Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

[Turkish]

2 minutes ago, Football Special said:

21 sounds mad, have you got the full list? 

Probably what was needed after last season

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/southampton-fc/transfers/verein/180

Add Fernandes, BBD, Smallbone, Edozie and Aribo to the list. it includes loans, loans that went back like that danish fella who never played, players who left out of contract. 

Edited 16 hours ago by Turkish

[HarvSFC]

Albert Gronbaek. What a player. At Genoa this season, Spors' old club. 

[Mboto Gorge]

I may be being a bit over optimistic, but I’d like to think we’d use the loan window to make one final low risk loan signing of a striker to add an extra option up front. 

[Patrick Bateman]

Just now, Mboto Gorge said:

I may be being a bit over optimistic, but I’d like to think we’d use the loan window to make one final low risk loan signing of a striker to add an extra option up front. 

Just can't see that happening. Most clubs seem to be struggling for "proven goal scorers" so the likelihood of getting one on loan must surely be non-existent? 

[Turkish]

Patrick Bamford been released by Leeds. 

[Gloucester Saint]

38 minutes ago, Smirking_Saint said:

Yes we do

Downs, Archer and Stewart are more than enough

Archer is by far the best finisher at the club, need to find a way of unlocking that as happened at Carrow.

Stewart could be an asset if he ever stays fit. Downs - hopefully improves with quicker more direct players around him. 

Assuming BBD going outbound on loan? Heard the Blades named earlier, Blackburn also interested but Sheff Utd better able to afford his wages in full.

[Smirking_Saint]

31 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Not sure we can say that with confidence at the moment. Maybe they will prove to be but it's by no means close to certain at present.

We can’t say anything for certain 

Leeds bought Piroe, a guy we desperately wanted on the forum due to his form for Swansea, he was average at best that year, I remember them moaning about it

Point is… even if we buy a known entity it could still go wrong

Don’t get me wrong, should Sargeant be available for sub 15m Id go for it, although, it will cause us squad issues and issues next year, the more we spend now, the less we have later….

I think Archer and Stewart is enough given a run of games and I do see something in Downs

[Football Special]

19 minutes ago, Turkish said:

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/southampton-fc/transfers/verein/180

Add Fernandes, BBD, Smallbone, Edozie and Aribo to the list. it includes loans, loans that went back like that danish fella who never played, players who left out of contract. 

Cheers mate, appreciate that, I'm still learning how to use the Internet so that's helpful 

[MarkSFC]

9 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Patrick Bamford been released by Leeds. 

Not surprised.

[Chez]

2 hours ago, Turkish said:

It sounds like the two fellas from Germany are both tipped to play at a much higher level, ones already playing Bundesliga so wonder what the deal is to come to the championship? 

Despite starting the first two games this season, Scienza was on the bench most of last season. 

[hypochondriac]

7 minutes ago, Smirking_Saint said:

We can’t say anything for certain 

Leeds bought Piroe, a guy we desperately wanted on the forum due to his form for Swansea, he was average at best that year, I remember them moaning about it

Point is… even if we buy a known entity it could still go wrong

Don’t get me wrong, should Sargeant be available for sub 15m Id go for it, although, it will cause us squad issues and issues next year, the more we spend now, the less we have later….

I think Archer and Stewart is enough given a run of games and I do see something in Downs

I see that point but I also see the point Jo Tessem has been making for a couple of weeks now. 

[pimpin4rizeal]

1 hour ago, hypochondriac said:

Bazunu 

Mads THB Stephens Manning 

Jander Charles 

Fellows Azaz Scienza 

Stewart 

Would have the added bonus of only containing 4 players potentially affected by last season.

Would you really drop Robinson? He’s been our best player by a mile ?

[hypochondriac]

Just now, pimpin4rizeal said:

Would you really drop Robinson? He’s been our best player by a mile ?

No I wouldn't but I doubt he will play every game.

[Football Special]

26 minutes ago, HarvSFC said:

Albert Gronbaek. What a player. At Genoa this season, Spors' old club. 

Legend. Will be a good quiz question in years to come, no one will remember him! 

[Smirking_Saint]

8 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

I see that point but I also see the point Jo Tessem has been making for a couple of weeks now. 

