Shroppie Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 (edited) I don't know the first thing about that player but I bet he turns out to be a dreadful signing.But that doesn't matter! We have to go into meltdown because they've spent more than us!!!!! Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Edited 7 August, 2018 by Shroppie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Saint Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 Howe has generally been awful at spending money. Bearing in mind a lot of our record transfers have flopped not sure why we need to be spending more than Bournemouth on a single player. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langleysaint Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 Drama queens are in full flow I see. Drama queens ? No just making a statement , we all know we desperately need a new striker ? It's either Gao's not got a pot to **** in or he doesn't trust Wilson or Reed to spend his money .Any way with out a fresh face up front we will not get enough goals .Hopefully I will be proven wrong ! But if relegated I will still be there unlike many of the happy clapped ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza82 Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 I don't know the first thing about that player but I bet he turns out to be a dreadful signing.Headbutted Henderson at the world cup, so has a good temperament. Can see it being a poor signing Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgiesaint Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 Drama queens ? No just making a statement , we all know we desperately need a new striker ? It's either Gao's not got a pot to **** in or he doesn't trust Wilson or Reed to spend his money .Any way with out a fresh face up front we will not get enough goals .Hopefully I will be proven wrong ! But if relegated I will still be there unlike many of the happy clapped ! So it's nothing to do with the Chinese government putting restrictions on taking money out of China then? Gao's money (what he has) is tied up in China, that's what delayed his purchase of Saints until he had funding in place sourced from outside of China. And hat will stop him investing further at the moment. What happens when those restrictions are lifted remains to be seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langleysaint Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 So it's nothing to do with the Chinese government putting restrictions on taking money out of China then? Gao's money (what he has) is tied up in China, that's what delayed his purchase of Saints until he had funding in place sourced from outside of China. And hat will stop him investing further at the moment. What happens when those restrictions are lifted remains to be seen. Hopefully that Might happen ? But that's a big if ! There was lots of doubt about Gao from the Premier league and others, the total bull about the next level from Kruger and Katrina has materialized .As I said earlier we cannot compete with the majority of league in the transfer market .If you standstill 8n this league it will catch up with you ! Hopefully tonight or tomorrow I proven wrong and a decent proven goal scorers is brought in ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stedje Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 Apparently Alcacer is on his way to Watford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 (edited) Bournemouth spend £25m (!) on Lerma. Interesting analysis on the radio today with Peter Coates. He pointed to this transfer and another of B'mouths and said that they have spent £40m on 2 players that cost minor Spanish clubs £1.5m two years ago. IE just because they spend big, doesn't mean that they are necessarily any good, just that the PL inflates prices to stooopid levels. Personally I am happier spending £7m on Armstrong. Edited 7 August, 2018 by angelman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 Headbutted Henderson at the world cup, so has a good temperament. Can see it being a poor signing Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Probably will turn out to be better than Hoj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza82 Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 Probably will turn out to be better than Hoj.I think PEH will have a good season myself, probably better than Lerma Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 I think PEH will have a good season myself, probably better than Lerma Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Hope so dazza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza82 Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 Hope so dazza.He is due one ? Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 Heard an interesting, and slightly bizarre rumour that Allison is not happy with the standard of goalkeeper coaching at Liverpool and has been flying back to Italy for 2 days a week to train with an old coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsaint Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 Apparently Alcacer is on his way to Watford. If we are genuinely interested and lose out to Watford, then that would be bitterly disappointing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 Drama queens are in full flow I see.Funny though. Just wait till we've actually played a game. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjosaint Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 Funny though. Just wait till we've actually played a game. