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28 Jul 2025 17:43:06
Sorry to see Jan Bednarek to leave, always liked him as a player. I feel some criticism against him was unjustified. Ramsdale looks like he's off, I hope it works out well for him, another player who I feel always tried his best
My worries are : AA has been woeful preseason following on from the same whilst on loan at WBA, Brereton Diaz ditto but with Sheffield Utd. Archer also has not stamped a claim on a strikers spot and WS doesn't seem to rate Stewart.
From what I am told no club has moved heaven and earth for Dibling but today Brentford have enquired but want a deal much lower than Saints valuation. Ipswich have enquired about Downes, Rangers want Fraser not Edozie. Ajax want Sugawara on loan and Birmingham want Edwards but Saints are not going to sell him.
Interest is starting to hot up.
1.) 28 Jul 2025 23:52:30
Given the absolute state of last season, anyone being sold wouldn’t upset me too much. If we get money in from them, it allows Still to build his own team. I imagine we are as always tight with the figures so need to sell to buy, but the more we get out of the door the more quality we can hopefully get in.
Dibling will go, so will Ramsdale - they’re too good not to. THB, Sugawara, ABK, Downes, Armstrong, Diaz and Archer aren’t as good as they think they are, but would all be handy in the Championship. Any of them going wouldn’t be a bad thing.
I still think we will get a lot of movement - the big clubs are sorting out their front lines, meaning the mid table clubs will then use the cash they have to sort theirs, and will look to find deals or spend big on quality - once that’s done, they’ll buy in other areas. As we don’t fall into the first category, it’s just a waiting game or seeing what interest we get overseas.
We need a GK, RB, CM, CAM. With Ramsdale and Dibling money, we should be able to do that. I don’t think they will go for CBs - we bought potential players two years ago in Edwards and Wood - and we have five strikers on the books all of similar quality. We won’t be able to afford to splash out for more.
Problem area for years has been in attacking midfield - we haven’t had a properly good winger since Mane left - but if still goes back 3 then it’ll be more on #10s hence the importance of Fernandes, though I think he may be off too, purely for the fact that we could double or triple our money in a year.
Two weeks to Wrexham, I think we’ll be unpleasantly surprised by a 1-2 loss!
2.) 29 Jul 2025 10:34:09
It’s deeply worrying. Broadly speaking, we’re looking to off load the better half of the squad, recoup some money and rebuild. All that with a novice manager and a pool of players who struggle to beat Eastleigh among others. Granted, they were pretty meaningless friendlies but nevertheless one looks for green shoots of optimism. Nothing.
So what baffles me, is how some of our respected posters on this forum believe we are strong candidates for promotion? Our squad was far better last time round when we dropped into the Championship.
This time, as I’ve repeatedly said, we are mid-table at best. As I said, deeply worrying.
3.) 29 Jul 2025 16:04:44
I still think we have a good shot at promotion. Our defence is more inexperienced than last time but a Downes, Charles and Fernandes midfield would be solid. Robinson is a good upgrade on Edozie. We have a fit (for now) Stewart, plus Archer, Armstrong and Downs so 4 good 2nd div strikers vs 2 last time.
I can see a slow mid table start as the team and manager adjust then climbing up to the playoffs with our superior squad depth and fitness over the winter months.
With Saints nothing would surprise me though and depends who stays, fights and finds form.
4.) 29 Jul 2025 17:37:24
If you’re right (and I hope that you are) the January window will be key. By then we should know where the gaps are and who can and cannot cut it. I think a lot will hang on whether we see the Armstrong of old or the latest version - slow in mind and second best in challenges.
5.) 30 Jul 2025 04:52:44
Completely agree @Millertime
A lot will depend on 5 things
1. If our strikers can replicate previous Championship successes
2. If players that excelled at mid table sides like Edwards, Charles and Wood can perform at top 5 level
3. How fast an almost new 11 vs last season, plus young manager can gel
4. How well Birmingham, Leicester, Coventry and Wrexham perform
5. Who comes in and who goes in the summer and Jan.
10 sides have a shot at promotion. I am hedging my bets and predicting 5th/6th behind Ipswich, Leicester, Sheffield Utd and Birmingham, plus maybe Coventry/Wrexham.
