Fraser back with Newcastle training with the u21s so doesn’t seem like that one is as imminent as previously made out. Talk of another loan being a possibility
I'd add AM to that list too as we haven't replaced Stu, and we don't know if we will keep Alcaraz, let alone how much he will feature. Though imo a new no.1 GK is just as important as filling those other positions.
We still have a few potential sales to make yet though. With KWP, Paul, ABK & Sulemana all potentially leaving, that is not far off £50m in revenue, of which we would only really need to replace Sulemana.
You could argue we need to replace Adams and Stu though who we got nothing for and those two replacements could easily take up £50m
True but we will likely utilise the loan market for at least one of those. Plus Charly will almost be a Stu replacement considering we didn't have him for half of last season.
At the risk of starting a new tsunami of nautical puns, we really do need to push the boat out and sign a new number one GK. It is probably the most important position at the base of the spine of the team and probably cost us automatic promotion. Whether it's a loan or £20m+ permanent I don't care and I think Macca is pretty solid but he's really a back up now.
Hoping we use tall Paul in some of our friendlies just to give him an option and see if what Martin sees in training matches on the pitch.
I still think if we do sign a keeper it will be an older player out of contract for a year or a loan. I just can’t see us spending big when: We have other needs as well We still have Bazunu coming back in The name who jumped out to me when looking at older freebies was Rui Patricio who used to play for Wolves, but whether he would want to move to England at his age for a year I have no idea.
There are so many Saints fans that will not accept the point posted earlier - McCarthy signed an extension to be number 1 this season. He seemingly had offers to either be number 1 elsewhere or number 2 at higher profile clubs. He doesn’t turn both of those down to be our number 2. Not when he is out of contract. What he has done for the last couple of years is not really a factor I know most of us don’t like it. Doesn’t stop it being true If a great loan opportunity came up then we might take it. But we have other areas we are clearly focusing on
It would bring a smile on my face if he creates a nice problem, by scoring a few in the friendlies. Let’s see!!
Maybe that is the answer. Have 10 players that play the lovely passing game Martin wants and then a big lump up top to bully CBs and get on the end of things. Somehow I can't see it!
The player or the position? If he follows the trends shown by the other youth players recently, he'll be off then. Wonder if Amo Ameyaw has only got a year left too then. Didn't they come in from Spurs at the same time?
