Matthew Le God

Is 18 goals in 40 Championship games not a decent strike rate? He has been shit this season, but let's judge him on how he has been in the league we will be in next season.

1) He was the 2nd top scorer in the league last season. Why would you not consider the 2nd top scorer in a league to be one of the best players? Would you apply the same to any other league? 2) Don't view him as a central striker then! It is not his most effective role.

I can live with that if he is the Championship 2nd top scorer again while mainly playing out wide. If we can replace him with a player that would also be effective in the Premier League, then great... try for that. But it'll be difficult to find a player than can match Armstrong's goal output in the Championship, also be effective in the PL for 2026/27 season and be willing to join us in the Championship.

He has been very ineffective and out of his depth this season, but in the league, we are about to go into, he is useful. 18 goals in 40 Championship games is a decent strike rate.

What about the Leicester game? Even though it is away, they are significantly weaker than Fulham.

He was also more effective and prolific for Blackburn when playing out wide. They were not playing MartinBall tactics.

What he wants and where he is more effective are different things! Do you disagree he has been more effective wider for us? He gets lost and outmuscled playing centrally.

Why do you think that is? Could it be... they haven't been playing him in the same role we used him. Even in the Championship he isn't a good central striker, but have him out wide and he is a lot more effective.

Wrong, it is spelt Hasenhüttl. If you are going to correct my typo on a small phone screen keyboard at least get the spelling right yourself!

What exactly are you pinning on him that his fault rather than someone else?

1) That is deeply flawed. You don't think going to a club in the same division can be progression? So leaving Saints and going to Liverpool wasn't progression for van Dijk? Saints have many advantages over Norwich, our first team squad is better and our income will be significantly bigger than theirs next season due to both parachute payments and player sales. It also allows for higher backroom staff wages. 2) He has realised his errors and is no more hands on. Isn't that what you were asking for? Plus he has appointed someone new to oversee football decisions. Again, is that not what you want? 3) £260m+ is not 'paltry', it is a very large amount of money. The issue for Saints is not the amount of money spent, the issue is how poorly we have spent it!

1) We played that style under Hasenhüttl and at for some spells it worked, and worked well. The 2020 calender year being the most effective period. 2) We have spent a lot. Last two Premier League seasons we've spent £260m+ on transfers/loan fees. That is a huge amount of money. But it was largely poorly spent. 3) Let's wait and see if Johannes Spors is that man!

1) Because you see it as a progression from where you currently are! 2) That is nonsense. The owner recently became club chairman and is more involved now than he was before and also appointed someone new to oversee football decisions. 3) Again, nonsense. Over the last two Premier League seasons we've spent £260m+ on transfers/loan fees. That is not 'without money'. The owner has put a lot of cash into the club. The issue is not money, it is how that money has been spent. So far it has largely been spent poorly, but lets give the new sporting director a chance and not blaming him for the mistakes of others!

Those are not facts 1) Loan fees are standard for these kinds of deals. As would paying his wages. If would be very surprising if Strasbourg weren't paying Saints. 2) The obligation fee was widely discussed in the press at the time he left. It was said to be €10m according to the BBC and others. Sell on clauses are generally between 10% to 20%.

So it is impossible to see any player or staff with potential see us an improvement or have talent or potential? Really?