Divin Mubama

[Midfield_General]

1 minute ago, trousers said:

I'm glad the interviewer made that intervention....

Presumably Le God was an influence

[Toadhall Saint]

1 hour ago, LeBizzier69 said:

Let's not all barrack mubama.

👏👏👏

[Toadhall Saint]

Welcome aboard - if your movement is that good I’m sure Mr Azaz will love playing with you!

[for_heaven's_Saint]

Anyone know what his hold up play is like? That’s a pretty important part of Larin’s game and what we lack when he’s not playing. 

[Lighthouse]

Seems like a decent addition for relatively little financial outlay. If we can get double figures out of him that’ll be a very shrewd signing for the season.

[Disco Stu]

7 minutes ago, for_heaven's_Saint said:

Anyone know what his hold up play is like? That’s a pretty important part of Larin’s game and what we lack when he’s not playing. 

From what I've read, it's not one of his strengths.

[AlexLaw76]

6 minutes ago, Disco Stu said:

From what I've read, it's not one of his strengths.

And that, if true, could hurt us

[sockeye]

Could be huge for us this season. Welcome

[Midfield_General]

25 minutes ago, Disco Stu said:

From what I've read, it's not one of his strengths.

Larin's so good at it, hopefully he can help Mubama develop in this area if so

[Paul_B]

Looks a bit of a baller this lad. Bit of a unit, but quite skillful with a good left foot, a decent finish on him and seems to have scored a few with his nut too. 

 

[Saint Keef]

15 minutes ago, Paul_B said:

Looks a bit of a baller this lad. Bit of a unit, but quite skillful with a good left foot, a decent finish on him and seems to have scored a few with his nut too. 

 

Left or right one? Either would be painful 😬

[Chez]

4 hours ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Hope he doesn't get too many yellows for divin'

Divine.

Notes: he got sent off against us at SMS. Two yellows, the second for diving!

[Chez]

36 minutes ago, Paul_B said:

Looks a bit of a baller this lad. Bit of a unit, but quite skillful with a good left foot, a decent finish on him and seems to have scored a few with his nut too. 

 

I'm hoping he blossoms before our eyes into the next Lukaku

[LaptopSaint]

Good player - good addition 

[Matty's Caddy]

5 hours ago, CSA96 said:

By....?

When did he meet the fans?

[UpweySaint]

2 minutes ago, Matty's Caddy said:

When did he meet the fans?

Open training session, has me stumped for a moment too.

[Polaroid Saint]

4 hours ago, for_heaven's_Saint said:

Anyone know what his hold up play is like? That’s a pretty important part of Larin’s game and what we lack when he’s not playing. 

 

3 hours ago, Disco Stu said:

From what I've read, it's not one of his strengths.

However, from the Spider Graph posted the other day, it was statistically (when he played in the Championship last season) one of his strengths. Better than Lankshear in the posted comparison for sure and actually pretty decent for a 19/20 year old in this league.

He will need to improve for sure to be like a wise old head like Larin, but having eight players around him will help.

[Convict Colony]

21 hours ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

Somewhat underwhelmed by this. It doesn't really hit as a signing of intent. It certainly doesn't feel like a signing that says "we want to win this league". 

I genuinely hope he scores 20+ goals and is a massive success but I can't help but feel that he'll be in and out of the first team and won't be a regular starter. 

am here for what signing has ever given us this feeling

[hypochondriac]

42 minutes ago, Convict Colony said:

am here for what signing has ever given us this feeling

I'd say Azaz and (at the time) Fellows were pretty ambitious signings. THB too albeit on loan.

Edited Tuesday at 19:16 by hypochondriac

[Toadhall Saint]

54 minutes ago, Convict Colony said:

am here for what signing has ever given us this feeling

KK

[Paul_B]

22 hours ago, Chez said:

I'm hoping he blossoms before our eyes into the next Lukaku

Actually, he does have a bit of the Lukaku about him doesn't he..... 

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

Finally got around to chatting to a couple of mates who support Man City. 

The general opinion seems to be that he's very inexperienced and that expecting him to be the goal scoring solution for a team looking to get promoted is a huge ask. 

Both said that they thought he'd be a useful squad player and that it'll be good for his development but they're surprised that we haven't gone looking for someone with a bit more experience. 

 

[Matthew Le God]

9 minutes ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

Finally got around to chatting to a couple of mates who support Man City. 

The general opinion seems to be that he's very inexperienced and that expecting him to be the goal scoring solution for a team looking to get promoted is a huge ask. 

Both said that they thought he'd be a useful squad player and that it'll be good for his development but they're surprised that we haven't gone looking for someone with a bit more experience. 

How many games have they seen him play?

[revolution saint]

My mate is a massive Man City fan and he's followed Mubama since he signed for Man City and honestly, he's obsessed with him.  He's watched every single minute of competitive and non competitive games that Devin has played, he's even peaked over his garden fence to watch him kick some balls around his back garden.  There's nothing this lad doesn't know about Mubama.
Anyway, finally got around to chatting to him yesterday and he said, he thought he'd be a useful squad player and that it'll be good for his development but he's surprised that we haven't gone looking for someone with a bit more experience.

[Ex Lion Tamer]

I know the guys from the Second Tier podcast aren't universally popular here but the Stoke-supporting one said he thought this was a great signing for us

Edited 1 hour ago by Ex Lion Tamer

[CSA96]

1 hour ago, Ex Lion Tamer said:

I know the guys from the Second Tier podcast aren't universally popular here but the Stoke-supporting one said he thought this was a great signing for us

Noticed that too. Lucas is the BBC Radio Stoke main presenter/commentator so he sees plenty of Stoke. He hasn't disclosed who he supports and I don't think he's actually a Stoke fan so his opinion is probably fairly balanced as someone who isn't a fan but watches all of the games in a professional capacity

These were his comments for what it's worth, for anyone who didn't hear them:

Feel like I can talk on this one having seen the bloke play for half of last season. He had a horror injury against QPR in January and then we didn't really see him in a Stoke City shirt after that. But early signs of Divin Mubama, really exciting for the Southampton fans.

He's clearly a player with talent and quality. He showed it in glimpses, I would say, at Stoke City. I think once again he is an example of, and this is coming from someone who gets frustrated by Stoke having to bring in players on loan who've not had a lot or any Championship experience previously, but I think he proved that. He was sort of raw but he clearly knew where the net was. I think in a thriving, exciting team that can create lots of chances, he will find the back of the net.

I think sometimes he had a habit of a bit of overthinking when it comes to wanting to make a good impression on what was his first senior loan. He clicked really well and found a really nice partnership with Sorba Thomas off the left and Million Manhoef from the right. So I wonder if gametime will be important for him in a Southampton shirt. But I think he's going to be better for having had that season, or half a season, in Championship football. When Stoke were a fit and firing team, they were a better team with him in it.

I think the next thing for him is what he does when he's off the ball as well as when he's in chances that he could potentially score from. But I think there's no doubt about it, Divin Mubama is a really good pickup for a side like Southampton that will create lots of chances for a season. 

Edited 4 minutes ago by CSA96