January 2021 transfer window

[Doctorkmt]

4 minutes ago, DT said:

We must be dangerously skint

It's ridiculous if we are. Never spend anything and have had a fortune for several different players in recent years

[SuperSAINT]

6 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

Josh King to either Everton or Fulham, deals agreed.

May ramp up their interest in Long.

Would be typical saints to complain about squad depth, then let Vokins, Long and Valery leave without adding.

Multiple places now saying Long will go there on loan if King leaves (lets be honest, Everton will pay him what he wants).

I wonder if Cherries will pay Long's wages in full?

Edited 1 February, 2021 by SuperSAINT

[S-Clarke]

1 minute ago, Saint Garrett said:

Feels like the owner has decided we’ve stayed up this season, and just trying to see through to the summer with the current squad, cost saving where possible. Feel sorry for Ralph. 

He has no interest in us, no ambition and no real intent to progress us.

Need shot, but apparently he's doing a good job.

[Saint Garrett]

4 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

He has no interest in us, no ambition and no real intent to progress us.

Need shot, but apparently he's doing a good job.

Worst owner in the league, was before Covid. 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

We should see how this season in relative safety, probably finish no higher than 12th or so. What is really concerning is how the squad is going to look next season. It's clear that we have no money and just to keep afloat we are likely to have to sell what's left of the crown jewels. Ings and JWP the first ones to go. Kat sold us down the river when she let Gao buy the club. She surely must have realised that he didn't have a pot to piss in. 

[Saint_clark]

6 minutes ago, Doctorkmt said:

It's ridiculous if we are. Never spend anything and have had a fortune for several different players in recent years

It's a myth that we never spend anything, we've just spent too much on poor choices, not just the Carrillo and Lemina type transfers but long hefty contracts for Forster and Davis etc. 

[S-Clarke]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

It's a myth that we never spend anything, we've just spent too much on poor choices, not just the Carrillo and Lemina type transfers but long hefty contracts for Forster and Davis etc. 

Davis?

We don't spend much anymore, we haven't done for a good few years now. Only what we get in.

[SuperSAINT]

 

[Appy]

3 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

He has no interest in us, no ambition and no real intent to progress us.

Need shot, but apparently he's doing a good job.

Exactly, people seem to think we want 20-30 million investment for transfers, but all we want is a loan or two, it’s shambolic. 

[S-Clarke]

Well, where did that one come from.

He's not a defender though 😄

[BotleySaint]

16 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

 

Would be typical saints to complain about squad depth, then let Vokins, Long and Valery leave without adding.

Surely this will not happen. Ridiculous if so. Guess it'll be the youth team for the rest of the season. Which other premier league side would this happen to?

[maysie]

#saintsfc on twitter is amusing as always on TDD, brings out all sorts of people. People signing off their tweet with things like Bob Smith, Saints Fan.

Lots of everyone is laughing at us stuff, we're the embarrassment of the league etc 

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, S-Clarke said:

Davis?

We don't spend much anymore, we haven't done for a good few years now. Only what we get in.

Yeah, in 2016 we gave him a new 3 year contract on what would obviously have been higher wages when he'd already started to decline for us.

We've only ever spent what we get in, but someone mentioned never spending money despite recieving large sums for players...I've done it many times over the last few years and can't be arsed to do it again now, but if you look at the outgoings and incomings since we returned to the Premier League I promise you we have spent more than we've received just on transfer fees, not even taking into account bumper new contracts for players.

[BotleySaint]

Minamino? Can he play full back? 

Maybe Ralph has a master plan for converting him...

[The Fat Controller]

If you were Ings or Bertrand would you sign a new deal after seeing that we will always be a selling club - unless our fake Sheikh Owner sells the club.

so many false dawns in previous transfer windows especially the lies back in the Les Reed days on deals like Alderweireld signing permanently etc..

Yes the club is skint as so are many others, let’s hope our better players are back sooner than later

 

 

 

[SuperSAINT]

1 minute ago, S-Clarke said:

Well, where did that one come from.

He's not a defender though 😄

I know!  He was VERY highly rated previously.  Used to high-press too from his previous club IIRC.

[DT]

2 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said:

 

Why? Mad

[saint lard]

Long to Bournemouth....minamino to to us. 

[Saint_clark]

2 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said:

 

Is he actually any good? Looks completely ineffective anytime I've seen him.

[LGTL]

Well I didn’t see this one coming. 

[maysie]

Just now, DT said:

Why? Mad

Walcott out for season?

[DT]

Still. Would be better than nout 

[S-Clarke]

Just now, SuperSAINT said:

I know!  He was VERY highly rated previously.  Used to high-press too from his previous club IIRC.

He's very much a Ralph/gegenpress player.

But he's not a defender!

[nta786]

11 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

It's a myth that we never spend anything, we've just spent too much on poor choices, not just the Carrillo and Lemina type transfers but long hefty contracts for Forster and Davis etc. 

