James Ward-Prowse

[Lighthouse]

He’ll have Prem suitors in summer, either on loan or permanent deals. If nothing else he’s exactly the kind of player one of the promoted sides should be looking at.

[WALK DMC]

18 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

Why would he give up earning £100k+ per week to play as a right back in the Championship? 

It's a fair question, but I think that there are scenarios where he could end-up at Saints next season: 

• He will be 31 years old this year and while he has never been a player that has relied on pace, age does start to become relevant
• This year has been a wasted season to date, which must be frustrating for him. Dropping down a league and playing every game would probably be attractive (particularly as he is getting older - see point above)
• Southampton is his spiritual home
• If West Ham want to get rid, they may pay a large chunk of his wages if allow him to go on loan
• I can't see him moving as right wing back, but somewhere in midfield would probably work 

I certainly wouldn't be surprised to see him put on a Saints shirt next season, although there are plenty of variables that may prevent it happening. Still, it would make a nice change to have JWP from West Ham to Saints rumours in the transfer window instead of the usual Danny Ings ones ..... 

[OldNick]

Not many players in the Championship earning 100K, I wonder why

[Saint Fan CaM]

Move on. This is exactly the type of transfer we don’t need, unless he comes to us on a free, WH pay at least 50% of his salary and we’ve got players that are deemed better to start.

[Gloucester Saint]

1 hour ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

Move on. This is exactly the type of transfer we don’t need, unless he comes to us on a free, WH pay at least 50% of his salary and we’ve got players that are deemed better to start.

Yep, we need pace and raw physical power. Love JWP but far too many lightweight players already. 

[Lighthouse]

1 minute ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Yep, we need pace and raw physical power. Love JWP but far too many lightweight players already. 

He’s clearly a far, far better player than Smallbone and would be a class above most midfielders in the Championship. You’d be nuts not to want him but he won’t be coming back whilst we’re a league below. I’d want someone more physical along side him but you don’t just need big cloggers to get out of the Championship.

[Costa del Solent]

Fuck off with JWP. Later on, in some distant future. He can get his applause. 
 

For now, however, he was our captain. Team is relegated on his watch. He should have stayed and showed some character. For me, captain goes down with the ship. You accept that when you accept the armband. 
 

No hard feelings. I’m sure he is a thoroughly likeable bloke. But couldn’t get out of here fast enough when we went down. He chose to warm benches for mid-table premier league clubs. Fine. 
 

Move on. 

[Lighthouse]

51 minutes ago, Costa del Solent said:

Fuck off with JWP. Later on, in some distant future. He can get his applause. 
 

For now, however, he was our captain. Team is relegated on his watch. He should have stayed and showed some character. For me, captain goes down with the ship. You accept that when you accept the armband. 
 

No hard feelings. I’m sure he is a thoroughly likeable bloke. But couldn’t get out of here fast enough when we went down. He chose to warm benches for mid-table premier league clubs. Fine. 
 

Move on. 

This post reads like nothing but hard feelings to me. If you only accept players who derive their morals from 17th century naval warfare, you’re going to have a pretty small squad.

[CB Fry]

6 hours ago, Costa del Solent said:

Fuck off with JWP. Later on, in some distant future. He can get his applause. 
 

For now, however, he was our captain. Team is relegated on his watch. He should have stayed and showed some character. For me, captain goes down with the ship. You accept that when you accept the armband. 
 

No hard feelings. I’m sure he is a thoroughly likeable bloke. But couldn’t get out of here fast enough when we went down. He chose to warm benches for mid-table premier league clubs. Fine. 
 

Move on. 

Hate to break it to you but the Captain of a 21st Century professional football first team is not accountable or responsible for the club in the same way as whatever Lord Nelson or Long John Silver figure you have in your head.

[Lord Duckhunter]

I’d prefer Long John Silver in the middle of the park, he’d be more aggressive than Prowse. I know he’s a bit one footed but,then again, so is Prowse. 