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjosaint Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 Looks like Everton have got Bernard and almost Mina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Albert Posted 7 August, 2018 Share Posted 7 August, 2018 Spurs bid up to £25M for Grealish... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/08/07/tottenham-finally-make-bid-aston-villas-jack-grealish-worth/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 They've bought well and will finish above us, sadly I think they will be top half, maybe even do a Burnley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Palace want to bring Bolasie back on loan: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/6953915/yannick-bolasie-everton-crystal-palace-premier-league-loan/?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SprnklrSUNOrganic&UTMX=Editorial:TheSunFootball:TwImageandlink:Statement:Sport One of my favourite players to watch and was very envious of Everon signing him, but game based on pace, power and tricks. If the pace has not returned after the terrible injury/operation then that limits him massively. If it has, then don't understand why Everton would want to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Wolves closing in on Traore. Every time I have seen him he has impressed me. I know a few on here have said he doesn't do it, but I just see a player that makes things happen. He can genuinely beat a man...boy are we short of that attribute. Personally I think he is exactly what we need. It will be interesting to see how he and Mo fair. Similar price, similar position. I think Traore will have a similar impact as Michael Antonio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faz Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 One of my favourite players to watch and was very envious of Everon signing him, but game based on pace, power and tricks. If the pace has not returned after the terrible injury/operation then that limits him massively. If it has, then don't understand why Everton would want to sell. Each to his own. All he ever had was pace, and Everton massively overpaid imo for a player with 9 goals in 90 PL games - £25m was a lot of money all the way back in 2016. Clearly his injury has had a massive impact, and that is sad. Every time I have seen him he has impressed me. I know a few on here have said he doesn't do it, but I just see a player that makes things happen. He can genuinely beat a man...boy are we short of that attribute. Personally I think he is exactly what we need. It will be interesting to see how he and Mo fair. Similar price, similar position. I think Traore will have a similar impact as Michael Antonio. Bolasie #2??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Clubs paying over the odds on the Colombian chaps on the basis of a decent world cup. Worked well when Liverpool bought all the Senegalese team that time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBenali Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Clubs paying over the odds on the Colombian chaps on the basis of a decent world cup. Worked well when Liverpool bought all the Senegalese team that time... To be fair to Bournemouth, I remember them being linked with Lerma just prior to the World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 To be fair to Bournemouth, I remember them being linked with Lerma just prior to the World Cup. Yep for around 18m at the time. Half decent world cup now 25m.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 (edited) Each to his own. All he ever had was pace, and Everton massively overpaid imo for a player with 9 goals in 90 PL games - £25m was a lot of money all the way back in 2016. Clearly his injury has had a massive impact, and that is sad. Bolasie #2??? I'd take Bolasie in his last season at Palace for £25m every day of the week. He was tremendous - cut teams to ribbons. Everyone keeps pointing to our lack of strikers, but its the supply that is the issue. Bolasie #1 from 2016 with Treore on the other side would offer the much needed pace if nothing else. Hopefully Mo proves to be top notch out wide. we certainly need him to be. Edited 8 August, 2018 by Chez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Every time I have seen him he has impressed me. I know a few on here have said he doesn't do it, but I just see a player that makes things happen. He can genuinely beat a man...boy are we short of that attribute. Personally I think he is exactly what we need. It will be interesting to see how he and Mo fair. Similar price, similar position. I think Traore will have a similar impact as Michael Antonio. George Lawrence MkII imo. Beats a man but then slices it into the stands or goes down a blind alley. Same with Bolasie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 (edited) George Lawrence MkII imo. Beats a man but then slices it into the stands or goes down a blind alley. Same with Bolasie. after two years of almost non existent entertainment, brilliant game at Anfield apart, I'd be more than happy to see a Saints player actually beat a man, and get me out of my seat. The row z part might be right, but at least i'd of seen something positive. Loved Chicken George, loved Antonio and would have loved those two as well. Edited 8 August, 2018 by Chez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Every time I