Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

[O_Lord_Marian]

38 minutes ago, Fabrice29 said:

"Dylan often plays with the 21s and we do need three keepers on training at times, so just for numbers I think we'll look to bring someone in," said Still.

"I think it would be tricky or we'd be putting pressure on people that we don't need to put pressure on yet if we didn't, just in terms of numbers.

"But we need to get the profile and the person right, and that person needs to come in and actually help the other two keepers and not create chaos.

"So we're just assessing the situation and trying to get the right person in."

If you want an actual answer it's quite easy to find fwiw.

Just seen this post, even more worrying then.

Helping is not the same a competing, so we are stuck with Bazunu for the season then.

Not bed wetting or a championship manager aficionado, but oh my, we are screwed.

[obelisk]

Back from the pub to see thousands of new posts. Turns out that nothing of interest has happened though. Must be a day off. 😝

[Saint Neil]

Get Fraser Forster back on a free, job done!

[ally_uk]

I'd rather we go for Mathew Ryan on a free. 

Why is Bazunu our number one choice keeper? We can kiss promotion goodbye with him between the posts. Lad has Weetabix wrists can't catch a cold let alone a flaming football.

Not impressed with Spors so far,  We need a few heavy hitter signings this week no pissing about, trying to be clever and cutting corners. Put the reddies on the table and get some players who will hit the ground running and who will strengthen the squad immediately.

 

 

[tdmickey3]

So we are supposed to be signing?

And of those, who will we actually get?

or will it be panic buys after we sell MF on deadline day?

[badgerx16]

4 minutes ago, ally_uk said:

Why is Bazunu our number one choice keeper? 

Either Still has been told that Bazunu is our #1 and to suck it up, or Still and the GK coaches think he is good enough to be #1.

Either way, it doesn't reflect well on the management in the dressing room or the Boardroom.

Edited 9 hours ago by badgerx16

[LGTL]

A truly fantastic transfer window this is turning into, one for the ages. 

If Spors continues on this trajectory and we lose to fucking Pompey I really think St Mary’s will be more toxic than ever. 

[tdmickey3]

9 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

So we are supposed to be signing?

And of those, who will we actually get?

or will it be panic buys after we sell MF on deadline day?

Can we make this a poll?

[Suhari]

29 minutes ago, O_Lord_Marian said:

Just seen this post, even more worrying then.

Helping is not the same a competing, so we are stuck with Bazunu for the season then.

Not bed wetting or a championship manager aficionado, but oh my, we are screwed.

Except, we were promoted with Baz and Macca last time around.

And that was behind a LegoHead-coached 'defence'.

Our keeper options aren't a disaster.

[for_heaven's_Saint]

1 hour ago, Fabrice29 said:

I do love a signing being written off largely based of opposition fans reviews. Even more so when it's a 3rd choice keeper on loan. Think more recruitment teams should conduct their business based on messageboards and texts from mates tbh.

I’d say that far more often than not, looking at fans’ views of a player is a pretty good barometer of how they’re going to work out. 

[saint michael]

1 hour ago, Farmer Saint said:

So we potentially get left with 3 x 1st choice keepers? We're not Chelsea, players won't stand for that. We couldn't even sell our number one keeper this Summer, let alone trying to sell a couple more next season.

I would settle for 1 first team gk 

[LGTL]

Just now, for_heaven's_Saint said:

I’d say that far more often than not, looking at fans’ views of a player is a pretty good barometer of how they’re going to work out. 

Agree. Been around this forum far long enough to know it hardly ever gets it wrong, about players or managers.

Apart from a few famed posters of course. 

[saint michael]

1 hour ago, Fabrice29 said:

I do love a signing being written off largely based of opposition fans reviews. Even more so when it's a 3rd choice keeper on loan. Think more recruitment teams should conduct their business based on messageboards and texts from mates tbh.

Would be hard pushed to do worse

[Badger]

7 minutes ago, LGTL said:

A truly fantastic transfer window this is turning into, one for the ages. 

If Spors continues on this trajectory and we lose to fucking Pompey I really think St Mary’s will be more toxic than ever. 

Are you expecting a different 30,000 from the ones who normally attend ?
 

I’d like to think you’re right but in truth the ‘tutting’ and groaning might be turned up a notch and that will be it. 

