coalman Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 Just now, CSA96 said: Official. Fank thuck for that. Now let's get in a striker and a central defender 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 Thought we were told he was going to Luton? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSA96 Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 “It’s been a tough week, struggling with illness a little bit, but it feels good to finally be here, to get it over the line, and I’m just excited to get going,” he said. “I was hoping to be involved on the weekend. Long story short, I had a bit of dodgy food off my own back – I’m not going to blame the missus. I got food poisoning, felt like I was on my deathbed, lost a lot of weight, so it’s not ideal, but it is what it is. I’m over it now, we live and we learn, I won’t be eating raw chicken liver ever again!” “That was the best year I’ve had in my career,” Downes said of his Swansea spell. “The way we played suited me down to a tee and I just found I slotted right in. I loved coming in every day – I think that’s a big thing. “It’s a good watch, I’m sure all the fans are happy with it. It’s a great style of play – what team doesn’t want to dominate the ball like Man City? I think every team wants to be like that. “I feel like I’m an all-round type of player. I suppose I like to do a bit of everything – I like to defend, pass the ball, win the ball back, dribble with it, so a bit of everything really. “I spoke many times with the West Ham gaffer and I came to the conclusion I wanted to play week in, week out. Obviously I know West Ham have signed a lot of midfielders, so I knew that would be tough, but I think a lot of things just appealed to me here. “The ambition for the club is obviously to get promoted, to get back in the Premier League, and that enticed me a lot. You look at the squad we’ve got here, I think we’ve got a very, very good chance of that, so it’s looking good.” 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coalman Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 1 minute ago, CSA96 said: “It’s been a tough week, struggling with illness a little bit, but it feels good to finally be here, to get it over the line, and I’m just excited to get going,” he said. “I was hoping to be involved on the weekend. Long story short, I had a bit of dodgy food off my own back – I’m not going to blame the missus. I got food poisoning, felt like I was on my deathbed, lost a lot of weight, so it’s not ideal, but it is what it is. I’m over it now, we live and we learn, I won’t be eating raw chicken liver ever again!” “That was the best year I’ve had in my career,” Downes said of his Swansea spell. “The way we played suited me down to a tee and I just found I slotted right in. I loved coming in every day – I think that’s a big thing. “It’s a good watch, I’m sure all the fans are happy with it. It’s a great style of play – what team doesn’t want to dominate the ball like Man City? I think every team wants to be like that. “I feel like I’m an all-round type of player. I suppose I like to do a bit of everything – I like to defend, pass the ball, win the ball back, dribble with it, so a bit of everything really. “I spoke many times with the West Ham gaffer and I came to the conclusion I wanted to play week in, week out. Obviously I know West Ham have signed a lot of midfielders, so I knew that would be tough, but I think a lot of things just appealed to me here. “The ambition for the club is obviously to get promoted, to get back in the Premier League, and that enticed me a lot. You look at the squad we’ve got here, I think we’ve got a very, very good chance of that, so it’s looking good.” That sounds like campylobacter food poisoning which is a solid week of misery from my experience. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Juice Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 'Delayed in Transit' Lol... nice touch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitch Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 Serious question...who the fuck would eat raw chicken liver, and why?! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSaint Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 2 minutes ago, coalman said: That sounds like campylobacter food poisoning which is a solid week of misery from my experience. Sorry to hear that. How long did the fatigue last? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 1 minute ago, kitch said: Serious question...who the fuck would eat raw chicken liver, and why?! Some fat fucker who wanted to lose weight 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 1 minute ago, whelk said: Some fat fucker who wanted to lose weight I'm off to buy some chicken liver. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvSFC Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 Doesn't look like there's an option to buy, damn. Ah well, help us win promotion and we can start #FreeDownes next summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golac's Cunning Stunts Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambosa75 Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 Why was he eating raw chicken livers off his own back? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 13 minutes ago, whelk said: Was that the bubbles thing? Done? Still I’ll but farted in the bath? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 This man is clearly some sort of pervert. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 On 19/08/2023 at 11:33, Miltonaggro said: Hearing medical staff asked to be at Staplewood over the weekend and an additional room booking on behalf of club at the Harbour Hotel. Can’t confirm the sanitary arrangements but all signs suggest a Sunday PM or more likely Monday AM announcement. At fucking last! Ahem. Good to see the CoT at the cutting edge once again 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 1 minute ago, skintsaint said: I'm off to buy some chicken liver. Remember 10 seconds on low heat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coalman Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 3 minutes ago, CanadaSaint said: Sorry to hear that. How long did the fatigue last? A day or so after the stomach cramps and fever passed. They were the worst part of it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 So looks like it was a load of bollocks about him not coming here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodymatt Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 14 minutes ago, CSA96 said: Official. Great signing, shame no option. Tell me how are you embedding these X/Twitter links. I’ve tried changing the address to Twitter.com but it doesn’t work for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansums Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 He comes across as a bit of a character, the big question now is will he be fit to start on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 9 minutes ago, kitch said: Serious question...who the fuck would eat raw chicken liver, and why?! Footballers aren’t renowned for common sense 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Ash Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 2 minutes ago, hypochondriac said: So looks like it was a load of bollocks about him not coming here Of course it was. People thinking he wasn't going to come after Martin actually said he was is quite laughable. They'd be stupid to put themselves in that position. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 4 minutes ago, hypochondriac said: So looks like it was a load of bollocks about him not coming here No not bollocks. Chicken liver. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSA96 Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 3 minutes ago, goodymatt said: Great signing, shame no option. Tell me how are you embedding these X/Twitter links. I’ve tried changing the address to Twitter.com but it doesn’t work for me. I'm only having luck when it's a Twitter URL and I am posting from desktop by copy and paste. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 12 minutes ago, The Juice said: 'Delayed in Transit' Lol... nice touch In Transit? Surely we can afford something better that that. A chauffeur-driven limousine might be going a bit far though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 16 minutes ago, CSA96 said: “The ambition for the club is obviously to get promoted, to get back in the Premier League, and that enticed me a lot.” Not if they sell Adams and don’t adequately replace him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSA96 Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 Martin was delighted the club were able to complete the move and he is excited about the qualities Downes will add. "He's a brilliant character, he's a winner, someone who's aggressive and a brilliant athlete too,” he said. “We've got a great relationship, myself, Gilly, him and the rest of the staff, so he knows what he's coming into and that will speed him up, because he knows the work and he's done it before. “He's a real winner, a brilliant teammate and someone who's got a lot of quality on the ball, which is obviously why West Ham took him to the Premier League and I think he feels really hungry to get playing football again because he hasn't played as much as he would have liked in the last year. “So he has hunger, he has character, he has a lot of talent and he has a lot of physicality as well. “He was a massive favourite with the players, the staff and the fans at Swansea and I'm sure he'll be the same here.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopper Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 Now if we can just pull off promotion there's a case for him to join permanently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 6 minutes ago, Saint_Ash said: Of course it was. People thinking he wasn't going to come after Martin actually said he was is quite laughable. They'd be stupid to put themselves in that position. You mean like when Ralph said last summer there’s definitely a striker coming in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golac's Cunning Stunts Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 3 minutes ago, CSA96 said: “So he has hunger, he has character, he has a lot of talent and he has a lot of physicality as well. We know he has hunger ffs, but will he use it to perform on the pitch or to eat more raw chicken livers.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 I don't think it really matters that it's a loan. If we fail to go up and he does well, he'd probably end up in the prem anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golac's Cunning Stunts Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 25 minutes ago, CSA96 said: “The ambition for the club is obviously to get promoted, to get back in the Premier League, and that enticed me a lot. You look at the squad we’ve got here, I think we’ve got a very, very good chance of that, so it’s looking good.” Flynn is going to be sorely disappointed when he gets down to reading Saintsweb and finds out our ambition is actually to spend a season or two in the champs rebuilding and fixing our losing mentality 😂 (can't remember which poster on here was saying that the other day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErwinK1961 Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 27 minutes ago, kitch said: Serious question...who the fuck would eat raw chicken liver, and why?! He was that desperate to get out of the move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSA96 Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintTex Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 58 minutes ago, CSA96 said: Bubbles.. get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyinthesky Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 On 18/08/2023 at 09:22, skintsaint said: I picked up a dose at Campylobacter a few years back ironically at a business lunch at St Marys. I was proper ill for a few days and it took me over a week to recover. Like Flynn Downes I lost quite a bit of weight. Hopefully being a fit athlete he will get over the food poisoning quicker than I did but I cant see him starting on Saturday. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 Get in! Welcome onboard Flynn real quality signing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 He was one of the best young prospects when he was in this league before, a proper standout when we played Swansea in the cup. He is a shoe-in to be a mainstay all season in my eyes, him and Shea together could work brilliantly - with Alcaraz just in front. Good to get some first team quality in the door. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 1 hour ago, coalman said: That sounds like campylobacter food poisoning which is a solid week of misery from my experience. That’s what I had, was horrendous. Took me weeks to recover and lost so much weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 Good to see the team taking shape and good to have some certainty about who will definitely be here Bazunu - Stephens - Manning Charles Downes Smallbone - Armstrong Edozie/Ameyew All likely to be staying. Lots of the team taking shape. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 (edited) Excellent, really glad we have been able to get him from West Ham. At this level, I think he just about as good as you will get. I didn't think we had a chance and was totally wrong about that. I said last year that we should have gone for him and we got there in the end, although a note of warning, some of my previous HCDAJFU recommendations that have actually happened include Redmond and Aribo. Edited 21 August, 2023 by Chez 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 1 hour ago, The Juice said: 'Delayed in Transit' Enjoying the services at Clacket Lane - Cobham - Fleet - Winchester - then just when he thought it was safe to get to Staplewood - “Oh No!” Rownhams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 Great to get this sorted, a very exciting signing who knows the manager, the style of play and previously flourished with it. Some absolute class posts a few pages back. Not sure why anyone would think the manager was lying when he said he was coming, it's a totally different scenario to Ralph saying we would sign a striker. The agreement for this one was obviously in place a week or so ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 Welcome aboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 17 minutes ago, Crab Lungs said: That’s what I had, was horrendous. Took me weeks to recover and lost so much weight. You’re a proper sick note pal, had everything going 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stknowle Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 1 hour ago, CSA96 said: Nice one. TF I held off sending that "Well he obviously isn't signing is he" post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 12 minutes ago, Turkish said: You’re a proper sick note pal, had everything going 🤣 The only image I have ever seen of him is that model one from saintsforever and he looked skinny enough so must be a stick figure after food poisoning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 11 minutes ago, stknowle said: Nice one. TF I held off sending that "Well he obviously isn't signing is he" post. Don't worry, so others did it on your behalf.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 1 hour ago, sambosa75 said: Why was he eating raw chicken livers off his own back? The more important question is how he physically managed it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches O Houlihan Posted 21 August, 2023 Share Posted 21 August, 2023 37 minutes ago, S-Clarke said: He was one of the best young prospects when he was in this league before, a proper standout when we played Swansea in the cup. He is a shoe-in to be a mainstay all season in my eyes, him and Shea together could work brilliantly - with Alcaraz just in front. Good to get some first team quality in the door. When Charles & Downes play together as a pair you'd imagine that would give Alcaraz the licence to roam and cause a world of trouble without having to worry too much about defence. Would also allow a really attacking set of fullbacks - say Manning & Djed Spence if KWP goes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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