Edited February 12 by Lord Duckhunter

[franniesTache]

20 hours ago, WALK DMC said:

Southampton is his spiritual home

Nope the skates are, he counted their FA Cup final as one of his favourite days, was a mascot and season ticket holder for them and counted Andy Awford as his favourite player.

Just because he worked here doesn't mean he's not still a skate cunt

[Gloucester Saint]

15 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

He’s clearly a far, far better player than Smallbone and would be a class above most midfielders in the Championship. You’d be nuts not to want him but he won’t be coming back whilst we’re a league below. I’d want someone more physical along side him but you don’t just need big cloggers to get out of the Championship.

I agree with your post in the main, we saw that at Hillsborough, and he won’t be cutting his pay by 75% next season to re-join us. Would definitely need pace and power around him if he did, which is the priority to get into the core of the spine over the summer. 

[disconnect]

At least he stays fit and can last a full match, which is much more than most of our midfield!

[East Kent Saint]

Long time gone now , older and hasn't played much , might be less clueless but not forward thinking enough.

[Saint86]

I'd have him back in a heartbeat - waltzes into our side. Let alone in the champ.

If he isn't getting game time at Spam under the new manager he will surely leave, and surely we'd be in the conversation in that case - would all come down to cost. But if there is a chance he's available this summer and interested in a return, and we then ignore it, then we really are run by donkeys imo.

Edited February 12 by Saint86

[Monk]

1 hour ago, franniesTache said:

Nope the skates are, he counted their FA Cup final as one of his favourite days, was a mascot and season ticket holder for them and counted Andy Awford as his favourite player.

Just because he worked here doesn't mean he's not still a skate cunt

Can't argue with that logic. 

 

[ally_uk]

I think we need to move forwards and forget the likes of him and Ings..

Now is a real opportunity to properly reset, clearout the average players who haven't performed for a few seasons now i.e Stephens, Smallbone.

And bring in a bit of height and presence, instead of having powderpuff weaklings..... get some absolute units in! Tough tackling bastards! 

[SaintTex]

On 11/02/2025 at 08:11, HKsaint said:

Is he still one goal behind Beckham’s free kick record?

I believe so. I don't think he has one since leaving Saints. (curse?)

man, at the time it looked like he was going to smash the record.

[Lighthouse]

Sharing this again because it was just ridiculous.

[Ted Bates Statue]

8 hours ago, franniesTache said:

Nope the skates are, he counted their FA Cup final as one of his favourite days, was a mascot and season ticket holder for them and counted Andy Awford as his favourite player.

Just because he worked here doesn't mean he's not still a skate cunt

I wasn't convinced by this argument so I went to find video evidence in the only derby match he's ever been in, under the theory that out of our four goals without reply he didn't score or assist any and didn't even celebrate once.

I invite my fellow posters to watch this damning footage for themselves and make their own judgement as to whether we were harbouring a dirty skate in our XI that night.

 

 

[CB Fry]

8 hours ago, franniesTache said:

Nope the skates are, he counted their FA Cup final as one of his favourite days, was a mascot and season ticket holder for them and counted Andy Awford as his favourite player.

Just because he worked here doesn't mean he's not still a skate cunt

You realise he's not an eight year old child anymore, don't you?

[HKsaint]

1 hour ago, Ted Bates Statue said:

I wasn't convinced by this argument so I went to find video evidence in the only derby match he's ever been in, under the theory that out of our four goals without reply he didn't score or assist any and didn't even celebrate once.

I invite my fellow posters to watch this damning footage for themselves and make their own judgement as to whether we were harbouring a dirty skate in our XI that night.

 

 

Those were the day when our players were all moving and passing forward, including JWP ! But now, even RM has gone, we are still playing Russball. What a contrast. 
 

[Saint_clark]

45 minutes ago, HKsaint said:

Those were the day when our players were all moving and passing forward, including JWP ! But now, even RM has gone, we are still playing Russball. What a contrast. 
 

Come back Ralph, all is forgiven. 

[austsaint]

4 hours ago, Ted Bates Statue said:

I wasn't convinced by this argument so I went to find video evidence in the only derby match he's ever been in, under the theory that out of our four goals without reply he didn't score or assist any and didn't even celebrate once.

