Romeu - Barcelona

[BotleySaint]

He would have been a positive force for us if he stayed last year. But we'd still have gone down as midfield wasn't the issue, it was utterly crap forwards. Hope he does well and plays there. 

[SaveloyMush]

To some derision, I posted on here that he was our most important player.

[Osvaldorama]

  On 19/07/2023 at 18:47, BotleySaint said:

He would have been a positive force for us if he stayed last year. But we'd still have gone down as midfield wasn't the issue, it was utterly crap forwards. Hope he does well and plays there. 

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I don’t think you can say that for certain. (I agree it’s likely though as we were crap all over the park as you said). 
 

There was a time at the start of the season under Ralph that we looked ok for a few games. Momentum is a huge thing in top level football. Maybe a few lucky wins or clean sheets around the time Lavia got injured and the whole season could have been different.
 

Romeu was a hugely important leader for the club and it was a shambles letting him go without a fight. If there is one lesson I hope the club learned from this relegation it’s that experience & leadership qualities are irreplaceable 

[Chez]

  On 19/07/2023 at 14:58, Yorkshire Saint said:

I think there was... Romeu to Girona was a pre requisite to City selling us Lavia. 

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Lavia signed in July. Romeu went on September 1st. The two transfers had nothing to do with each other.

[Saint86]

  On 19/07/2023 at 20:36, Chez said:

Lavia signed in July. Romeu went on September 1st. The two transfers had nothing to do with each other.

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The romeu transfer was linked to the Edozie and larios transfers, not the lavia one. 

[Ted Bates Statue]

  On 19/07/2023 at 09:10, AlexLaw76 said:

Not good enough for saints, eh

LOL

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  On 19/07/2023 at 09:58, AlexLaw76 said:

And...don't need him, we have Lavia (who was injured at the time)

 

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Not my recollection, at least on this forum. The original plan was to surely have him and Lavia in the squad. We might have had a fighting chance last season, had we decided to be a bit more ruthless, put our foot down and hold onto him for another year like we did with Schneiderlin.

Here's the thread from last year. After you filter out the well-wishing comments, a lot of the posts are expressing concerns over his departure. I couldn't actually find any that said he was finished here.

https://www.saintsweb.co.uk/topic/56707-oriol-romeu/page/4/

 

Edited 19 July, 2023 by Ted Bates Statue
ok I did find some. FFS where's the delete button?

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

  On 19/07/2023 at 18:47, BotleySaint said:

He would have been a positive force for us if he stayed last year. But we'd still have gone down as midfield wasn't the issue, it was utterly crap forwards. Hope he does well and plays there. 

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and utterly crap defenders and utterly crap managers

[Saint Keef]

Where did it all go wrong for OR? From playing in the Adrenalin fueled cauldron and electric atmosphere of St. Mary's, to ending up at the dead beat wilderness of the Nou Camp..........Oh! 

Good luck to him. Great Saints servant, a proper player and by all accounts a good guy!!!

[HKsaint]

He was effectively replaced by Diallo. 

[Zorba]

  On 19/07/2023 at 23:34, HKsaint said:

He was ineffectively replaced by Diallo. 

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Edited 20 July, 2023 by Zorba
Bellemoor was a shit school!

[The Cat]

  On 19/07/2023 at 21:27, Ted Bates Statue said:

 

Not my recollection, at least on this forum. The original plan was to surely have him and Lavia in the squad. We might have had a fighting chance last season, had we decided to be a bit more ruthless, put our foot down and hold onto him for another year like we did with Schneiderlin.

Here's the thread from last year. After you filter out the well-wishing comments, a lot of the posts are expressing concerns over his departure. I couldn't actually find any that said he was finished here.

https://www.saintsweb.co.uk/topic/56707-oriol-romeu/page/4/

 

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Had a quick look and there's hardly any negative comments about him, the overwhelming mood was one of disappointment that he was leaving and praising his time with the club.

However it's football and there's always going to be a few people with different opinions on a player. 

That thread goes back a bit, some old prolific posters on there who have since disappeared.

Whatever happened to that Batman guy? Seem to remember him being quite annoying. Funny that he's never resurfaced under a new login posting similar crap.

[egg]

Us selling him was an odd decision imo, and to a club part owned by the City Football Group. Our dealings with that lot, overseen by a guy who left us just after, still has an odd feel to it. 

Anyways, delighted for Romeu. Great player, great character, and a fantastic move for him. 

[Ted Bates Statue]

  On 20/07/2023 at 06:34, The Cat said:

Whatever happened to that Batman guy? Seem to remember him being quite annoying. Funny that he's never resurfaced under a new login posting similar crap.

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Brett from Camden? Probably too busy driving his Brettmobile around town, or working on it in the Brettcave to have time for Saintsweb

[farawaysaint]

  On 20/07/2023 at 07:01, egg said:

Us selling him was an odd decision imo, and to a club part owned by the City Football Group. Our dealings with that lot, overseen by a guy who left us just after, still has an odd feel to it. 

Anyways, delighted for Romeu. Great player, great character, and a fantastic move for him. 

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I don't think it was odd at all? He was in the twilight of his career and wanted to move home, we allowed a great servant to do so.