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Be good if we can appoint someone who’ll be willing to stick around for a few years. (Assuming they’re any good).

Wolves fan told me Hobbs is quite divisive among their supporters, some good, some bad signings. ( Remember they signed Lemina !). Difficult assessing anyone like a DoF at Wolves because of their agent links. No idea how good or bad their scouting really is, or would be without it. Spors, no idea. Anyone with any knowledge of Genoa or his other clubs ?

In answer to your last point, I suspect ££££ is the answer And if you want a DOF with a phone fixed to his ear for transfers we probably don’t need to go to Italy. There used to be someone matching that description in Sandbanks

The whole team would be better with a Jimmy Case type player. The challenge is to find one, and one that we can afford.

Just emphasises the folly of sticking with Martin as long as we did.

About 5 minutes gone. Have we conceded, or had anyone sent off yet ?

Possibly, but presumably the rejection was that we weren’t prepared to pay the compensation demanded. As for the summer I always felt that Juric is a temporary appointment. But in Saints fashion, expect Leicester to sack Van Nistlerooy, and appoint Rohl, whilst we sit idly by.

Agree some further action is needed before we get too enthusiastic. I don’t recall any interviews but seem to a recall a previous statement put out of ‘mea culpa’ , possibly after the 2023 relegation, saying he should have taken a closer personal interest. Perhaps someone will provide a link showing that was someone else. Please do if that’s the case. Taken at face value this weeks news is promising, but does seem a bit of familiarity to it, and feeling of haven’t we been here before? The next appointments made will prove if there are grounds for optimism backing this weeks development.

Sounds our sort of player... Agree with you about Brooks by the way.

I've seen reference to this on here before. Where does this link to Souness come from ?

Another good example of where our scouting and recruitment policy has let us down. A good proven goal scorer, available at an affordable price, and within our budget (although wages may be different of course), but it appears that like the Huddersfield chairman when considering Lambert we decided there was 'no resale' value and moved on. Some of the best teams we've had in my lifetime have mixed old heads and younger players. A couple of years ago Thomas Delaney the Danish international was linked, I think he was 31 at the time. Seemed an ideal option to some of us on here, experienced, and proven, playing defensive MF which we needed. The more 'modern man' on here sneered at the suggestion of signing 'experienced ' players for 'leadership', and mirrors Saints approach. To me, signing someone like Delaney, or Wood would help the younger players flourish, rather than throwing them together to sink in the EPL. I doubt Steve Williams would have become the player he did, without Alan Ball guiding him in his early days. But that of course is just an observation from a Mark One Eyeball, rather than from a bastard spreadsheet or algorithm.

Might not be a popular opinion but Sir Clive Woodward probably had a fair bit to offer, some of which has been taken up in later years for ‘marginal gains’ etc in various sports. What was ridiculous though is spending £ on his salary when we could not afford it after relegation, and worse still timing it to work alongside ‘arry.

Today seems a good start.

If anyone wants to read more on the Cheltenham epic encounter: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9206838.stm

For an FA Cup tie, I'll just throw this into the mix. This was second round. Cheltenham were in L2. Only 50% possession. Surprising Adkins saw the season out.

Yes of course. The medics who gave Steward a clean bill of health would never pick that up in a medical.

Where have I heard this before ?

She should have ended the interview with “thanks, and well done Tyler… the next time you’re in the Swansea area will you collect your blow job from Myfanwy …? “

Pointless interview, asking such banal questions. Especially as it was broadcast by BBC Wales. Can’t imagine many people in Wales giving a shit whether Tyler thought it was his best game, or if it might kick start our season (yes, of course it will, the fight back starts today, you stupid cow ). Perhaps she should have asked him what he thought of the Ospreys result in Europe, and does he think the WRU were right to keep faith in Gatland.

In the good old days of the Third round being played on ‘3rd Round Saturday’ in early January the pitches would be churned up, possibly a mud bath*. The games gone soft. *(Or even an ice rink - Elm Park c1996)

Or five year contract extension and double wages.

That was Lighthouse you were quoting , just in case anyone thinks I’m offering a defence of Bazunu.

Don’t we want a GK to be competing with the top three or four ?

I was expecting £10-15 which I think is consistent with early rounds of League Cup (as I still call it). As you say may be Swansea not accepting a reduction, although seems self defeating if true, and hits their supporters as well as ours.

Agree. But would also like to think if he helps Sunderland, Sheff Utd or whoever to promotion then he’s worth a few million to them.