Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

[sockeye]

1 hour ago, Hopper said:

Still doesn’t strike as the type to mess around integrating players. Mads came more or less straight in, Azaz the same with the other two not registered in time for Watford. It think we will see a mostly changed 11 only question might be Jander but he looks handy from everything seen and if Still feels he is a better option than Downes or Charles I think he will come in.

Agreed. He has no system they need to gel to and has said simply if you’re good enough you’ll play. We will see a largely changed starting 11 next weekend.

[SNSUN]

1 hour ago, Hopper said:

Still doesn’t strike as the type to mess around integrating players. Mads came more or less straight in, Azaz the same with the other two not registered in time for Watford. It think we will see a mostly changed 11 only question might be Jander but he looks handy from everything seen and if Still feels he is a better option than Downes or Charles I think he will come in.

Azaz coming in straight away surprised me a bit, yes he was fit and had played for Boro and had a full pre-season but he had only been signed the previous day and probably didn't even get a training session. This does indicate that the new players will come straight in, especially as there's a gap until the next fixture.  Scienza is the only new outfield player (excluding Downs and Quarshie signed earlier in the window) that I can see having to fight for his position due to the form of Robinson and Fraser (one of whom will probably be on the bench). I think the rest come straight in (Fellows RW, Azaz 10, Jander CM, Mads RB, Jelert LB) as long as Will goes to his preferred formation.

[revolution saint]

Yeah, Still doesn't seem afraid to chuck new players in quickly. I remember Ralph - he didn't want to play anyone until they'd had about a month of training with us.

[S-Clarke]

26 minutes ago, revolution saint said:

Yeah, Still doesn't seem afraid to chuck new players in quickly. I remember Ralph - he didn't want to play anyone until they'd had about a month of training with us.

Or a year, as was the case with Salisu. The weirdest slow introduction into the team ever.

[revolution saint]

Just now, S-Clarke said:

Or a year, as was the case with Salisu. The weirdest slow introduction into the team ever.

Yeah, don't think we ever did find out the reason for that.

[sfc4prem]

2 hours ago, revolution saint said:

Yeah, don't think we ever did find out the reason for that.

I think it was retribution from the club to all of the fans that posted that "Announce Salisu" Seagull meme.

[Danbert]

"Liverpool wanted me on transfer deadline day – but I decided to turn them down'
Liverpool were in the market for a new centre-back in January 2021 but their interest in Duje Caleta-Car was rebuffed by the defender, who went on to join Southampton" 😮

 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-transfers-deadline-day-klopp-35840668

[gio1saints]

It would be a bold statement starting Casper instead of Flynn or Shea. Ditto starting Jelert instead of Manning and Scienza instead of Jay or Ryan. 

Of the newbies only Mads Fellows and Azaz are nailed on starters - for me. 

I think Fraser will start and be replaced last 30 by Jay whilst sane with Scienza for Azaz and Charles/Flynn for Caspar same time. 
 

if we need goals the other subs are going to be attackers but if it’s an easy win Jelert may get a run out for Manning or Mads.. 

[tdmickey3]

1 minute ago, gio1saints said:

It would be a bold statement starting Casper instead of Flynn or Shea. Ditto starting Jelert instead of Manning and Scienza instead of Jay or Ryan. 

Of the newbies only Mads Fellows and Azaz are nailed on starters - for me. 

I think Fraser will start and be replaced last 30 by Jay whilst sane with Scienza for Azaz and Charles/Flynn for Caspar same time. 
 

if we need goals the other subs are going to be attackers but if it’s an easy win Jelert may get a run out for Manning or Mads.. 

All of the signings bar the keeper were bought to improve the team so all should start

Edited Thursday at 11:23 by tdmickey3

[Patrick Bateman]

12 minutes ago, Danbert said:

"Liverpool wanted me on transfer deadline day – but I decided to turn them down'
Liverpool were in the market for a new centre-back in January 2021 but their interest in Duje Caleta-Car was rebuffed by the defender, who went on to join Southampton" 😮

 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-transfers-deadline-day-klopp-35840668

At the end of that statement they missed "18 months later" - ugh, click bait. 

