SuperSAINT Posted 27 July, 2019 Author Share Posted 27 July, 2019 Stephens same as Romeu, was missing from Dublin until yesterday, reappeared along with JWP Was Moi in Dublin? I can't remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 27 July, 2019 Share Posted 27 July, 2019 Was Moi in Dublin? I can't remember. I haven't seen Moi in any of the Dublin pics so guessing he's not. So assume that both Jack and Oriol have picked up knocks then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 27 July, 2019 Share Posted 27 July, 2019 I haven't seen Moi in any of the Dublin pics so guessing he's not. So assume that both Jack and Oriol have picked up knocks then? Any hope that Stephens’s injury would keep him out for the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northam soul Posted 27 July, 2019 Share Posted 27 July, 2019 Central midfield looks very light, if Lemina goes then we must replace him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 27 July, 2019 Author Share Posted 27 July, 2019 Central midfield looks very light, if Lemina goes then we must replace him. & the problem is that money is probably being eyed-up to go on a defender. I wonder if Ralph will rate Slattery/Smallbone/Reed as enough to compensate*? (* I know what the consensus on that will be on here ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 27 July, 2019 Share Posted 27 July, 2019 I wonder if Ralph will rate Slattery/Smallbone/Reed as enough to compensate*? (* I know what the consensus on that will be on here ) In Ralph we trust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifter Posted 27 July, 2019 Share Posted 27 July, 2019 Noob question. Who is Moi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 27 July, 2019 Author Share Posted 27 July, 2019 Noob question. Who is Moi? Mo Elyounoussi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifter Posted 27 July, 2019 Share Posted 27 July, 2019 Thanks. I would have thought he would be Mo but he has already been signed by Liverpool so it makes sense to be clear we have another player that liverpool havnt signed yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifter Posted 27 July, 2019 Share Posted 27 July, 2019 If we assume that we will play between 2 and 4 proper attacking players (JWP doesnt count as this) and first choice will be 2 or 3 (if fit) from Ings, Adams and Redmond will always start as things stand today. So we can afford to have an additional 2 proper attacking players on the bench from.this group: Mo Djenepo Boufel long Austin Obafemi Sims Armstrong 2 from 8. We know we want Austing gone so thats 7. Which 2 from the 7 though? I guess you could stretch it to 3 places but that is still 4 players missing out. So inthink its very feasible that we will sell or loan at least 2 more players in addition to Austin. I am mot convinced Boufel will be one of them to leave. It will be easier to sell or loan sims and obafemi due to wage demands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 27 July, 2019 Share Posted 27 July, 2019 Do we know if there's likely to be a stream tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Reece Posted 27 July, 2019 Share Posted 27 July, 2019 Do we know if there's likely to be a stream tomorrow? Official twitter earlier tweeted it will be streamed on Facebook Live and on the OS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 27 July, 2019 Share Posted 27 July, 2019 I wonder if Ralph will rate Slattery/Smallbone/Reed as enough to compensate*?D) Talking of which, no Slattery in the squad for tomorrow? Consensus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 27 July, 2019 Author Share Posted 27 July, 2019 Talking of which, no Slattery in the squad for tomorrow? Consensus? Smallbone or Reed it is then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 27 July, 2019 Share Posted 27 July, 2019 Central midfield looks very light, if Lemina goes then we must replace him. Sorry, but it looks even lighter with him in it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifter Posted 27 July, 2019 Share Posted 27 July, 2019 Agreed. We dont have much quality in CB positions but we at leasr gave some. We are really short of CDM players that can tackle. I would prefer Romeu to be backup fo 1 or 2 decent CDMs. It is such a shane Lemina isnt up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 27 July, 2019 Share Posted 27 July, 2019 Wonder if reed is going to be a beneficiary of the whole lemina situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 The squad is an absolute mess. Three GKs and our best one is probably the worst paid. A right back with half a season and a right back we want to sell. One left back and a completely untried youngster. 5 centre backs, of which only one can run at any speed, one is awful at defending and one has been pushed out previously for ineptitude and bellendry. Two central midfielders and one who is desperate to leave and seems like a massive bellend. Loads of attacking midfielders, but only one of them is any good consistently. Djenepo hopefully adds to that. Upfront we are ok if people stay fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 The squad is an absolute mess. Three GKs and our best one is probably the worst paid. A right back with half a season and a right back we want to sell. One left back and a completely untried youngster. 