January Transfer Window

[coalman]

4 hours ago, Midfield_General said:

A side built around that level of quality would get absolutely slaughtered in the prem. Those players haven’t even made it into the top six of the Championship yet this season. 

Thinking that half decent, playoff-level Champ players can cut it at the level above is exactly the mistake we made last time.

The gulf in pace, power, strength and all round ability between the championship and being competitive in the prem is massive. 

The last time round the only real prem level quality we had were Ramsdale, KWP, Fernandes and flashes of Dibling. The rest weren’t up to it and that’s why we almost got a record low points total. 

Look at the squads Forest, West Ham and Spurs have got. They have got levels more talent and depth and one of them is going to get relegated. 

If we did somehow go up we’d have to do a Sunderland and buy pretty much an entirely new team built around proper Premier league players, not players like Peretz and Fellows. 

The players we bought certainly didn't help. Some might argue the tactics, fitness and formation played a significant part in our demise. Throw in 3 managers and the level of passivity that nearly let Sheff Wed back into today and it's not a good combination.

Obviously, Saintsweb has already established that tactics and formation have no bearing on the result of football matches but hopefully you get what I mean.

[pimpin4rizeal]

On 21/02/2026 at 08:26, CB Fry said:

Yes agree - we have had better than our current best in recent times. And for me that includes Scienza, who has been great but I doubt would cut it in the Prem (he's not better in his position than Fernandes or JWP or KWP were in theirs).

Jander maybe the best bet to go higher.

I know they play different positions but personally I think scienza would have more impact then fernandes, fernandes is neat and tidy and probably be great in a good side but he’s not the sort of player that’s gonna have a huge impact in a relegation battle and hasn’t helped us or West Ham . Scienza has enough about him to be a threat at top level and be a bit of a talisman 

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, pimpin4rizeal said:

I know they play different positions but personally I think scienza would have more impact then fernandes, fernandes is neat and tidy and probably be great in a good side but he’s not the sort of player that’s gonna have a huge impact in a relegation battle and hasn’t helped us or West Ham . Scienza has enough about him to be a threat at top level and be a bit of a talisman 

Well, West Ham fans fucking love him