[Saint86]

1 hour ago, gio1saints said:

It would be a bold statement starting Casper instead of Flynn or Shea. Ditto starting Jelert instead of Manning and Scienza instead of Jay or Ryan. 

Of the newbies only Mads Fellows and Azaz are nailed on starters - for me. 

I think Fraser will start and be replaced last 30 by Jay whilst sane with Scienza for Azaz and Charles/Flynn for Caspar same time. 
 

if we need goals the other subs are going to be attackers but if it’s an easy win Jelert may get a run out for Manning or Mads.. 

I'd be dropping Downes for Jander for the derby. Its no place for someone who is seemingly as fairweather as he is atm, similarly he is constantly getting needless bookings or giving away fouls all the time atm - don't know whats up with him, maybe its because his mate russel has left or because we blocked his move to Ipswich, but whatever it is his head doesn't seem fully focussed and putting him in CM for the skates would worry me a bit.

Edited Thursday at 12:47 by Saint86

[DT]

8 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

I'd be dropping Downes for Jander for the derby. Its no place for someone who is seemingly as fairweather as he is atm, similarly he is constantly getting needless bookings or giving away fouls all the time atm - don't know whats up with him, maybe its because his mate russel has left or because we blocked his move to Ipswich, but whatever it is his head doesn't seem fully focussed and putting him in CM for the skates would worry me a bit.

Totally agree. Awful attitude and he’s actually not very good. Stick him on the bench. 

[Chez]

What's the latest on Edozie and Aribo? Does them training suggest the moves to Belgium and Turkey have fallen through, or with the windows getting close to closing we felt the time was right to start reintegrating in case they didn't happen?  

[Chez]

35 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

I'd be dropping Downes for Jander for the derby. Its no place for someone who is seemingly as fairweather as he is atm, similarly he is constantly getting needless bookings or giving away fouls all the time atm - don't know whats up with him, maybe its because his mate russel has left or because we blocked his move to Ipswich, but whatever it is his head doesn't seem fully focussed and putting him in CM for the skates would worry me a bit.

The needless fouls thing can be taken in a positive way in that at least he isn't being a "choirboy", but as much as you want your centre mid to be spiky and physical, he has been pretty reckless and blatant at times. Hacking someone down on purpose isn't professional and prevents you 'taking a yellow for the team' at a later point. I can't imagine the manager would play him if his 'head was elsewhere', but I can't explain these acts. Maybe he always did it and I didn't notice? The problem with dropping him is Charles is often the wrong side of the ball, which is not what you want from a DM, and we don't really know what Jander is like without the ball. 

[revolution saint]

16 minutes ago, Chez said:

What's the latest on Edozie and Aribo? Does them training suggest the moves to Belgium and Turkey have fallen through, or with the windows getting close to closing we felt the time was right to start reintegrating in case they didn't happen?  

Haven't heard anything so it's hard to tell.  I'd have thought Edozie would probably be moved either loan or permanent but that's only because I'm not sure we'd have sanctioned the Scienza deal if we thought he'd still be here.  

[Chez]

Just now, revolution saint said:

Haven't heard anything so it's hard to tell.  I'd have thought Edozie would probably be moved either loan or permanent but that's only because I'm not sure we'd have sanctioned the Scienza deal if we thought he'd still be here.  

I guess the thinking might be that the longer the buying clubs wait the more desperate we become.

[Dusic]

16 minutes ago, Chez said:

The needless fouls thing can be taken in a positive way in that at least he isn't being a "choirboy", but as much as you want your centre mid to be spiky and physical, he has been pretty reckless and blatant at times. Hacking someone down on purpose isn't professional and prevents you 'taking a yellow for the team' at a later point. I can't imagine the manager would play him if his 'head was elsewhere', but I can't explain these acts. Maybe he always did it and I didn't notice? The problem with dropping him is Charles is often the wrong side of the ball, which is not what you want from a DM, and we don't really know what Jander is like without the ball. 

Downes was pretty much the best player in his position last time in this league. I wouldn't be dropping him as soon as there is another viable option but rather hoping the presence of that option will see him up his game.

