January Transfer Window

[Patrick Bateman]

45 minutes ago, obelisk said:

In a nutshell then, Baz is calling Saints a basket case where there's no ambition and no desire to improve. He's right isn't he?

Absolutely!! They've obviously told the players they are "consolidating" this season to challenge for the next one, which might explain heads dropping, form getting worse and apparent lack of effort. Utter wnkers all round.

 

[coalman]

2 minutes ago, saintant said:

Surely even SR wouldn't be bonkers enough to sell AA and not bring in a replacement. Sure, given their track record the replacement might be crap but they will sign someone if AA goes.

Any question starting with "surely even SR wouldn't be bonkers enough to..." is typically answered in the affirmative.

[saintant]

53 minutes ago, obelisk said:

In a nutshell then, Baz is calling Saints a basket case where there's no ambition and no desire to improve. He's right isn't he?

People are interpreting this to match their own agendas. At no point does he say anything about Saints being a basket case (I know we are) nor does he allude to a divided dressing room (which I think there is). He's throwing neither the club nor the dressing room under the bus and all he says is he wanted a fresh start with a side fighting for a play-off spot. Nothing to see here.

[obelisk]

16 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

Absolutely!! They've obviously told the players they are "consolidating" this season to challenge for the next one, which might explain heads dropping, form getting worse and apparent lack of effort. Utter wnkers all round.

 

That consolidation needs to first address a team plunging down the league while returning relegation form results.

[Harry_SFC]

1 hour ago, BARCELONASAINT said:

GOALKEEPER Gavin Bazunu explained his loan move to Stoke City was motivated by a desire for a “fresh start” away from Saints.

 

Bazunu, 23, has joined the Potters on loan for the remainder of the season, in a deal that contains an option to buy, reportedly worth £8million.

The Irish international kept a clean sheet on his debut against QPR, making two saves in a 0-0 draw against Stoke’s play-off hunting rivals.

That point has left Stoke seventh in the Championship, two points adrift of the play-offs and eight clear of Saints.

“A fresh start is what I was looking for, to be in a place where we are going to be fighting to get into the play-offs,” Bazunu explained in his first interview with Stoke.

“I spoke to Darren [Behcet, Stoke keeper coach] and the manager, and all the conversations we had were very positive about helping me improve as a player.

“All of those things are going to be put into place in training, and hopefully I can show them on match days.

“The lads couldn’t have been any more welcoming. It’s exciting to come and play and be in a squad that is fighting for something big this season.

“The Championship is a division all about momentum. When you win games, can you continue that form? The more games you win, the more you see yourself fly up the table.”

Bazunu, whose deal expires next summer, has made 19 appearances this campaign, conceding 28 goals and keeping three clean sheets.

He was offloaded by Saints soon after the arrival of Israeli international goalkeeper Daniel Peretz on loan from Bayern Munich.

Former Man City academy graduate Bazunu has played 97 times for Saints since a £12m move in July 2022, with limited success in a Saints shirt.

Basically saying he knows he has downfalls but no one at Saints has helped him rectify them.

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. 

[Sheaf Saint]

58 minutes ago, coalman said:

Any question starting with "surely even SR wouldn't be bonkers enough to..." is typically answered in the affirmative.

It's just like whenever someone starts a sentence with "I'm not racist, but..." and then inevitably goes on to say something blatantly racist. 

[Sarnia Cherie]

Jean-Phillipe Mateta wants to leave Palace this month. Clutching at straws, I know, but I can dream.

[Lighthouse]

3 minutes ago, Sarnia Cherie said:

Jean-Phillipe Mateta wants to leave Palace this month. Clutching at straws, I know, but I can dream.

It's okay, I went through the exact same thought process when Scarlett Johansson divorced Ryan Reynolds.

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Lighthouse said:

It's okay, I went through the exact same thought process when Scarlett Johansson divorced Ryan Reynolds.

Priti Patel would have been so hurt.