Potentially one of the reasons why we want Delap on a permanent. But the queue for McAtee is very long. Lots of clubs will want to loan him - and there will be no option on this one
Smallbone’s contract is up next year. So unless we have or will extend it he will go for nothing next year. An extension was rumoured but hasn’t been announced
Their front three was Kane, Son and Kulusevski. After signing Richarlison, that front three is now Kane, Son and Kulusevski as far as I can see. Maybe they got their replacement in early. I'm not sure I buy all the chat about how dramatic an impact having five subs will be and thought that signing a strange one.
You don't see Richarlison starting over Kulusevski? I'm not sure I do either. It is too bold for how Conte usually is. Didn't Arsenal want him? Might be why they went for him? But they will get another striker in if Kane goes - whether it is first choice or not
Maybe. It's all subjective of course but I don't see Richarlison as being the kind of guy that would be happy unless he was first choice, regardless of whether he deserves that. I think that's really why I thought it a strange move. Conte moved for Kulusevski and Bentancur immediately so clearly rates them both very highly and I must say, I thought Kulusevski was outstanding. One of the players of the season for me.
I wasn't looking closely enough when I went on earlier. Didn't spot that they had already updated him for Stoke and that 2023 was the Stoke expiry
This will be make or break for Smallbone. If he impresses sufficiently with Stoke he will likely get a new deal with Saints. Otherwise, we will likely try and get a few quid for him whilst he is under contract.
Odd - I went regularly back then and never really picked up on it. And when he was at Stoke I was thinking "why were the throws never that good with us?" I'm convinced he got better at it after leaving. I never remember toweling the ball for example. But that said - wouldn't have been able to see it from the stands
Thought I read somewhere that a contract extension was agreed as part of the loan deal (if you get my drift)
I read the end date showing on transfermarkt and it was the end of the Stoke loan. That site can move fast. Sometimes too fast as they have Mara with us and he hasn't actually signed yet as far as I am aware
Im sure Redknapp said in an interview that he didn’t know he had that in his locker. Said the first time he saw it was after he left Saints and was at Portsmouth/Spurs and he was doing it for Stoke. He said he thought something along the lines “why the **** didn’t anyone tell me he could do that”