In that position I am more interested to see whether we can get Shea Charles to extend his contract to avoid being forced into a sale next summer (regardless of whether we go up or not). He looks like he can be a very good box to box midfielder and seems durable as well.

Edited Thursday at 13:47 by Dusic

[Chez]

23 minutes ago, Dusic said:

Downes was pretty much the best player in his position last time in this league. I wouldn't be dropping him as soon as there is another viable option but rather hoping the presence of that option will see him up his game.

In that position I am more interested to see whether we can get Shea Charles to extend his contract to avoid being forced into a sale next summer (regardless of whether we go up or not). He looks like he can be a very good box to box midfielder and seems durable as well.

I wouldn't be dropping Downes either. Charles looks improved and very capable, but he could be better defensively...so we don't have a lot of choices. 

When the club mentioned at the fans forum that they were negotiating several other contracts I think it was widely assumed it was for Baz and Charles - as there weren't many others it could be (Dibling apart). There has been talk on here of SFC possibly extending ABK's contract to protect their investment. The same might apply to Smallbone, abut less likely for Manning, Armstrong and Edozie.

[benjii]

2 hours ago, Chez said:

What's the latest on Edozie and Aribo? Does them training suggest the moves to Belgium and Turkey have fallen through, or with the windows getting close to closing we felt the time was right to start reintegrating in case they didn't happen?  

I don't think there have been any concrete links for Aribo, have there? Turkey only came up in conversation on the basis that no one in England or Scotland who would like him will be able to get close to his wages and he's unlikely to be considered good enough for a move to a big team in one of the top leagues.

 

[Sheaf Saint]

35 minutes ago, benjii said:

I don't think there have been any concrete links for Aribo, have there? Turkey only came up in conversation on the basis that no one in England or Scotland who would like him will be able to get close to his wages and he's unlikely to be considered good enough for a move to a big team in one of the top leagues.

 

Nothing has made it out into the media, but Still did mention in one of his recent press conferences that both of these players had pending transfers lined up and that's why they were training separately. We know Edozie was close to a move to Bruges, but whatever was going on for Aribo was kept out of public knowledge. But yeah, the Turkey suggestion was just because their window is still open I think.

The fact they are both back in full training might suggest they have decided against moving and are willing to stay and fight for a place (or sit on their arses and get paid not to play because nobody was matching their current deal). 

[VectisSaint]

1 hour ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Nothing has made it out into the media, but Still did mention in one of his recent press conferences that both of these players had pending transfers lined up and that's why they were training separately. We know Edozie was close to a move to Bruges, but whatever was going on for Aribo was kept out of public knowledge. But yeah, the Turkey suggestion was just because their window is still open I think.

The fact they are both back in full training might suggest they have decided against moving and are willing to stay and fight for a place (or sit on their arses and get paid not to play because nobody was matching their current deal). 

Perhaps Aribo still being here has meant the new players have not yet been officially given squad numbers.

[Dan Johnson]

15 hours ago, VectisSaint said:

Perhaps Aribo still being here has meant the new players have not yet been officially given squad numbers.

Almost certainly this.

[gio1saints]

It “should” pan out as follows: 

Fellows takes Aribos #7 shirt

Scienza takes Edozies #23 shirt 

Caspar takes vacant #8 shirt 

Jelert takes whatever number he likes not already taken. 
 

If neither Sam or Joe leave then the newbies can choose a number - or in what might be a tough move- they are asked to give up their squad numbers to the newbies. Don’t think it will come to that if they stay though. Not good for team morale. Or maybe it is. I’m not convinced. Depends ob Sam and Joe training attitude if they stay but not make squads -  which I have 100% conviction will be totally professional. 

