Damion Downs

[die Mannyschaft]

Did come on in 2nd half v Sheffield Wednesday? I've got varifocal glasses so maybe my vision was blurred at times.

[spyinthesky]

Another absolutely nondescript performance today.
Shocking player as far as his contributions so far this season have shown.

[Harry_SFC]

2 minutes ago, spyinthesky said:

Another absolutely nondescript performance today.
Shocking player as far as his contributions so far this season have shown.

You can't even see any potential what so ever. He just doesn't look like a footballer to me. Also his effort levels are disgraceful. Our press is non existent when he comes on.

[AlexLaw76]

I thought he looked pretty slow today. I get he is probably shot from a confidence PoV, but running with the ball seemed very slow for someone who is supposed to be a bit of an athlete.

[RedArmy]

Stop wasting a sub on this kid ffs

[Suhari]

Made a good run into the channel, held the ball up under pressure and laid it back to keep the attack moving. Was a tidy piece of play: the standard you want from a big guy up front.

Didn't do a lot else.... didn't really seem to have a chance to. Did look a little lazy chasing back.

He was better than the last time I saw him come on.

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

13 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

Stop wasting a sub on this kid ffs

When the crowd starting singing "If Damion scores, we're on the pitch" and he's a striker, it says it all.

It also annoys me when he comes on. Not only must there be others who deserve a chance, but also he never sprints and just jogs aimlessly around the pitch. 

A couple of times at the end, Baz kicked the ball upfield and Downs ducked out of trying to header while Quarshie got to a couple. Attitude or aptitude, I don't know, but I never want to see this kid wearing a Saints shirt again.

[Gloucester Saint]

22 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

Stop wasting a sub on this kid ffs

Won’t happen and Baz will keep getting picked as well until that lunatic Rasmus Ankerson is dispatched from SR.

[Baz Fl]

1’s and 9’s the most important part to get right and we didn’t, fix that and we will be good 

[benjii]

9 hours ago, RedArmy said:

Stop wasting a sub on this kid ffs

Yeah, it's risky. We put him on for Azaz. Instead of doing that and shuffling Armstrong around to accommodate him, we could have given Matsuki, for example, 20 minutes in the Azaz role without risking losing our shape and outlets.

Edited November 9 by benjii

[Football Special]

6 hours ago, Baz Fl said:

1’s and 9’s the most important part to get right and we didn’t, fix that and we will be good 

Spors needs to explain why his decisions on these positions as he just looks completely incompetent for the role he is in to have ignored our weaknesses,  also I'm delighted we're signing Romeu but the fact we need to do that in November with a free agent is because the squad building was inadequate in the summer 

[LGTL]

I’ve heard he’s been going through some personal problems for a couple of months now, since after the Stoke game. If what I’ve heard is true, then I’m stunned that he hasn’t been taken out the firing line for an extended period. 

[BARCELONASAINT]

41 minutes ago, LGTL said:

I’ve heard he’s been going through some personal problems for a couple of months now, since after the Stoke game. If what I’ve heard is true, then I’m stunned that he hasn’t been taken out the firing line for an extended period. 

It would certainly explain a lot and although i've seen very little to suggest he will ever make it as a professional footballer we have to remember he is very young, living abroad, away from family and friends no doubt.....sometimes we are all guilty including myself of judging too quickly.

[Colinjb]

1 hour ago, LGTL said:

I’ve heard he’s been going through some personal problems for a couple of months now, since after the Stoke game. If what I’ve heard is true, then I’m stunned that he hasn’t been taken out the firing line for an extended period. 

It would be reassuring (in an odd way) if this is the case.

Hope he is having the support he needs. It is in no one's interest to have him fail.

[Mboto Gorge]

1 hour ago, LGTL said:

I’ve heard he’s been going through some personal problems for a couple of months now, since after the Stoke game. If what I’ve heard is true, then I’m stunned that he hasn’t been taken out the firing line for an extended period. 

This is the key isn’t it. You have to feel for him if this is the case because it looks for all the world like he doesn’t want to be out there, but is being named on the bench anyway . Yet more dreadful management of a player 

[AlexLaw76]

4 minutes ago, Mboto Gorge said:

This is the key isn’t it. You have to feel for him if this is the case because it looks for all the world like he doesn’t want to be out there, but is being named on the bench anyway . Yet more dreadful management of a player 

Send him home, look after him, take him out of the first team squad and let him sort it in the background and in the U23s or whatever.

