Summer Transfer Window 2024

[Turkish]

2 minutes ago, Dr. Kucho said:

Italy is one of my favourite countries I’ve been to. Love the food, Tuscany, the lakes in the north etc. My dad owns a home in northern Italy and loves going there and says it’s an amazing place for holidays, but to live permanently its not to great. Lots of bureaucracy, certain areas struggle with crime and a poor infrastructure. 

mine too, been all over it many times, it's wonderful. The train system pisses all over ours. €50 for a train from Milan to Rome, (my boss lives in Milan) when i told him a standard train from Leeds to London was £260 if you need to be in london before 9.30am he almost spat his tea out.

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

2 minutes ago, Turkish said:

mine too, been all over it many times, it's wonderful. The train system pisses all over ours. €50 for a train from Milan to Rome, (my boss lives in Milan) when i told him a standard train from Leeds to London was £260 if you need to be in london before 9.30am he almost spat his tea out.

Me too. COuldn't agree more Turkish

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, Saint_clark said:

All up front? Highly doubt it. I'd wager the majority of that will come later.

pretty much all transfers are paid over the period of the contract.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

3 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

I'm sure that was poorly phrased as that reads like we aren't spending money in order to stay in the league. I'm sure that's him putting a brave face on it. 

I think that's exactly what he means. Not that he doesn't want us to stay in it. Nor that he doesn't think we can. Just that the purchases are not just for this season. Some may take longer to develop than others. Also, that they won't overspend in a panic. Which was a disaster when they did try that.

[hypochondriac]

1 minute ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

I think that's exactly what he means. Not that he doesn't want us to stay in it. Nor that he doesn't think we can. Just that the purchases are not just for this season. Some may take longer to develop than others. Also, that they won't overspend in a panic. Which was a disaster when they did try that.

Overspending in a panic is idiotic. Spending a sufficient amount that we can afford in order to give us the best chance of staying in the league is entirely what I expected us to do. That will also mean helping us for future season as well. 

[Bakovnetski]

49 minutes ago, sfc4prem said:

To those comparing Italian cities to places in England; are there any English cities that trump an Italian city? I can't think of any. 

London, Edinburgh maybe

[Turkish]

Just now, Bakovnetski said:

London, Edinburgh maybe

you're kidding? London is a shithole now. Edinburgh is okay. Could possibly add Bath and Chester to the list. 

[DT]

1 minute ago, Bakovnetski said:

London, Edinburgh maybe

Edinburgh is not in England

[SuperSAINT]

Just now, DT said:

Edinburgh is not in England

*MLG BURNER ACCOUNT* 🚨 

[Bakovnetski]

1 minute ago, DT said:

Edinburgh is not in England

True but no real border and technically same country

[Bakovnetski]

3 minutes ago, Turkish said:

you're kidding? London is a shithole now. Edinburgh is okay. Could possibly add Bath and Chester to the list. 

Not really. It has a larger glam centre than many euro cities. Go beyond that central district/city centre and they're all the same. Some nice suburbs but plenty of sink estates.

[Raging Bull]

15 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

I'm sure that was poorly phrased as that reads like we aren't spending money in order to stay in the league. I'm sure that's him putting a brave face on it. 

I know owners and managers will sometimes simply tell fans what they want to hear, but if Dragon is genuine about his ambitions for the club (post Wembley I think) then getting relegated again can’t be part of that long term plan. 

Its too damaging  

I have a feeling we’ll be pleasantly surprised come Friday night. 

[Verbal]

29 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

I went to Venice a few years ago.  Fucking shithole now, got more graffiti than the Thornhill bronx.

If ever the Venice Tourist Board needed a slogan

[6ft8saint]

2 hours ago, Midfield_General said:

Being reported as around £16m 

Sky says £21.4 and he signed for 5years 

[SuperSAINT]

[FarehamSaintJames]

1 minute ago, SuperSAINT said:

Called it over a month ago 😉

[Saint Matty 76]

That seems a really good fee to be fair, and leaves us able to use a loan slot on an attacker.