Edited Friday at 09:30 by gio1saints

[Football Special]

🚨 Current free agents:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dele Alli
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nathan Redmond
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kortney Hause
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fraser Forster
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jonjo Shelvey
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Michail Antonio
🇵🇹 Rui Patrício
🇵🇹 Miguel Reisinho
🇵🇹 Rúben Semedo
🇵🇹 Rodrigo Conceição
🇵🇹 André Moreira
🇵🇹 Mário Rui
🇵🇹 Fernando Fonseca
🇵🇹 Josué Sá
🇵🇹 Pedro Empis
🇩🇰 Christian Eriksen
🇪🇸 Sergio Reguilón
🇪🇸 Paco Alcácer
🇪🇸 Juan Bernat
🇪🇸 Cristian Tello
🇪🇸 Javi Manquillo
🇪🇸 Gerard Deulofeu
🇪🇸 Diego Costa
🇪🇸 Vicente Guaita
🇪🇸 Asier Illarramendi
🇯🇵 Takehiro Tomiyasu
🇲🇦 Hakim Ziyech
🇲🇦 Muni El-Haddadi
🇲🇦 Youssef Aït-Benasser
🇳🇱 Rick Karsdorp
🇳🇱 Jaïro Riedewald
🇳🇱 Anwar El Ghazi
🇳🇬 Emmanuel Dennis
🇳🇬 Isaac Success
🇳🇬 Odion Ighalo
🇩🇿 Adam Ounas
🇩🇿 Rachid Ghezzal
🇬🇭 Daniel Amartey
🇨🇲 Karl Toko Ekambi
🇨🇲 Vincent Aboubakar
🇧🇪 Jason Denayer
🇫🇷 Samuel Umtiti
🇫🇷 Léo Dubois
🇫🇷 Wissam Ben Yedder
🇫🇷 Yann Karamoh
🇫🇷 Jordan Amavi
🇫🇷 Tiémoué Bakayoko
🇫🇷 Layvin Kurzawa
🇫🇷 Benjamin Mendy
🇫🇷 Samuel Grandsir
🇫🇷 Dimitri Payet
🇺🇾 Diego Laxalt
🇧🇷 Rafinha Alcântara
🇧🇷 Ismaily
🇧🇷 Willian
🇧🇷 Gustavo Assunção
🇧🇷 Mattheus Oliveira
🇮🇹 Lorenzo Insigne
🇮🇹 Stefano Sensi
🇮🇹 Simone Verdi
🇮🇹 Roberto Gagliardini
🇮🇹 Alessio Cragno
🇮🇹 Mattia Caldara
🇮🇹 Mattia De Sciglio
🇸🇪 Robin Quaison
🇨🇮 Koffi Djidji
🇨🇮 Idrissa Doumbia
🇷🇺 Fedor Smolov
🇷🇺 Mário Fernandes
🇸🇳 Bouna Sarr
🇲🇪 Ilija Vukotic

[SNSUN]

15 minutes ago, Football Special said:

🚨 Current free agents:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dele Alli
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nathan Redmond
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kortney Hause
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fraser Forster
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jonjo Shelvey
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Michail Antonio
🇵🇹 Rui Patrício
🇵🇹 Miguel Reisinho
🇵🇹 Rúben Semedo
🇵🇹 Rodrigo Conceição
🇵🇹 André Moreira
🇵🇹 Mário Rui
🇵🇹 Fernando Fonseca
🇵🇹 Josué Sá
🇵🇹 Pedro Empis
🇩🇰 Christian Eriksen
🇪🇸 Sergio Reguilón
🇪🇸 Paco Alcácer
🇪🇸 Juan Bernat
🇪🇸 Cristian Tello
🇪🇸 Javi Manquillo
🇪🇸 Gerard Deulofeu
🇪🇸 Diego Costa
🇪🇸 Vicente Guaita
🇪🇸 Asier Illarramendi
🇯🇵 Takehiro Tomiyasu
🇲🇦 Hakim Ziyech
🇲🇦 Muni El-Haddadi
🇲🇦 Youssef Aït-Benasser
🇳🇱 Rick Karsdorp
🇳🇱 Jaïro Riedewald
🇳🇱 Anwar El Ghazi
🇳🇬 Emmanuel Dennis
🇳🇬 Isaac Success
🇳🇬 Odion Ighalo
🇩🇿 Adam Ounas
🇩🇿 Rachid Ghezzal
🇬🇭 Daniel Amartey
🇨🇲 Karl Toko Ekambi
🇨🇲 Vincent Aboubakar
🇧🇪 Jason Denayer
🇫🇷 Samuel Umtiti
🇫🇷 Léo Dubois
🇫🇷 Wissam Ben Yedder
🇫🇷 Yann Karamoh
🇫🇷 Jordan Amavi
🇫🇷 Tiémoué Bakayoko
🇫🇷 Layvin Kurzawa
🇫🇷 Benjamin Mendy
🇫🇷 Samuel Grandsir
🇫🇷 Dimitri Payet
🇺🇾 Diego Laxalt
🇧🇷 Rafinha Alcântara
🇧🇷 Ismaily
🇧🇷 Willian
🇧🇷 Gustavo Assunção
🇧🇷 Mattheus Oliveira
🇮🇹 Lorenzo Insigne
🇮🇹 Stefano Sensi
🇮🇹 Simone Verdi
🇮🇹 Roberto Gagliardini
🇮🇹 Alessio Cragno
🇮🇹 Mattia Caldara
🇮🇹 Mattia De Sciglio
🇸🇪 Robin Quaison
🇨🇮 Koffi Djidji
🇨🇮 Idrissa Doumbia
🇷🇺 Fedor Smolov
🇷🇺 Mário Fernandes
🇸🇳 Bouna Sarr
🇲🇪 Ilija Vukotic

