SuperSAINT Posted 15 December, 2020 Share Posted 15 December, 2020 1 hour ago, Singapore Saint said: https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/12/14/serious-player-southampton-loanee-produces-yet-another-outstanding-display/ Apparently he's tearing up the league with Rovers. What should we do with him when his loan ends? I’d like to see him get a move to Doncaster & see where it take him. Has the talent to player higher but this move has done him the world of good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 15 December, 2020 Share Posted 15 December, 2020 Looking good against Gillingham is one thing, but producing regularly in the PL is completely different. If he came back now he would be 5th choice competing for the two AM positions. Probably wouldn't even make the bench most weeks. Time to let him go and build a career as a first team player, as his ability deserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 15 December, 2020 Share Posted 15 December, 2020 7 hours ago, Singapore Saint said: https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/12/14/serious-player-southampton-loanee-produces-yet-another-outstanding-display/ Apparently he's tearing up the league with Rovers. What should we do with him when his loan ends? As a Saints fan, I would offer to extend his contract. But agree, it looks like he may not make the matchday squads as it stands. In which case, try to recoup/sell for revenue in January. I can't see any advantage to Saints in simply loaning him out again when his contract expires next summer. However, Josh may want to run down his contract, leave for free in the summer and start again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 15 December, 2020 Share Posted 15 December, 2020 https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/josh-sims-injury-blot-evening-doncaster-rovers-boss-swindon-town-win-3069564 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 16 December, 2020 Share Posted 16 December, 2020 14 hours ago, the saint in winchester said: In which case, try to recoup/sell for revenue in January. I doubt we would get much initially, but doing this means we could put a decent future transfer clause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 17 December, 2020 Share Posted 17 December, 2020 https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/not-so-positive-outlook-doncaster-rovers-josh-sims-potential-future-club-3070925?amp Unlikely to stay at Doncaster. Supposedly Championship (& Prem) interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austsaint Posted 17 December, 2020 Share Posted 17 December, 2020 34 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said: https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/not-so-positive-outlook-doncaster-rovers-josh-sims-potential-future-club-3070925?amp Unlikely to stay at Doncaster. Supposedly Championship (& Prem) interest. I've always believed Sims was a Prem player - I'll never understand why someone like Shane Long was given an extra 2 seasons and is now a liability, yet Sims was shunted out on loan despite showing he has the goods from limited opportunities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingeletiss Posted 17 December, 2020 Share Posted 17 December, 2020 2 minutes ago, austsaint said: I've always believed Sims was a Prem player - I'll never understand why someone like Shane Long was given an extra 2 seasons and is now a liability, yet Sims was shunted out on loan despite showing he has the goods from limited opportunities. You make me laugh! Sims has always been a 'Prem player', yet JWP was rubbish.......give me bloody strength 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austsaint Posted 17 December, 2020 Share Posted 17 December, 2020 35 minutes ago, Gingeletiss said: You make me laugh! Sims has always been a 'Prem player', yet JWP was rubbish.......give me bloody strength Settle down Ginge. Up until a year ago, JWP was not living up to the many chances and opportunities he was given - fair play to him and Ralph, his last 12 months have seen his outfield game improve and narrow the gap on the skill of his dead ball delivery. Anyway, good to see you're having a laugh...have a good Xmas, all the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 17 December, 2020 Share Posted 17 December, 2020 Sims isn't a PL player, we need to let him leave and develop a career elsewhere. Championship at best I'd imagine, he may make it as a decent lower PL player at some point, but I don't think he's there yet. If he was going to make it here he'd have made it here already. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wsaint Posted 22 December, 2020 Share Posted 22 December, 2020 Any reason why he's left out of the last two matchdays? Was hoping he'd stop the skates topping the league at Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waylander Posted 22 December, 2020 Share Posted 22 December, 2020 4 minutes ago, Wsaint said: Any reason why he's left out of the last two matchdays? Was hoping he'd stop the skates topping the league at Christmas. Thought he was injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjosaint Posted 22 December, 2020 Share Posted 22 December, 2020 Injured 2 games ago, think I heard it was hamstring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wsaint Posted 22 December, 2020 Share Posted 22 December, 2020 9 minutes ago, waylander said: Thought he was injured 9 minutes ago, danjosaint said: Injured 2 games ago, think I heard it was hamstring Ah that's a shame, missed that. Cheers both. Wonder if they/we extend his loan, seemed to be doing a good job for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 22 December, 2020 Share Posted 22 December, 2020 5 minutes ago, Wsaint said: Ah that's a shame, missed that. Cheers both. Wonder if they/we extend his loan, seemed to be doing a good job for them. Posted this last week: https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/not-so-positive-outlook-doncaster-rovers-josh-sims-potential-future-club-3070925?amp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 22 December, 2020 Share Posted 22 December, 2020 I'll be the first to admit I have no idea if Sims is prem league or not. I've seen him be good and seen him go missing in games, but then again Redmond has made a career out of that. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 23 December, 2020 Share Posted 23 December, 2020 12 hours ago, Convict Colony said: I'll be the first to admit I have no idea if Sims is prem league or not. I've seen him be good and seen him go missing in games, but then again Redmond has made a career out of that. Exactly. Seems a shame not to give him an opportunity to actually see if he can cut it or not. Doubt we will now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFHP Posted 23 December, 2020 Share Posted 23 December, 2020 Josh Sims will be 24 next year and after a promising start he has failed to impress various mangers, even now with arguably one of the best managers to give young (ish is 24 young?) players a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Keef Posted 23 December, 2020 Share Posted 23 December, 2020 He's getting regular game time now and it seems to be doing him some good albeit not at Prem standard. We probably wouldn't get much for him if we sold him, so I'm just wondering if with Ingsy and Redders suddenly getting injuries, it might be worth calling him back in January as cover. It only needs Stu and Djenepo to pick up injuries (and let's face it - both have been susceptible to injuries) in the next couple of games and our options will look very thin. I'm not saying Josh is a nailed on premier league player, but to me it would be a sensible precaution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 23 December, 2020 Share Posted 23 December, 2020 Ralph has had ample opportunity to watch and coach Sims, if he had a future here he would still be here. The facts that he is on loan at 24 and we no longer see any value in loaning out players to other clubs simply because they do not play the way Ralph likes to play means in effect he is finished here and we will be looking to offload him as quickly as possible. The gulf between L1 and the PL is huge, impressing in the former means nothing to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 23 December, 2020 Share Posted 23 December, 2020 59 minutes ago, Saint Keef said: He's getting regular game time now and it seems to be doing him some good albeit not at Prem standard. We probably wouldn't get much for him if we sold him, so I'm just wondering if with Ingsy and Redders suddenly getting injuries, it might be worth calling him back in January as cover. It only needs Stu and Djenepo to pick up injuries (and let's face it - both have been susceptible to injuries) in the next couple of games and our options will look very thin. I'm not saying Josh is a nailed on premier league player, but to me it would be a sensible precaution. Not a chance in my opinion, Ralph clearly thinks he jsn't any good, the same with other managers. Better off giving chances to youngsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 23 December, 2020 Share Posted 23 December, 2020 Hope he stays at Doncaster for the rest of the season. He’s settled well there. Is a different loan really going to be that much massively more financially beneficial to necessitate a disruption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 5 January, 2021 Share Posted 5 January, 2021 Linked to QPR on a permanent. https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-london-club-plotting-to-sign-southampton-23-yr-old-permanently-this-month/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy the Kidd Posted 5 January, 2021 Share Posted 5 January, 2021 It also talks about Obafemi in that article. Isn’t it now confirmed he is out for an extended period of time through injury, so unlikely to go to Swansea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 21 January, 2021 Share Posted 21 January, 2021 Doncaster Free Press reporting that Doncaster are looking at re-sigining Sims on another loan deal. His contract is up in the summer so you would think we would be looking to sell. https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster-rovers-working-deals-two-players-3107602 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 27 January, 2021 Share Posted 27 January, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 27 January, 2021 Share Posted 27 January, 2021 Good he’s got opportunity to go back to where he was clearly rated and playing well. Looks a good place to build his post saints career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted 27 January, 2021 Share Posted 27 January, 2021 8 minutes ago, Baird of the land said: Good he’s got opportunity to go back to where he was clearly rated and playing well. Looks a good place to build his post saints career. Have you been to Doncaster? 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 28 January, 2021 Share Posted 28 January, 2021 Donny fan I've been speaking to says he's far too good for them and is the best player he's ever seen in a Donny shirt . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golac's Cunning Stunts Posted 28 January, 2021 Share Posted 28 January, 2021 I always remember how he set that goal up for Long at Anfield in the semi final. Was class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 28 January, 2021 Share Posted 28 January, 2021 8 hours ago, simo said: Donny fan I've been speaking to says he's far too good for them and is the best player he's ever seen in a Donny shirt . He's probably too good for L1. No better than Championship though, he may make a decent lower half PL player at some point...but I've always thought we should be aiming higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austsaint Posted 29 January, 2021 Share Posted 29 January, 2021 6 hours ago, S-Clarke said: He's probably too good for L1. No better than Championship though, he may make a decent lower half PL player at some point...but I've always thought we should be aiming higher. I I've seen enough of him to place him in the "decent lower half PL player" category" - but I agree the Club should be aiming higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singapore Saint Posted 29 January, 2021 Share Posted 29 January, 2021 On 21/01/2021 at 21:50, SuperSAINT said: Doncaster Free Press reporting that Doncaster are looking at re-sigining Sims on another loan deal. His contract is up in the summer so you would think we would be looking to sell. https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster-rovers-working-deals-two-players-3107602 Does it mean we're not getting any money for him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 29 January, 2021 Share Posted 29 January, 2021 On 28/01/2021 at 11:04, simo said: Donny fan I've been speaking to says he's far too good for them and is the best player he's ever seen in a Donny shirt . Fuck me, they must have had some shite over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFHP Posted 29 January, 2021 Share Posted 29 January, 2021 (edited) If Sims is premier league quality how come no other premier league clib have come in for him? Various managers have had a look at him at Saints and none have really seen him as a 1st team player. I have an idea - lets sell all our squad buy the best players in league one , bank the extra cash and see where we end up. Edited 29 January, 2021 by IFHP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 25 March, 2021 Share Posted 25 March, 2021 https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/big-blow-for-doncaster-rovers-as-josh-sims-returns-to-southampton-for-injury-check-3178570 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 26 March, 2021 Share Posted 26 March, 2021 23 hours ago, SuperSAINT said: https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/big-blow-for-doncaster-rovers-as-josh-sims-returns-to-southampton-for-injury-check-3178570 Did they find him on the training ground just going round and round in circles?! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 26 March, 2021 Share Posted 26 March, 2021 Don't they have any qualified medics in the north then? Oh well, welcome back, Josh. Get your boots on, we need you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinSFC Posted 29 March, 2021 Share Posted 29 March, 2021 On 25/03/2021 at 14:04, SuperSAINT said: https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/big-blow-for-doncaster-rovers-as-josh-sims-returns-to-southampton-for-injury-check-3178570 That doesn't sound good. That isn't a run of the mill normal football kind of thing tbf. Doncaster have done the right thing with this, this is obviously beyond what they'd be comfortable assuming responsibility for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinSFC Posted 29 March, 2021 Share Posted 29 March, 2021 On 26/03/2021 at 17:55, the saint in winchester said: Don't they have any qualified medics in the north then? Oh well, welcome back, Josh. Get your boots on, we need you. Thing is, that could be neurological. And if it is, that's way beyond the scope of a football injury and would be a serious concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Mikey Posted 5 September, 2021 Share Posted 5 September, 2021 Still without a club. Strange as he was clearly good enough for Lge 1 at least. Anyone know if this injury is the reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 5 September, 2021 Share Posted 5 September, 2021 Just now, Saint Mikey said: Still without a club. Strange as he was clearly good enough for Lge 1 at least. Anyone know if this injury is the reason? Must be, surely. Was linked with a few clubs over the summer, so strange how he wasn’t picked up. I thought he was going to join Sheffield Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Mikey Posted 5 September, 2021 Share Posted 5 September, 2021 1 hour ago, SuperSAINT said: Must be, surely. Was linked with a few clubs over the summer, so strange how he wasn’t picked up. I thought he was going to join Sheffield Wednesday. Just seen your other post, great minds! Yeah, it’s an odd one. Was training with the skates too, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 5 September, 2021 Share Posted 5 September, 2021 5 hours ago, Saint Mikey said: Just seen your other post, great minds! Yeah, it’s an odd one. Was training with the skates too, I think. He didn't train with them in the end. Was constantly rumoured between Sheffield Wednesday and Charlton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 17 November, 2021 Share Posted 17 November, 2021 This is a fairly amazing story: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 17 November, 2021 Share Posted 17 November, 2021 I wondered why he hadn't been snapped up yet although I can only read half of that article. He could definitely do a job at Championship level when he's fit and he's still young enough to make a comeback if he can recover. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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