Sport Republic

[Turkish]

7 hours ago, pimpin4rizeal said:

One thing Alfie kinda alluded to which we haven’t really spoken about on here is that isn’t it only jack stephens that has signed a new deal of late ?

this could  be a big problem going forward as we don’t want to get stuck in a situation where everyone is running down the contracts. Charles in particular I’m not sure will resign and tbh we haven’t really gave him a ton of first team football for different reasons in his time here but you can tell he’s developing  into a lovely player we need young prospects like this to resign else our focus on potential loses a lot of the upside 

You couldn’t really blame them though could you. There seems to be a feel good factor, albeit a very fragile one, returning but up until a few weeks ago the only way this club seemed to be heading was down. Why wouldn’t half decent not see what their options were. Things do seem to have turned but it’s the first steps on a long way back, the club still has a lot to do to prove they’re a good place to be 

[Charlie Wayman]

7 hours ago, disconnect said:

Do you know this, or just hoping? He's definitely one of our best players so fingers crossed. 

😉

[Patches O Houlihan]

8 hours ago, Charlie Wayman said:

He'll sign a new contract, stop worrying.

8 hours ago, disconnect said:

Do you know this, or just hoping? He's definitely one of our best players so fingers crossed. 

1 hour ago, Charlie Wayman said:

😉

Has one of Charlie Wayman's personalities been ITK all this time?!! 🤔

[pimpin4rizeal]

4 hours ago, Turkish said:

You couldn’t really blame them though could you. There seems to be a feel good factor, albeit a very fragile one, returning but up until a few weeks ago the only way this club seemed to be heading was down. Why wouldn’t half decent not see what their options were. Things do seem to have turned but it’s the first steps on a long way back, the club still has a lot to do to prove they’re a good place to be 

Yeah wouldn’t disagree with you but seems a bit weird we are not gonna hardly anyone to sign .regarding Charles you could understand it if he doesn’t wanna sign as well really he’s been here 3 seasons nearly now and still hasn’t really cemented a first team place even though its unlucky this season . But coming from city and then being Wednesdays star man you could understand if he was a bit frustrated 

Its kinda mental really when you think the chances bazunu has been given compared to Charles and Edozie the latter hasn’t been treated great at all imo but even judging by his little cameos recently you can see he is still awesome dribbler and probably carries more goal threat then fellows 

Edited February 16 by pimpin4rizeal

[Saint86]

12 hours ago, pimpin4rizeal said:

One thing Alfie kinda alluded to which we haven’t really spoken about on here is that isn’t it only jack stephens that has signed a new deal of late ?

this could  be a big problem going forward as we don’t want to get stuck in a situation where everyone is running down the contracts. Charles in particular I’m not sure will resign and tbh we haven’t really gave him a ton of first team football for different reasons in his time here but you can tell he’s developing  into a lovely player we need young prospects like this to resign else our focus on potential loses a lot of the upside 

We've replaced most of the team in fairness - the only important assets not on long term contracts are THB, Downes, and Charles. And if we dont get promoted they'll likely be sold for as much as possible.

[Turkish]

On 16/02/2026 at 23:19, pimpin4rizeal said:

Yeah wouldn’t disagree with you but seems a bit weird we are not gonna hardly anyone to sign .regarding Charles you could understand it if he doesn’t wanna sign as well really he’s been here 3 seasons nearly now and still hasn’t really cemented a first team place even though its unlucky this season . But coming from city and then being Wednesdays star man you could understand if he was a bit frustrated 

Its kinda mental really when you think the chances bazunu has been given compared to Charles and Edozie the latter hasn’t been treated great at all imo but even judging by his little cameos recently you can see he is still awesome dribbler and probably carries more goal threat then fellows 

I get Charles, last time in the championship he wasn't ready, a season on loan whilst we were in the Premier league has done him to world of good and he's come back better for it, which is how it should be. Im not fan of Edozie but he's been cast aside for some reason. Also weird how up until a month ago Brees been shipped out on loan meanwhile we've brought in two full backs who he is head a shoulders above. Yet like you say, we've persisted with Baz despite it being blatant from his first few games he was miles off where he needs to be.

[pimpin4rizeal]

On 16/02/2026 at 23:28, Saint86 said:

We've replaced most of the team in fairness - the only important assets not on long term contracts are THB, Downes, and Charles. And if we dont get promoted they'll likely be sold for as much as possible.

