verlaine1979 Posted 30 March, 2019 Share Posted 30 March, 2019 Hard to say whether we were about to fall apart before he came on or because he came on - either way, unlike Sims' cameo against Spurs, there was nothing today to make you excited about Gallagher's next appearance in the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 30 March, 2019 Share Posted 30 March, 2019 Thought he offered nothing I'm afraid. For those who says he needs minutes, he isn't going to get them, he needs to impress in the minutes that he is on, he didn't. Josh Simms showed a lot more in the Spurs game, a much better option. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 30 March, 2019 Share Posted 30 March, 2019 I don't think he will make it at Saints but some OTT stuff here. He came on when we were defending deep and it was basically him and Redmond/Sims versus their whole defence with no support. He didn't stand out but was certainly no worse than a lot of Austin's appearances. That said, the only time he had a sniff he was way too slow to play Sims in and was tackled leading to their last corner. Should have decent resale value in the summer if RH doesn't want him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 30 March, 2019 Share Posted 30 March, 2019 Cream rises to the top, I don't think he'll make the grade with us. Given his wages I suspect we'll struggle to find a buyer in the Summer. Are they that high? I wouldn't have put it past Les but it would have been ludicrous to offer him a contract that would price him out of most Championship clubs. I can't see him being here next season, he'll be 24 and has never at any point looked close to being a Premier League player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austsaint Posted 30 March, 2019 Share Posted 30 March, 2019 Was absolutely magnificent. Looks to be the complete forward, great in the air, pace, power, great touch. It was obvious why Birmingham fans loved him and so many championship clubs wanted him. The new Marco Van Basten. I can see why his cause has been championed by certain posters for so long. A bitter/sweet satirical piece from Turkish which nails the uncomfortable truth - Gallagher is not up to standard and should have been able/forced to pursue another Club (Championship) some time ago. I thought Ralph erred in not replacing Ings with Sims who deserved a longer stint on the basis of that second half v Spurs. Sims pace, movement and direct running would have eased the pressure on our defence and given us a counter attacking outlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 30 March, 2019 Share Posted 30 March, 2019 Doesn’t look like he’s improved in the air since he played 4/5 years ago. If we were going to use him as a target man, Austin would have been a better bet. Gallager’s much more mobile yet we rarely hit balls down the channels for him to chase and stretch Brighton. He's just so short of minutes, though. How will more minutes make him better in the air? Nonetheless, the simple point is that he's short of premier league minutes cos he's a short of the standard needed to be a premier league striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted 30 March, 2019 Share Posted 30 March, 2019 We've been over rating "our own" for a long long time. Amazes me that some think v.average in the championship = potentially great in the Premier league. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singapore Saint Posted 30 March, 2019 Share Posted 30 March, 2019 He slipped/fell down at least 3 times, not sure if it was because he was nervous/over-excited or for some other reason. I don't think you can judge him based on half a game. Give him more playing time and we'll see if he's got it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth_kenobi Posted 31 March, 2019 Share Posted 31 March, 2019 He was woeful - not required again sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild-saint Posted 31 March, 2019 Share Posted 31 March, 2019 This. You forgot to log into you other account you muppet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally_uk Posted 31 March, 2019 Share Posted 31 March, 2019 I would give him a proper chance against Liverpool throw him in the deep end and see how he reacts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 31 March, 2019 Share Posted 31 March, 2019 He looked slow and cumbersome. Especially near the end when winning the ball and then taking way to long to release Sims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 31 March, 2019 Share Posted 31 March, 2019 Not seen anything to indicate he is PL standard unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 31 March, 2019 Share Posted 31 March, 2019 I would give him a proper chance against Liverpool throw him in the deep end and see how he reacts. Against Van dork.... kill any shred of confidnce he had forever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 31 March, 2019 Share Posted 31 March, 2019 You forgot to log into you other account you muppet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danbert Posted 26 May, 2019 Share Posted 26 May, 2019 Wanted by Tony Mobray, allegedly https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/05/26/report-blackburn-plotting-5m-bid-for-southamptons-sam-gallagher/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 26 May, 2019 Share Posted 26 May, 2019 It seems he's not going to get the chance here, sadly IMHO, so only right to let him further his career elsewhere, if that is the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 26 May, 2019 Share Posted 26 May, 2019 It seems he's not going to get the chance here, sadly IMHO, so only right to let him further his career elsewhere, if that is the case. As Dusic said the other day, players like