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Sad to see him go, but probably the right move for all concerned. As someone else said, £7m for the service he has provided for the club is an absolute bargain. Sincere best wishes to him.

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1 hour ago, Midfield_General said:

Late 80s Jimmy Case and early 90s Terry Hurlock forming a formidable and hirsute central midfield partnership in that side 

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43 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

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Need to add David Prutton to this trio...,

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Good luck Stuey and thanks for the memories, been a great servant to the club. Real shame his season ended with injury but played an important part in getting us back to the PL and will always be fondly remembered as a Saint.

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7 hours ago, HKsaint said:

I would keep him rather than taking Lallana. Surely, he would offer more than Lallana can on the pitch. 

You’re acting like the club made the decision and not the player himself.

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7 hours ago, HKsaint said:

I would keep him rather than taking Lallana. Surely, he would offer more than Lallana can on the pitch. 

Your assumming that Stu wants to stay which is probably not the case

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Very disappointed to see him leave. I can only assume the deal he was offered was only for a year and he wanted something longer? 

I think we need players like him for what's ahead. As others have said, I'd rather have SA than Lallana. 

Can't help but feel that this isn't a great start to proceedings. The club really needs to make sure that they get the Flynn Downes transfer sorted. 

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Class, skillfull player, another of the underrated gems we've unearthed in recent years, much like Steven Davis. Loved the swerve on the Coventry goal. Seemed to decline a bit after he got caught COVID (one of the first in the team to come down with it, IIRC?) But on his day, unplayable for most opponents. We wouldn't have been promoted without his input last season.

Probably one of my favourite players of the last few years, I'll miss the Scottish Messi and wish him nothing but the best in his next move.

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I dont feel the club wanted him gone. He has made a choice and we dont know how he will recover from his injury. Personally the extra step up to the Prem may be a bit too far for him a couple of seasons on. Good luck

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17 minutes ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

Very disappointed to see him leave. I can only assume the deal he was offered was only for a year and he wanted something longer? 

I think we need players like him for what's ahead. As others have said, I'd rather have SA than Lallana. 

Can't help but feel that this isn't a great start to proceedings. The club really needs to make sure that they get the Flynn Downes transfer sorted. 

It's the transfer window, we're obviously going to be looking to replace him and to put it bluntly I don't want either Stu or Lallana in the squad next season. We can't be sentimental if we want to stay up and decent Championship players aren't going to cut the mustard.

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16 minutes ago, Baird of the land said:

Been a good player for us, very good value for the fee we paid.

Sad as it is to see him leave, its probably the right time to part ways.

Had a way of scoring vital goals but his time was up and the change is necessary for him and us. Thanks Stuey!

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50 minutes ago, Dellyears said:

Had a way of scoring vital goals but his time was up and the change is necessary for him and us. Thanks Stuey!

I'm not sure I agree really that his time was up or that change was necessary. I do agree that he shouldn't be first choice anymore so if that is the criteria and he wants guaranteed games then it's for the best. 

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4 hours ago, John B said:

Your assumming that Stu wants to stay which is probably not the case

I don’t think Stu refuses to negotiate while Che and McCathy are negotiating 

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18 hours ago, Midfield_General said:

Late 80s Jimmy Case and early 90s Terry Hurlock forming a formidable and hirsute central midfield partnership in that side 

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My pal inadvertently found himself on the piss with Terry Hurlock in Albufeira a few weeks ago, and managed to make it back to the UK intact.  Reckons Terry is very mellow, pensive and easy going these days - in the photos I've seen the old lion mane is very absent but the psychotic twinkle still there. Quite different from my experience of weekday evening sessions at Simons Wine Bar in the early 90s.    

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15 minutes ago, Master Bates said:

Stuart Armstrong signs for Vancouver Whitecaps

I once saw us play Vancouver Whitecaps at the Dell with (bizarrely) Jimmy Greaves making a guest appearance for the Saints. Think we must have drawn as I seem to recall a US style shoot-out at the end. Must be well over 40 years ago.

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23 minutes ago, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

I once saw us play Vancouver Whitecaps at the Dell with (bizarrely) Jimmy Greaves making a guest appearance for the Saints. Think we must have drawn as I seem to recall a US style shoot-out at the end. Must be well over 40 years ago.

Haha me too didn’t they have that silly 35 yard line for offside in that game.

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I thought he'd get a decent championship club to be honest, but playing for Vancouver in the MLS probably has more appeal (although for a lot less money you'd imagine) than a season or two at Stoke or Preston. Good luck to him. 

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27 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

That's a nice little move for him, can't begrudge him that. I think (like most of us) he'd had enough of the UK!

Pretty cool place to live - and a tremendous way to spend a year (travelling around the US)

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On 02/09/2024 at 22:25, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

I once saw us play Vancouver Whitecaps at the Dell with (bizarrely) Jimmy Greaves making a guest appearance for the Saints. Think we must have drawn as I seem to recall a US style shoot-out at the end. Must be well over 40 years ago.

 

On 02/09/2024 at 22:49, northam soul said:

Haha me too didn’t they have that silly 35 yard line for offside in that game.

That was my first ever Saints match, 1979 or 80. Still have the pink coloured programme in the loft. Alan Ball also played and David Harvey was in goal for Whitecaps, I think Bruce Groballar (sp?) too. I also remember the 35 yard shootout,  so either a draw was contrived, or it was an exhibition thing.

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8 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

My inverted picture problem again. Just the Lower tier open this afternoon

 About 22,000 apparently although acres of empty seats

 

On my ipad I had the same problem when copying a picture . I found that turning the ipad through 180 degrees the picture looks the same but when copied the picture was the right way up.

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On 05/06/2024 at 15:44, Miltonaggro said:

My pal inadvertently found himself on the piss with Terry Hurlock in Albufeira a few weeks ago, and managed to make it back to the UK intact.  Reckons Terry is very mellow, pensive and easy going these days - in the photos I've seen the old lion mane is very absent but the psychotic twinkle still there. Quite different from my experience of weekday evening sessions at Simons Wine Bar in the early 90s.    

Simon’s Wine Bar - had some great nights in there.

Was good when Hurlock and Dowie were in there, made me look like George Clooney.

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12 hours ago, Wade Garrett said:

Simon’s Wine Bar - had some great nights in there.

Was good when Hurlock and Dowie were in there, made me look like George Clooney.

Yes, think that was the preferred bolthole. I was in there once on a school night and Hurlock, Adams, Horne, and Dowie were really tying one on, Dowie struggling a bit to keep up. He exited the upstairs toilet as I passed him, tripped and went down the staircase headfirst. Happy more gentle times when the players were fully embedded in the community. 

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