hours ago by The Kraken

[ecuk268]

9 hours ago, Toadhall Saint said:

Source

https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/jimmy-case/

 

[Osvaldorama]

Christ alive I hope these rumours are true. 
 

I can’t wait to watch a player that can control a football for once

[AlexLaw76]

Surely we wont be paying him in the current (awful) set up? We are wide open in midfield as it is, let alone with a (quality) 34 year old

[sockeye]

so wheres the announcement?

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, sockeye said:

so wheres the announcement?

Win today, dim the negativity tomorrow with Romeu, lots of puff pieces in the media on Fri, play the team bottom of the league and in admin on Sat.

What a week for SR

[Harry_SFC]

2 minutes ago, sockeye said:

so wheres the announcement?

Tomorrow according to Alfie House

[HarvSFC]

I particularly enjoyed the interview from Shane Long about his return: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/25596917.shane-long-welcomes-oriol-romeus-return-southampton-fc/

Quote

“Getting someone as experienced as Ori, if you imagine how he plays, he also trains like that every day. He does everything at 100 per cent in life.

“He will be positive for the dressing room too, to lift the boys, and get the best out of everyone. He will be a leader on and off the pitch.

“We used to have arguments in training because he could two-foot you - he is 100 per cent at everything.

“He tackles and gets himself stuck in a lot. Over his time at Southampton, he learned to keep it simple as well.

“When he won the ball back, he would give it to players like Sadio Mane and Dusan Tadic to create something. 

“I know the centre-backs loved having him there because if you’d gotten past Ori, you were doing really well. 

“He is going to up the training standards and lead by example. On the pitch, his quality will shine through. When he left in 2022, he was a big loss for that dressing room.”

Confirms what we all believe Romeu is like off the pitch, in the dressing room and on the training pitch. Standards are slowly coming back. The club will no longer be a well paid jolly for the lads.

Edited 6 hours ago by HarvSFC