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Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

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EBS1980

EBS1980

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1 hour ago, Matthew Le God said:

He played in 29 Premier League games for a very good Bournemouth team last season. Do you think he washed away with the tide?

Given he played 29 games I’d be surprised to see him drop down a league. Do wba have cash to splash now then?!

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spyinthesky

spyinthesky

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12 minutes ago, coalman said:

He was on a par with the wingers we had (who didn't wind up doing much in our Premier League campaign) so you can't say he was awful in terms of contributions but he wasn't standout either.

I do remember him (and Rothwell) giving the ball away a lot though.

Joe Rothwell was an interesting one.

A couple of cracking goals but not much else to write home about.

Is he back at Bournemouth after a seasons long loan at Leeds?

Saint86

Saint86

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1 hour ago, coalman said:

Picking a single stat doesn't tell the whole story.
 

From https://fbref.com/en/squads/33c895d4/2023-2024/Southampton-Stats - he got 5 assists and 2 goals from 895 minutes.

Compare to Sam Edozie (6 goals and 3 assists from 1364 minutes) or Ryan Fraser (6 goals and 2 assists from 1633 minutes) which seems comparable to those two players. Then compare to Sulemana (0 goals and 3 assists from 950 minutes) and you have to pray that Atalanta's medical team are busy rubber stamping his transfer right now.

And which one of those players would anyone like to see lining up for saints in the premier league in 14months time? 😄😄

Fabrice29

Fabrice29

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11 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

So two players (who the forum has pretty much all agreed are not good enough for the premier league) doing better than him for us that season, is now an argument that he wouldn't have then been washed away with the rest of the team in the premier league is it? He wasn't an exceptional / stand out player for us, we largely stood still last summer as it is, we'd have certainly stood still had we signed brooks, and the past season was embarrassingly poor - we need to be signing players who at least have the potential to be starting players in midtable prem squads -and also, who would he have replaced in the starting 11? Fernandes? Dibling?

Less than 1000minues for a mid table bournemouth side is just further evidence that we need to do better than him. The naysayers are correct on this one.

I merely responded to the claim he was crap, I didn't respond to the comment he would have produced for us last season.

16 minutes ago, coalman said:

He was on a par with the wingers we had (who didn't wind up doing much in our Premier League campaign) so you can't say he was awful in terms of contributions but he wasn't standout either.

I do remember him (and Rothwell) giving the ball away a lot though.

Well, like I said, he played quite a bit less than all of them apart from Sulemana who he completely out performed. So yes, I think his contribution stands out.

Chez

Chez

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1 hour ago, Zorba said:

He was nowhere near AA that season and SA was knackered. I could have got 6 assists in that league with AA in front of me.

...bet you couldn't score the blinder he got at ST Andrews though.

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Chez

Chez

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35 minutes ago, EBS1980 said:

Given he played 29 games I’d be surprised to see him drop down a league. Do wba have cash to splash now then?!

Seemed a very valuable squad player for them last season, but Bournemouth won't stand still. He's only got a year left of his contract, so moving him on now might make sense, but I can't imagine WBA have the budget to pay him PL wages this season (which they'd need to do)

 

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Chez

Chez

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54 minutes ago, spyinthesky said:

Joe Rothwell was an interesting one.

A couple of cracking goals but not much else to write home about.

Is he back at Bournemouth after a seasons long loan at Leeds?

yes. Signed a four year deal in 2022. We are not the only side that gives players long contracts and then grows to regret it.

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Weston Super Saint

Weston Super Saint

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11 hours ago, Badger said:

Anyone else nervous of him getting out of the vehicle ? Go easy on those ankles Kameldeen.

Any update on how this went, did he navigate the car park lines without incident and sail through the medical 🤞

coalman

coalman

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6 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Any update on how this went, did he navigate the car park lines without incident and sail through the medical 🤞

He showed incredible pace and skill getting out of the car, wriggling past the front desk and into the doctor's office. Then fell over as he was about to get on the stretcher trying to follow his training and check back to maintain possession.

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Kenilworthy59

Kenilworthy59

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11 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Obafemi doesn’t stay anywhere long. Ralph and Martin at Swansea dug him out for lifestyle and attitude.

Doucore is exactly what we need in midfield. Surprised Everton have let him go. We should also sign Shelvey so he cant play against us

hypochondriac

hypochondriac

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36 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Chris Mepham

Would be a decent signing but if there's one position we don't need signings for it's centre back unless we sell THB, Bednarek and maybe wood. 

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