Jay Robinson

[benali-shorts]

Very tidy full debut today - good balance, two-footed, aggressive and with a desire to get forward. Hopefully he'll stay involved with the first team next season. 

[LuckyNumber7]

Very impressed, one of the few positives. Could be a nice bonus for us next season.

[Saint_clark]

I know Sanda didn't have a huge amount to do but I liked the look of him too. Those two and Ballard will hopefully get more game time next season.

[LoyalSaintSO50]

Looks a tidy player and a nice and easy chant ‘score a goal Jay Robinson, Southampton loves you more than you will know whoa whoa’ 

[Tauro]

I didn't watch the game today, but hopefully he can kick on with a bit of confidence. If he's to be a top player, he will look head an shoulders above in the Championship. Same with Dibling if they don't cash in on him.

 

Ballard however just won't cut it it. Will probably ly end up kicking about league 2 or the conference long term.

[saintant]

47 minutes ago, Tauro said:

I didn't watch the game today, but hopefully he can kick on with a bit of confidence. If he's to be a top player, he will look head an shoulders above in the Championship. Same with Dibling if they don't cash in on him.

 

Ballard however just won't cut it it. Will probably ly end up kicking about league 2 or the conference long term.

Agree.

[Saint Fan CaM]

He’s certainly an ok player, but I don’t think he’d got the pace of a forward attacker. There were times today when he looked well behind the pace of Sulemana which is hopeless in terms of providing support. Not a starter for me.

[warsash saint]

Ready made replacement for Dibling!

[SouSaint]

3 hours ago, Saint_clark said:

I know Sanda didn't have a huge amount to do but I liked the look of him too. Those two and Ballard will hopefully get more game time next season.

I know it's nice to see academy lads come through but he's hardly set the world alight this season in League One. We can't afford to give handouts next season. 

[davefizzy14]

Jay Robinson looked really good today. A top talent, hopefully both him and Kayi Sanda will get more gametime next season.

Edited May 25 by davefizzy14

[Saint_clark]

3 hours ago, SouSaint said:

I know it's nice to see academy lads come through but he's hardly set the world alight this season in League One. We can't afford to give handouts next season. 

We sent him to a shit team that got relegated. His finishing for the under 21s has looked excellent since he came back. Maybe I am being too generous - maybe another loan is the best option, to a side that will actually create some chances.

[bugenhagen]

I thought he was poor in the first half. Most of what he tried ended with a poor pass. In the second half it looked like he felt that he belonged, and he began to impact the game in a positive way. His confidence grew, and he got better and better.

[Lighthouse]

5 hours ago, Saint_clark said:

We sent him to a shit team that got relegated. His finishing for the under 21s has looked excellent since he came back. Maybe I am being too generous - maybe another loan is the best option, to a side that will actually create some chances.

Sekou Mara looked superb in a handful of apps. for the U21s.

[Disco Stu]

He seems quite big for a winger/wide forward. Not convinced by his athleticism but looked tidy enough.

[leesaint88]

On 25/05/2025 at 23:26, saintant said:

Agree.

Agree x 2. Watched him in League One this season, just looked really off the ball compared to what are some rather average players in that league. Give it two years and he'll be at Eastleigh.

[Disco Stu]

11 hours ago, leesaint88 said:

Agree x 2. Watched him in League One this season, just looked really off the ball compared to what are some rather average players in that league. Give it two years and he'll be at Eastleigh.

His injury at Reading came at a really bad time. It seemed like he was just starting to find some form and the Reading fans were taking to him but that patellar tendon rupture really set him back. He hasn't looked the same since.

[Gloucester Saint]

7 hours ago, Disco Stu said:

His injury at Reading came at a really bad time. It seemed like he was just starting to find some form and the Reading fans were taking to him but that patellar tendon rupture really set him back. He hasn't looked the same since.

Hints of Ryan Seagar, and his injury at Crewe, hopefully a better outcome for Ballard.

[Master Bates]

 

[SaintNewForest]

8 minutes ago, Master Bates said:

 

 

That attention seeking bellend just needs blocking by all Saints fans. Absolute WUM, and has 4/5 accounts under different aliases.

Not even worth reporting on. 

[Gloucester Saint]

4 hours ago, SaintNewForest said:

 

That attention seeking bellend just needs blocking by all Saints fans. Absolute WUM, and has 4/5 accounts under different aliases.

