| Forum Reply | Germany or Scotland? at 20:26 14 Jun 2024
Gunn, Armstrong and Adams looking at another 9-0... |
| Forum Reply | England at 21:07 6 Jun 2024
Kevin Keegannewcastle approach of outscoring and you win! To be fair, we don't have a gifted set of defenders so I think the squad looks like we'll play to our strengths and be attack minded more than southgate sides have historically done so. |
| Forum Reply | English Stadiums visited at 16:20 5 Jun 2024
I got to play on the yeovil ground once when we played their U18 in the cup about 25 years ago it was quite new at the time (but had to use mobile changing rooms). Only time I've ever played in a stadium and was fun other than the fact we lost heavily having been 0-0 at half time. |
| Forum Reply | Transfer rumours at 16:54 3 Jun 2024
For some reason your keyboard seems to auto correct Bellingham to Bamford. I think this happened before! 20 mn for the younger brother seems very high |
| Forum Reply | Goalkeeping Options at 13:32 31 May 2024
I agree that loaning him out when fit is a good option and as he matures he has a good chance of being a first choice. Also agree that RM is hardly going to say he's awful but the best he's got. My criticism is how he is bad at stopping shots, socially those from distance. The late strike (I think from Dan James again) that was in the bottom right hand corner that AM palmed behind for a corner is the carbon copy of what Bazunu has let in time and again. He has to get better at this type of situation (worryingly it points to his eyesight as he is always getting caught out from distance). I think we need a new number one keeper for Bazunu to work behind when he's fit. |
| Forum Reply | Goalkeeping Options at 13:24 29 May 2024
He is a super positive person and that is his leadership style. Anything other than a glowing description would be a signal you're out of favor. I think (but proabbaly it's more of a hope) he was keeping a positive spin on who he saw as his best of a bad choice in goal. It's clear that AM helped us into the premier league and was proabably playing for his next (and final big one) contract. With Wilcox moving on, I hope our obsession with man city u21 goalies burns out too - I know it predated him but it's been a woeful strategy so far. Dean Henderson or Aaron Ramsdale would off the experience and solidity at the back that would allow the football RM wants to play even if they aren't the most gifted with their feet. If we could get either at the prices above we should bite their hands off. Given we threw close to 20 mn at Onachu and Sulemana, surely this would be a clear and sensible path to take. Also Bazunu would develop well behind the likes of one of these and may well prove himself a first choice in the future |
| Forum Reply | I wonder what J W P honestly thought at 17.00 yesterday. at 16:14 27 May 2024
We had to raise funds after being relegated and he was one of our salable assets. Sullemana, ABK, Onachu etc etc could only muster loan interest (or no interest for Sulemana) and we needed to lower weekly pay roll and raise funds having spent a lot last year in. I doubt JWP really wanted to leave but it was the right thing for the club at the time. We might get him back on loan with option to buy if the new West Ham manager doesn't see him fitting in... "I would" imagine that will irk at least one regular on here! |
| Forum Reply | First £20m spent from the transfer kitty. Who else. at 16:09 27 May 2024
Is ramsdale available? RM was talking up Baz and saying he wants AM to stay too... I heard AM was on 70 or 90k a week depending on who's reporting. Surenly ramsdale can the in much more and would much rather him... |
| Forum Reply | Yessssssss at 03:36 27 May 2024
Bazunu looks like he's a center midfielder that isn't good enough to play first team football so they gave him a shot in goa. He's quite good, makes some saves and is great passing the ball, however, he's just not a natural 'keeper. McCarthy made a save to his lower left bottom corner toward the end of the game that would be a guaranteed goal vs Bazunu because he's not anticipating that shot and how to save it. We're two for two in bad goalie choices from man city's academy. Get a good 'keeper, keep Downes and get a good striker to work with Armstrong and Stewart and we should be able to compete very well... |
| Forum Reply | To all you Saints fans at Wembley today at 17:34 26 May 2024
Enjoy your night out in London everyone that travelled! I couldn't watch it as I was too nervous so paced around outside all morning refreshing the bbc sport app. Fantastic result and we get THB now too! |
| Forum Reply | Leeds 2-0 up after 20 mins at 20:46 16 May 2024
Looks like we'll be playing Leeds if we win tomorrow. Now 3 up. We've still got to focus on getting our bit down tomorrow though... |
| Forum Reply | Next season at 17:33 3 May 2024
I read somewhere Downes is open to making the move permanent if we go up. However, with West Ham likely to move on from Moyes at the end of his contract, any new manager would proabably want to look at him pre season given how well he's played for us this season. I'd love him to sign full time. We also have ABK returning with tail firmly between legs following limited game time and (yet more) injury trouble in Holland. If he's prepared to knuckle down and rein his ego back in, he and THB could be a good option, albeit a very young/inexperienced pairing. Hopefully in 4 games' time this thread will no longer be a theoretical one...... |
| Forum Reply | Skate Scum at 17:17 18 Apr 2024
2 years ago the FA said they'd have zero tolerance for pitch invasions. Be interesting if they take action on this especially if a player was injured. If they don't, then it will be a nod to other fans it's ok... |
| Forum Reply | Penny for the thoughts of Joe Lumley at 21:09 17 Apr 2024
That doesn't make any sense. Effectively it says if a starting player falls ill/is injured after the team sheets are submitted, then only a player not deemed good enough by the manager to even make the bench HAS to start the game. That seems very counter intuitive unless it's to put off naming injured players in the starting 11 only to pull them at the last minute to disguise your starting team |
| Forum Reply | Saints V Preston Matchday Thread at 00:09 17 Apr 2024
What was Bazunus injury? The original line up had him in it and lumley on the bench. Bit of a knock to lumley to get leapfrogged by McCarthy. However, I feel like we did just that bit less overpassing at the back which probably led to AM having a quiet game. I hope the manager saw that too and realizes that we don't need to overwork things at the back. Also, teams just got into the habit of pressing high then shooting on sight vs Baz. Maybe it'll work in our favor they might be playing against a slightly adjusted system over the next 4 games...? |
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