I invite my fellow posters to watch this damning footage for themselves and make their own judgement as to whether we were harbouring a dirty skate in our XI that night.

 

 

The thing I learned watching back those highlights, apart from the evidence that JWP wasn’t/isn’t a dirty skate, was just how much we miss a striker like Ings (as he was then) and a midfielder like Romeu.

[franniesTache]

15 hours ago, CB Fry said:

You realise he's not an eight year old child anymore, don't you?

Yup not sure what relevance that has now, unless you think the side you support changes as you get older?

[CB Fry]

1 hour ago, franniesTache said:

Yup not sure what relevance that has now, unless you think the side you support changes as you get older?

For professional football players then yes of course it does. Absolutely bizarre that you need that explaining when there are famous examples of that very thing. 

[franniesTache]

2 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

For professional football players then yes of course it does. Absolutely bizarre that you need that explaining when there are famous examples of that very thing. 

Nah i'm not having that he's a skate and always will be a skate. Was he decent for us? Yes. Does that stop him being a skate? No.

[Ted Bates Statue]

16 minutes ago, franniesTache said:

Nah i'm not having that he's a skate and always will be a skate. Was he decent for us? Yes. Does that stop him being a skate? No.

I think if there was the slightest indication of antagonisation towards us since joining our academy, I'd understand your viewpoint better. But it's been decades. If there is a hint of mercenary attitude, that's not really the same thing.

I wonder if Spurs supporters feel the same about Harry Kane being a former Arsenal supporter.

 

 

[Gingeletiss]

7 minutes ago, Ted Bates Statue said:

I think if there was the slightest indication of antagonisation towards us since joining our academy, I'd understand your viewpoint better. But it's been decades. If there is a hint of mercenary attitude, that's not really the same thing.

I wonder if Spurs supporters feel the same about Harry Kane being a former Arsenal supporter.

 

 

Or LeTiss supporting Spurs as a kid.

[franniesTache]

34 minutes ago, Gingeletiss said:

Or LeTiss supporting Spurs as a kid.

Why would anyone care if Le Tiss supported Spurs?

 

42 minutes ago, Ted Bates Statue said:

I think if there was the slightest indication of antagonisation towards us since joining our academy, I'd understand your viewpoint better. But it's been decades. If there is a hint of mercenary attitude, that's not really the same thing.

I wonder if Spurs supporters feel the same about Harry Kane being a former Arsenal supporter.

 

 

Fairly sure that the Kane/Arsenal thing was shown not to be true wasn't it?

[CB Fry]

28 minutes ago, franniesTache said:

Why would anyone care if Le Tiss supported Spurs?

er, you care, obviously....

3 hours ago, franniesTache said:

Yup not sure what relevance that has now, unless you think the side you support changes as you get older?

Le Tiss is Spurs fan and always will be right? Why on earth we let him into St Mary's I'll never know.

[ErwinK1961]

6 hours ago, CB Fry said:

For professional football players then yes of course it does. Absolutely bizarre that you need that explaining when there are famous examples of that very thing. 

Jamie Carragher hates Liverpool FFS!

[SaveloyMush]

From less than 2 years ago - not a penny under £70m...

[franniesTache]

23 hours ago, CB Fry said:

er, you care, obviously....

Le Tiss is Spurs fan and always will be right? Why on earth we let him into St Mary's I'll never know.

Yeah because being a skate and being spurs are exactly the same 🤣

Obviously I couldn't give a shit if Le Tiss supported spurs in the same way I don't give a shit about who Ron Davies supported.

The skates is a different matter, and your straw man is bollocks.

Prowse was born in a PO postcode, his family are season ticket holders there, he was a season ticket holder there, he was a mascot for them at a game, he said their FA Cup win was one of his favourite days and he said Andy Awford was his favourite player.

For a fanbase that bangs on about hating the skates a lot of people really fucking don't do they?