[Harry_SFC]

10 minutes ago, LGTL said:

A truly fantastic transfer window this is turning into, one for the ages. 

If Spors continues on this trajectory and we lose to fucking Pompey I really think St Mary’s will be more toxic than ever. 

I'm very concerned about this Pompey game 

[O_Lord_Marian]

5 minutes ago, Suhari said:

Except, we were promoted with Baz and Macca last time around.

And that was behind a LegoHead-coached 'defence'.

Our keeper options aren't a disaster.

That was in spite of them, wouldn't hang my hat on this tbf.

[beatlesaint]

Is this keeper for real ffs?

Might as well have kept Lumley.

No competition for Bazunu.

Fkin joke

[Osvaldorama]

Just signed a keeper 

Long from Norwich. 
 

anyone know anything about him?

[trousers]

Dragan Solak: "We have learned from our mistakes"

 

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, egg said:

So a CM, winger, AM and a spot left.

Plenty. 

Do you think they’re capable of bringing in four outfield players of automatic promotion calibre by the weekend unless they are more Brentford cast-offs Rasmus knows (not saying the RB is a bad signing btw)?

[saintant]

1 minute ago, trousers said:

Dragan Solak: "We have learned from our mistakes"

 

Chemical Dragan 

[Football Special]

4 minutes ago, saintant said:

Chemical Dragan 

That's a great comparison, comical Ali and his all will be fine press conferences, in denial, deluded fools 

[LGTL]

8 minutes ago, egg said:

Baz is clearly the number 1 and has been good so far. Mac ain't realistically going to be number 3. 

We needed a number 3 and got one. 

The expectation from some is ridiculous. 

Unfortunately it’s this sort of managed decline that the club has presided over which has got us where we are over the last 10 years. Constantly believing players are good enough when they just aren’t.

[Toussaint]

2 hours ago, Farmer Saint said:

Because we may have Ramsdale back next season as our Number 1. Someone competent is not coming here as our third choice keeper.

Not sure Ramsdale will see mid table championship as the best thing for his aspirations. 

[Willo of Whiteley]

38 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

Just signed a keeper 

Long from Norwich. 
 

anyone know anything about him?

Based on the Norwich replies on Southampton’s tweet announcing him, fans appear to be glad he’s off the wage bill

[Willo of Whiteley]

Heard from a mate Dibling medical is done, could be announced later tonight.

[egg]

1 minute ago, LGTL said:

Unfortunately it’s this sort of managed decline that the club has presided over which has got us where we are over the last 10 years. Constantly believing players are good enough when they just aren’t.

We were never going to sign a new first pick when we have our number 1 still on our books ready to come back if we go up. Absolutely mental to think we'd sign a new number 1 for this season only. Just was never going to happen. 

[saintant]

2 minutes ago, LGTL said:

Unfortunately it’s this sort of managed decline that the club has presided over which has got us where we are over the last 10 years. Constantly believing players are good enough when they just aren’t.

Agree. It's this attitude towards recruitment that has us on a downward spiral under SR.

[egg]

2 hours ago, Farmer Saint said:

Because we may have Ramsdale back next season as our Number 1. Someone competent is not coming here as our third choice keeper.

Indeed. 

[LGTL]

Just now, Willo of Whiteley said:

Heard from a mate Dibling medical is done, could be announced later tonight.

Yeah it’s done, he’s already had his photos done at the new stadium. 

[sfc4prem]

1 minute ago, LGTL said:

Yeah it’s done, he’s already had his photos done at the new stadium. 

Fucking nice stadium, that.

[Badger]

58 minutes ago, saint michael said:

I would settle for 1 first team gk 

If Saturday didn't bring home to roost the difference a GK can make ten nothing will.

Another year of crisp packet hands. One of the first I wanted out of the door.

Edited 8 hours ago by Badger

[tdmickey3]

Just now, Willo of Whiteley said:

Heard from a mate Dibling medical is done, could be announced later tonight.

Lovely jubbly…. Money in the bank 🏦 

Policy is working a treat, MF next

Robinson will be next seasons cash generator 

[saintant]

1 minute ago, egg said:

We were never going to sign a new first pick when we have our number 1 still on our books ready to come back if we go up. Absolutely mental to think we'd sign a new number 1 for this season only. Just was never going to happen. 

