Summer Transfer Window 2026

[sadoldgit]

1 hour ago, beatlesaint said:

I know they are in the Champions League but with Watkins left out today their 4 best/most influential players from last season are missing.

They need to invest quickly so if they really want THB I’d be holding out for every last penny, fuck em and their insulting offer !!

Watkins chasing the Saudi money?

[Sheaf Saint]

3 hours ago, pimpin4rizeal said:

That’s the problem with us we are way to happy to let a player go for a fair price . 

We're not though. For all of SR's faults, one thing they have been brilliant at over recent years is extracting maximum fees out of player sales. 

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, SaintsFan86 said:

THB does not go for penny less than £30M GUARENTEED.

 

If they want him we should also DEMAND a 85% sell on clause of all the deal not just to profit 

[Turkish]

20 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

We're not though. For all of SR's faults, one thing they have been brilliant at over recent years is extracting maximum fees out of player sales. 

It’s laughable all this nonsense people come out with every window isn’t it. SR have sold well, we’re a championship club the best players generally end up getting moves, we’ve just got to make sure we get the most we can and spend it well. 

[whelk]

4 minutes ago, Turkish said:

It’s laughable all this nonsense people come out with every window isn’t it. SR have sold well, we’re a championship club the best players generally end up getting moves, we’ve just got to make sure we get the most we can and spend it well. 

No no no no. We are a joy to deal with as sell our players well below what like other clubs do

[Edmonton Saint]

Villa 4-0 down in 32 minutes , I think a renewed THB bid will be coming very soon 

[Saint86]

Harwood bellis' transfer fee is going up by the goal 😆🤣

We should absolutely be adding £5-10M after this.

Edited 4 hours ago by Saint86

[Saint NL]

50 minutes ago, TheH said:

Villa getting relegated then? 😉

I didn't think so an hour ago, not so sure now 🤣

[skintsaint]

Red card now for Villa

[Tommy Mulgrew]

A 10:0 would be great.  Oh, wait: it’s harder to play against 10 men.   😇

[Saint86]

5 minutes ago, Tommy Mulgrew said:

A 10:0 would be great.  Oh, wait: it’s harder to play against 10 men.   😇

This really should be at least 6-0. I don't recall many worse opening games of the season, let alone for a "big team" / Europa League winner...

[die Mannyschaft]

16 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

Harwood bellis' transfer fee is going up by the goal 😆🤣

We should absolutely be adding £5-10M after this.

With an add on of each goal let in we get £50,000 from Villa 

[die Mannyschaft]

9 minutes ago, Tommy Mulgrew said:

A 10:0 would be great.  Oh, wait: it’s harder to play against 10 men.   😇

9-0 will be good. Are Villa really that bad? 

[Patrick Bateman]

Villa look horrible, now 10 men down. No way THB would make a shred of difference to this team. I think even the Burnley team I saw huffing and puffing earlier would stick 5 past this lot on today's showing. 

[Lighthouse]

3 hours ago, pimpin4rizeal said:

Would you be happy if we also sell scienza and jander for 20-25m .. we have got the squad for promotion .. unless it’s ridicolous money we shouldn’t even be considering selling 

The point being that you’d say this when we’re selling players but wouldn’t expect us to pay ridiculous money when signing players. Football is a business, we buy and sell players for what we think is a reasonable price, depending on the specific conditions.

[Saint86]

14 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

Villa look horrible, now 10 men down. No way THB would make a shred of difference to this team. I think even the Burnley team I saw huffing and puffing earlier would stick 5 past this lot on today's showing. 

 

19 minutes ago, die Mannyschaft said:

9-0 will be good. Are Villa really that bad? 

If the reports on THB are actually true (i.e., cares a lot about the club and in 2 minds over the move), I wonder if this sort of performance will make him stick at saints... I mean, this 11 is relegation level and incredibly disjointed:

 

[hypochondriac]

5 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

 

If the reports on THB are actually true (i.e., cares a lot about the club and in 2 minds over the move), I wonder if this sort of performance will make him stick at saints... I mean, this 11 is relegation level and incredibly disjointed:

 

What reports about him being in two minds? He will be desperate to move to a champions league team.

[Turkish]

43 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

Red card now for Villa

They become only the second team in Premier league history to concede 4, score and own goal and have a man sent off in the first half of a premier league game. Bet you can’t guess who the others is..::

[Saint86]

5 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

What reports about him being in two minds? He will be desperate to move to a champions league team.

Was on one of the post match interviews post stoke, can't remember if it was Tonda or Blackmore and tessem. Don't get me wrong, I think it's extremely unlikely that he'll turn down that move... But if he genuinely does care a lot about the club... And villa are this much of a mess, then it could happen (with Bowen levels of dedication). You would assume he's long gone.

Edited 3 hours ago by Saint86

[stfrancisofbenali]

1 hour ago, Edmonton Saint said:

Villa 4-0 down in 32 minutes , I think a renewed THB bid will be coming very soon 

With an extra £5M slapped on hopefully. 

[Farmer Saint]

2 hours ago, Ex Lion Tamer said:

This is what I'm confused about, because it seems like we all kind of agree that THB isn't that good in the Premier League and definitely not good enough for Villa and yet we seem to think he should go for big money? 

The fee we signed him for reflected that we thought he was a future Premier League player and potential England player. That is in some doubt now 

I think the fee for him reflects his importance to us in the Championship and getting us promoted, not what he is worth as an actual footballer or footballing asset.

Edited 2 hours ago by Farmer Saint

[Football Special]

3 hours ago, beatlesaint said:

I know they are in the Champions League but with Watkins left out today their 4 best/most influential players from last season are missing.

They need to invest quickly so if they really want THB I’d be holding out for every last penny, fuck em and their insulting offer !!

Absolutely agree, £18M bid is fucking insulting for a player we signed for more than that. Saints should be holding out for £30M+ , if they want him enough will need to pay it , looks like they need defenders 

[tdmickey3]

29 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

I think the fee for him reflects his importance to us in the Championship and getting us promoted, not what he is worth as an actual footballer or footballing asset.

Spot on, I said it earlier in the thread 

[Badger]

19 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

 

So does René Artois, but I wouldn't want him as head scout!

Is his sister, Stella, in charge of catering and beer sales in the concourse ? 

[BarberSaint]

12 minutes ago, Badger said:

Is his sister, Stella, in charge of catering and beer sales in the concourse ? 

Judging by how the service is ... she's working overtime and a half.

[Saint NL]

Did Tonda comment on THBs absence?

Emery sounds thoroughly pissed off 

 

 

[Matthew Le God]

45 minutes ago, Badger said:

Is his sister, Stella, in charge of catering and beer sales in the concourse ? 

Nah, not his sister. The bars are run by Mimi Le Bonk. No Belgian beers and definitely no German or Italian ones, just French!

Edited 43 minutes ago by Matthew Le God

[goodymatt]

 

[Harry_SFC]

Just now, goodymatt said:

 

Terrible source. Same bloke reckons Jack Clarke is going to Middlesborough. 

[Saint NL]

Archer going out on loan doesn't help at all. 

[hypochondriac]

2 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Archer going out on loan doesn't help at all. 

I expect he's only going on loan if we can't find a buyer and we have another striker lined up.