6.) 30 Jul 2025 08:53:21
Birmingham have recruited very well, could be a dark horse for top 6 finish
7.) 30 Jul 2025 17:10:02
It’s definitely a hard league to call.
Outside of Southampton, fans across the other clubs are tipping Saints as one of the favourites to go up.
Which can be a hindrance if we set up to not lose rather than go out to win games.
That winning mentality has been a scarce commodity of late and I just hope that Will can boost confidence levels.
Each day brings news of other leavers - Rambo all but gone and a surge of interest in Fernandes.
What will give me nightmares is seeing McCarthy back in goal.
Still 10 days to go!
18 Jan 2025 13:41:40
Hi Guys,
I told you 6 months ago that Saints were negotiating the signing of Sverre Nypan. They have messed around and now all the big boys are looking at him. Saints are also losing a lot of young talent because they are messing around over extended and new contract offers. Moder has been sold by Brighton for 1.2 mill to PSV as he is soon out of contract, good player that we have missed! At least Cornet looks to have left?.
No rumours of signings just departures atm.
16 Nov 2024 01:37:43
As I told you 4 months ago, Saints are trying to sign Sverre Nypan but are facing huge obstacles to completing a deal. Nypan is the next Odeggard, fingers crossed we get him.
29 Aug 2024 13:31:21
JWP getting closer, on loan. Yuri will be a purchase, Flamengo in serious financial trouble and must raise several millions before end of September. If JWP doesn't sign then Yuri will be a 2.5/3.00 loan with option to buy. Don't be surprised to see Fraser or Willian signed after closure of window.
1.) 29 Aug 2024 17:05:39
Do you mean Corinthians in financial trouble?
2.) 29 Aug 2024 17:50:34
Sky sports reporting Yuri highly unlikely now. As for Jwp perfect fit for our pass sideways and backwards style. Should be great counting how many passes we make before the opposition score! Jwp not for me. And as long as Stephens plays it doesn't matter who we have in goal.
3.) 29 Aug 2024 18:04:51
I think max cornet is more likely to fill the loan spot, although I would love to see JWP back, lesly and flynn with mattheus/aribo/smallbone/dibbling competing for places would only be a good thing.all though we do seem to be linked with just about every player at the moment!
4.) 29 Aug 2024 18:46:01
Where’s the out and out striker we were promised? Why Yuri not coming? If we don’t get the goals we are down simples
5.) 29 Aug 2024 20:38:57
I think archer will get us goals.still have tall pall and sicknote Stewart.
6.) 29 Aug 2024 22:01:19
Sorry, Corinthians!
7.) 30 Aug 2024 08:10:46
Mac Cornet will join today. There is no doubt. JWP won’t.
8.) 30 Aug 2024 08:59:30
Not sure. Parish getting stuck in for Palace as they want him too
9.) 30 Aug 2024 11:06:26
JWP looks like he's going Nottingham First so unlikely now to grab him as west ham rather would gain money over a loan
10.) 30 Aug 2024 11:39:03
Looks like we have beaten Palace. Cornet en route to us?
11.) 30 Aug 2024 12:26:38
Forest are paying a huge loan fee and all wages for JWP, even more than Ramsdale wages! It’s all last minute and a rush, can’t understand the logic. Get your squad sorted before first game of season! Anyway, looks like a few are leaving and 2/3 coming in.
12.) 30 Aug 2024 13:35:28
You think Yuri Alberto is likely to happen? Saw a few articles saying its unlikely now
13.) 30 Aug 2024 13:42:32
Report says JWP rejected us. His choice. Hope he doesn’t live to regret it. No worries we will be fine without him.
14.) 31 Aug 2024 03:28:15
Suggested team post 30/8/24 (prior to availability of Cornet, Fraser and Stewart ) . Ramsdale. Yukon TBH ABK/ ( (Taylor) KWP Fernandez DOWNES LES. LALLANA//Sam Amo) ARCHER BEN DIAZ Subs. Macca Taylor AArmstrong Bednarek Dibling Smallbone Aribo Sam Amo//Lallana
22 Aug 2024 09:33:07
I have been told that Saints are looking long and hard at Sverre Nypan of Rosenberg. The Norwegians want 14 million euros for him. He scored a hatrick last night and is very highly rated.
1.) 23 Aug 2024 09:09:07
Thanks for the intel @2408.
Do we still have money to spend?