[OldNick]

On 12/02/2025 at 21:51, Ted Bates Statue said:

I wasn't convinced by this argument so I went to find video evidence in the only derby match he's ever been in, under the theory that out of our four goals without reply he didn't score or assist any and didn't even celebrate once.

I invite my fellow posters to watch this damning footage for themselves and make their own judgement as to whether we were harbouring a dirty skate in our XI that night.

 

 

A couple of things, McCarthy did 2 saves early that made a massive diference to the night. The quality of the team comparedto now, with the grit in midfield and of course quality upfront

[Ted Bates Statue]

1 hour ago, franniesTache said:

his family are season ticket holders there

Think that might be a Portsmyth that you're buying into rather enthusiastically. Is there any evidence that his family have bothered to go to Fratton Park in the last 10-15 years, except when Saints are there to give them a thrashing?

And re their FA cup win, he was a kid back then but he grew up soon after and decided he wanted to be a Saint. He literally went through the thought process outlined in the re-worded Que Sera Sera song that some of us sing at every opportunity and went for Southampton instead.

 

On 13/02/2025 at 15:39, franniesTache said:

Why would anyone care if Le Tiss supported Spurs?

 

Fairly sure that the Kane/Arsenal thing was shown not to be true wasn't it?

Sorry forgot to reply to this.

There's literally a photo of Kane in Arsenal kit celebrating the Invincibles season with his hair dyed red, think there is a decent parallel.

Also MLT is a secret North London Yobbo and I'm not sure I'm ok with it. It's bad enough they steal our song, let alone the heart of our greatest player.

 

Edited Friday at 17:47 by Ted Bates Statue

[CB Fry]

3 hours ago, franniesTache said:

Yeah because being a skate and being spurs are exactly the same 🤣

Obviously I couldn't give a shit if Le Tiss supported spurs in the same way I don't give a shit about who Ron Davies supported.

The skates is a different matter, and your straw man is bollocks.

Prowse was born in a PO postcode, his family are season ticket holders there, he was a season ticket holder there, he was a mascot for them at a game, he said their FA Cup win was one of his favourite days and he said Andy Awford was his favourite player.

For a fanbase that bangs on about hating the skates a lot of people really fucking don't do they?

You've already done the Andy Awford stuff you fucking weirdo. 

 

[EssEffCee]

On 12/02/2025 at 21:51, Ted Bates Statue said:

I wasn't convinced by this argument so I went to find video evidence in the only derby match he's ever been in, under the theory that out of our four goals without reply he didn't score or assist any and didn't even celebrate once.

I invite my fellow posters to watch this damning footage for themselves and make their own judgement as to whether we were harbouring a dirty skate in our XI that night.

 

 

Bloody hell we were lucky to not concede early on weren't we. Never seen those early chances before having only arrived at the ground not long before the first goal.

[Jonnyboy]

I don't understand why he neve broke the free kick record. Did West Ham never let him take them?

[Turkish]

On 14/02/2025 at 15:56, franniesTache said:

Yeah because being a skate and being spurs are exactly the same 🤣

Obviously I couldn't give a shit if Le Tiss supported spurs in the same way I don't give a shit about who Ron Davies supported.

The skates is a different matter, and your straw man is bollocks.

Prowse was born in a PO postcode, his family are season ticket holders there, he was a season ticket holder there, he was a mascot for them at a game, he said their FA Cup win was one of his favourite days and he said Andy Awford was his favourite player.

For a fanbase that bangs on about hating the skates a lot of people really fucking don't do they?

You’ve obviously forgotten about the massive rivalry we have with spurs which started around 2001. We really hate them and would often sing songs about how much we hated them at matches back then. We’d also spitefully and hilariously call them nicknames like Spuds. Pure hatred so anyone connected with spuds is a no for me

[Weston Super Saint]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

You’ve obviously forgotten about the massive rivalry we have with spurs which started around 2001. We really hate them and would often sing songs about how much we hated them at matches back then. We’d also spitefully and hilariously call them nicknames like Spuds. Pure hatred so anyone connected with spuds is a no for me

And the scathing 'North London yobbos'. Mustn't forget that nugget.