Sam G are the easier players to shift should we choose to do so... I think Sam needs a run somewhere else. Unlucky with injuries & he’s of an age where he needs to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 27 May, 2019 Share Posted 27 May, 2019 It's time to leave. I rate him but if he stays here not getting games he'll waste his career. A decent championship side and he can become a really good striker. This. He needs to go and probably will but I think his leaving could come back to haunt us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 27 May, 2019 Share Posted 27 May, 2019 This. He needs to go and probably will but I think his leaving could come back to haunt us. If we want to kick on and get into top 8-10 we need better quality than Sam Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 27 May, 2019 Share Posted 27 May, 2019 This. He needs to go and probably will but I think his leaving could come back to haunt us. Great for him if it proves to haunt us. You’d know better than me, FF, but for me, he was unlucky this year. He seemed to be caught between U23’s & the first team so couldn’t get enough game time to get anywhere near match fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 27 May, 2019 Share Posted 27 May, 2019 This. He needs to go and probably will but I think his leaving could come back to haunt us. Can’t say he’s done anything particularly haunting so far; we need to be aiming much higher than Gallagher if we want to avoid a third straight season fighting the drop. Who was the last academy player we really dropped the ball by releasing? Probably Phillips 30 odd years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamesaint Posted 28 May, 2019 Share Posted 28 May, 2019 This. He needs to go and probably will but I think his leaving could come back to haunt us. Hopefully there will be a decent sell on clause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 28 May, 2019 Share Posted 28 May, 2019 https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/17667454.striker-search-is-high-on-rovers-summer-transfer-agenda/ Mad that SG is on considerably more money than any Blackburn player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 28 May, 2019 Share Posted 28 May, 2019 Nothing new, but... GALLAGHER FREE TO LEAVE Southampton are willing to let striker Sam Gallagher leave the club this summer, Sky Sports News understands. Gallagher, who has two years remaining on his current contract, featured only six times for the Saints last season. The 23-year-old is understood to have already attracted interested from clubs in the Premier League and Sky Bet Championship. Gallagher has previously spent time on loan at Milton Keynes Dons, Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham City. His spell on loan at Blackburn saw him produce the best goal scoring return of his career so far, netting 12 in 47 appearances while being deployed mainly in a wide role. Gallagher previously represented Scotland at U19 level before switching his allegiances to England and then featured for the Three Lions at U19 and U20 level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 28 May, 2019 Share Posted 28 May, 2019 It's time to leave. I rate him but if he stays here not getting games he'll waste his career. A decent championship side and he can become a really good striker. Yeah I disappointed he didn’t get at least one start this season but it’s clearly time for him to go elsewhere now. Same with hesketh who I also like as a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 30 May, 2019 Share Posted 30 May, 2019 This. He needs to go and probably will but I think his leaving could come back to haunt us.Seriously. How many players have left us in recent years, to lower placed sides, that have then come back to haunt us? Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 30 May, 2019 Share Posted 30 May, 2019 (edited) Seriously. How many players have left us in recent years, to lower placed sides, that have then come back to haunt us? Sent from my SM-T580 using TapatalkZero? Edited 30 May, 2019 by CB Fry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice29 Posted 30 May, 2019 Share Posted 30 May, 2019 This. He needs to go and probably will but I think his leaving could come back to haunt us. Won't haunt us at all. Numerous managers now have not rated him enough to get into our team. He needs to play like you said and he'll have to do that away from here. If one day he's some hot shot striker banging them in the PL (Not totally ridiculous tbf, he has potential) then it will be because he's had the opportunity to play somewhere regularly. It won't haunt us because he's not good enough for us now and keeping him is pointless for us and pointless for him. Same with Hesketh, Reed and dare I say it Sims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelpie Posted 30 May, 2019 Share Posted 30 May, 2019 If we want to kick on and get into top 8-10 we need better quality than Sam Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk With what money? We can't afford to let Sam go on a free, surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 30 May, 2019 Share Posted 30 May, 2019 With what money? We can't afford to let Sam go on a free, surely. There are enough interested parties to get a fee for him he is one we can get something for. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainchris Posted 31 May, 2019 Share Posted 31 May, 2019 Some ‘Happy Clappy’ rose tinted glasses on here with regards to Gallagher’s ability. He is at best a championship player and by quite a distance not good enough for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 31 May, 2019 Share Posted 31 May, 2019 Some ‘Happy Clappy’ rose tinted glasses on here with regards to Gallagher’s ability. He is at best a championship player and by quite a distance not good enough for us. This. If he had the ability to improve is last season, Ralph would have played him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 6 June, 2019 Share Posted 6 June, 2019 FF, is Sam out for a long time with this injury? Or is it relatively short recovery time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally_uk Posted 6 June, 2019 Share Posted 6 June, 2019 I would offer him to sweeten a Che Adams bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 6 June, 2019 Share Posted 6 June, 2019 I would offer him to sweeten a Che Adams bid. Similar to Jota / Gardner deal I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano6 Posted 6 June, 2019 Share Posted 6 June, 2019 I would offer him to sweeten a Che Adams bid. Agree, Charlie Adam is exactly what we need right now to add some bite to our midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 30 June, 2019 Share Posted 30 June, 2019 (edited) Alan Nixon saying he’s willing to take a wage drop to get a move. @reluctantnicko: SOUTHAMPTON. Young Gallagher ready to take a drop to get a move. Helps BLACKBURN and BRENTFORD with their interest. Well done him. Edited 30 June, 2019 by SuperSAINT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Useful Idiot Posted 30 June, 2019 Share Posted 30 June, 2019 Alan Nixon saying he’s willing to take a wave drop to get a move. Is a wave drop something to do with surfing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 30 June, 2019 Share Posted 30 June, 2019 SSN report Blackburn are in talks... GALLAGHER TO BLACKBURN? Blackburn are in talks with Southampton over a permanent deal for Sam Gallagher, Sky Sports News understands. However, there are other Championship clubs showing strong interest in the 23-year-old forward. Sky Sports News revealed in May that the academy graduate would be allowed to leave the Saints permanently following a number of loans, which included Blackburn during 2017-18. Gallagher, who has two years remaining on his current contract, featured only six times for Southampton last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 30 June, 2019 Share Posted 30 June, 2019 Didn't the chap on here that knows his family say that he sustained ligament damage to his ankle towards the end of last season? Correct. He did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 30 June, 2019 Share Posted 30 June, 2019 Maybe not so serious then! Let’s hope not. I want him to get a good move for himself & kickstart his career. Blackburn might be a wise move. Not sure how they can finance it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 30 June, 2019 Share Posted 30 June, 2019 Let’s hope not. I want him to get a good move for himself & kickstart his career. Blackburn might be a wise move. Not sure how they can finance it though. Sam is completely recovered from the ankle injury I am happy to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 30 June, 2019 Share Posted 30 June, 2019 Sam is completely recovered from the ankle injury I am happy to say. Good stuff! Cheers for the update, FF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 30 June, 2019 Share Posted 30 June, 2019 Any idea on fee? Would like to get £7-10m for him really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 30 June, 2019 Share Posted 30 June, 2019 I'm sorry to see him go without getting an opportunity in the first team. Annoying when you consider the dross we've persevered with elsewhere, in defence, and the non-performing of Austin and Long towards the end of the season on the bench. But bow to RH's judgement, and it's clear that SG needs to move on. Hope it works for him and that we retain a healthy sell on % in case it comes back to haunt us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevy777_x Posted 30 June, 2019 Share Posted 30 June, 2019 I hope we stick a % sell on percentage to all players we sell. We always seem to have to pay their previous clubs a percentage when we sell the player but never in our case benefit from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 30 June, 2019 Share Posted 30 June, 2019 Makes sense and will be far easier to sell the likes of Gallagher, Targett, Reed, Hesketh, McQueen (none of whom are PL quality) than Carillo, Hoedt, Forster etc who we will have to loan out. These guys will fund the moves we want to make. Just put a decent sell on clause in (or even a buyback). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 30 June, 2019 Share Posted 30 June, 2019 I’m not sure why this sale should “come back to haunt us.” The club have had long enough to access his potential and it looks like that is Championship level. Nothing wrong with that as long as you are a Championship club. He looks like he will do ok at that level but the fact that Premiership clubs aren’t queuing up for his services tells you all you need to know. He doesn’t look like the type of striker who is now going to massively improve, which he would need to if he was going to play at the highest level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 30 June, 2019 Share Posted 30 June, 2019 I'm sorry to see him go without getting an opportunity in the first team. Annoying when you consider the dross we've persevered with elsewhere, in defence, and the non-performing of Austin and Long towards the end of the season on the bench. But bow to RH's judgement, and it's clear that SG needs to move on. Hope it works for him and that we retain a healthy sell on % in case it comes back to haunt us. “without getting an opportunity” He had enough of those to demonstrate that he wasn’t up to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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