Saints were saying they needed to sell before they bought. I think you said we probably had 12m to spend.
Since then we have 10m in for Mara, have spent 30m on Archer and Fernandes, potentially 10m lined up on Bijlow and now maybe more.
Sounds like we are very confident on 20m in from ABK and Onuachu to balance the books, KWP or Alcaraz may be off (hope not) or there was more money available than thought.
2.) 23 Aug 2024 16:08:13
Alcaraz and ABK will cover what’s been spent. Alcaraz is a free spirit not suited to arms regimented system.
3.) 23 Aug 2024 18:37:32
Thanks @2408.
Alcaraz is currently the 2nd highest PL goal scorer per game in the squad, so it seems a big risk to sell him but point taken on the system adherence.
Appreciate the update
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19 Aug 2025 22:46:03
What a fantastic loan signing Middlesboro have made, Nypan might just be the difference between top six or below. Saints are looking for a proper no 10 so why did they miss out?
12 Aug 2025 23:01:46
Tonight's performance was very poor. Our forward line of Brereton Diaz, Downs and Archer were so ineffective that it had me laughing with embarrassment! Armstrong did not improve it but at least Fraser showed more urgency.
Downs has now missed 2 sitters in 2 games. It looks like Stewart is out injured again. poor sod. Where are the goals coming from?
I had hoped the team would be more incisive with Still as manager, its early days but for me not a lot has changed from last season.
1.) 13 Aug 2025 09:50:46
Who would be your front 3 @2408?
Fraser Archer Robinson?
2.) 13 Aug 2025 11:50:51
BBD and Archer should look a class above against lower L1 opposition but as you say, they were embarrassing.
I don’t see where our 20 goal a season striker is, it’s not Armstrong on the WBA loan showing.
3.) 14 Aug 2025 18:44:06
Stewart is our first choice striker imo. I used to really rate Archer but he looks sulky and disinterested since Martin left.
I really rate Robinson but Still must guard him from burnout. I would play 1 tall and 1 mobile forward with a number 10 sat central and just behind them…. Bring on Rudoni ? Midfield 3 of Robinson Downes and Charles with Fraser Smallbone Sesay Edwards as alternatives because I think we will now sell Fernandes ? as we have overpriced Dibling.
2 weeks to go so all could change but we do look toothless in attack.
17 Jul 2025 18:24:29
18 months ago I posted that Sverre Nypan was ours for 5 million euros, Saints wouldn't pay it! Now gone to city for nearly 4 times as much ? Saints recruitment has to improve!
1.) 17 Jul 2025 18:56:29
Sounds like you should join to take care of recruitment.
From where I sit, we have made more underwhelming deals than positive ones. I don’t think I need to expand on that!
2.) 18 Jul 2025 18:51:25
18 months ago, I signed Nypan for £5m. On Football Manager. No insider information necessary, as it was common knowledge back then he had promise.
I've also previously signed Cherno Samba, Julius Aghahowa and Freddy Adu whilst managing The Saints!
3.) 20 Jul 2025 15:22:02
But was it common knowledge that Saints were actually negotiating a purchase?
4.) 21 Jul 2025 16:07:43
Were we in negotiations? Evidence please
It's well known that he was on the radar of most of Europes big clubs even 18 months ago.
A (then) Championship promotion chasing team with limited funds, or an elite Chimps League one?
5.) 21 Jul 2025 18:58:04
I’ve always given true accounts of what I’ve been told by 2 friends who are involved in professional football on the agent/ recruitment side. Evidence? If you doubt my word that is fine, I’ll leave it to other readers of these posts to decide what is good faith rumour or malicious gossip.
6.) 22 Jul 2025 06:35:36
With your friends inside knowledge do you have any info on transfers in and outs? If you look at the present squad it is pretty much the same as our promotion one, but hopefully with better management and the addition of Charles, Fernandes and possibly Ramsdale.
7.) 22 Jul 2025 08:58:43
I have no new info, Ramsdale THB Bednarek Fernandes Charles Downes Archer Edozie have all have clubs sniffing around but nothing concrete that I have been told. Surprisingly there is no noise surrounding Dibling Edwards Sugawara or any other player that I have been told.
My friends have told me that this transfer window, so far, appears to be a cautious one with the obvious exception of the big clubs.
If Saints follow recent years we will see a last minute mad rush which is obviously what no supporter wants to see.