[Mboto Gorge]

17 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Send him home, look after him, take him out of the first team squad and let him sort it in the background and in the U23s or whatever.

You’d think so wouldn’t you , but this appears to be another case of SR putting their reputation before anything else, even a players wellbeing, because it certainly isn’t benefitting either the club or himself the more he plays right now. It appears that they dont want to admit the signing has been a complete failure, even though everyone can already see it almost certainly is. They’d rather destroy a players confidence completely and ensure the fans have completely had enough of him to the point he’s a comedy figure, first. 

[Football Special]

38 minutes ago, Mboto Gorge said:

This is the key isn’t it. You have to feel for him if this is the case because it looks for all the world like he doesn’t want to be out there, but is being named on the bench anyway . Yet more dreadful management of a player 

Completely agree, is he in USA squad for this break? Could do with a change of scenery 

[sadoldgit]

2 hours ago, LGTL said:

I’ve heard he’s been going through some personal problems for a couple of months now, since after the Stoke game. If what I’ve heard is true, then I’m stunned that he hasn’t been taken out the firing line for an extended period. 

Perhaps he has said that he would rather be included? Who knows? If he wants to play a run in the Under 21’s would make more sense at the moment though.

[Lord Duckhunter]

Best game he’s played so far. Touched the ball, passed to someone else in red and white a couple of times, and didn’t fall over. Credit where it’s due, he’s improved….

[sockeye]

1 hour ago, Colinjb said:

It would be reassuring (in an odd way) if this is the case.

Hope he is having the support he needs. It is in no one's interest to have him fail.

I mean he scored 10 in Bundesliga 2 last time around.

With what we've seen on the pitch it's easy to forget he came with at least some proof of ability.

Hope he can get through it.

[Tommy]

Lads being accused here of driving away from an accident. 
 

not had a good start to life at the club has he

 

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRe8kkXf/

 

[sledger]

he went over once because he had been tackled by his own shadow,just lobs around like a bit of effort would kill him,sorry not for me.

[Paul_B]

50 minutes ago, Tommy said:

Lads being accused here of driving away from an accident. 
 

not had a good start to life at the club has he

 

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRe8kkXf/

 

So a terrible football player and shit driver as well as being dishonest and trying to drive away from a crash. Yet still earning a disgusting amount of money literally stealing a living. Awesome.

[Harry_SFC]

1 hour ago, Tommy said:

Lads being accused here of driving away from an accident. 
 

not had a good start to life at the club has he

 

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRe8kkXf/

 

Not even an apology. Not a good look at all.

Bin this guy off in January please. 

 

[AlexLaw76]

3 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

Not even an apology. Not a good look at all.

Bin this guy off in January please. 

 

You'd have to imagine he can't wait to get out, probably get back to Germany (or the MLS).

Either way, significant Championship amount of money wasted.

 

[Harry_SFC]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

You'd have to imagine he can't wait to get out, probably get back to Germany (or the MLS).

Either way, significant Championship amount of money wasted.

 

Yep. £6.5m is a lot to throw away in this division. Tbf the rest of the signings have been decent enough but we really needed the CF one to be a hit and it's been the complete opposite. 

[Ex Lion Tamer]

6 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

Yep. £6.5m is a lot to throw away in this division. Tbf the rest of the signings have been decent enough but we really needed the CF one to be a hit and it's been the complete opposite. 

For years and years we've made the same mistake of thinking you don't have to spend more on the striking position than others

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

1 hour ago, Tommy said:

Lads being accused here of driving away from an accident. 
 

not had a good start to life at the club has he

 

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRe8kkXf/

 

Not a good look for DD, but equally not really sure what this woman is expecting. The insurance company has paid out. Why does she seem to think the club owe her an apology or some kind of action.

If it was any "normal" person, I doubt she'd go demanding an apology from their employer or asking them to report to the police...

[Gloucester Saint]

6 minutes ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Not a good look for DD, but equally not really sure what this woman is expecting. The insurance company has paid out. Why does she seem to think the club owe her an apology or some kind of action.

If it was any "normal" person, I doubt she'd go demanding an apology from their employer or asking them to report to the police...

