Ross Stewart

[Lighthouse]

12 hours ago, aintforever said:

This is the most bizarre decision, why sign a keeper who is shitter than Bazunu and McCarthy? Fucking nuts.

Two keepers who've cost us exactly zero points this season.

[kitch]

3 hours ago, Turkish said:

because he's on loan, he's third choice, Ramsdale is still a Southampton player and he'll only play if Baz and McCarthy are both injured. It really isn't hard to understand. 

In fairness, if you were going to do that, surely bring in a no.1 on loan and have Baz or Macca as 3rd choice? You've upgraded all three FT keepers that way. 

[OldNick]

It is a terrible blow for Ross, how he must feel, and the terrible mess it must make to his mental health.For me a selfish fan, Im gutted and am angry at the club for leaving such an obvious hole in our squad by not buying a CF.

Its difficult, I recall fns saying lets get Broja in the summer, pay what they want etc etc, but he has done little.

The clubs policy of buying potential seems another masterplan by Rasmus IMO.

So where do we go from here, I have said before I dont fancy going up this season as this squad would humiliate us more than last season. The recruitment team are not fit for purpose as the type of player we buy are not physical enough to cope with the physicality of the PL. IMO we need strong athletic players who are also have pace. 

 

[OldNick]

Perhaps the club need an expereinced CF like Frank Worhtington, somebody who didnt score many but he knitted the frnt players together, Bamford may be one to do similar

[die Mannyschaft]

2 minutes ago, OldNick said:

It is a terrible blow for Ross, how he must feel, and the terrible mess it must make to his mental health.For me a selfish fan, Im gutted and am angry at the club for leaving such an obvious hole in our squad by not buying a CF.

Its difficult, I recall fns saying lets get Broja in the summer, pay what they want etc etc, but he has done little.

The clubs policy of buying potential seems another masterplan by Rasmus IMO.

So where do we go from here, I have said before I dont fancy going up this season as this squad would humiliate us more than last season. The recruitment team are not fit for purpose as the type of player we buy are not physical enough to cope with the physicality of the PL. IMO we need strong athletic players who are also have pace. 

 

Maybe its the slow walking and repetitive passing that's not helping muscles warm up or keep in shape. If you look at players in championship and leaque 1 they are much more aggressive and fast. Possession walking football is for the over 60s like myself not a professional football club. I don't think our players are trained for bursts of speed from a stationary position. 0 to 15mph in 5 minutes 

[die Mannyschaft]

10 minutes ago, OldNick said:

It is a terrible blow for Ross, how he must feel, and the terrible mess it must make to his mental health.For me a selfish fan, Im gutted and am angry at the club for leaving such an obvious hole in our squad by not buying a CF.

Its difficult, I recall fns saying lets get Broja in the summer, pay what they want etc etc, but he has done little.

The clubs policy of buying potential seems another masterplan by Rasmus IMO.

So where do we go from here, I have said before I dont fancy going up this season as this squad would humiliate us more than last season. The recruitment team are not fit for purpose as the type of player we buy are not physical enough to cope with the physicality of the PL. IMO we need strong athletic players who are also have pace. 

 

Must be modern football tactics and training as old programmes show same 11 plus 2 players in squad all season.

[Midfield_General]

29 minutes ago, OldNick said:

Perhaps the club need an expereinced CF like Frank Worhtington

Been dead four years unfortunately

Probably still more effective than Downs however

[gallaghert366@yahoo.com]

17 hours ago, Midfield_General said:

 

Now, unless Cameron Archer steps up and suddenly becomes a 20 goal a season striker, we are fucked. 

So we're fucked.

[The Kraken]

Crock Ness Drogba confirmed as properly crocked. Some tools set to replace him.

[Miltonaggro]

11 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

Crock Ness Drogba confirmed as properly crocked. Some tools set to replace him.

Deju fucking vu!

[Challenger]

" Find the tools to replace him" ? Obviously not Downs then.

