Oh how I remember how pleased people were when they first bought us and all the crap they said about saints being a great fit etc. utter tush
I think I might check out of here until Friday. Everyone is looking at the moon in the reflection of a puddle…
Assuming Tella goes thro, that’s around £120m player sales profit, less Charles. Probably around £5m off wage bill as well. Nice finances Saints. 1 week left ….
All I will say is don’t read the Saintsweb ITKs if you want to retain any enthusiasm. There will be a monumental meltdown on deadline day if they are right.
And you are very untrusting. It’s a text book glass half full and glass half empty situation. What makes you think no replacement will be signed just because it is late on? Or do you not actually think that even though your posts imply that
No I think a replacement will be signed. Our past track record of making striker signings is not good. We have one week to make a vital signing. I want it to work but there is no history of success to look at.
Pilchards is the one I’ve seen. Seems semi accurate. Implication is Adams is off and the club are happy to stick with Mara.
That's a horrific thought, it really is. Pilchards was the first to mention Nathan Jones out the blue, about 6 weeks beforehand so he clearly has/had ITK points somewhen.
I don’t think it’s a nervous breakdown. From a business standpoint when you show books to a potential buyer, you want them to appear healthy. Wolves are in a similar potion at the minute. The fact we are using a lot of loans seems like a quick fix, not a long term solution.
Fair. Agreed on striker track record. Albeit trying to find strikers who will score in the championship is hopefully a different proposition to one who can hit the ground running in the premier league I was looking at our outgoings and would suggest we have brought in someone as a replacement for every key squad player from last year. With that caveat being because of Tino. This is not counting Tella and Che. Now maybe Fraser is the replacement. But I think if Sulemana goes then another might come in. But if he stays I don’t see a “replacement” for Tella coming in - as that will be Sulemana
Fair enough. I don’t have a full track on the ITKs. I’m vaguely aware of three (one seemingly a new one who broke the news of two Friday medicals) and Pilchards was not one of them
But if the long term plan is to be in the PL it is very hard to sign players in the Champ for that level If these loans help us go up then we can spend next summer. As I’ve said before we’ve created a lot of chances based on the style of play so far. We aren’t going to need Haaland to come in for a striker to get a lot of chances
I think people are getting confused between "asset stripping" and the cost of relegation and players not wanting to play in this league.
No, no, I really wouldn't. I want Ballard to be given a chance because he's a huge talent and deserves it, but to replace Adams with Ballard would be mental. Just as it would to replace Adams with Mara. We need a proven striker if Adams goes. No question.
