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Its a real shame about the Fraser injury and he’s been a model pro, but still feel kinda excited that this may open the door for sule to shine now All the talk of no end product but he absolute destroyed the millwall defender and put in a beautiful cross for the Arma header

I think playing downes in this would be way too risky .. could you imagine if he started the cup game and got injured again? As much as I’d like to beat the scouse,league has to be priority

We don’t usually stand in players way when they don’t want to be here do we ? juventus are openly admitting they did this deal to get him there and then will look about negotiating a price in the summer . at that stage (if they want him) he’s going to have his heart set on juventus. So we have a player who doesn’t want to be here or we negotiate with them . can you really see him coming back or juventus paying 49m euros ? I can’t

Well that’s exactly what they are gonna do .. what usually happens when a player doesn’t want to stay with us ? Hes gonna want to stay there, we won’t want to take a player back who doesn’t want to be here so will agree a much lower fee .. we thought we was being clever but it’s gonna totally unsettle alcaraz and you know what happens next Also you need to remember it was only a option to buy not obligation .. they are openly admitting they just agreed this deal to get him there

Quotes from juventus Juventus director Giuntoli: “We decided to sign Charly Alcaraz as we wanted a young talent and it was an opportunity”. “We didn’t have time to negotiate proper buy option clause, so in case we want to sign Alcaraz then we will negotiate with #SaintsFC way I see it juventus are totally playing us here . They agreed to a deal they where never gonna meet knowing that once they get alcaraz there he ain’t gonna want to come back. In the summer we will then be held over a barrel as he won’t want to come back to us and knowing us we will let juventus agree a price that they want to pay .. and every one claims how genius Jason Wilcox was for this 🤣 it’s not genius they have totally mugged us off

Don’t think this has much to do with training mate .. it’s to do with Fraser grabbing his opportunity with both hands when sulemana got injured .. Fraser deserves his spot and I’m not arguing against that in fact Fraser has shown himself to be the absolute model pro when he’s been out of the team or got dropped he hasn’t sulked and has just been a pillar of reliability from the start or from the bench Comments like this are so refreshing “ “I’ve said it before, if I don’t play - I don’t play.” Fraser told the Daily Echo. “I’m not going to complain about it, I’m just going to be trying to help the lads as much as possible.“If that’s shouting on from the sideline, giving them encouragement or celebrating when they score - that’s the kind of player I want to be. Obviously, I want to play and start every game, but that’s really hard to do in the Championship and at a big club like Southampton.

My main point was that Armstrong never really got a decent run in the side going . He lost his place to Broja and after that was pretty much behind che or out of position- but let’s not get into that again :). regarding sule off the bench .. what Fraser did this season is actually pretty rare I think.. when is the last time we had somebody that continuously delivered when coming off the bench like Fraser did? it’s not easy to make impact in 20 mins or so at the end of games .. many squad players have failed. aribo has also done well from the bench this season actually but it is hard and fans tend expect miracles in the 20 minutes and if they don’t deliver they get even more criticised by fans

He’s not gonna prove he’s above this level from the bench .hes only had like 9 starts this season and injuries either side . right now though promotion is priority not keeping him happy and Fraser deserves his spot.. we could maybe give him a run on the right if Armstrong’s form doesn’t pick up but there’s also brooks now .. we are just stacked in these positions at the moment.. dibling looks a great prospect also and it’s looking seriously hard for him to break through with this bunch in front of him i just don’t think it means sulemana isn’t good enough .. he’s just found himself in this position after the injury . And every time he gets 20 minutes and doesn’t make a impact the fans are turning against him more

I think that’s a bit unfair. Both of him and edozie have joined us to showcase themselves .. if either of them light up the premier league next season neither will show any loyalty . Think sulemana would be happy enough to stay next season if we are in the premiership and he’s part of the first team plan. Must be frustrating for him though at the moment, when he got injured he was first choice lw, since then Fraser grabbed his chance with both hands and we went on a 25 match unbeaten run. Now he finds himself 3rd choice on the left behind Fraser and edozie and third choice on the right behind Arma and brooks. If it stays this way you could see why him or his agent might be looking for somewhere else next season that injury just did his saints career no favours whatsoever and now he’s limited to cameos off the bench

https://x.com/JustSaints_/status/1759612253391761761?s=20 https://x.com/JustSaints_/status/1759612253391761761?s=20 just thought I’d highlight this as he seems too he getting a lot of hate lately .. still has the best successful dribbling stats in the league . He needs game time but think the potential is still high

For me Baz kwp. Thb. Bed. Stephens Downes arribo Brooks Arma. Mara. Fraser just cannot bring myself to hope for che up front, that moment in the second half where he miscontrolled the ball slipped over and in doing so blocked arribo from shooting was just che in a nutshell 😆 the guy is just a disaster in the box, yes he can hold the ball up better then Mara but I don’t think it’s worth the trade off.. the other tempting option is maybe to go with a midfield trio of downes smallbone and aribo with brooks on the right instead .. this one probably gives us our most solid midfield possible think aribo still provides some creativity too Aribo for me is a absolute must start at the moment looks to have a bit of everything and could be just as important as downes imo

He’s done s cracking job with us but last night was on russ! In games we have started rothwell that’s now 8 conceded in 3 isn’t it ? None of the trio of rothwell,smallbone and stuey offer much steel and to make it worse Stephens dropped for manning after a good clean sheet at West Brom hopefully it turns out a blessing as Martin should now be clear in never fielding such a weak midfield again .

