It has to be this season

[Tamesaint]

If we want to get back to the Premier League it has to be this  season. Reasons:

1. Our parachute payments are lower net year if  in the Championship. 

2. The obligation to buy Peretz only kicks in if we get promoted. 

3. Other key members of the squad such as Scienza and THB  wIll be off without promotion. 

4. Tonda could be poached meaning  we would be back to the SR wheel of fortune game of trying to find a new manager. 

5. The financial muscle of Tottenham / West Ham will blow most championship teams out of the water making promotion harder next year. 

6. Burnley and Wolves will be tougher propositions in the Championship than Leicester were this year. 

7. Solak may not want to cough up another £80 million to keep us running. 

Come on Saints. We can do it. 

 

 

[HKsaint]

2 hours ago, Tamesaint said:

If we want to get back to the Premier League it has to be this  season. Reasons:

1. Our parachute payments are lower net year if  in the Championship. 

2. The obligation to buy Peretz only kicks in if we get promoted. 

3. Other key members of the squad such as Scienza and THB  wIll be off without promotion. 

4. Tonda could be poached meaning  we would be back to the SR wheel of fortune game of trying to find a new manager. 

5. The financial muscle of Tottenham / West Ham will blow most championship teams out of the water making promotion harder next year. 

6. Burnley and Wolves will be tougher propositions in the Championship than Leicester were this year. 

7. Solak may not want to cough up another £80 million to keep us running. 

Come on Saints. We can do it. 

 

 

That means Baz will be back.

[Tamesaint]

2 hours ago, HKsaint said:

That means Baz will be back.

I forgot that one for the list but true. 

[SNSUN]

Just now, Tamesaint said:

I forgot that one for the list but true. 

Unless Stoke take up their option, although that's unlikely seeing as he's effectively been injured since he got there. 

But - if they DO take up their option, and we lose Peretz by not going up, it's probable we won't have a senior GK on the books come the summer. Alex Mc and Jones will be out of contract and I'd be surprised if we saw either still here next year, Baz and Peretz gone and Long will be end of loan. It'll be a clean slate for our GK department.

[Patches O Houlihan]

1 hour ago, SNSUN said:

Unless Stoke take up their option, although that's unlikely seeing as he's effectively been injured since he got there. 

But - if they DO take up their option, and we lose Peretz by not going up, it's probable we won't have a senior GK on the books come the summer. Alex Mc and Jones will be out of contract and I'd be surprised if we saw either still here next year, Baz and Peretz gone and Long will be end of loan. It'll be a clean slate for our GK department.

Ramsdale strictly speaking is still a Saint

[Holmes_and_Watson]

If not this year, then next is looking good. Taking whatever league by storm...

Baz

Sugawara - Stephens - Wood - Manning

BBD - Bragg - Robinson - Edozie

Archer - Downs

[Football Special]

1 hour ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

If not this year, then next is looking good. Taking whatever league by storm...

Baz

Sugawara - Stephens - Wood - Manning

BBD - Bragg - Robinson - Edozie

Archer - Downs

Good enough for the Championship 👍 

[Football Special]

11 hours ago, Tamesaint said:

If we want to get back to the Premier League it has to be this  season. Reasons:

1. Our parachute payments are lower net year if  in the Championship. 

2. The obligation to buy Peretz only kicks in if we get promoted. 

3. Other key members of the squad such as Scienza and THB  wIll be off without promotion. 

4. Tonda could be poached meaning  we would be back to the SR wheel of fortune game of trying to find a new manager. 

5. The financial muscle of Tottenham / West Ham will blow most championship teams out of the water making promotion harder next year. 

6. Burnley and Wolves will be tougher propositions in the Championship than Leicester were this year. 

7. Solak may not want to cough up another £80 million to keep us running. 

Come on Saints. We can do it. 

 

 

I wouldn't be surprised if Spurs and West Ham stay up, Leeds go down 

[Turkish]

16 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Good enough for the Championship 👍 

Don’t you mean Fine for the championship? 

[spyinthesky]

1 hour ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

If not this year, then next is looking good. Taking whatever league by storm...

Baz

Sugawara - Stephens - Wood - Manning

BBD - Bragg - Robinson - Edozie

Archer - Downs

That line up is truly worrying and we will be looking at relegation to League One as Pompey are in the mix for promotion back to the Championship!!

There is always the possibility of a few loans coming in to replace players leaving.

We will still have the remnants of the Parachute payments and a bit of pocket money from the sale of Ramsdale, THB, Downes, Scienza, Charles etc but two of the three relegated teams plus Burnley, who won the Championship at a canter last season, will be very strong contenders for immediate return to the Prem
 

[James G]

1 hour ago, Football Special said:

I wouldn't be surprised if Spurs and West Ham stay up, Leeds go down 

Leeds have the easiest remaining fixtures, they should stay up quite easily