Yeah but we only spend whatever we receive and have done so for the last 5 years

 

I have no idea how true this might be but we are bloody 19th in the net spend table.

See link below: 

https://www.transferleague.co.uk/premier-league-last-five-seasons/transfer-league-tables/premier-league-table-last-five-seasons

https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/the-20-premier-league-clubs-ranked-by-net-spend-over-last-five-years/
 

Whatever links and sources you use we are always 17th to 19th.

 

Is it too much to even have a net spend similar to some of the above? I don’t want to be misconstrued as someone who should be more grateful as yes, we could be languishing in L1, nor do I want to sound like someone who has no clue about football finances- but ultimately I’d like my football club to be far better than it can be whilst operating within sound limits

Edited 1 February, 2021 by nta786

[DT]

Just now, maysie said:

Walcott out for season?

Maybe. Could be right. If so, upgrade 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Has anyone thought about recalling Mo from Celtic? Not even sure we can, but surely he can't be any worse than Redmond at the moment

[Delmary]

From last month https://www.caughtoffside.com/2021/01/07/man-city-full-back-attracting-interest-from-four-premier-league-clubs/

Clutching at straws.

[Hatch]

Don’t get too pleased about long going to Bournemouth.

they’ll send him back next week 

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, Delmary said:

From last month https://www.caughtoffside.com/2021/01/07/man-city-full-back-attracting-interest-from-four-premier-league-clubs/

Clutching at straws.

Started in their last game.

[Appy]

My guess is KWP is back sooner than they expected if they’re going for Minamino

[S-Clarke]

Just now, Appy said:

My guess is KWP is back sooner than they expected if they’re going for Minamino

And Theo is long, long term with a hamstring tear?

We still needed a FB before KWP got injured though, so it's not like that changed the stakes.

Edited 1 February, 2021 by S-Clarke

[egg]

4 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said:

 

Curveball, but I'd be happy with that. Him as a 10 gives us options, an alternative to what we have obviously, but also possibly shifting Armstrong to a 6, meaning JWP or Diallo for FB cover. 

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Appy said:

My guess is KWP is back sooner than they expected if they’re going for Minamino

Like I said before, we've struggled for cover in every position on the pitch this season so if we absolutely cannot get a fullback in then we might as well use the other loan slot to get SOMEONE in.

[saintwbu]

Surely we can’t pull this off?

[S-Clarke]

Just now, saintwbu said:

Surely we can’t pull this off?

Once we realise they don't accept dust from the back of the sofa, we'll pull out.

[LGTL]

1 minute ago, S-Clarke said:

Once we realise they don't accept dust from the back of the sofa, we'll pull out.

It does smell a bit of ‘we tried really really hard’ doesn’t it. 

[Saint_clark]

3 minutes ago, saintwbu said:

Surely we can’t pull this off?

Said the actresses to the bishop.

[Saint Garrett]

Guessing we can hand in a deal sheet and give us til tomorrow to sort or whatever the rules are 

[VectisSaint]

3 minutes ago, Appy said:

My guess is KWP is back sooner than they expected if they’re going for Minamino

Thought we had been told that KWP injury is not too bad, not ready for tomorrow but sounded like the weekend. Walcott would be out for at least 6 weeks for hammy, that's a given.

[Suhari]

5 minutes ago, LGTL said:

It does smell a bit of ‘we tried really really hard’ doesn’t it. 

Said the bishops to the actress.

[Master Bates]

9 minutes ago, saintwbu said:

Surely we can’t pull this off?

I feel this one

[igsey]

Ornstein is gospel so there must be something in this Minamino interest.

[Turkish]

9 minutes ago, LGTL said:

It does smell a bit of ‘we tried really really hard’ doesn’t it. 

The memory of Les lingers on

[DT]

Saints reject Maitland Niles as he wants to play midfield. Then try to buy midfielder. You gotta larf 

[CB Fry]

I can already feel those replica shirt sales going through the roof in Japan or whatever.

[Toussaint]

15 minutes ago, saintwbu said:

Surely we can’t pull this off?

If we do I may have a pull myself 

[saint lard]

Adam Blackmore says the Minamino loan is definitely being worked on. 
no medical as yet however. 
leaves the way for Long to go. 

[Archers Road Stand]

Probably left that one too late. 

[Give it to Ron]

1 minute ago, DT said:

Saints reject Maitland Niles as he wants to play midfield. Then try to buy midfielder. You gotta larf 

It’s a loan ....but wait until King falls through at Everton, Long stays and we then can’t afford Minamoto 🙂 wages

oh well we tried ....fun being a Saints fan

[Tamesaint]

What this thread is really missing is a good old rant from the Delldays (or whatever Jamie called himself). This time last year he was apoplectic about Cedric going to Arsenal. It doesnt feel like Transfer Deadline day without him and his comments about "deadwood".