Summer window

I know but you can't ignore the severity of his injury and the possible future implications. Maybe he'll be fine and I hope he is but it's a spin of the roulette wheel for buyers.

 

If he goes I hope he isn't. But I'm petty like that!

 

I won't be cheering him on (if he leaves) but he's done enough for me to wish him well albeit without much enthusiasm.

 

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They loaned loans of players every season tho iirc they had about 8/9 on loan one year

 

I’ll raise you an Ian Anderson

 

His biggest mistake was taking the job in the first place, I do think if he'd come in at the right time he may have done ok but the situation we were in the only suitable candidate was BSA and only then if he'd had shorts full support however I believe he'd given up by then anyway

 

I will never forgive or forget Dr Death

 

I think the bit some folk won’t like is the 6 & 7 seasons element.

Our plan is 5, I believe, not 6 or 7 but also not 1 or 2. Luton made it in 3, but they won’t last. Gotta be patient

 

Into the last 48 hours of the window and I've heard no links at all to a DM so I presume that's not on the cards at this point and we'll be making do with what we've got.

Rusyn is the only thing that looks certain. The only other credible link I've seen is for Virginius but I'm not sure if that's happening or not. If it is, we'll have spent the best part of £8m which is quite an outlay. I wonder if the club will be looking to recoup that with Stewart or if a Stewart deal will be separate thing.

I still think we need 3 in (Rusyn, winger and DM) and then sales need like for like replacements.

It feels like the market has gone crazy and we might fall short. The value for money that our scouts are looking for just isn't there this summer.

 

I agree with a lot of that, Flash. It’s been a tough window but I’m still hopeful that the recruitment team can knock it out the park though. My expectations of what that would look like probably needs to come down a notch or two.

 

Be very surprised if a CM/CDM doesn't come in mate.

 

If any more than the Ukrainian kid signs up, then the club are being very good at preventing names being leaked

 

Southampton are sitting on millions, get it all up front then KLD can either keep it in his bank OR DO THE RIGHT THING, and buy that young striker they have been watching for weeks from France.

 

As supporters we want all the signings we've decided upon, that's fair enough.

The club has to decide what to do in a 'crazy market' and possibly ignore value for money. The problem is that, if you abandon your plan, you can end up in a Donald/Grigg situation.

I maintain Grigg was a much better striker than he showed here. He was just bribed to come and never wanted to be here. His rotten sulky attitude stunk the place out and affected the team spirit, by the end they couldn't even let him near the kids.

I'll see what today brings but am expecting at least one more signing and a loan. Some were predicting half a dozen would leave but I think we'll end up stronger than last year tbh .

We did well without Stewart, for much of last season, so let's go again and get behind a team that played their hearts out for us ...

... not pine for players who come for the money, never improve and just get older.

Ha'way the Lads!!!

 

Ooo who is this person we have been watching ?

 

He’s shown the club no loyalty at the first hurdle and will have been offered a fortune in real terms so I don’t think much of him hit then I think most footballers and agents are abhorrent

 

You really have a problem with him Bob, why not explain.

 

I agree with this. It's easy for fans to have high expectations and criticise the ones who have to do the work for not matching your expectations.

But they're all working to a remit and the market this summer has changed that objective from difficult to almost impossible.

I think I'd rather we take a half step backwards this year if the alternative is a high risk gamble.

We've brought in assets like Hemir, Mayenda and Bellingham which will set us up for years to come (if not for the next few weeks to come) and we have to factor that in too. Patience is a virtue.

 

It's gonna be 1 of those days ain't it, great expectations and all that