I was with him FWIW

I’ve been going back and forth on it, but if we aren’t able to win games with Azaz, Fellows, Robinson/Scienza plus one of Downs/Stewart/Archer then frankly its been a shit show

[Midfield_General]

1 hour ago, hypochondriac said:

Would have the added bonus of only containing 4 players potentially affected by last season.

28th August 2025. Remember this day.

A clean sweep.

No more Russball. 

No more scar tissue. 

No more snake oil bullshit. 

🫡

Edited 15 hours ago by Midfield_General

[Smirking_Saint]

10 minutes ago, pimpin4rizeal said:

Would you really drop Robinson? He’s been our best player by a mile ?

Charles and Fraser have probably been our best players tbf

[Bakovnetski]

3 hours ago, Saint_clark said:

Isn't Alfie House famously wrong a lot of the time or am I thinking of another twitter journo?

Alan Nixon?

[Chez]

Not needed on this thread, especially as the day has been great fun, but I just heard Leicester are looking to buy the skate's best player Josh Murphy. 

[Oh no Mick Mills]

41 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Patrick Bamford been released by Leeds. 

I think he'd be worth a punt. 

1 season deal . 

[ally_uk]

Fucking ell lads what a day, been getting semi's everytime I refresh this thread 🤣🤣🤣

Is this really happening ?  

I still don't think we are done and will utilise a loan or two...... 

Credit where credit is due, we certainly needed a refresh and to drop some of the shite..... 👏 

 

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

serious lowballing?

[Convict Colony]

46 minutes ago, Mboto Gorge said:

I may be being a bit over optimistic, but I’d like to think we’d use the loan window to make one final low risk loan signing of a striker to add an extra option up front. 

Its the saintsweb way, seemingly buying every player in europe and we want another signing.

[Convict Colony]

Just now, Golac's Cunning Stunts said:

serious lowballing?

5 + 1 will get it done

[Convict Colony]

31 minutes ago, pimpin4rizeal said:

Would you really drop Robinson? He’s been our best player by a mile ?

young players form oscillates a lot, takes a while to maintain a consistent performance

[Convict Colony]

4 minutes ago, Oh no Mick Mills said:

I think he'd be worth a punt. 

1 season deal . 

Hi Bamfords agent, thanks but no thanks

[Convict Colony]

This is now my thread

[Patrick Bateman]

5 minutes ago, Oh no Mick Mills said:

I think he'd be worth a punt. 

1 season deal . 

Same, might want to prove a point? But yeah I'd give Bamford a go at Saints too. 

[SNSUN]

2 minutes ago, Golac's Cunning Stunts said:

serious lowballing?

Scienza deal off? Cancel the Fernandes transfer! 

Seriously though it sounds like Azaz, Fellows and Jander are as good as done pending medicals, anyone else would be a bonus but hopefully this comes off as Robinson can't play every game.

[Hopper]

4 minutes ago, Golac's Cunning Stunts said:

serious lowballing?

If the player wants the move you start low. Look at Fernandez.

[Indy Saint]

6 minutes ago, Oh no Mick Mills said:

I think he'd be worth a punt. 

1 season deal . 

He'll end up in Wrexham.  They are trying to be an option for player retirement instead of MLS

[Chez]

47 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Patrick Bamford been released by Leeds. 

At his best, looked good, but he's made of glass. 

[Convict Colony]

5 minutes ago, ally_uk said:

Fucking ell lads what a day, been getting semi's everytime I refresh this thread 🤣🤣🤣

Is this really happening ?  

I still don't think we are done and will utilise a loan or two...... 

Credit where credit is due, we certainly needed a refresh and to drop some of the shite..... 👏 

 

Honestly we as a group have to appreciate how many boner jokes we've managed since aziz (sorry appy) was announced.

The Spors effect.

[jamesfp1]

Saw something about Jonathan Ikone too. Is that a thing or twitter noise?

[Bakovnetski]

1 minute ago, jamesfp1 said:

Saw something about Jonathan Ikone too. Is that a thing or twitter noise?

Clickbait 

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

1 minute ago, Convict Colony said:

Honestly we as a group have to appreciate how many boner jokes we've managed since aziz (sorry appy) was announced.