The video is cringey and self-pitying, typical Next Door app type slop, but him - allegedly as we only have one side of the story - driving away from an accident, the club would have had to report it to the police as that’s actually a criminal offence with some serious penalties attached (not that he’d ever be able to score one himself) https://www.draycottbrowne.co.uk/motoring-law/failure-to-stop

We’ve not heard his side or the club’s, but if it’s true that he’s not stopped then he should be looking at a driving ban or very close to it. We’ve had stupidity with cars before (Hurlock, Beattie, Lemina) but driving away from an accident scene he’s been involved in or possibly caused, that’s serious. 

Combined with his absence of any professional football ability and a broken Ross Stewart almost certainly there will be a loan striker coming in January, at least one, and I suspect Damion will be packed off on a long-term subsidised loan somewhere.

[Osvaldorama]

So he’s just as shit at driving as he is at football then…

Is there anything he can do? 

[saintant]

1 hour ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Not a good look for DD, but equally not really sure what this woman is expecting. The insurance company has paid out. Why does she seem to think the club owe her an apology or some kind of action.

If it was any "normal" person, I doubt she'd go demanding an apology from their employer or asking them to report to the police...

Nothing whatsoever to do with Southampton FC.

[Sergei Gotsmanov]

1 hour ago, Gloucester Saint said:

The video is cringey and self-pitying, typical Next Door app type slop, but him - allegedly as we only have one side of the story - driving away from an accident, the club would have had to report it to the police as that’s actually a criminal offence with some serious penalties attached (not that he’d ever be able to score one himself) https://www.draycottbrowne.co.uk/motoring-law/failure-to-stop

We’ve not heard his side or the club’s, but if it’s true that he’s not stopped then he should be looking at a driving ban or very close to it. We’ve had stupidity with cars before (Hurlock, Beattie, Lemina) but driving away from an accident scene he’s been involved in or possibly caused, that’s serious. 

Combined with his absence of any professional football ability and a broken Ross Stewart almost certainly there will be a loan striker coming in January, at least one, and I suspect Damion will be packed off on a long-term subsidised loan somewhere.

Don't forget Fabrice!

[Weston Super Saint]

9 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

The video is cringey and self-pitying, typical Next Door app type slop, but him - allegedly as we only have one side of the story - driving away from an accident, the club would have had to report it to the police as that’s actually a criminal offence with some serious penalties attached (not that he’d ever be able to score one himself) https://www.draycottbrowne.co.uk/motoring-law/failure-to-stop

We’ve not heard his side or the club’s, but if it’s true that he’s not stopped then he should be looking at a driving ban or very close to it. We’ve had stupidity with cars before (Hurlock, Beattie, Lemina) but driving away from an accident scene he’s been involved in or possibly caused, that’s serious. 

Combined with his absence of any professional football ability and a broken Ross Stewart almost certainly there will be a loan striker coming in January, at least one, and I suspect Damion will be packed off on a long-term subsidised loan somewhere.

Why?

It's not the club's duty to report it to the police - unless it happened on property that the club owned.  If it was on a public highway it's up to the parties involved to report it and the police to investigate.  Similarly your employer wouldn't be expected to report you to the police in the same circumstances.

[Gloucester Saint]

26 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Why?

It's not the club's duty to report it to the police - unless it happened on property that the club owned.  If it was on a public highway it's up to the parties involved to report it and the police to investigate.  Similarly your employer wouldn't be expected to report you to the police in the same circumstances.

In a normal employment scenario I’d agree with you but this is far more high profile and the club has a highly paid employee from another country who may not fully understand UK laws yet and a court case would not reflect well on their duty of care.

Of course, he’s from an English-speaking country and that would be a thin excuse. This is all one person’s account and given he subsequently admitted liability, I am really not sure she should have put it in the public domain like that let alone the histrionics. The club would get a lot of hassle though and PR to clean up if they hadn’t have advised him on what to do as I suspect they and his agent did. 

Either way, although accidents happen, if he looked remotely awake on the pitch I doubt it would be paid attention to at all, but he’s looked comatose and the worst outfield player I’ve ever seen for the club - and I was at the Leeds/Dia game. 

[Dr. Kucho]

Probably best to loan Downs to a German second division club so he can regain his confidence and review in the summer what’s best for both sides. Though after reading the comments on here I doubt it will work out for him. 

[Thripp87]

Arrest the clown for 20 years. Hire a lawyer to sack him. Either option is fine by me.