SuperSAINT Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 7 minutes ago, Saint Garrett said: Well that went well. 😂 Hope your Harvey Vale story is more on point, mate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecurnew02 Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 Grain of salt, etc… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stknowle Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 3 hours ago, woodsaint1 said: Ideal end to the window would be In Kalajidzic, Delap (loan) and Colwill Out Bednarek, Stephens, Walcott, Djenepo Make it happen Saints Add Hudson Odoi in and Redmond out and you have a Carlsberg window. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 4 hours ago, woodsaint1 said: Ideal end to the window would be In Kalajidzic, Delap (loan) and Colwill Out Bednarek, Stephens, Walcott, Djenepo Make it happen Saints I'd take those two strikers (and Colwill as a bonus) but we still need a little more. Another pacy, tricky 10 (a tougher Djenepo with more end product) and a right back for me on top of those would complete the window. Pretty much every summer (bar the window we signed Mané and Toby on the last day) I think we're short somewhere going into the season. Post-Lavia and Aribo signing, if we can bring in 2 x strikers, 1 x 10 and a right back (with the bonus of another CB) I think we'd go into the season strong in every single position for the first time in years. Yes the jury is out on the youngsters but we'd certainly have bodies and appetite and excitement in the stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Matty 76 Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 I absolutely agree we need a quick winger coming in, but can't really see it unless we shift 2 of Djenepo, Walcott & Redmond, and we haven't really had any links on that front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 1 hour ago, FarehamSaintJames said: Our announcement, probably several after that. The ape won’t leave the circus unless he’s dragged kicking and screaming, or lured by loose women. 🤣 I suspect she'll be tight, as will the greased piglet. Will they put out an announcement on an evening England are playing (football and politics..)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Matthew Le God Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Saint Matty 76 said: I absolutely agree we need a quick winger coming in, but can't really see it unless we shift 2 of Djenepo, Walcott & Redmond, and we haven't really had any links on that front. We had this last week... Edited 6 July, 2022 by Matthew Le God 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanh Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 (edited) https://twitter.com/SouthamptonFC/status/1544743009413218306?s=20 Edited 6 July, 2022 by Alanh Hit send too early! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Matty 76 Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 20 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said: We had this last week... I mean outward for those three wingers, other than the soft Walcott to MLS links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpin4rizeal Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, S-Clarke said: The new striker note is interesting. Feels like something is imminent there too. So we've been linked with.... Amadou (but i'd say he's more of a wide forward, possibly) Kalajidzic (i think that's how you spell it) Broja (loosely) Delap (loan probably). My guess would be Delap on a season-long loan with an option to buy now that the U19's are over. I really don’t get why everyone thinks delap would only be a loan? he’s in the same boat as Lavia and bazunu. Even if they didn’t sign haaland I doubt he would have seen much game time they would have probably played false 9 over him getting time.. now they have the hottest striker of the moment delap’s time will be extremely limited . see no reason we can’t get a similar deal with a buyback Edited 6 July, 2022 by pimpin4rizeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 1 hour ago, Saint Matty 76 said: I mean outward for those three wingers, other than the soft Walcott to MLS links. It was obvious what you meant. Which means MLG made yet another mistake while attempting to look clever. When you get to my age it’s the little things … 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 No for Charles De Ketelaere then, favours Milan. https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/07/06/report-milan-edging-leeds-aside-in-de-ketelaere-race-with-player-plus-cash-deal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 And we seemed to be doing so well... 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddeer Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 5 minutes ago, Suhari said: And we seemed to be doing so well... To be fair Elyounoussi had some decent games last season. We are going to have to retain some of our more experienced players and, if he does well enough he'll get some game time. Also we need a reasonable squad to make the most of the new 5 sub rule. Not the worst decision in my opinion. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 52 minutes ago, Suhari said: And we seemed to be doing so well... Not sure why we want to keep the invisible man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 5 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said: Not sure why we want to keep the invisible man. Might come in handy if we draw Newport County again in the early rounds of the Carabao Cup or whatever it’ll be called this season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 1 hour ago, Suhari said: And we seemed to be doing so well... Good, excellent option to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 He improved last season from his first season with us but that wasn't hard. It'd be nice if he could get a few more goals similar to his Celtic loan but as a squad option he's OK. I still hope we bring in Aribo and one other 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 Still need more goals and assists from the #10s. Aribo is a good signing but likely not to be a major goal threat. Probably greedy to expect another attacking midfielder as well as a striker but its so clear the