[hypochondriac]

Blimey that's some signing if accurate. I think I get itk points from my mate saying he was present when Lallana signed

[HarvSFC]

Wow, that's a good deal. Sorts our goalkeeper problem out for years if we manage to stay up. Don't let me down Saints...

Best goalkeeper since Boruc?

[Patches O Houlihan]

3 hours ago, Turkish said:

Yeah but come on if you played for Napoli you'd live down the Amalfi coast which is simply stunning. 

For a month or two yes. Much longer than that and the endless hairpin bends, slow traffic, and crowds of tourists might get a bit tiresome. Restaurants, views and watersports are good though.

Yes your millionaire footballer pad will be lovely but there's precious little flat land around there, so neighbours will be close, and you'll want security to drive you in and out of home games, and likely to watch the house/family while you are gone. Organised crime is still very much a thing there, and I know this from first hand family experience. 

Edited 28 August, 2024 by Patches O Houlihan
watersports not waterspouts - accidental poor taste bearing in mind recent Italian news :-(

[Lighthouse]

If selling Alcaraz for £16m allows us to buy Ramsdale for £18m then it’s an absolute no-brainer of a decision.

[Convict Colony]

5 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said:

Life comes at you fast when your called Bazunu or McCarthy 

[Dusic]

Wow..great deal if that gets over the line.

Guess it will impact what we can do elsewhere but would be huge.

[The Cat]

This is surely not true because Sports Republic are all worse than the Nazis or something 

[Convict Colony]

1 minute ago, Patches O Houlihan said:

For a month or two yes. Much longer than that and the endless hairpin bends, slow traffic, and crowds of tourists might get a bit tiresome. Restaurants, views and waterspouts are good though.

Yes your millionaire footballer pad will be lovely but there's precious little flat land around there, so neighbours will be close, and you'll want security to drive you in and out of home games, and likely to watch the house/family while you are gone. Organised crime is still very much a thing there, and I know this from first hand family experience. 

You just need to read some of the recent stories about players getting robbed at traffic lights, training ground etc, Napoli is unlike other Italian clubs and the president is ken bates reincarnated.

[Turkish]

16 minutes ago, Verbal said:

If ever the Venice Tourist Board needed a slogan

I was thinking one for Thornill - Visit Thornill, less Graffiti than Venice

[pimpin4rizeal]

6 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

On what is that conclusion based?

I did say probably not definitely .. even players we have loaned to the championship the only real success in recent times was tella .. do you think are we are gonna sign some cheap Brazilians who don’t look that great in the first place send them off to goztepe for a year and they send us back the next Ronaldinho ?  Didn’t lis just have a good season on loan ? We are in desparate need for a keeper yet he’s not in the picture is he ?

at the moment it seems Sr main goal is to use us to help the likes of goztepe to sign players that they wouldn’t usually which will make their other clubs more valuable in the future .. still seems a far stretch that we ourselves will see much benefit. 

[Saint Matty 76]

Can’t really remember the last transfer we made that feels this significant, fair play.

Really just need one more attacking option and we’re looking strong!

[Matthew Le God]

Just now, pimpin4rizeal said:

I did say probably not definitely .. even players we have loaned to the championship the only real success in recent times was tella .. do you think are we are gonna sign some cheap Brazilians who don’t look that great in the first place send them off to goztepe for a year and they send us back the next Ronaldinho ?  Didn’t lis just have a good season on loan ? We are in desparate need for a keeper yet he’s not in the picture is he ?

at the moment it seems Sr main goal is to use us to help the likes of goztepe to sign players that they wouldn’t usually which will make their other clubs more valuable in the future .. still seems a far stretch that we ourselves will see much benefit. 

Cheap because they are out of contract!

Plus not just Brazilians we've signed for to loan to Goztepe, Kuryu Matsuki looks very promising.

[The Kraken]

 

[CSA96]

Ornstein is the oracle of Arsenal news, so that's that

 

Edited 28 August, 2024 by CSA96

[Toadhall Saint]

20 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Blimey that's some signing if accurate. I think I get itk points from my mate saying he was present when Lallana signed

And just think we all thought you were delusional

[Colinjb]

Sell Charly, take money, get Ramsdale. 