Not that we need anyone now bar a tiny bit of strength in depth in a couple of positions IMO but I have a nagging feeling we might look at bringing the Ox home. We seem to like an academy prospect coming home of late although hopefully now we have Spors that is less likely.

[saintant]

2 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

Not that we need anyone now bar a tiny bit of strength in depth in a couple of positions IMO but I have a nagging feeling we might look at bringing the Ox home. We seem to like an academy prospect coming home of late although hopefully now we have Spors that is less likely.

We don't want another has been on big money clogging up the treatment room. There's a reason he's a free agent.

[Mattio]

1 hour ago, Football Special said:

🚨 Current free agents:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dele Alli
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nathan Redmond
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kortney Hause
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fraser Forster
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jonjo Shelvey
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Michail Antonio
🇵🇹 Rui Patrício
🇵🇹 Miguel Reisinho
🇵🇹 Rúben Semedo
🇵🇹 Rodrigo Conceição
🇵🇹 André Moreira
🇵🇹 Mário Rui
🇵🇹 Fernando Fonseca
🇵🇹 Josué Sá
🇵🇹 Pedro Empis
🇩🇰 Christian Eriksen
🇪🇸 Sergio Reguilón
🇪🇸 Paco Alcácer
🇪🇸 Juan Bernat
🇪🇸 Cristian Tello
🇪🇸 Javi Manquillo
🇪🇸 Gerard Deulofeu
🇪🇸 Diego Costa
🇪🇸 Vicente Guaita
🇪🇸 Asier Illarramendi
🇯🇵 Takehiro Tomiyasu
🇲🇦 Hakim Ziyech
🇲🇦 Muni El-Haddadi
🇲🇦 Youssef Aït-Benasser
🇳🇱 Rick Karsdorp
🇳🇱 Jaïro Riedewald
🇳🇱 Anwar El Ghazi
🇳🇬 Emmanuel Dennis
🇳🇬 Isaac Success
🇳🇬 Odion Ighalo
🇩🇿 Adam Ounas
🇩🇿 Rachid Ghezzal
🇬🇭 Daniel Amartey
🇨🇲 Karl Toko Ekambi
🇨🇲 Vincent Aboubakar
🇧🇪 Jason Denayer
🇫🇷 Samuel Umtiti
🇫🇷 Léo Dubois
🇫🇷 Wissam Ben Yedder
🇫🇷 Yann Karamoh
🇫🇷 Jordan Amavi
🇫🇷 Tiémoué Bakayoko
🇫🇷 Layvin Kurzawa
🇫🇷 Benjamin Mendy
🇫🇷 Samuel Grandsir
🇫🇷 Dimitri Payet
🇺🇾 Diego Laxalt
🇧🇷 Rafinha Alcântara
🇧🇷 Ismaily
🇧🇷 Willian
🇧🇷 Gustavo Assunção
🇧🇷 Mattheus Oliveira
🇮🇹 Lorenzo Insigne
🇮🇹 Stefano Sensi
🇮🇹 Simone Verdi
🇮🇹 Roberto Gagliardini
🇮🇹 Alessio Cragno
🇮🇹 Mattia Caldara
🇮🇹 Mattia De Sciglio
🇸🇪 Robin Quaison
🇨🇮 Koffi Djidji
🇨🇮 Idrissa Doumbia
🇷🇺 Fedor Smolov
🇷🇺 Mário Fernandes
🇸🇳 Bouna Sarr
🇲🇪 Ilija Vukotic

I wonder how an XI made up of those players would get on if they were dropped into one of the leagues.

