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Comment | Southampton Publish Retained List
by AJDubYa at 12:12:20
Hi all. New user here - but long time reader of the site. By my counts, we have a MASSIVE squad 'available' to Will Still, including the 'youth', we have:
GKs
Aaron Ramsdale, Gavin Bazunu, Alex McCarthy + Ollie Wright, Josh Jefferies
CBs
Jan Bednarek, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jack Stephens, Ronnie Edwards, Nathan Wood, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Joshua Quarshie + Joachim Kayi Sanda, Zach Awe, Nico Lawrence
LBs
Welington, Ryan Manning, Charlie Taylor, Juan Larios
RBs
Yuki Sugawara, James Bree
CMs
Flynn Downes, Shea Charles, Will Smallbone, Joe Aribo + Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh, Cam Bragg, Romeo Akachukwu
ACMs
Mateus Fernandes, Kuryu Matsuki
LWs
Kamaldeen Sulemana, Sam Edozie, Jay Robinson, Ryan Fraser + Daouda Traore, Will Merry
RWs
Tyler Dibling + Moses Sesay, Victor Udoh, Sufianu Silah Dibaga (?)
STs
Ross Stewart, Paul Onuachu, Cam Archer, Adam Armstrong, Ben Brereton Diaz, Juan Santos da Silva + Dom Ballard, Princewill Ehibatiomhan (?), Baylee Dipepa, Nicholas Oyekunle (?)
That's a BIG squad, already! So obviously all depends on who is sold .... or loaned out. But we look a bit light at RB, RW & ACM still ... although some players are versatile and can 'fill in' at different positions. |
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Comment | Former Club Interested In Taylor Harwood-Bellis Return
by Colburn at 16:52:11
Tell them to jog on..
They refused to loan us one of their players because of the Tella joke offer they made, which we refused (and then got £23 million for him. Lost him thanks to Ralph btw..)
But no, sod off Burnley, they set out the rules, they can play by them, we shouldn’t loan out THB to them or do business with them at all whilst their current owners remain. |
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Comment | Former Club Interested In Taylor Harwood-Bellis Return
by WestSussexSaint at 13:58:20
I can’t see a club like Burnley going for anything other than a loan deal given that their prospects for a second season in the PL look about as good as ours did. My preference would be to sell THB this offseason to fund any rebuild but if that’s not possible then a loan with obligation to buy, say if Burnley do avoid relegation, would be the next best thing. |
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Comment | Perhaps Most Important Appointment Of Summer At Southampton Imminent
by WoolstonSaint2 at 12:51:06
My overriding concern is that SR think we’re going to be ok with our current squad as quite a few of them got us promotion (just), last time around. SR will then pocket all cash from player sales to buy a few more lower league European clubs for Solak’s toy box. Or if we do buy any players, they will be 19-20 year olds for £3.50 with potential (to sell on for profit). Remember that Spors is SR director of football, not just Saints. He will be keen to make Solak some wonga. Saints are not an independent club anymore. |
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Comment | Perhaps Most Important Appointment Of Summer At Southampton Imminent
by Colburn at 12:43:10
Hahaha SaintMark.. you are funny..
All that matters is that Will is happy with the appointment. Hopefully Trollope will have a good idea on the character and mentality of a lot of the players we are looking to buy from other English clubs, given his experience in English leagues and about the opposition players we will come up against. That bit of knowledge might be key.
Times have changed, I’m very positive about this new set up, now it’s down to the board to get the player recruitment right. |
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Comment | Perhaps Most Important Appointment Of Summer At Southampton Imminent
by kenchilds70 at 11:55:16
Saints were in turmoil themselves at the time after the departure of then CEO Nicola Cortese and Katharina Liebherr having to get back into the club and completely revamp it both on and off the pitch.
The truth behind this story was she wanted the CEO position for herself. She did not share her fathers passion for the club with Nicola and was only interested in the "spend" clearly born out be her lack of any investment in the club. |
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Comment | Perhaps Most Important Appointment Of Summer At Southampton Imminent
by saintmark1976 at 10:21:01
Ronald Koeman ( the finest European midfielder of his generation) and Sammy Lee ( 295 games for Liverpool) or Will Still ( never played professional football) and Paul Trollope ( a journeyman footballer ) and we are supposed to be rejoicing ?
Just goes to show how far our club has fallen under the guidance of Sports Republic. |
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Comment | Southampton Linked With All And Sundry As Rumour Mill Rolls Into Motion
by Colburn at 16:49:31
I would sell Ramsdale, Bednarek and also Armstrong, we should get a few million for him given his record, just he’s not good enough for the top level where we will trying to reach again in 9 months. The same goes for Smallbone and Manning, they’re never going to be up to Premier League standard so I don’t see the point in keeping them. Quite simply we need to keep those who have the talent for the top despite not showing it yet but that requires the ability to shift all the deadwood we don’t want and that’s often the hardest bit.
Gutted to see we’ve lost another top youngster.. |
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Comment | Why Are Football Retained Lists Suddenly Causing So Much Commotion
by Frank_Xerox at 11:34:39
'Why Are Football Retained Lists Suddenly Causing So Much Commotion'?
Because we are treated as a commodity by the tech firms and the vast majority of the media.
They want our eyes on their content so they can sell advertising and data. A lot of the 'commotion' you have written about is manufactured, just to get us to click. Yet here I am!
Bring back Bob Brunskell. |
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Comment | Why Are Football Retained Lists Suddenly Causing So Much Commotion
by SanMarco at 11:04:29
Short answer to the headline question: Everything in football is now hype. Ever-increasing loads of meaningless comment, meaningless stats, coverage of transfer windows slamming shut, endless bullsh1t and as for the actual game - everything devalued. European competitions - bloated and/or so poor that even Spurs can win one. League Cup, reserve teams, FA Cup going the same way. Kick-off times suiting TV and no-one else. Last train back - you have to leave at half time. ..
Alright, not a short answer. I'm off now to see if Stockport's third choice winger has been offered a contract extension... |
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