I get that but we all watched Johansson play superbly against us for Rotherham and he's now at Stoke while we have inferior Bazunu as our first choice.

[Turkish]

3 hours ago, gio1saints said:

There’s merit in working with a slimmed down squad. One is that it fosters greater personal responsibility and allows for more intensive one to one work with coaches ( think a classroom with 20 kids or one with 30- which is easier to teach with and to what higher standard might be possible if main teacher has more time with each of them?)  and a better, tighter, team spirit. If Will is that good then with fewer in the squad his added value Manager/coaching skill will be reaped-not diluted perhaps like at present. 

Is there no end to the shit you spout? It’s not a fucking infants school teaching a load of kids to count it’s elite sport you clown 

[HarvSFC]

6 minutes ago, egg said:

We were never going to sign a new first pick when we have our number 1 still on our books ready to come back if we go up. Absolutely mental to think we'd sign a new number 1 for this season only. Just was never going to happen. 

Why couldn't we loan a first choice to replace Ramsdale? Didn't have to be a permanent signing. Patted our backs on the £4m loan fee received for Ramsdale, but not going to use any of it to help fill his place in the squad for a year. If we replace Dibling and Fernandes with players already at the club we'd all be disappointed. This is a similar situation, albeit we didn't get £30m+ for Ramsdale.

Edited 8 hours ago by HarvSFC

[egg]

2 minutes ago, saintant said:

I get that but we all watched Johansson play superbly against us for Rotherham and he's now at Stoke while we have inferior Bazunu as our first choice.

What's that got to do with us having 3 senior keepers already on our books? Stoke signing someone last summer doesn't have any impact on our dealings this summer does it. 

[egg]

1 minute ago, HarvSFC said:

Why couldn't we loan a first choice to replace Ramsdale? Didn't have to be a permanent signing. Patted our backs on the £4m loan fee received for Ramsdale, but not going to use any of it to help fill his place in the squad for a year. If we replace Dibling and Fernandes with players already at the club we'd all be disappointed. This is a similar situation, albeit we didn't get £30m+ for Ramsdale.

Who?

[Colinjb]

4 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Is there no end to the shit you spout? It’s not a fucking infants school teaching a load of kids to count it’s elite sport you clown 

Alas.

[BILLY]

6 minutes ago, sfc4prem said:

Fucking nice stadium, that.

Can’t be it’s blue! 

[Football Special]

6 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

Lovely jubbly…. Money in the bank 🏦 

Policy is working a treat, MF next

Robinson will be next seasons cash generator 

Where are we in the net spend table currently? 

[saintant]

1 minute ago, egg said:

What's that got to do with us having 3 senior keepers already on our books? Stoke signing someone last summer doesn't have any impact on our dealings this summer does it. 

The point I'm making is that Johansson was available to us at that time - we could have signed him for not much money.

[tdmickey3]

1 minute ago, Football Special said:

Where are we in the net spend table currently? 

Top, I would expect but if not we will be doing our best to get close

[Willo of Whiteley]

They have a week to make something amazing happen - I don’t see it 🤣

[SNSUN]

12 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Heard from a mate Dibling medical is done, could be announced later tonight.

Good, then we can spend spend spend.

But as it's SR... Spen.

[AlexLaw76]

Quarshie

Downs

Long

 

sports republic shifting the dial once again

[Football Special]

4 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

Top, I would expect but if not we will be doing our best to get close

Think Ipswich might be ahead even with the Dibling deal, surely there's a website out there tracking such things ? 

[Turkish]

5 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Quarshie

Downs

Long

 

sports republic shifting the dial once again

3 subs, what a window!!!

[S-Clarke]

9 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Quarshie

Downs

Long

 

sports republic shifting the dial once again

I tell you what, this week is going to have to equal 'Insane levels' of signings in the final few days in order for us to move the yardstick on where this window currently sits.

Still time.....not giving up hope yet.

Edited 7 hours ago by S-Clarke

[Turkish]

Just now, S-Clarke said:

I tell you what, this week is going to have to equal 'Insane levels' of signings in the final few days in order for us to move the yardstick on where this window currently sits.

Still time.....not giving up hope yet.

Now is not the time to judge!!