[OldNick]

Listening to the bit on Solent from somebody who knows about him,  Scienza may be trouble!!!

[Farmer Saint]

5 minutes ago, OldNick said:

Listening to the bit on Solent from somebody who knows about him,  Scienza may be trouble!!!

Is it that Constantine bloke again?

[OldNick]

3 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

Is it that Constantine bloke again?

Yes Constantin Eckner

[skintsaint]

13 minutes ago, Mattio said:

I wonder how an XI made up of those players would get on if they were dropped into one of the leagues.

There would be a lot of injury time played each match.

[Farmer Saint]

26 minutes ago, OldNick said:

Yes Constantin Eckner

Yeah, he's not a fan. Would take what he says with a pinch of salt.

[hypochondriac]

1 hour ago, SNSUN said:

Not that we need anyone now bar a tiny bit of strength in depth in a couple of positions IMO but I have a nagging feeling we might look at bringing the Ox home. We seem to like an academy prospect coming home of late although hopefully now we have Spors that is less likely.

Where would he play? We wouldn't have room for him. 

[CamSaint]

For everyone wanting some extra depth in one or more positions, we shouldn't lose sight of the size of the squad and its manageability, number wise. In addition to our 9 new arrivals, Bazunu, Edwards, Charles, Edozie, Matsuki,  AA and BBD all returned from loan at the beginning of pre-season. None of those 7 were named in the first team squad that finished last season, so we effectively had 16 incoming, plus we have added Sesay from the U-21s. I think that a great job was done in moving on so many unwanted players during the window, but the fact remains that there are still 29 in the current first team squad as listed on the OS, and that number will remain unless Edozie, Aribo or both are moved on soon.

The 29 includes 4 keepers, but only 2 would feature in a matchday squad of 20 players. That means that there are 18 matchday spaces for the remaining 25 outfield players. So, if everyone is fit, no less than SEVEN of our first team squad won't make it into matchday! Obviously there will be injuries (for example, Welington currently has a long-ish term injury) and suspensions to deal with, but it is going to be quite a challenge keeping everyone happy!

Edited Friday at 16:35 by CamSaint
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[SW11_Saint]

🤔

[S-Clarke]

26 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said:

🤔

If he's off to Belgium it has to be soon, as their window closes on Monday.

Other than that it's Turkey or Saudi I guess, but their windows close next week too.

[sockeye]

29 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said:

🤔

Move over Isak, the Sam Edozie transfer saga is the one I'm looking forward to resolving the most... 

 

[Patrick Bateman]

1 hour ago, SW11_Saint said:

🤔

Why is he going through some woman's luggage?

[Gloucester Saint]

19 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

Why is he going through some woman's luggage?

Doing his BWP and Nathan Dyer impression at 🐅 🐅?

[chiknsmack]

12 hours ago, Mattio said:

I wonder how an XI made up of those players would get on if they were dropped into one of the leagues.

I threw together a 25-man squad with mostly the most valuable free agents (according to Transfermarkt) and it came out to €89.4m. That's around €3.58m per player, which in the Championship would fall between Middlesbrough in 7th and West Brom in 8th. The values of the free agent players would be depressed by the fact that most of them are past their prime and have no "potential" left to realise, so on talent it's probably a better squad than those two. (The average age is 30.6, three years older than any other team in the Championship).

On wages they'd probably want considerably more than they're worth (a former Barcelona/Inter/PSG/Al-Arabi player with a value of €2m like Rafinha would want higher wages than a young prospect valued at €2m like Matsuki) , and most of them have zero sell-on value. So it'd be a disaster financially.