What do you guys think our chances are of signing brooks on a perm in the summer should we reach the prem ? super impressed with him so far and would love us to go all out for him . Might be looking at 25m up though ?

I’d stick with Mara with the hope his ceiling could be higher ..he’s still never really had a run of starts .. getting used to playing week in week out with the team could do wonders for his confidence and ability to gel with team mates. With che we have seen him week in week out for years and know exactly what you get and what you don’t mara at the moment as a squad player is kind of in the position where if he comes off the bench or has a start and doesn’t score or have a lot of impact he’s instantly seen as not good enough again for him to reach his potential he needs game time

Baz kwp. Thb. Bed. Stephens Downes/arribo. Will Brooks arma. Mara. Fraser

Either way the likes of Aribo and Arma where not the reasons for us being relegated .. as they where hardly first team regulars ... we are playing a totally different type of football now whilst before for the likes of Ralph and selles off the ball was everything hence elyounossi consistently chosen over the likes of edozie . We didn’t have much of the ball and didn’t win many matches think there’s a fair chance under martins tutelage they could do a lot better this time around and deserve a clean slate.

Not too worried myself unless he was to target russ as well .. we have still been going for a lot of ex city under him(understandable) but we where doing this pre Wilcox anyway martin gets all the credit for me

He’s been terrific this season . Big shout out to Martin for bringing him back from the cold.. another great thing with arribo is he seems ultra versatile where he can play too,AM,Cm even up front like he did with rangers.at the moment he’s been so good I think we need to find a starting spot for him but russ does seem to see smallbone as a locked in starter

Bemuses me why everyone is so harsh and quick to judge .. according to the experts Arribo was the most lazy shit player ever AA total rubbish .. same for Mara,Fraser rubbish with a attitude problem. How about give the players a chance ?

Yeah the way he curls shots into the corner,, reminds me of ings. Good to have a player that has a bit of composure

If everyone is fit id go this .. baz kwp. Thb. Bed. Manning Downes smallbone Brooks AA. Mara. Fraser putting brooks in the 10 allows him to be our key creator , his vision and through passes are top notch and he can excel here without having to disrupt Arma on the right.also makes us a bit stronger defensively on the right as Arma puts himself about more ., I’d give Mara the nod over che for the finishing ability and think his off the shoulder runs could combine better with brooks.. lastly Fraser In on the left just for me as he earned it whilst the other 2 where injured .. I like all three players for this position but it’s West Brom away so let’s play the safest option with the best end product

To number 2: going forward I think maybe playing brooks as a 10 might be the solution we then get to keep Arma where he’s most effective and I could easily see brooks being our most creative 10. thoughts on the January window: it’s again looking like we have failed to address the obvious whilst making all our moves in positions we didn’t really need again,we seem to love doing this. the positions that needed attention was cf (still don’t really have a clinical striker and it’s been a issue for ages) lb and also defensive midfield as bar downes we have little. Instead we make signings in the positions we are absolutely loaded in. Not sure why it’s so hard to recognise the weaknesses and concentrate on those, most people can see them

Unreal level of doom on here today . Come on guys we went 25 matches unbeaten plus just showed the spirit to turn around the Huddersfield game . Maybe that game zapped our energy and combined with losing downes and a few changes contributed to the poor performance vs Bristol, but this is not a crisis and our bench is of frightening quality ., sure we can get back to winning ways soon enough, you don’t go 25 unbeaten by accident

I kinda agree with this,, I kept going on during the window that our obsession with bringing in a right winger when we have Armstrong with the best stats in the league was unnecessary. brooks does look amazing,but there’s a saying if it ain’t broke don’t try to fix it. Personally think we should go back to the side that mostly was the one during the unbeaten run now. Get Armstrong and Fraser back in in their proper positions and go from there. Use as close to a proven side for this one as we don’t need two bad results in a row

Yeah I agree the other two have done more this season. But don’t forget sulemana’s season has been heavily disrupted with injury at the start and then the later one.. whilst you are right that the other two have contributed more. I think this guy has an insanely high ceiling with his pace and skills he can fly past anyone and can be terrifying for defenders.if we can get him going and get his confidence soaring sky is the limit for him . We need to be carefull how to handle our talents with so much competition. Don’t want him getting frustrated and getting another alcaraz situation (same goes for the others ) so maybe a bit of rotation with the attacking players is the way to go