27 Jul 2015 00:27:02
Interesting discussion; If say, Gardos is currently injury free, and we aren't able to sign a defender guaranteed to start alongside Fonte, who would you guys want to partner him up? Yoshida or Gardos?

1.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 01:51:59
Yoshi is far better than every gives him credit for and I'm sure he will prove that this season, as he will get more opportunities. I have been saying this for 3 seasons now ha.

2.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 02:56:26
Yoshida was every bit as good as Alderweireld when he played last season, deserves his chance at being first choice imo

3.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 05:12:12
Yosh isn't as good as Ald. He has a lot of quality but his tackling can leave a lot to be desired sometimes

4.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 06:31:41
I really rate Gardos and think in a year he will pushing to get into the first team. Dare I say it, instead of Fonte.
Don't get me wrong, Fonte is a rock in our defence but he was no where near the finished article when we bought him and wasn't a first team regular back in the lower leagues.
Fonte will be another year older and another year slower.
I think Yosh is good cover and might just be above Gardos now but Yosh will always be the backup defender where as I can see Gardos pushing onwards.

5.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 07:37:58
Most of my Aussie mates says Gardos should be given the go, some even said he would've been first choice had we not sign TA on deadline day last season. I for one can't choose between them but that just shows how many quality options we have. Yoshida got the stick some times ago since people associate him as Hooiveld's partner in crime. He's been great this season even at RB but I feel we've yet seen the best of Gardos.

6.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 09:36:57
I think that Yosh is better than Gardos and Gardos is out until Christmas so we still need a quality centre back to partner Fonte. I don't think that Yosh or Gardos will ever be more than back up.

7.) 27 Jul 2015
27 Jul 2015 21:51:50
Yos the Boss

8.) 28 Jul 2015
28 Jul 2015 01:44:12
Some of you guys are blind. There is not a manager in the world who would buy Yoshida over Alderweireld. He might get better still, but he's not in the same league as Alderweireld. Forget your stats. Use your eyes. And your brains. Saints need a quality centre half. More games = more players . We currently have Fonte who is Premier League quality. That's it. Yoshida is backup. Maybe Koeman has seen something in Stephens?

9.) 28 Jul 2015
28 Jul 2015 02:02:28
The irony. blind you say. still can't see where anyone said MY is better than TA or that we don't need another quality CB. So Maya is just back up quality but koeman may have seen something in Stephens? That puts him ahead of Maya? I thought Turnbull was a better prospect?

10.) 28 Jul 2015
28 Jul 2015 16:55:13
Turnbull & Stephens - the better prospect based on performances last year for Swindon was the Jack who didn't touch his hair every 30 seconds.