The Spors effect.

just a shame how many spurting jokes have been lost if only we could have got spurtsyan

[Matthew Le God]

13 minutes ago, Oh no Mick Mills said:

I think he'd be worth a punt. 

1 season deal . 

Patrick Bamford has only scored 8 goals in his last 50 Championship games! Including 0 in his 17 Championship games last season. 

I'm puzzled how someone can look at that and think he'd be worth signing to score us 20+.

He has lost it as a goalscoring force at this level.

Edited 15 hours ago by Matthew Le God

[Convict Colony]

Just now, Golac's Cunning Stunts said:

just a shame how many spurting jokes have been lost if only we could have got spurtsyan

[HarvSFC]

The hopefully incoming Edozie fee can be for Scienza. I've gone through the Steve de Ridder process with him, I'm all for it now. Positive that he wants the move, so shouldn't be too complicated.

[coalman]

Just now, Matthew Le God said:

Patrick Bamford has only scored 8 goals in his last 50 Championship games! Including 0 in his 17 Championship last season. 

I'm puzzled how someone can look at that and think he'd be worth signing to score us 20+.

But he's proven he can score lots at this level a few years ago.... 

[hypochondriac]

2 minutes ago, coalman said:

But he's proven he can score lots at this level a few years ago.... 

Indeed! That's how it works isn't it! That's why MLG brings out BBD and Archer's championship record from years ago.

[Hopper]

3 minutes ago, coalman said:

But he's proven he can score lots at this level a few years ago.... 

Time waits for no man and he's not the player he once was.

[Matthew Le God]

7 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Indeed! That's how it works isn't it! That's why MLG brings out BBD and Archer's championship record from years ago.

Huge difference!

Bamford has never scored more than 17 Championship goals in a season. And that was 11 years ago and 16 goals 6 years ago!

Armstrong scored 24 Championship goals as recently as 2023/24.

Bamford scored 0 in 17 last season and only 8 in his last 50 Championship games! He is not the answer our strikers!

Edited 14 hours ago by Matthew Le God

[Tommy]

With these singings the most positive outlook is that the squad will be moving away from this 5 at the back nonsense, will have the players for 433 4231 type setup. 

[Convict Colony]

7 minutes ago, coalman said:

But he's proven he can score lots at this level a few years ago.... 

hahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaahahahhahahahahahaahhahahahahaha

I see it and i like it.

[Matthew Le God]

2 minutes ago, Convict Colony said:

hahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaahahahhahahahahahaahhahahahahaha

I see it and i like it.

Huge difference!

Bamford has never scored more than 17 Championship goals in a season. And that was 11 years ago and 16 goals 6 years ago!

Armstrong scored 24 Championship goals as recently as 2023/24.

Bamford scored 0 in 17 last season and only 8 in his last 50 Championship games! He is not the answer our strikers!

Edited 15 hours ago by Matthew Le God

[egg]

3 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

Huge difference!

Bamford has never scored more than 17 Championship goals in a season. And that was 11 years ago and 16 goals 6 years ago!

Armstrong scored 24 Championship goals as recently as 2023/24.

He'd probably argue that his 17 PL goals in 20/21 was quite impressive though. 

[Convict Colony]

1 minute ago, Matthew Le God said:

Huge difference!

Bamford has never scored more than 17 Championship goals in a season. And that was 11 years ago and 16 goals 6 years ago!

Armstrong scored 24 Championship goals as recently as 2023/24.

Bamford scored 0 in 17 last season and only 8 in his last 50 Championship games! He is not the answer our strikers!

Prove it

[Gloucester Saint]

13 minutes ago, Golac's Cunning Stunts said:

just a shame how many spurting jokes have been lost if only we could have got spurtsyan

Didn’t want to see the club spunk all of that money up the wall on him anyway. 

Edited 14 hours ago by Gloucester Saint

[Matthew Le God]

1 minute ago, egg said:

He'd probably argue that his 17 PL goals in 20/21 was quite impressive though. 

It was. But it was 5 years ago, he is not that player any more. Would you honestly be happy signing a striker that has scored 8 goals in their last 50 Championship games?