Summer window

£10m for a knackered player in last year of contract, still can't believe it. Hope he goes onto be brilliant but some gamble that even at todays prices. Loved LND but can't understand why he wanted away, pisses me off slightly. Onwards and upwards eh? My 9 yr old knows the score, he's kind of ok with LND leaving but Gooch he can't wrap his head round poor lad.

Hasn't had enough disappointment in the great SAFC tradition of such things poor bairn , let's hope he doesn't for some years either

 

Definitely not as quality as the premier League, but still physical and comparable to the championship.

 

Might have been been. We never seemed all that interested to me whereas we were laser focused on Rusyn.

 

M’Vila?….

 

Comparable for sure, and the top few like I say.

Similar standard but certainly slower and that’s part of the physical.

 

Would prefer Corporal Jones....

 

How many french speaking players is that we have?

 

Looking forward to seeing what Rusyn can do, have a feeling he'll try his heart out and be popular. I might even get a goal in this team so think he'll be right and looks good

 

I know someone who knows him, said he’s a cracking lad on a night out. So I’d take him fir a pint…

Think he’d be decent at championship too…

 

I reckon O’Nien is the kind who will decide to start learning it and be fluent by next Wednesday

 

As long as we have at least 1 who can translate from “smog” to the other lads!!

 

A bit of Clarke about him too, from the clip I saw. Lovely balance and looks exceptional on the ball.

 

I reckon he’ll be up all night tonight and be fluent before kick off!!

 

He looks like he's a grafter and a natural finisher. I think he'll be someone the crowd will warm to quickly.

 

Just sitting back and watching it all develop mate, great entertainment seeing everyone a-flippin' and a-floppin'

I'm really pleased at how professionally run the club is these days which only highlights what a shambles it's been in the past. If we could imprint the current set up onto the Short era you could only imagine how good we could've been ... all that waste

The way we've handled the Stewart situation has been masterful. It's reminded me of one of those operating theatres where we've all sat watching a skilled surgeon take the rise out a poor soul under anaesthetic ...

... we managed to draw Southampton into a bidding war with themselves despite it being blindingly obvious that Stewart was desperate to leave and this being our only chance to cash in.

They've taken a massive risk on a player with quite an injury record who may never fully recover from the latest. He may turn out to be a bargain but I've never thought him suitable for the PL and have said so many times. I washed my hands of him as I stood applauding the SOL lap of honour ... it was painful watching him drag his sorry arse round the ground.

Despite people predicting all of our gems going, player unrest and a toxic atmosphere it's business as usual and the dawn of a new match day.

I'm as sad to see Gooch go as he is himself but this is our club in the modern world, we have to grit our teeth and trust them to do what's best for us all. It's hard, after the huge distrust and suspicion of the past, for us to believe the club knows best.

But, as my signature says, it's a brave new world and I'm loving it.

 

Well, if reports are to be believed then he went from £3k p.w to £25k, and got job / wage security for 4 years, as well as a higher chance of playing in the Premier League... To be honest, he'd have been absolutely bonkers not to go, imo. I don't hold it against him at all, and we got a decent fee to boot. I genuinely think it's a fantastic deal for all parties involved.

All the best Ross, no hard feelings from me

 

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so what do we need in January?

(jokes)

 

Tranquillisers!

 

Probably just Amad on a loan to buy deal. I wouldn't be surprised.

 

No and that's fair mate, I get it from where we are now but I believe we offered him canny money and he prevaricated and then got injured. Is what it is I guess, shame how it's played out but aye from £3k to £25k has to do it aye. Set for life now rather than driving taxis for 30 year after football