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Post by earlscourtsaint on Jul 30, 2024 20:48:04 GMT
We’ve already bought 5 defenders, no way are we spending £20m on another one!!
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Post by choixkoix on Jul 30, 2024 23:58:37 GMT
Van den Berg is a great signing for someone somewhere, quite a high fee, but like THB you have great confidence in the asset maturing. We dont need another CB, nor have the money - actual money or surely FFP legroom either.
O'Riley and the winger are our limits in all likelihood, and I'd question how necessary outs are financially. You imagine Onuachu will happen, but there is too much silence over ABK, KWP, Sulemana
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Post by Sir B3na1i on Jul 31, 2024 7:54:42 GMT
Van den Berg is a great signing for someone somewhere, quite a high fee, but like THB you have great confidence in the asset maturing. We dont need another CB, nor have the money - actual money or surely FFP legroom either. O'Riley and the winger are our limits in all likelihood, and I'd question how necessary outs are financially. You imagine Onuachu will happen, but there is too much silence over ABK, KWP, Sulemana We might need a CB, could suggest Jan is stalling on the new deal
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Post by Frankfurt Saint on Jul 31, 2024 9:34:40 GMT
I see Soulé has joined Roma and Camara has signed for Monaco so we can finally cross those two transfer targets off the list.
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Post by choixkoix on Aug 3, 2024 3:07:52 GMT
Reported that Trabzonspor have now bid 7.5m for TP.
Personally, I think we've made our point, and could use the cash on a player who probably has zero other clubs with cash intetested in him. Just not worth the risk of trying to squeeze an extra mil or two out.
Make Rasmus work for free until he's 75 to pay off whatever the difference is from our asking price.
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Post by Frankfurt Saint on Aug 3, 2024 11:22:58 GMT
I see Füllkrug in on his way to West Ham. I think he’ll do well there but I imagine he’ll cost a lot more than BBD so I suspect we’ve got more of a bargain.
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Post by earlscourtsaint on Aug 3, 2024 14:23:03 GMT
Chatting to a Crystal Palace mate at work and he rates the Rak-Sakyi lad very (very!) highly, so much so that he’d be gutted if we got him rather than a seasons loan to a Championship Club! Personally I’d prefer him to Fraser who I don’t think offers us anything better than we’ve already got.
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Aug 3, 2024 19:15:48 GMT
Doc Martin's interview did nothing to assuage relegation fears.. no more signings imminent
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Post by earlscourtsaint on Aug 3, 2024 19:46:29 GMT
Doc Martin's interview did nothing to assuage relegation fears.. no more signings imminent TBF he was hardly going to say ‘we are really close but just finalising the details’ - like you I long for that Lawrie Mac moment when we shock the world with a KK moment, but that never happens anymore as agents leak as much as they can to try and squeeze all potential suitors for every last penny, or get one of them to spunk an extra £5m when no one else was actually interested in the first place! Our squad will look very different come Sept 1st
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Post by crazydanny on Aug 4, 2024 7:37:17 GMT
Weird, I saw him last night and thought he would be perfect for Saints as AM.
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Post by ivangolac on Aug 4, 2024 7:43:32 GMT
Being reported WHU completely out of KWP running, they look like they are going with AWB. I’m not ITK but KWP staying at SMS would be FGN.
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Post by choixkoix on Aug 4, 2024 8:17:47 GMT
Being reported WHU completely out of KWP running, they look like they are going with AWB. I’m not ITK but KWP staying at SMS would be FGN. I think the club has screwed this one up, and runs the risk of Che part 2. In a fantasy world I'd like KWP to not leave. In a world where we blew 160mil on a lot of rubbish and are living longer term under an FFP yoke, I'll settle for Sugawara and would like the cash. What might be the worst of all worlds is someone getting a cut price 10mil offer accepted on Aug 31. He's always had interest, but - lets face it, probably somewhat due to his height being that of a winger not a defender ; also is 12 assists in 158 PL and Champ appearances for us that enticing when youre seen as an attacking full back... - he doesnt seem to ever really feature as anyone's first choice option if they want a RB. So, I'd put the chances as better than not that we have an awkward lose-lose decision to make late in this window.
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Post by Frankfurt Saint on Aug 4, 2024 10:16:09 GMT
If he stays we’re looking at another season in the PL with two of our best players being right wing backs (like when we had Livramento and KWP at the same time).
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Post by crazydanny on Aug 4, 2024 13:05:33 GMT
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Post by earlscourtsaint on Aug 4, 2024 13:35:10 GMT
Would love to see Carvalho in a Saints shirt - BUT he’s surely out of our price and salary bracket?
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