I think I’d be happy breaking even on downes it was a transfer everyone wanted at the time but I don’t see a ceiling higher then a very good championship Dm,of which you could probably get another goiod championship dm for a lot less then 18m 

[Turkish]

Another addition to the data roster! Misty Choudhury has joined us as Data Engineer. MIsty joins us from Woodgreen Pet Charity where she held the role Of data engineer. Welcome to St Mary’s Misty!

[Elmore Saint]

18 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Another addition to the data roster! Misty Choudhury has joined us as Data Engineer. MIsty joins us from Woodgreen Pet Charity where she held the role Of data engineer. Welcome to St Mary’s Misty!

A good acquisition - so long we sent a few of the SFC donkeys the other way... oh wait....

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Can't build the best things without engineers. Well, without builders too... Anyway, welcome aboard! 

I expect performances to pick up, when no one tells the squad her role at the pet charity, wasn't to put those on their last legs to sleep.

[SNSUN]

4 hours ago, Turkish said:

Another addition to the data roster! Misty Choudhury has joined us as Data Engineer. MIsty joins us from Woodgreen Pet Charity where she held the role Of data engineer. Welcome to St Mary’s Misty!

Welcome to SouthamptoM Football Club (hint, at least get the name of your employers correct).

Yours sincerely,

SNSUN of Londin Undyground Limiturd. 😁

[Football Special]

6 hours ago, Turkish said:

Another addition to the data roster! Misty Choudhury has joined us as Data Engineer. MIsty joins us from Woodgreen Pet Charity where she held the role Of data engineer. Welcome to St Mary’s Misty!

Final piece in the jigsaw 

[Weston Super Saint]

1 hour ago, Football Special said:

Final piece in the jigsaw 

The Ted talks are gonna cook!  

[Holmes_and_Watson]

5 hours ago, SNSUN said:

Welcome to SouthamptoM Football Club (hint, at least get the name of your employers correct).

Yours sincerely,

SNSUN of Londin Undyground Limiturd. 😁

Bold new era. Bold new name.

[coalman]

9 hours ago, Turkish said:

Another addition to the data roster! Misty Choudhury has joined us as Data Engineer. MIsty joins us from Woodgreen Pet Charity where she held the role Of data engineer. Welcome to St Mary’s Misty!

If you think about it, working for a charity that re-homes unwanted pets bought in error has a lot of crossover. Our football club has a lot of players bought in error that we need to find new homes for.

Edited February 19 by coalman

[Doctoroncall]

Saints must have shit ton of data if they need a data engineer!

[Gloucester Saint]

10 hours ago, Elmore Saint said:

A good acquisition - so long we sent a few of the SFC donkeys the other way... oh wait....

TBF I wouldn’t inflict Damion Downs on any animal sanctuary, not even the Donkey 🫏 Sanctuary in Sidmouth. 

[Gloucester Saint]

51 minutes ago, coalman said:

If you think about it, working for a charity that re-homes unwanted pets bought in error has a lot of crossover. Our football club has a lot of players bought in error that we need to find new homes for.

Cameron Archer will be one of those pets who lurks in the corner of their cage with Beats headphones on rather than approaching you with tail wagging and trying to get your attention. 

[coalman]

18 minutes ago, Doctoroncall said:

Saints must have shit ton of data if they need a data engineer!

Or their data is incredibly noisy.

Or, the more terrifyingly likely option, they're doing the kind of data analyses where they don't have a clear hypothesis but want to check the correlations of as many variables as possible so they can pretend causal relationships and make terrible decisions.

[Ted Bates Statue]

While appreciating our good form as we attempt to salvage something out of our season, it's been posted on Twitter that THB is Sports Republic's top scoring signing, as the first player to reach ten goals.

Slightly more encouragingly, Finn Azaz is currently on nine, and hopefully Larin/Stewart can get their shooting boots on as it would be nice of them to help out our goal-scoring defenders with a few to secure a spot in the playoffs.

[SaintTex]

10 hours ago, Ted Bates Statue said:

While appreciating our good form as we attempt to salvage something out of our season, it's been posted on Twitter that THB is Sports Republic's top scoring signing, as the first player to reach ten goals.

Slightly more encouragingly, Finn Azaz is currently on nine, and hopefully Larin/Stewart can get their shooting boots on as it would be nice of them to help out our goal-scoring defenders with a few to secure a spot in the playoffs.

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/southamptons-signing-gamble-laid-bare-by-taylor-harwood-bellis-unlikely-milestone/

After the match, though, it was revealed that Harwood-Bellis became the first man signed under Sport Republic's ownership to hit double-digit goals whilst at the club, which just highlights the poor recruitment, as late.