Maggie May Posted 25 February, 2023 Share Posted 25 February, 2023 We signed both early in the transfer window. One can’t make the squad and the other is benched. Big, big questions need to be asked over why they were signed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 25 February, 2023 Share Posted 25 February, 2023 Orsic has concussion so even if Selles wanted him, he wouldn’t be allowed to pick him due to concussion protocol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archers Road Stand Posted 25 February, 2023 Share Posted 25 February, 2023 Mara, Aribo, Bree, Orsic, DCC and Alcaraz. How much have we spent on shite that can't make our 11 there? Better spent on one or two players who would be guaranteed starters. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 25 February, 2023 Share Posted 25 February, 2023 1 hour ago, Archers Road Stand said: Mara, Aribo, Bree, Orsic, DCC and Alcaraz. How much have we spent on shite that can't make our 11 there? Better spent on one or two players who would be guaranteed starters. We are smarter than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvSFC Posted 25 February, 2023 Share Posted 25 February, 2023 Danny Ings was available for £12m in Janaury, so we signed Onuachu for £18m. Wages will probably balance them both out. Neither have any resale value and while Ings might have fitness issues, he'll still score more goals between January and the end of the season than Onuachu and pay West Ham back through Premier League money, while we're scrounging around parachute payments. So much money spent on absolute cack this season. 15 players signed and we're still watching Elyounoussi play 80+ minutes every week, while making the inexcusable decision to recall Jan Bednarek. Not a single Southampton fan would have recalled Bednarek, no matter how bad our defence was. Then making out that he was some aggressive leader, when we've all seen him shy away and make himself smaller against hundreds of shots, lose composure and score weak own goals and stay away from a crucial cup match to sit on Poland's bench the next week. Okay, you recalled him, I can get over that, but then he's also playing every week, despite two summer centre-back signings and cost us games against Wolves and Leeds. Sometimes I think someone is actually having a laugh at the top because a lot of the decisions, Jones, not sacking Jones sooner, Bednarek, Elyounoussi, Djenepo contract, amateur goalkeeper, no Broja replacement, no cover for JWP/Lavia... Just don't make any sense! You could justify keeping Hasenhuttl in charge due to his streaky record with us and if he could do something more with a bigger squad more resources, so I don't include that. One of the few things Ankersen can justify. Sometimes as fans we aren't always right, but we've been almost spot on in our criticisms of SR's decisions over the course of their year in charge. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 25 February, 2023 Share Posted 25 February, 2023 Wasn't it reported that Saints enquired about Ings but he wasn't interested in coming back? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SotonianWill Posted 26 February, 2023 Share Posted 26 February, 2023 8 hours ago, Saint_clark said: Wasn't it reported that Saints enquired about Ings but he wasn't interested in coming back? according to SWF he was interested but we weren’t. I think the rejection from him was bollocks as the links continued well after that report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 26 February, 2023 Share Posted 26 February, 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, Archers Road Stand said: Mara, Aribo, Bree, Orsic, DCC and Alcaraz. How much have we spent on shite that can't make our 11 there? Better spent on one or two players who would be guaranteed starters. we have been doing this for years. Signing players to make the bench 9/10 Jan window? Edited 26 February, 2023 by AlexLaw76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted 26 February, 2023 Share Posted 26 February, 2023 Still get why we signed Jones up for a full three and a half years if he was unproven why not a year contract and option to renew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 26 February, 2023 Share Posted 26 February, 2023 4 minutes ago, Mr X said: Still get why we signed Jones up for a full three and a half years if he was unproven why not a year contract and option to renew Because no manager who’s worth anything would agree to Jack in a decent, stable wage in the Championship for a high risk, one year deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 26 February, 2023 Share Posted 26 February, 2023 16 minutes ago, Mr X said: Still get why we signed Jones Fixed it for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted 26 February, 2023 Share Posted 26 February, 2023 1 hour ago, Lighthouse said: Because no manager who’s worth anything would agree to Jack in a decent, stable wage in the Championship for a high risk, one year deal. Makes sense I guess though the one we got wasn't one that was worth anything unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 26 February, 2023 Share Posted 26 February, 2023 20 hours ago, Saint_clark said: Wasn't it reported that Saints enquired about Ings but he wasn't interested in coming back? Yup. We wanted him, he didn’t want to come. Fair enough, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball boy Posted 4 March, 2023 Share Posted 4 March, 2023 Alcaraz….. Too good for the Championship! Quality player. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted 4 March, 2023 Share Posted 4 March, 2023 On 26/02/2023 at 19:58, Saint Garrett said: Yup. We wanted him, he didn’t want to come. Fair enough, Not surprising given a lot of the shit our fans gave him in fairness. Let alone our outlook in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted 4 March, 2023 Share Posted 4 March, 2023 Hope Alcaraz is ok. He makes a big difference and is critical to our hope to stay in the PL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 5 March, 2023 Share Posted 5 March, 2023 I think he shows the benefit of coming in fresh and being confident in his own abilities, not drowned in the insecurities of the rest of the squad. No idea what has happened to Orsic though, the guy that was terrorising defences across Europe, including some PL teams, for Zagreb and yet barely gets a look in, what has he done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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