Joe Aribo

[Saint Fan CaM]

Aribo, Aribo! The Saints fans shouted from the remaining stand of the once magnificent St Mary’s Stadium, after their talisman 35 year old striker slotted home his 10th goal of the 2029 League 2 season. It’s all looking roses for Saints now sitting in 15th in the table.

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

On 09/10/2025 at 18:29, Saint Fan CaM said:

Aribo, Aribo! The Saints fans shouted from the remaining stand of the once magnificent St Mary’s Stadium, after their talisman 35 year old striker slotted home his 10th goal of the 2029 League 2 season. It’s all looking roses for Saints now sitting in 15th in the table.

Yeah, yeah, yeah....but would putting him up front be a sign of desperation or an acknowledgement that he could actually do a job for us? Given Downs is beyond awful, given Aribo is pretty good with the ball at his feet, I would like to think they've used the international break to test him out as our centre forward.

[Hodds37]

Aribo needs to be given a go up top. Hopefully the pressers question Still on this. 

As we have no one else!

[beatlesaint]

3 hours ago, Hodds37 said:

Aribo needs to be given a go up top. Hopefully the pressers question Still on this. 

As we have no one else!

How many players have we got who have scored a goal in a European club final ?

I'm not a fan of Aribo but he is big, he can hold a ball up and his biggest asset is he cannot possibly be any worse than the American fella.

It wont happen of course but whilst he's sat on his arse picking up a big salary you might just try and make use of him - desperate measures and all that !

Edited Tuesday at 12:46 by beatlesaint

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Has anyone thought that the reason he's not playing is because he's said he doesn't want to be here? Hopefully the question will be asked, but it did seem almost certain he'd go, he hasn't for whatever reason but if he's not wanting to play then I think it's fair he hasn't been in the squad (although annoying for Saints). 

[Disco Stu]

On 14/10/2025 at 21:17, disconnect said:

Has anyone thought that the reason he's not playing is because he's said he doesn't want to be here? Hopefully the question will be asked, but it did seem almost certain he'd go, he hasn't for whatever reason but if he's not wanting to play then I think it's fair he hasn't been in the squad (although annoying for Saints). 

Frankly, if he's still recieving a wage packet every week, he needs to be available to play.

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On 15/10/2025 at 14:21, Disco Stu said:

Frankly, if he's still recieving a wage packet every week, he needs to be available to play.

I don't disagree, just feels like as he's completely out of the picture he might have said "I want to leave" and by principal they're not playing him and having a potentially disruptive player around the squad. Have we seen Joe and Edozie training with the first team? Has it been queried in the press releases yet?

[Willo of Whiteley]

4 hours ago, disconnect said:

I don't disagree, just feels like as he's completely out of the picture he might have said "I want to leave" and by principal they're not playing him and having a potentially disruptive player around the squad. Have we seen Joe and Edozie training with the first team? Has it been queried in the press releases yet?

I don’t think it’s been queried but they were training with the team in the days after the window shut.

[Sheaf Saint]

16 hours ago, disconnect said:

I don't disagree, just feels like as he's completely out of the picture he might have said "I want to leave" and by principal they're not playing him and having a potentially disruptive player around the squad. Have we seen Joe and Edozie training with the first team? Has it been queried in the press releases yet?

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/25548830.still-opens-crap-decisions-leaving-duo-squad/

[Saint Fan CaM]

Aribo certainly could possibly do a job as a central attacker - knows how to trap and defend a ball and can turn his man. I can see no reason whatsoever why Still should not give him a go for the first half and see if it clicks with AA playing off him on the right and Scienza on the left and Azaz behind him as 10.

[Chez]

On 16/10/2025 at 14:57, disconnect said:

I don't disagree, just feels like as he's completely out of the picture he might have said "I want to leave" and by principal they're not playing him and having a potentially disruptive player around the squad. Have we seen Joe and Edozie training with the first team? Has it been queried in the press releases yet?

I wonder how many professional players are actually disruptive? In what form does that manifest?

If players have effectively gone on strike to force a move, then I can see it being very difficult to accept the player back into the fold, but if they simply said they wanted out and didn't get a move for whatever, reason, you'd think both player and manager would be able to move on. Perhaps they have and the players just don't seem better than what we have to Still?