Will Smallbone

[East Kent Saint]

Taking a yellow didn't seem an option as Odegaard was already half way past him and Smallbone was too close and on his heels to make any kind of tackle.

[Whitey Grandad]

7 hours ago, East Kent Saint said:

Taking a yellow didn't seem an option as Odegaard was already half way past him and Smallbone was too close and on his heels to make any kind of tackle.

He was half way past when he was still 8 yards away. 

[CSA96]

Gone to Millwall to get some minutes - contract expires in June 2026 so unlikely we'll see him again

 

[Mattio]

He should shave his hair back off so he can fit in with the Millwall fans. 

[sfc4prem]

He'll end up remembered as a fairly decent Championship midfielder.

[goodymatt]

Seems a bit wasteful to let him go on a free next summer.

[austsaint]

 Nice lad; very average player.   Wish him well at the Den.

[sockeye]

Good luck at Millwall.

[die Mannyschaft]

Done well for us and always had time for fans doing autographs etc. 

[Gloucester Saint]

If Neil can get him on the weights and bulking up a bit Millwall will have a footballer they will really enjoy. Great weight of pass, good touch, and can finish. The right manager to get Russball out of his head and make him more progressive again, take a few more risks. Too lightweight for Still’s preferred formation and hasn’t got the engine for the PL where Saints want to be back to but wouldn’t take that much to get him more robust so that he could at Champ level. 

Edited 1 September, 2025 by Gloucester Saint

[Saint Keef]

Probably a good move for everyone at this stage and I wish him well.

Will always remember his goal v WBA in the play-off semi final at St Mary's and his through ball for Armstrong's goal in the final. Two of my happiest days as a Saints fan, so if for nothing else, thanks for those Will. and best wishes.

[Toadhall Saint]

Good luck Will.

[East Kent Saint]

10 hours ago, CSA96 said:

Gone to Millwall to get some minutes - contract expires in June 2026 so unlikely we'll see him again

 

Doesn't seem overjoyed with the move !

[chownie20]

Hope we got a decent loan fee.  £7m sale to Wrexham would have been better.

[LiberalCommunist]

I reckon he will thrive there. I expect to see his name pop up on match reports on a constant basis. That is a clever bit of business for them. 

[Lord Duckhunter]

Good 

[SW11_Saint]

Good luck to him. All the best Will. 

[trousers]

 

 

[Football Special]

7 minutes ago, trousers said:

 

 

Is he out of contract end of the season? 

Have we replaced him with anything better? 

[skintsaint]

9 minutes ago, trousers said:

 

 

They can have him for nowt!

[benjii]

2 hours ago, skintsaint said:

They can have him for nowt!

What is this shit?

He was really good for us in the promotion season and looks better than Azaz based on what I've seen.

[Convict Colony]

3 hours ago, trousers said:

 

 

youve got the same algo as me bro, saw that this morning and laughed.

[Lighthouse]

58 minutes ago, benjii said:

What is this shit?

He was really good for us in the promotion season and looks better than Azaz based on what I've seen.

No, they can literally have him for nowt, he’s out of contract at the end of the season.

[CB Fry]

58 minutes ago, benjii said:

What is this shit?

He was really good for us in the promotion season and looks better than Azaz based on what I've seen.

Difficult to imagine we would be any worse off if Aribo and Smallbone had been playing for us instead.

Let's say it, probably we'd be better off.

[benjii]

13 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

No, they can literally have him for nowt, he’s out of contract at the end of the season.

It's not the end of the season.

[sockeye]

 

 

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

Should be class in that division.

[disconnect]

Good luck to him. Surprised it's taken him this long to find a club. Not surprised Joe Aribo on the other hand is still without a club (but will be rich enough to retire already)!

[Sir Ralph]

Smallbone is a Martin dream. His side way passing stats are off the scale. Too lightweight and not enough of a risk taker to materially impact games at the higher level

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, disconnect said:

Good luck to him. Surprised it's taken him this long to find a club. Not surprised Joe Aribo on the other hand is still without a club (but will be rich enough to retire already)!

Yeah he’s a decent championship player thought someone would have taken him. Wasn’t Aribo on £70k a week something with us? I always thought there was a decent player in there but he only showed it occasionally and his last season here he might as well have not turned up 

[Teamsaint1]

2 hours ago, Sir Ralph said:

Smallbone is a Martin dream. His side way passing stats are off the scale. Too lightweight and not enough of a risk taker to materially impact games at the higher level

Scoring the first goal in the playoff semi and playing the vital pass for the winner in the final were pretty useful contributions.

 

Pleased for WS, hope he does really well there.

Edited 1 hour ago by Teamsaint1

[Suhari]

Good luck to the lad.

He never really kicked on for us, but is surely good enough to forge a decent career for himself. Was really surprised he went so long without a club.

[Oh no Mick Mills]

Thought he was a decent Championship midfielder.

Contributed more offensively in 23/24 Season than Tom Fellows did for us last season. 

Plagued with injuries has set him back. 

Good luck to him. 

[SaintNewForest]

One of those players who seemed quite hated/underrated/over-criticised by Saints fans. 

I always really liked him, and was outstanding in 23/24 for us. 

[SuperSAINT]

He will do very well (assuming RM survives).  Suits playing that style & a 3-man midfield.