5 centre backs, of which only one can run at any speed, one is awful at defending and one has been pushed out previously for ineptitude and bellendry. Two central midfielders and one who is desperate to leave and seems like a massive bellend. Loads of attacking midfielders, but only one of them is any good consistently. Djenepo hopefully adds to that. Upfront we are ok if people stay fit.I definitely thought there would have been more of an overhaul this summer than there has been so far. The squad needed/needs freshening up. Not Villa style with 11 new players but with four or five rather than two. Ultimately, most of our current squad have only known failure at Saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 I definitely thought there would have been more of an overhaul this summer than there has been so far. The squad needed/needs freshening up. Not Villa style with 11 new players but with four or five rather than two. Ultimately, most of our current squad have only known failure at Saints. We are paying the consequences of Wee Ross and Reeds ineptitude over the last few years. It will take a while and money we don’t have to fix and why we are reliant on youth to come through. I am not as suicidal as Benji sounds and the window isn’t shut yet. We are stuck with back 5 and Moussa and Reed can be added to players that can do a job as wing backs. I saw enough of Moussa to see how much he tracked and cover the left instead of Vokins. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 The squad is an absolute mess. Three GKs and our best one is probably the worst paid. A right back with half a season and a right back we want to sell. One left back and a completely untried youngster. 5 centre backs, of which only one can run at any speed, one is awful at defending and one has been pushed out previously for ineptitude and bellendry. Two central midfielders and one who is desperate to leave and seems like a massive bellend. Loads of attacking midfielders, but only one of them is any good consistently. Djenepo hopefully adds to that. Upfront we are ok if people stay fit. Well, if we are looking to be brutally honest then yes, cant argue with any of that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintMB Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 Two weeks to go, a bit early for meltdowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 I definitely thought there would have been more of an overhaul this summer than there has been so far. The squad needed/needs freshening up. Not Villa style with 11 new players but with four or five rather than two. Ultimately, most of our current squad have only known failure at Saints. I think we’re trying but no one wants our dross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 Well, if we are looking to be brutally honest then yes, cant argue with any of that ! I can! Three GKs and our best one is probably the worst paid. True, but does that have any impact on what Gunn does in a game? A right back with half a season and a right back we want to sell. Do you know for certain the club is looking to sell Cedric? One left back and a completely untried youngster. So what? If Hasenhuttl thinks Vokins is ready, then why not trust his judgement? 5 centre backs, of which only one can run at any speed, one is awful at defending and one has been pushed out previously for ineptitude and bellendry. A new centre back would be useful, and Hasenhuttl appears confident we'll be making further signings. Lets see what happens in the next two weeks. Two central midfielders and one who is desperate to leave and seems like a massive bellend. We have more than two who can play there... Hojbjerg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Slattery, Smallbone and Armstrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 I think most fans could be similarly critical of their squads and this transfer window. Nobody else has done anything astonishing and Palace and Newcastle look decidedly weaker. Last season's squad, with Ralph, Adams and Djenepo, should be capable of a comfortable mid-table finish and some entertaining games along the way. The rest of the problems are mainly financial. Next summer we will lose Long, Cedric, Austin, Sims and maybe Yoshida. That will free up some space on the wage bill for a couple more decent players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 The squad is an absolute mess. Three GKs and our best one is probably the worst paid. A right back with half a season and a right back we want to sell. One left back and a completely untried youngster. 5 centre backs, of which only one can run at any speed, one is awful at defending and one has been pushed out previously for ineptitude and bellendry. Two central midfielders and one who is desperate to leave and seems like a massive bellend. Loads of attacking midfielders, but only one of them is any good consistently. Djenepo hopefully adds to that. Upfront we are ok if people stay fit. Surprised they haven't asked you to select and manage the team. Needless waste of money bringing in that untested Austrian bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 Two weeks to go, a bit early for meltdowns. No meltdown here, but it's true that our squad at the moment is a complete mess and one nailed on for relegation. Except for the fact that we have Ralph. He'll steer us to safety with a couple games