Actually SR,s track record at finding tools is pretty good.

[AlexLaw76]

Remarkable that we are in a position where the manager needs to find another way to play, due to the injury of a very injury prone player.

was Stewart present much during pre season… he did not start against Wrexham did he?

[Nordic Saint]

"We have to find the tools to replace him." 

Is this his comment on the quality of Sport Republic's recruitment?

[saintant]

18 minutes ago, Nordic Saint said:

"We have to find the tools to replace him." 

Is this his comment on the quality of Sport Republic's recruitment?

Maybe it's all down to the 'tools' who sign the players.

[Sheaf Saint]

4 hours ago, The Kraken said:

Crock Ness Drogba confirmed as properly crocked. Some tools set to replace him.

"We took care of him and did everything we could"

I'm pretty sure that taking a player who has barely played for three years and starting him three times in seven days shows that statement to be blatantly false.

[Chez]

5 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Remarkable that we are in a position where the manager needs to find another way to play, due to the injury of a very injury prone player.

was Stewart present much during pre season… he did not start against Wrexham did he?

Yes, he played as much, if not more than anyone during the preseason games. He played in one of the hour long Brighton preseason games (the last game before Wrexham), he got 20 minutes against Espanyol, played half the game (as everyone did) against Castellon, played one of the hour-long Valencienes games (as everyone did), played one of the hour-long Gillingham games, played a half (as most did) of the first preseason games against Eastleigh.

I think his previous injury was also a hamstring issue. That had cleared up by end of February, his general fitness then had to be improved in March and then he was available from the start of April and played in the last 8 games last season.

[Chez]

1 hour ago, Sheaf Saint said:

"We took care of him and did everything we could"

I'm pretty sure that taking a player who has barely played for three years and starting him three times in seven days shows that statement to be blatantly false.

Good point. The club might say that it's five or six months since his last injury cleared up, so at some point you have to treat the player like anyone else. If we had Downes pushing for the spot then maybe they'd of rested him, but his failure to shine has seemingly forced Still's hand to play him (either that or no one thought about the risk).

[Saint86]

2 hours ago, Sheaf Saint said:

"We took care of him and did everything we could"

I'm pretty sure that taking a player who has barely played for three years and starting him three times in seven days shows that statement to be blatantly false.

Lost count of how many saints fans/pundits were saying this was a risk before we then played him in that 3rd game and he got injured. Apparently obvious to everyone bar the medical team and coaching setup.

[rooney]

14 hours ago, Saint86 said:

Lost count of how many saints fans/pundits were saying this was a risk before we then played him in that 3rd game and he got injured. Apparently obvious to everyone bar the medical team and coaching setup.

Augustin Delgado revisited. Who would have thought the club would have permitted history to repeat itself all these years later.

[Badger]

Feel sorry for the player (despite being handsomely paid whilst on another period of sick leave). But Christ what a bunch of clowns signing him. 

[Badger]

1 hour ago, rooney said:

Augustin Delgado revisited. Who would have thought the club would have permitted history to repeat itself all these years later.

Delgado was a signing nobody would admit they wanted, he arrived I think around the same time as WGS who said the deal was done ahead of him.Lowe said it was the ex-manager, who later denied that.

Who takes the blame for Stewart ? Mowbray had barely started, so is it  Wilcox, Lego ? ( Not sure I’d pin it on Martin even though he did later talk the player up as to how he wanted him at Swansea or MK)

[Holmes_and_Watson]

3 hours ago, rooney said:

Augustin Delgado revisited. Who would have thought the club would have permitted history to repeat itself all these years later.

'course we learned. Honestly, you'd think SR are incompetent if they hadn't learned from the Delgado incident.

 

They went straight out and signed the yoghurt in Strachan's fridge as a Stewart replacement.

[Mr X]

Should never have signed him made of glass! yes hes had a couple of good games after two years plus out now he will be out again for years!