Not even worth reporting on. 

Just listened to that, the city’s schools haven’t improved.

That’s a comment on the lad who posted the recording, not the player who probably was just enjoying a Saturday night in pre-season.

[Luke SkyWalker-Peters]

Congratulations to Jay for his first senior goal today. He took it well and it's good to have a bit of an aerial threat from a winger.

I thought he looked very threatening in what will probably be our toughest league game of the year on paper. Hopefully he continues on this trajectory as he certainly seems to have the makings of a Premier League player.

And I must say that it is very exciting to finally have a young player come through that we have on the books long-term.

[Andrew Watson]

He looks a very good prospect and well done to him for scoring his first goal for first team goal today,hopefully the first of many.

[Saint Fan CaM]

On 25/05/2025 at 23:31, Saint Fan CaM said:

He’s certainly an ok player, but I don’t think he’d got the pace of a forward attacker. There were times today when he looked well behind the pace of Sulemana which is hopeless in terms of providing support. Not a starter for me.

Take it all back - the lad has really improved this year and particularly since he’s had the ‘Martin shackles’ taken off him.

[spyinthesky]

9 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

Take it all back - the lad has really improved this year and particularly since he’s had the ‘Martin shackles’ taken off him.

To my mind he was the standout player in the U21's last season so it is good that he seems to have made a decent transition to the senior side.

[saintant]

On 25/05/2025 at 23:31, Saint Fan CaM said:

He’s certainly an ok player, but I don’t think he’d got the pace of a forward attacker. There were times today when he looked well behind the pace of Sulemana which is hopeless in terms of providing support. Not a starter for me.

Fortunately his football brain works at about 10 times the rate of Sulemana's. I know which one I'd rather have in the side.

[S-Clarke]

1 minute ago, saintant said:

Fortunately his football brain works at about 10 times the rate of Sulemana's. I know which one I'd rather have in the side.

That's one thing that stands out to me with him, when I've watched him.

He's got a really smart football brain, he seems to know when to move, where to move and when to release. That sort of stuff can't be coached, you either have a football brain or you don't, so if he has that in his locker at 18...then yeah, he's going to be a high level pro player for sure.

Edited Sunday at 19:42 by S-Clarke

[Willo of Whiteley]

This guy is growing on me more and more every time I see him play. Very impressive again today.

[Sheaf Saint]

OK it might be because I've had a few drinks, and I fully expect this to come back and bite me at some point, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that Jay Rob is going to go on to be a better player than Dibling. 

[egg]

12 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

OK it might be because I've had a few drinks, and I fully expect this to come back and bite me at some point, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that Jay Rob is going to go on to be a better player than Dibling. 

Dibling is more balanced, quicker, bigger. 

Robinson seems to have a better football brain, and shows more grit and heart. 

I think Dibling has more potential, but I'd hazard a guess that Robinson has more potential of achieving his potential. 

[Midfield_General]

He’s already contributed more in one match than Sulemana did in about two seasons. 

Going to really enjoy watching him play this season and on his showing so far he’ll be our next big money success story. He could easily be the breakout star of this season’s Championship. 

Skillful, direct, works hard, has an end product and has got a goal in him. Already look forward to seeing his name on the team sheet. 

Edited Monday at 11:01 by Midfield_General

[franniesTache]

Think he's looked really good so far but worried we'll over play him and need to manage his time intelligently, obviously the uncertainty around Fernandes and Dibling makes that hard but we've sen what happens when you overplay young players early in the season, and the championship is a bloody long season.

Also someone needs to take our fans and force them to listen to Simon and Garfunkle or the Lemonhead's version of Mrs Robinson, because i've never heard a group of fans sing a song so badly out of time - almost double the speed - and to a completely different tune before.

It's like they knew the words but none of them knew the song, so just sang the word to a completely different tune instead

[spyinthesky]

Just a thought, if we had looked to sign Jay Robinson from another club what's the general opinion of his worth relative to his nationality and age.
£10m perhaps?

[S-Clarke]

4 minutes ago, spyinthesky said:

Just a thought, if we had looked to sign Jay Robinson from another club what's the general opinion of his worth relative to his nationality and age.
£10m perhaps?

Is that you Rasmus?