Summer Transfer Window 2026

[Convict Colony]

2 minutes ago, saintant said:

What you mean other than the fact that the club photographer is in the picture 🙂

Obvs sneaky pic weve all done those in various locations and that is all i will say on the matter 🤣

 

[Turkish]

2 hours ago, egg said:

I'm not sure whether I'm more disappointed in his lack of gratitude, or us not exercising the extension in time. Probably more with him on balance. 

It was a technicality with us though wasn't it. There were a lot more things going on at the club that nailing down Ross Stewarts contract extension in the last week of the season. Plus if we'd gone up so would his wage, so you can understand why we held off. TBH it's pretty mercenary behavour, i know people will argue there is no loyalty in football but when he's been getting paid for two years whilst sitting on the treatment table you'd like to think he'd feel like he owed us at least another year. 

[Wade Garrett]

46 minutes ago, Football Special said:

He'd have known there was a chance his contract wouldn't be extended (as Saints had let it run down without activating) so im sure his agent was already sounding out interest. I reckon he has an offer that he's agreed to, could be Middlesbrough, feels like so much of his time here was a disaster its typical that he's finally managed a run of games and fucks off. Watch him be Championship top scorer next season now 

No chance.  As soon as he gets another 3 year contract he’ll go back on the sick.

Glad we didn’t keep the fucking malingering prick.

[westmidlandsaint]

4 minutes ago, saintant said:

What you mean other than the fact that the club photographer is in the picture 🙂

Photo could have been taken by someone that was with him. I have seen players sign with partners, family members in tow before. Not saying it is legit but maybe why the photographer is in the picture. 

Its how the new kits got leaked a few years ago, someone who was with a player who was in the kit launch took a sneaky pic and sent it to someone in confidence who then sent it to someone else, next thing its on social media. (lots of someone's i know) 

 

[Bobsmith]

I'm not a fan of what Ross has done, but we had a contract extension clause and chose not to exercise it until after we knew we were in the championship. Pretty shoddy behaviour from the club and he's repaid it in kind. 

[trousers]

13 minutes ago, Bobsmith said:

I'm not a fan of what Ross has done, but we had a contract extension clause and chose not to exercise it until after we knew we were in the championship. Pretty shoddy behaviour from the club and he's repaid it in kind. 

It's a tricky one... It's not as if Ross and/or his reps didn't know the "5 days notice after the end of the season" clause was in the contract... It would've been in there from the outset and he/they didn't have to agree with it when he signed.... And the only reason for such a clause would be that the club would likely only extend if they felt he was capable of playing in the Premier League week in, week out. So, all we attempted to do (until spygate scuppered it) was to exercise a clause that had been mutually agreed to in the first place. So it's not as if we've done anything that Stewart wouldn't have been expecting.... I therefore wouldn't call it "shoddy" behaviour from the club.

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[Saints4Prem]

10 minutes ago, Bobsmith said:

I'm not a fan of what Ross has done, but we had a contract extension clause and chose not to exercise it until after we knew we were in the championship. Pretty shoddy behaviour from the club and he's repaid it in kind. 

I do not blame the club waiting on the outcome of whether we would have been in the Championship or Premier next season. If we had been promoted, with the money that comes with it, I am sure we would have signed a Premier quality centre forward. With his injury record and only half of a season playing well in the Championship would he have been good enough for the premier ? and as Trousers has said (got in before me) it was taken out of the clubs hands. I would like him to sign again if he doesn't get a better offer? I suppose he is still insured until his contract ends with us and then will have a new club or his own insurance so hopefully any injurieas will not have too drastic an effect.

[Wade Garrett]

17 minutes ago, Bobsmith said:

I'm not a fan of what Ross has done, but we had a contract extension clause and chose not to exercise it until after we knew we were in the championship. Pretty shoddy behaviour from the club and he's repaid it in kind. 

We thought we were in the play-off final.  Stewart and his lawyers are arseholes.

[Wade Garrett]

1 minute ago, Saints4Prem said:

I do not blame the club waiting on the outcome of whether we would have been in the Championship or Premier next season. If we had been promoted, with the money that comes with it, I am sure we would have signed a Premier quality centre forward. With his injury record and only half of a season playing well in the Championship would he have been good enough for the premier ? and as Trousers has said (got in before me) it was taken out of the clubs hands. I would like him to sign again if he doesn't get a better offer? I suppose he is still insured until his contract ends with us and then will have a new club or his own insurance so hopefully any injurieas will not have too drastic an effect.

I couldn’t give a fuck if he gets  injured.  

[2Morrow]

Think its being missed it was pretty widely reported we were trying to negotiate reduced terms on a longer extension and Stewart didn't want that.

So no loyalty, hes left for the money. Fair play to him as ultimately its a career, but I can't criticise the club for not wanting to give him the same terms or a pay rise given his injury history. I am sure we would be critical of Spors if we gave him a 2/3 year deal on the same money and he got injured in September 

[sfc4prem]

1 minute ago, 2Morrow said:

Think its being missed it was pretty widely reported we were trying to negotiate reduced terms on a longer extension and Stewart didn't want that.

So no loyalty, hes left for the money. Fair play to him as ultimately its a career, but I can't criticise the club for not wanting to give him the same terms or a pay rise given his injury history. I am sure we would be critical of Spors if we gave him a 2/3 year deal on the same money and he got injured in September 

Absolutely this, it's one we couldn't really negotiate on, really. Too risky. 

[UpweySaint]

56 minutes ago, Convict Colony said:

Guys I keep coming back to this and as someone who does a fair few photoshops i cannot find any issues with this pic and grok cant either.

Maybe its happening and if it is we might have another Gervinho situation with his hairline regression

Who is this? I feel like I’ve missed something….

[LegalEagle]

We won’t know if it was a good call or not until we see who his replacement is and for how much. 

[SuperSAINT]

10 minutes ago, LegalEagle said:

We won’t know if it was a good call or not until we see who his replacement is and for how much. 

Or until Ross gets injured for 8 months.  Whichever happens quickest.

[Badger]

1 hour ago, saintant said:

What you mean other than the fact that the club photographer is in the picture 🙂

Will Salt branching out from scouting trips to official player unveilings. 

[Ted Bates Statue]

1 hour ago, Convict Colony said:

Guys I keep coming back to this and as someone who does a fair few photoshops i cannot find any issues with this pic and grok cant either.

Maybe its happening and if it is we might have another Gervinho situation with his hairline regression

 

I know the shirt hasn't been officially announced but would I wouldn't expect a player to get unveiled using last season's shirt... or am I getting whooshed here

[Baird of the land]

53 minutes ago, Bobsmith said:

I'm not a fan of what Ross has done, but we had a contract extension clause and chose not to exercise it until after we knew we were in the championship. Pretty shoddy behaviour from the club and he's repaid it in kind. 

Yep club come off badly in my eyes. They had plenty of time to pick up the option even after we were caught spying. Were they too thick to understand the contract. Regardless it’s hardly going to make Stewart feel valued.