to spare I think. It's not going to be a pleasant season with this squad but RH will be our saving grace IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 No meltdown here, but it's true that our squad at the moment is a complete mess and one nailed on for relegation. Except for the fact that we have Ralph. He'll steer us to safety with a couple games to spare I think. It's not going to be a pleasant season with this squad but RH will be our saving grace IMO. Our points per game average under Hasenhuttl would have us in 11th last season over a 38 game season. With a full pre-season and additions of Adams, Djenepro and hopefully a couple of others we should be some distance away from mere survival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 Our points per game average under Hasenhuttl would have us in 11th last season over a 38 game season. With a full pre-season and additions of Adams, Djenepro and hopefully a couple of others we should be some distance away from mere survival. Just to point out that it did dip a bit as the season went on. Either way we should be fine - barring injuries and a poor run/loss of confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Kucho Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 Any fans based in The Netherlands who cannot make it to the game this afternoon, Fox sports 1 (KPN channel 14) are showing the game live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 I can! True, but does that have any impact on what Gunn does in a game? Do you know for certain the club is looking to sell Cedric? So what? If Hasenhuttl thinks Vokins is ready, then why not trust his judgement? A new centre back would be useful, and Hasenhuttl appears confident we'll be making further signings. Lets see what happens in the next two weeks. We have more than two who can play there... Hojbjerg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Slattery, Smallbone and ArmstrongMLG - assuming we want to play a 4-2-2-2 then I would say Armstrong and JWP are really competing for the middle 2 rather than the defensive 2. Smallbone has historically been a no10 so falls into the same category and Slattery has barely been with the squad in pre season. Only Romeu and Hojbjerg really fit that position, so we are definitely one short there. Re Gunn, surely the point being made is that we have two GKs on massive wages who won't actually be playing. Thats a **** up, no question about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 I can! A new centre back would be useful You think ? And JWP is no deep/holding/central midfield player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Saint Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 Anyone know of any links for today's game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 Anyone know of any links for today's game?It's on the club's FB and Twitter feeds. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 Team announced. Very much what I expect as first choice as long as we need three CBs Gunn Valery Vestergaard Yoshida Bednarek Bertrand Hojbjerg JWP Adams Redmond Ings Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 Cloudy and humid here today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 Team announced. Very much what I expect as first choice as long as we need three CBs Gunn Valery Vestergaard Yoshida Bednarek Bertrand Hojbjerg JWP Adams Redmond Ings Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Hopefully Bednarek on the right rather than the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 Saints fans up top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 Probably 25k here forgot it's holiday season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Matty 76 Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 I think I'm in love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 Great goal. That’s how you press. Been threatening it a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waylander Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 0-1 Saints. Adams - scuffed it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 0-1 Saints. Adams - scuffed it though. I was looking for him on Paddy Power for first goal but weren’t quoting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue_Saint Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 This pressing is lovely to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 Koeman in the crowd. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 Poor by Bednarek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 (edited) Looking good in attack, leaky in defence. Redmond and Bertrand tearing them apart. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Edited 28 July, 2019 by Shroppie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
van Hanegem Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 Great goal. That’s how you press. Been threatening it a few times. You’re easily satisfied... Van Beek is momentarily the worst defender in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 An average side that likes to pass out of defence and through midfield really is food and drink for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delmary Posted 28 July, 2019 Share Posted 28 July, 2019 Defensively we look terrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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