14 Jul 2025 22:21:01
I've been very quiet over the past month, it's time to change that!
What an awful first 45 mins against Eastleigh! Hopefully young Will had enough insight to the squad and its future.
Ramsdale will be sold or a huge loan fee. Bednarek, although on extended leave will be sold, for me a shame. TBH is injured but will be sold, I don't think he's that good a defender in premier league.Manning on extended leave but hopefully RM will buy him for Rangers. Taylor is a really good player, never let us down when played, please keep him. Keep the rest of the defenders as we will need them over the season, Sandi looks quality. Edwards can also play defensive midfield. Keep the midfield and at all cost keep Fernandes and Robinson. Sell Dibling Armstrong Brereton Diaz. Keep Edozie Fraser Archer Stewart . That should add up to balancing the books and, in my humble opinion, leave an extremely competitive squad for 25/26 season.
1.) 15 Jul 2025 21:23:48
I wouldn’t be too worried by a July friendly, we had a crap start under Koeman and then had a great season.
Fairly good business so far. It’s funny, looking at our squad I could make a case for selling pretty much everyone, but I don’t think WS will want to be too ruthless.
I expect a keeper in, Ramsdale out. Sugawara, Manning, ABK and THB/Bednarek to go, and a fullback in. We need someone in midfield and Dibling will likely go, hopefully Fernandes stays but feels a long shot.
Given we have such a bloated squad, selling players and saving money for the time being isn’t a bad way to go while WS adjusts to the squad, but looking at it, it looks very championship-ready.
After last season though, expectations are pretty damn low!
2.) 15 Jul 2025 22:26:53
Think the squad is on par with our last Championship season and happy we are adding better fitness, speed and physicality to the squad.
Odds and AI have us 2nd but they did last time as well!
Remarkably we have a new 11 fit, bought or returned vs just a few months ago - Bazunu, Quarshie, Sanda, Edwards, Wellington, Edozie, Robinson, Diaz, Armstrong, Stewart and Downs.
3.) 16 Jul 2025 19:39:43
Honestly guys - you think we have a promotion challenging squad?
I respect your views but personally I think we’re miles away. The season starts soon and nobody has a clue who is staying or who is going.
The names you fear will go, Ramsdale and Fernandes will deplete us to a level which is at best mid table.
God, I hope I’m wrong.
4.) 17 Jul 2025 07:02:15
Hi Millertime,
I can see us reaching the playoffs.
We have championship goal scorers in Armstrong, Stewart and Archer. Downes, Charles and Fernandes (if stays) would be a formidable midfield and if we find a good centre back pairing with perhaps Patterson in goal, that is a decent defence. Plus some wildcards in Matsuki, Robinson and Downs.
Of course, it depends on who stays, finds form and team spirit. Still has the lads running and we played our best football under Strachan and Pochettinho when fit.
Top 3 on paper but can see Ipswich, Leicester, Birmingham, Sheffield Utd and Coventry ahead of us, with more cohesive teams and experience. That leaves us West Brom, Middlesborough, Wrexham and Norwich to beat for 6th.
My big concern is prem potential. Our subs lost us a lot of points, we need 16 prem level players. Can get 7 at promotion with a 100m and 2 loans (if SR learn lessons) .
Do we have 9 in this squad? I make about 4, 7 at a stretch if some develop and find form. (Quarshie/Edwards, Wellington, Downes/Charles, Fernandes, Robinson, Archer/Stewart and Rambo if loan him) Assuming THB and Dibling go.
15 Feb 2025 19:09:39
So, is it the players not being good enough OR the coaching staff not being good enough.
Today's performance lacked commitment, thought, pride and tactical awareness.
I'm lost for words!
1.) 15 Feb 2025 20:37:27
Probably both, I expect a hard reset if we get relegated into the championship. A proved manager, a proved squad with capable players and a new philosophy. Ever since Ralph left transfers have been wayward. We really haven't had a stand out player in the prem apart from dibling and Rambo.
2.) 15 Feb 2025 21:15:21
All of the above. Bournemouth outplayed, outrun and out thought our losers - they were better than us in every department. Their first thought is to get the ball forward quickly and they have runners busting a gut. Our lot don’t even jog.
I have news for all of us fans on this forum. We have absolutely no chance of bouncing back up.