Yeah, that'll do.

[hypochondriac]

1 minute ago, Toadhall Saint said:

And just think we all thought you were delusional

I thought he was taking the piss to be honest. He's quite smug. 

[hypochondriac]

On 01/06/2024 at 14:17, hypochondriac said:

I was told the second player was Ramsdale but to be fair he could be taking the piss so big pinch of salt. 

Woukd be interested to see if this actually happened or not...

[Saint Marky]

4 hours ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

The saves he made on Saturday were pretty routine, but even Baz wouldn’t have saved them.

There fixed that for you.

[miserableoldgit]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

you're kidding? London is a shithole now. Edinburgh is okay. Could possibly add Bath and Chester to the list. 

York?

[Saint NL]

I just saw over on the tractor boys forum that they're all saying "I wish we were Southampton" 😱

[Turkish]

6 minutes ago, miserableoldgit said:

York?

good shout, nice place.

[Midfield_General]

6 hours ago, Saint Scott said:

SkySports and Alex Crook both reporting Ramsdale isn't as close as suggested.

Another slam dunk to add to the Alex Crook hall of fame 🤣

Absolute joker

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

54 minutes ago, Saint Matty 76 said:

Can’t really remember the last transfer we made that feels this significant, fair play.

Really just need one more attacking option and we’re looking strong!

We need a quality striker..will we get one?

[trousers]

[Dr. Kucho]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

mine too, been all over it many times, it's wonderful. The train system pisses all over ours. €50 for a train from Milan to Rome, (my boss lives in Milan) when i told him a standard train from Leeds to London was £260 if you need to be in london before 9.30am he almost spat his tea out.

We were in Luxembourg for a few days 2 weeks ago. €5 to park the car for a day in the centre of Luxembourg city and public transport was free. 
My sister used to live in Australia and where she was public transport was free in the weekend. Why don’t they do that over in the UK too? Fewer cars on the roads and even people who have les to spend can easily take a bus in to town, have something to eat and boost the local economy. 

[Saint_clark]

Is Blackmore saying Ryan Fraser out of hope or has he mentioned actually hearing something? 

[CanadaSaint]

I’d say that Fraser’s return is more likely now we’ve signed Ramsdale. He’s a perfect target for Ramsdale’s long, low out ball. That makes us stronger defensively (less farting around at the back) and offensively (much faster break).

I’d love to see that.

[hypochondriac]

Worth remembering a big positive of actually signing Ramsdale is the fact that we still have a loan slot. Maybe Cornet on loan with an option isn't that outlandish. 

[egg]

6 minutes ago, CanadaSaint said:

I’d say that Fraser’s return is more likely now we’ve signed Ramsdale. He’s a perfect target for Ramsdale’s long, low out ball. That makes us stronger defensively (less farting around at the back) and offensively (much faster break).

I’d love to see that.

Unless Fraser can sort his contract out he'd likely only come here on loan and having spent £25m on a keeper, I'd imagine (hope) we'd want to save our loan slot for a decent centre forward. 

[CanadaSaint]

2 minutes ago, egg said:

Unless Fraser can sort his contract out he'd likely only come here on loan and having spent £25m on a keeper, I'd imagine (hope) we'd want to save our loan slot for a decent centre forward. 

I don’t think a loan is a desirable for anyone. It’s a question of breaking the player/club impasse so Fraser can walk away.

[Saint NL]

Imagine the scenes if Ramsdale plays a blinder in the last game of the season to keep Saints in the premier league and prevent Arsenal from winning the league 😂

[Patches O Houlihan]

1 hour ago, CanadaSaint said:

I’d say that Fraser’s return is more likely now we’ve signed Ramsdale. He’s a perfect target for Ramsdale’s long, low out ball. That makes us stronger defensively (less farting around at the back) and offensively (much faster break).

I’d love to see that.

Kostić apparently not keen to come, so potentially a left wing/LWB spot available for Wee Man; assuming Edozie is out on loan. Taylor of course has done ok so far at LWB.