Summer window

And around 14:30 on Saturday

 

This pretty much rules us out if Palace and Brentford want him

 

Gut tells me Roberts will be gone. Out of contract next summer and Southampton will be able to throw money at him and us. And I bet he took a big pay cut to come to us in first place

 

Best example of that ever, Liverpool signing Carrol, I asked a Liverpool "supporter" at work were they going to change their whole style of play to suit him, I dont think he understood the question, but he was from Devon

 

And also be a total crock as well like, they can have as many opinions as they like from club doctors etc but they won’t know what he’s like until he’s playing full paced championship football. I’d obviously like him to stay but wish him well if he does leave…and we have a proper replacement for him!

 

I don't even know what £££ I would be happy with if he was to go...

£10m? Maybe £20m for both Stewart and Roberts.

Not sure we'd even have enough time to replace them.

 

On the other hand, he's bobbed about clubs for years without finding a home. He's played his best football here and does he want yet another move?

 

Flight is over Durham at the moment

 

I hope his earlier slip of the tongue wasn't Freudian, when he said something like, Stewart will only be allowed to go if a ****e in shining armour comes in first

 

I mean that’s one argument. It’s another reasonable one to think he wants to play in the premier league and is looking at our squad and thinking Southampton is his best chance. Especially if you add the extra salary into it.

not saying he will, just my gut on where this ends up

 

Aye. Wouldn't disagree.

 

Should have sorted his deal about 4 weeks ago to be fair. The fact we have let him have 1 year left opens us up to this. Roberts would be horrific to lose at such a late stage in the window.

Wouldn't sell for 10m

 

Rodri is a holding midfielder he only ends up so far up the pitch at times because of how good City are at keeping their opponents pinned in their own box. I’d love us to try and mould Bellingham into that type of player I think he’d be brilliant there sitting in front of the back 4.

Bellingham holding with Neil buzzing around in the middle then a good technical playmaker as the AM/10 - maybe Rigg in time.

 

Aye, I can’t blame the club at all for Stewart situation. But this one was so avoidable

 

Spot on

 

Sunderland are trying to persuade Frank Magri to come to the stadium of light

 

Agree. Fits the same model as Roberts - out of contract and would command a large fee now.

Going to be a few squeaky bums over the next 36 hours. ****ing hate this window ****

 

100%. Should have been sorted then. Was meant to be but for some reason it wasn't. Big test now. I genuinely wouldn't sell. Would have to be an offer that no one would make to even consider.

 

O’Nien still saying his goodbyes after the Mallorca game?