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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Aug 30, 2024 21:09:59 GMT
Fair enough, there's some talent there, but he needs to play more regularly and that's a decent level
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Aug 30, 2024 21:22:55 GMT
Bromance reunited... wee man quite pally with Ram man too, apparently.
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Post by channonite on Aug 30, 2024 22:05:47 GMT
That gives us until 1am to get it done
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Post by saintsfan73 on Aug 30, 2024 22:26:17 GMT
That gives us until 1am to get it done He’s been allocated the squad number 99.
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Post by theallseeingeye on Aug 30, 2024 22:50:58 GMT
I believe we can still move a few on around Europe..
I think we need to lose 2 or 3
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Post by choixkoix on Aug 31, 2024 2:37:15 GMT
Now thats what I call a window. Some depth. Some quality. Some continuity. Some ambition. Some PL experience. Some surprises. Few very highly rated young international players. You might not see a window like that again in your time as a Saints fan. Fair play to the Ownership group - they've really supported the manager/team. x.com/TheStatsSaint/status/1829643003775926618
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Post by vectis on Aug 31, 2024 4:19:07 GMT
Now thats what I call a window. Some depth. Some quality. Some continuity. Some ambition. Some PL experience. Some surprises. Few very highly rated young international players. You might not see a window like that again in your time as a Saints fan. Fair play to the Ownership group - they've really supported the manager/team. x.com/TheStatsSaint/status/1829643003775926618Fair to say. I must admit I'm a little concerned by the size of the squad. If we can't shift the likes of Onuachu, Kamaldeen, Manning and ABK, and RM doesn't want to play them at all, then there could be some seriously unhappy players. That's not good. Similar situation to the season we were relegated. Hope I'm wrong. I usually am. But it does give me pause. Putting my negativity aside though, I think that's potentially a very good window.
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Post by choixkoix on Aug 31, 2024 5:55:12 GMT
Now thats what I call a window. Some depth. Some quality. Some continuity. Some ambition. Some PL experience. Some surprises. Few very highly rated young international players. You might not see a window like that again in your time as a Saints fan. Fair play to the Ownership group - they've really supported the manager/team. x.com/TheStatsSaint/status/1829643003775926618Fair to say. I must admit I'm a little concerned by the size of the squad. If we can't shift the likes of Onuachu, Kamaldeen, Manning and ABK, and RM doesn't want to play them at all, then there could be some seriously unhappy players. That's not good. Similar situation to the season we were relegated. Hope I'm wrong. I usually am. But it does give me pause. Putting my negativity aside though, I think that's potentially a very good window. You're right. Paul I think we can be optimistic with given the Turkish window closes later. Manning wont be on a large wage and isnt the kind of player to infight/stink the atmosphere out. ABK and Sully we're probably going to have to carry til January at least. Nowt we can do about it, and Im sure Russ will excommunicate them if they affect atmosphere. If ABK deal had gone through, I think we'd be crowing that we've done some pretty good squad trimming at good money too. Fine margins.
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Post by channonite on Aug 31, 2024 7:16:57 GMT
I see the Goztepe fans are assuming Onuachu will end up with them, and they seem happy about that.
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Post by Frankfurt Saint on Aug 31, 2024 7:46:02 GMT
I’m reserving judgment until we’ve actually got some points on the board. So far we’ve lost to 10 men at Newcastle and Forest at home. We haven’t even scored a goal yet. If we beat Brentford or even get a draw then maybe we can start thinking about patting the club on the back for finally getting something right.
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Post by earlscourtsaint on Aug 31, 2024 7:57:32 GMT
And another one!!
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Post by earlscourtsaint on Aug 31, 2024 8:05:09 GMT
Whatever any of us think about SR none of us can suggest that they haven’t invested - their first window was a shocker, I’d suggest this one is far far better, still to be proven of course, and a few more outs needed to trim it down, but below is certainly way beyond what I was expecting;
Ins;
Aaron Ramsdale Harwood-Bellis Nathan Wood Ronnie Edwards Yukinari Sugawara Wellington Charlie Taylor Flynn Downes Lesley Ugochukwu Mateus Fernandes Adam Lallana Kuryu Matsuki Rento Takaoka Ryan Fraser Maxwel Cornet Brereton Díaz Cameron Archer Juan Traoré
Outs;
Shea Charles [loan] Duje Caleta-Car Romain Perraud Lyanco Mateusz Lis Carlos Alcaraz Sekou Mara Che Adams Stuart Armstrong Meghoma???
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Post by choixkoix on Aug 31, 2024 8:22:29 GMT
I’m reserving judgment until we’ve actually got some points on the board. So far we’ve lost to 10 men at Newcastle and Forest at home. We haven’t even scored a goal yet. If we beat Brentford or even get a draw then maybe we can start thinking about patting the club on the back for finally getting something right. We need time. On a good day, this is now a mid-table quality side, but we are on 0 points (more pressure), 0 goals (more work for Russ to find a tactic that clicks the right balance) and with several signings who need training sessions to integrate into the system. Ball is firmly in Russ' court. He's been supported wonderfully by the board and recruitment team. He's very loyal to his players in press conferences.. but by his own admission, he's been at fault in several matches since Spring. He's got a plethora of options now, PL worthy bullets in the gun. Gotta roll his sleeves up and evolve RM Saints team 2.0.
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Post by choixkoix on Aug 31, 2024 8:33:56 GMT
One more thing that springs to mind now...Do you remember a Saints side with so many potential captains / leaders?
THB, Flynn, Ramsdale, Lallana, Bednarek 2.0, Jack, possibly Taylor. Lot of influence there.
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Post by spot51 on Aug 31, 2024 8:40:10 GMT
I am surprised just how delighted I am to see him back. I'd convinced myself I didn't care but when I read he was here I couldn't stop smiling.
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