team as a whole lacks goals so really hope we can rectify that somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 Can’t see us going for Colwill having signed AKB, another young CB, even if Bednarek goes as expected. Striker wise, great shame we couldn’t agree a deal with the outgoing Chelsea ownership for Broja. Would prefer a permanent signing rather than loan, and Kaladjzik seems the stand out player. I expect us to go for a signing with a view to develop and sell on though rather than for the here and now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 8 hours ago, DT said: Now Ralph will have no excuse. Rather exposing for him... He has been given everything he wants, the players he wanted (within reason) and autonomy around his coaching team… I would say he has until October 👀 If he is failing by then Id ‘suggest’ we have funds available and managerial targets lined up Sports republic are serious and fear relegation will disrupt their organisation 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verlaine1979 Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 4 minutes ago, Badger said: Can’t see us going for Colwill having signed AKB, another young CB, even if Bednarek goes as expected. Striker wise, great shame we couldn’t agree a deal with the outgoing Chelsea ownership for Broja. Would prefer a permanent signing rather than loan, and Kaladjzik seems the stand out player. I expect us to go for a signing with a view to develop and sell on though rather than for the here and now. Depends - three potentially high-resale value young CBs are better than two. The Dortmund model doesn't involve only buying just as many young players as you need for the first XI - you have to have a couple of spares in case they don't work out/succession planning. Buy to sell to buy is a really precarious strategy if you're doing it on a 1 to 1 replacement basis (as we have seen the past few years). Hopefully the new owners have enough of a financial buffer to allow us to move to the buy a few to sell to buy a few model. Oh, and Elyououssi is mediocre. Was hoping he'd be on the way out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 4 hours ago, SuperSAINT said: Hope your Harvey Vale story is more on point, mate Only thing I’ve heard on that one is that we want him and he’s on the list. Not expecting anything to happen though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwoite Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 Thoroughly approve of all this buying early and before we sell, and impressed by the business, but for everyone coming in, and keep them coming, it potentially moves another towards the revolving doors. As well as the Djenepos and Walcotts and Redmonds, plus one/two/three centre backs, plus Forster and Long, we have half a dozen players who were out on loan last season - Vokins, Ndululu, Ramsey, etc..... plus, probably, Smallbone who are all taking a piece of the wage bill. (Although in some cases, a very small piece!) I'm guessing that clubs looking to buy know we want rid, and effectively it becomes a fire sale of damaged goods, hence the risk we get two thirds of bugger all in transfer fees, and the closer we get to the end of the window, the less the value of the deal. I suppose there is no way around this, but it might mean very little income, just reduced salaries, is the end product. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 4 hours ago, SuperSAINT said: Overrated and overpriced. Classic new Prem outfit purchase. Next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolution saint Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 3 hours ago, pimpin4rizeal said: I really don’t get why everyone thinks delap would only be a loan? he’s in the same boat as Lavia and bazunu. Even if they didn’t sign haaland I doubt he would have seen much game time they would have probably played false 9 over him getting time.. now they have the hottest striker of the moment delap’s time will be extremely limited . see no reason we can’t get a similar deal with a buyback Delap is under contract till 2026 so city are under no pressure to sell. He does need to be playing or involved in first team football though so would expect loan is the most attractive option for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 9 hours ago, Toussaint said: That fits, I've just seen just seen Ronaldo at Tesco Express in Millbrook, buying 20 Silk Cut, 2 scotch eggs, sausage role and a can of Monster. The diet of champions! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfp1 Posted 6 July, 2022 Share Posted 6 July, 2022 What a window. We will walk this league. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Controller Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 If only we could get Ings back and sign Broja as well would be a half decent transfer window 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 Moi may have improved since his original spell but he's simply gone from being total cack to being bang average. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toussaint Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 8 hours ago, Holmes_and_Watson said: The diet of champions! 🙂 You've put doubt in my mind now, he did have a beer gut and was driving a Transit tipper, maybe it wasn't him? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toussaint Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 25 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said: Moi may have improved since his original spell but he's simply gone from being total cack to being bang average. He's a very good footballer technically and does like to get stuck in. His lack of pace stops him being a great player, IMO. MAybe he would be better sitting behind the strikers and threading balls rather than coming in from wide? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 13 minutes ago, Toussaint said: You've put doubt in my mind now, he did have a beer gut and was driving a Transit tipper, maybe it wasn't him? If it was a white transit with a 7 on it, it was him. If it had a 9 on it, it was Brazilian Ronaldo. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 12 minutes ago, Toussaint said: He's a very good footballer technically and does like to get stuck in. His lack of pace stops him being a great player, IMO. MAybe he would be better sitting behind the strikers and threading balls rather than coming in from wide? He’d be better in a different league, he’s the Norwegian Juanmi. The pace of the EPL just passes him by, even in spite of the occasional tidy finish or assist. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 1 hour ago, Bad Wolf said: Moi may have improved since his original spell but he's simply gone from being total cack to being bang average. Average is fine for a squad player IMO, we can't replace the whole team, there are 5 subs next season as well so more chances to refresh a tired team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 4 minutes ago, tajjuk said: Average is fine for a squad player IMO, we can't replace the whole team, there are 5 subs next season as well so more chances to refresh a tired team. Fair point, well made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golac's Cunning Stunts Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 7 minutes ago, tajjuk said: Average is fine for a squad player IMO, we can't replace the whole team, there are 5 subs next season as well so more chances to refresh a tired team. Crikey, after last season, average is fine for a starter (half joke half not) 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Lion Tamer Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 6 minutes ago, tajjuk said: Average is fine for a squad player IMO, we can't replace the whole team, there are 5 subs next season as well so more chances to refresh a tired team. I expect Ralph likes his off the ball work. That's useful to have coming off the bench even if he doesn't contribute going forward as much as we'd like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 11 minutes ago, tajjuk said: Average is fine for a squad player IMO, we can't replace the whole team, there are 5 subs next season as well so more chances to refresh a tired team. Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee On Solent Saint Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 19 minutes ago, tajjuk said: Average is fine for a squad player IMO, we can't replace the whole team, there are 5 subs next season as well so more chances to refresh a tired team. Exactly. Which is why I don't really have an issue with Redmond staying 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 2 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said: Exactly. Which is why I don't really have an issue with Redmond staying Looks like the door is open to Walcott staying. Some talk yesterday about him being still the quickest at the club and a new slate with the new coaching team. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBizzier69 Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 1 minute ago, Turkish said: Looks like the door is open to Walcott staying. Some talk yesterday about him being still the quickest at the club and a new slate with the new coaching team. which would be fine if we were coaching sprinters.... As for Moi, i thought he did OK last season - but i'm not sure on the principal of giving average squad players long term deals. I haven't checked when his contract expires but surely you'd give a squad player a 2-3 year deal rather than 4-5? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee On Solent Saint Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 4 minutes ago, Turkish said: Looks like the door is open to Walcott staying. Some talk yesterday about him being still the quickest at the club and a new slate with the new coaching team. Think I'd draw the line at that one. See no point in him staying, didn't even make the bench on most match days during the second half of the season. If we could find takers for him and Djenpo I think we should do business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 21 minutes ago, Golac's Cunning Stunts said: Crikey, after last season, average is fine for a starter (half joke half not) 🙂 Don't get why everyone thinks last season was a disaster. It was, at worst, alright. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 4 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said: Don't get why everyone thinks last season was a disaster. It was, at worst, alright. Recency bias, we were bad in the last third of the season therefore we were bad all the time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 I always felt we'd keep Elyounoussi, we can't afford to add too many changes! I think he's pretty limited, so having him starting every week would be a big problem - but as a squad option he could occasionally serve some purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 2 minutes ago, tajjuk said: Recency bias, we were bad in the last third of the season therefore we were bad all the time. I'd have taken last season. Obviously you can throw up the Norwich, Newcastle and Watford games but then I can counter with Spurs, Arsenal, City, United. Kinda balances itself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee On Solent Saint Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 2 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said: I'd have taken last season. Obviously you can throw up the Norwich, Newcastle and Watford games but then I can counter with Spurs, Arsenal, City, United. Kinda balances itself out. I reckon at the start of the season, if someone had said we would be unbeaten against both Manchester clubs, beat Spurs and West Ham away, and stay up, we would have taken it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 7 July, 2022 Share Posted 7 July, 2022 1 minute ago, Lee On Solent Saint said: I reckon at the start of the season, if someone had said we would be unbeaten against both Manchester clubs, beat Spurs and West Ham away, and stay up, we would have taken it. The thing which totally skewed it all is the end of the season. Had we got to 40 points in a relatively normal way, the odd win, the odd draws, the odd defeats, it would probably not look as extreme. But the run of defeats at the end was so horrendous that it makes it hard to really put the entire season into perspective. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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