Not only do we lack quality, we lack heart and spirit. Ee will not be able to compete with the top half of the Championship.
It will be a long time before we return. With the odd exception, there is nothing worth salvaging.
The club do not deserve the fans who turn up, pay good money and go home deflated week in week out .
The ironic chanting, “we’re effing rubbish” whilst true is still very embarrassing.
We really are at rock bottom physically and metaphorically.
3.) 16 Feb 2025 08:18:58
It's a low point for the club and fans. Hope is hard to come by.
I do not know what next season will bring. It depends on who stays who goes and who will lead us.
Sheffield Utd. were so bad last year that Diaz looked good! They are now top of the Championship! Luton were the best of the promoted sides and are now bottom. Anything can happen.
If we hold on to Wellington, Archer or AA, Fernandes, Sulemana, Charles etc. Then bring in 3 good players. I think our squad quality is broadly the same as last year.
I expect Leicester, Ipswich and Sunderland to do well. Maybe Birmingham or even Wrexham too. Then there's usually a gulf with the rest
If we sort out the team spirit, squad and tactics, new Sporting Director does well and maybe Rohl comes in then I say 5th. Otherwise mid table or worse.
30 Jul 2025 08:53:21
Birmingham have recruited very well, could be a dark horse for top 6 finish
26 Jan 2025 15:46:23
Van Ewijk, Rudoni, Hume, Sainz, Sargeant, Morris, is about it if you take away clubs that will probably be promoted and players already owned by premier league/ foreign clubs.
30 Aug 2024 12:26:38
Forest are paying a huge loan fee and all wages for JWP, even more than Ramsdale wages! It’s all last minute and a rush, can’t understand the logic. Get your squad sorted before first game of season! Anyway, looks like a few are leaving and 2/3 coming in.
29 Aug 2024 22:01:19
Sorry, Corinthians!
26 Aug 2024 21:04:52
Charly is a very talented player but he does lack possession discipline in key areas on the pitch. He will excel at slightly lower standard leagues and in time may well adjust his cavalier style and become an established international and maybe a regular fixture in a top premier league club. Saints don’t have the luxury of giving him time, when playing RMs system he gets caught on the ball too many times which will be punished at the highest level. It is a great shame that, for Charly, RM is manager. If Ralph, Koeman and even Jones were manager he would be playing in a different more explosive style of play which would more suit him.
01 Oct 2025 00:55:22
Very good result against a revitalised Sheffield Utd. Stewart will score lots of goals if kept fit and in the team. My main concern is with the last 10 mins when we went so deep, go for the 3rd then game over please don’t sit back and absorb pressure when it isn’t necessary.
Try Aa Archer and Stewart up top, drop Azaz Downes Charles Centre mid with Fellows right and Manning left 3 centre backs.
28 Sep 2025 09:25:21
It is small steps in the right direction in my opinion. Wood Charles were excellent yesterday backed up well by Edwards Quarshie Jander, it means the spine of the team is so much stronger. Manning did ok in the floating left back/ wing back . Fellows was, for me, our biggest threat of creating a chance in the opponents box but I would like to see a few more far post crosses to Stewart who picked up some interesting positions during the game. AA looked sharp until he has time to think then it goes wrong. Azaz was better but I’m not sure he fits the team but time will tell.
I would like to see the exact same team for the next 5 games, injuries allowing, to see if some consistency could be gained.
20 Sep 2025 21:08:53
No clear tactic, no clear shape, no choice of team based on opponent…. No clue.
Worst I’ve seen since Portveliet!
Miller time, I bow to your preseason predictions.
14 Sep 2025 18:31:35
We were truly awful!
Mads struggled all game. We pumped the ball so high down the centre of the park it was embarrassing. If Still wants to stick with this type of football, can’t call it tactics because it’s not, then for God sake change personnel.
Go 4222, back 4 various permutations, 2 midfield choice of 3 today plus Aribo, 2 in front and wider choice of Robinson Edozie Fellows Fraser Scienza ( who looks really lightweight aka Boufal) . Then Stewart and another up front. Can’t see where Azaz fits in. At least that team would suit our Wimbledon reincarnated style.
23 Aug 2025 22:22:27
We are so slow and deliberate in our approach play. Our forwards look devoid of ideas, Downs and Archer look lethargic and disinterested.
4 games and not one goal from a forward.