have seen him he has impressed me. I know a few on here have said he doesn't do it, but I just see a player that makes things happen. He can genuinely beat a man...boy are we short of that attribute. Personally I think he is exactly what we need. It will be interesting to see how he and Mo fair. Similar price, similar position. I think Traore will have a similar impact as Michael Antonio. He is a skilful player but his problem has always been his lack of goals. He improved a lot in the 2nd half of last season and started scoring a few. If he can maintain the form he showed this year in the Championship, he could be useful. We have to remember though that he never scored when he played in the Premier League before and we already have too many goal shy forwards in our squad. Traoré sets up goals with his crosses but, being realsitic, do we have anyone who can score from them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Headbutted Henderson at the world cup, so has a good temperament. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Wasn't that Barrios? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Every time I have seen him he has impressed me. I know a few on here have said he doesn't do it, but I just see a player that makes things happen. He can genuinely beat a man...boy are we short of that attribute. Personally I think he is exactly what we need. It will be interesting to see how he and Mo fair. Similar price, similar position. I think Traore will have a similar impact as Michael Antonio. Yep, he was pretty dreadful by all accounts until Pulis went there and started working with him. Blinding pace but no end product, never got his head up. By the end of the season teams were rotational fouling him, ending up with several players in the book because it was the only way they could stop him. Not sure whether that half a season of good coaching is enough of a platform, or whether Santo will continue to develop him, but will be interesting. He finally started to live up to his potential and immediately jumps ship. I know it is to a better team/league but it's not always the right decision for your long term career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 He is a skilful player but his problem has always been his lack of goals. He improved a lot in the 2nd half of last season and started scoring a few. If he can maintain the form he showed this year in the Championship, he could be useful. We have to remember though that he never scored when he played in the Premier League before and we already have too many goal shy forwards in our squad. Traoré sets up goals with his crosses but, being realsitic, do we have anyone who can score from them? yes. Austin needs two wide men beating people and getting to the byeline. He is effective in the box, but needs chances laid on for him. I'd say Gabbi two. Goalscorers tend to finish things off. What have our strikers had to finish off in recent times? the supply is the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwbu Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 yes. Austin needs two wide men beating people and getting to the byeline. He is effective in the box, but needs chances laid on for him. I'd say Gabbi two. Goalscorers tend to finish things off. What have our strikers had to finish off in recent times? the supply is the issue. Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely THIS. Not sure how people don't see it. There's only so many times Gabbi can check his run before he ends up straying offside or running into traffic, because the player with the ball has taken soooooo long to release the pass. No one passes it first time anymore for us, it's always two or three touches first which just kills a striker that relies on his brain more than his legs, like Austin or Gabbi. Look at most of Gabbi's goals for us - near post flick in the cup final, bouncing ball in the box in the cup final, rebound from a long distance shot vs. Watford, bouncing ball in the box vs. Swansea away, bouncing ball in the box vs. Burnley away. He is brilliant in the box, but if the ball is never in the box then he may as well sit in the stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 after two years of almost non existent entertainment, brilliant game at Anfield apart, I'd be more than happy to see a Saints player actually beat a man, and get me out of my seat. The row z part might be right, but at least i'd of seen something positive. Loved Chicken George, loved Antonio and would have loved those two as well. Last season until Hughes I grant you, but under Puel there was some good football. We just couldn't put the ball in the net. The game at St Marys against Liverpool in the first leg of the league cup, we tore them a new one, but again we didn't take our chances. I recall Saints playing a video on the screen of the Tin Man when he joined. That whet the appetite until he turned up Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Last season until Hughes I grant you, but under Puel there was some good football. We just couldn't put the ball in the net. The game at St Marys against Liverpool in the first leg of the league cup, we tore them a new one, but again we didn't take our chances. I recall Saints playing a video on the screen of the Tin Man when he joined. That whet the appetite until he turned up Lol Don't think it's accurate to say "we just couldn't put the ball in the net". There was some pretty dire football at times. But, I