James Bree

[Harry_SFC]

4 minutes ago, JohnnyShearer2.0 said:

I rate him. If Saints get to the premier league I think he can do a job as a back up.

He's the new Paul Telfer.

Would be surprised if we haven't offered him a new deal. Disappointed as well if not. Saw a quote from him saying he loves it here. 

[pimpin4rizeal]

2 hours ago, Harry_SFC said:

Would be surprised if we haven't offered him a new deal. Disappointed as well if not. Saw a quote from him saying he loves it here. 

I think he’s been absolutely quality does he ever have a bad game? Personally I think I actually prefer him to KWP walkers peters looked good going forward with mazy runs but Bree gives you better defence and is more of a goal threat, personally give me that over a full back who plays like a winger all day 

[spyinthesky]

I must admit that I thought Bree was an 'average' Championship player and not a patch on KWP.

I still think that KWP is better going forward but if we had paid £2-£3m for him in January I would have said he represented good value.

Both him, Perez and a proper CF have re-invigerated the team.

[Whitey Grandad]

I've always liked him. Strikes the ball well. A proper footballer. Probably never going to be a top international but one of the first on your team sheet. 

[Turkish]

5 hours ago, Harry_SFC said:

Would be surprised if we haven't offered him a new deal. Disappointed as well if not. Saw a quote from him saying he loves it here. 

Which is surprising as he’s not been treat very well. Probably waiting to see what other offers are on the table. 

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

3 hours ago, pimpin4rizeal said:

Personally I think I actually prefer him to KWP walkers peters looked good going forward with mazy runs but Bree gives you better defence

I used to really like KWP but now I think about it, he did do those mazy runs which often ended up him falling over and not getting a foul. And his defensive duties often went missing. Whereas Bree just looks solid ... stops the crosses one end and is actually pretty good at crossing/corners the other end.

Don't know the background behind him leaving on loan for Charlton at the start of the season but the club probably wanted to distance itself from the players of the previous season. Hopefully those bridges have been repaired because he's got such a good engine and now one of the first names on the teamsheet. 

[davefizzy14]

I've always liked Bree. Solid defensively and chips in with vital goals and lovely ball over the top for Ross to score on Saturday 😊

[AlexLaw76]

15 hours ago, pimpin4rizeal said:

I think he’s been absolutely quality does he ever have a bad game? Personally I think I actually prefer him to KWP walkers peters looked good going forward with mazy runs but Bree gives you better defence and is more of a goal threat, personally give me that over a full back who plays like a winger all day 

Got to love recency bias

[Baird of the land]

Always been a fan of older school fullbacks who are solid defensively and aerially. Hopefully they can convince him to re-sign. 

[pimpin4rizeal]

14 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Got to love recency bias

Dunno about recency it’s not like he’s just had a couple of good games recently he’s been great for months ever since coming in . Along with peretz these two have made a huge difference to our defense 

[saintant]

Another strong performance from Breezy. He's been a revelation.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

It felt like a gamble bringing him back in, but he's made a massive difference to the way we play. Not sure about him should we go up, but that's a problem for another day.