A first and second XI in a 4-2-3-1:

Or in a 3-5-2:

A decent number of players who in their prime were well above Championship level, and who even now cdaj at that level (though probably not for 90 minutes a game and 46 games). If the motivation was there and the injuries didn't hit too hard, is that a Championship playoff side that could go on to get 12 points in the PL?

[benjii]

9 hours ago, SW11_Saint said:

🤔

Hi Sam, I've got something shiny. Do you wanna buy it?

[Chez]

On 04/09/2025 at 16:46, benjii said:

I don't think there have been any concrete links for Aribo, have there? Turkey only came up in conversation on the basis that no one in England or Scotland who would like him will be able to get close to his wages and he's unlikely to be considered good enough for a move to a big team in one of the top leagues.

 

Depends what you call concrete. In April he was linked by African press with a move to Goztepe. Back in June Turkish media reported that he'd been made an offer by Trabzonspor. In August it was reported in a Nigerian football website he was closing in on a deal with Samsunspor and then later in the month that Besiktas were interested, but Aribo wasn't. 

[Football Special]

1 hour ago, Chez said:

Depends what you call concrete. In April he was linked by African press with a move to Goztepe. Back in June Turkish media reported that he'd been made an offer by Trabzonspor. In August it was reported in a Nigerian football website he was closing in on a deal with Samsunspor and then later in the month that Besiktas were interested, but Aribo wasn't. 

It's very odd isn't it, feels like he's already left as he never features, club must have been confident he'd be gone by now 

[for_heaven's_Saint]

The club would obviously prefer both Aribo and Edozie to leave in the next few days but if they don’t I would like to see them both challenging for a place in the first team squad. As far as we know, neither have ever caused any issues so we might as well use them if they don’t go. 

[Saint Pete]

11 minutes ago, for_heaven's_Saint said:

The club would obviously prefer both Aribo and Edozie to leave in the next few days but if they don’t I would like to see them both challenging for a place in the first team squad. As far as we know, neither have ever caused any issues so we might as well use them if they don’t go. 

I think Aribo in particular we know can do a job in this league as he did the year before last. But obviously depends on his attitude to training etc. 

[Willo of Whiteley]

Aribo would be effective in this league, he was good two years ago, he was surprisingly refreshing when he came into the starting team and I remember most being disappointed when he had to go on international duty at AFCON.

Sam Edozie strikes me as Bella-Kotchap MKII, maybe a selfish sense of entitlement, someone who thinks they’re bigger than they are. I could be wrong but that’s the impression given.
He clearly doesn’t want to be here.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Aribo would be effective in this league, he was good two years ago, he was surprisingly refreshing when he came into the starting team and I remember most being disappointed when he had to go on international duty at AFCON.

Sam Edozie strikes me as Bella-Kotchap MKII, maybe a selfish sense of entitlement, someone who thinks they’re bigger than they are. I could be wrong but that’s the impression given.
He clearly doesn’t want to be here.

If Cornet had replaced me in the Panini sticker album, I'd want to leave too. 🙂

[Gloucester Saint]

14 hours ago, Chez said:

Depends what you call concrete. In April he was linked by African press with a move to Goztepe. Back in June Turkish media reported that he'd been made an offer by Trabzonspor. In August it was reported in a Nigerian football website he was closing in on a deal with Samsunspor and then later in the month that Besiktas were interested, but Aribo wasn't. 

His agent can smell Saudi money. And they’ve just seen Brownhill to Al Shabab for £100k p/wk plus. But the risk is if that doesn’t come off he’s a fringe Championship player in a WC year. 

[saintant]

26 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

His agent can smell Saudi money. And they’ve just seen Brownhill to Al Shabab for £100k p/wk plus. But the risk is if that doesn’t come off he’s a fringe Championship player in a WC year. 

If he remains with us and becomes a fringe Championship player he is going to demonstrate quite clearly that he is not a good enough option for Nigeria's WC squad. So, if he stays, it's up to him to force his way into the team as a starter and put in quality performances to keep his place.

[gio1saints]

On 05/09/2025 at 15:18, skintsaint said:

There would be a lot of injury time played each match.

Genius sir 🙌