do agree that now and again we played decent stuff and there were definitely some positives (as well as negatives) during Puel's reign. Unlike last season which was horrific almost from the moment it started until Hughes arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Last season until Hughes I grant you, but under Puel there was some good football. We just couldn't put the ball in the net. The game at St Marys against Liverpool in the first leg of the league cup, we tore them a new one, but again we didn't take our chances. I recall Saints playing a video on the screen of the Tin Man when he joined. That whet the appetite until he turned up Lol The one good thing that the appointment of Pellegrino showed was how good a manager Puel really was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 The one good thing that the appointment of Pellegrino showed was how good a manager Puel really was.It showed that he was better than pellegrino. That certainly doesn't make him good. Not for us anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Don't think it's accurate to say "we just couldn't put the ball in the net". There was some pretty dire football at times. But, I do agree that now and again we played decent stuff and there were definitely some positives (as well as negatives) during Puel's reign. Unlike last season which was horrific almost from the moment it started until Hughes arrived. I agree, but a dire 0-0 becomes a decent game if you manage to make it 1-0. All those 0-0 justmade us frustrated,but I think you will find we made lots of chances and so the players , fans got frustrated and it built to crisis. Anyway Puel is gone and it is disappointing for ME that we didn't see progress another season of him would have got us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 8 August, 2018 Author Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Puel is many bookies favourite to be the first manager to vacate his job this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Puel is many bookies favourite to be the first manager to vacate his job this season Last list I saw had Jose, Warnock and err Hughes ahead of Puel in the sack race... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 https://m.skybet.com/football/manager-specials/event/22544182 Puel, Maureen, Benitez, Garcia, Warnock, then Hughes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 https://m.skybet.com/football/manager-specials/event/22544182 Puel, Maureen, Benitez, Garcia, Warnock, then Hughes....The Watford one at 22/1 seems a decent bet. OOps got confused with Wolves manager. Still 9/1 is a decent bet for the Watford man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Jordan Ayew refusing to train for Swansea. Must be some mistake, I thought it was only Saints that players did this to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Jordan Ayew refusing to train for Swansea. Must be some mistake, I thought it was only Saints that players did this to...lol, he was a hero for them last season.....ohhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints1976 Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Bernard is in Liverpool now having his medical, excellent business on a Free. Dominic King Verified account @DominicKing_DM It's going to be a busy end to the window for @Everton... aside from Bernard and Mina, they are also trying to do a deal for ANDRE GOMES. Not clear whether it is loan or permanent as yet but he's wanted to come to PL for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 I think Wolves are on course to win this window.... Close to signing Leander Dendonker and Zinchenko ahead of tomorrow. Add that to Moutinho, Jiminez, Jota, Patrico, Bolly, Johnny. And they already have Neves and Helder Costa.... Exciting times to be a Wolves fan for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Dendonker is a player I would have liked us to have been in for, especially at the figure now mentioned in the Wolves article on BBC £12m. Then again our last Belgian international signed from Anderlecht wasn't a roaring success, Van Damme, so maybe he won't live up to expectation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 I think Wolves are on course to win this window.... Close to signing Leander Dendonker and Zinchenko ahead of tomorrow. Add that to Moutinho, Jiminez, Jota, Patrico, Bolly, Johnny. And they already have Neves and Helder Costa.... Exciting times to be a Wolves fan for sure! Out of interest does anyone know how many of their signings are clients of Jorge Mendes. Seems like we should be looking to find a super agent to be an advisor to our club.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 Wolves have all the potential to be a disorganised mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langleysaint Posted 8 August, 2018 Share Posted 8 August, 2018 So it's nothing to do with the Chinese government putting restrictions on taking money out of China then? Gao's money (what he has) is tied up in China, that's what delayed his purchase of Saints until he had funding in place sourced from outside of China. And hat will stop him investing further at the moment. What happens when those restrictions are lifted remains to be seen. This so called restriction by the Chinese government has not affected Wolves buying players ? Owned by a Chinese consortium Fusion ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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