Midfield_General Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 7m is buttons at PL level now so on paper he looks a very shrewd signing. Welcome BBD 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notnowcato Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 14 minutes ago, Turkish said: he got half that in 16 games for one of the shittest teams in Premier Soccerball history. 10-12 should be realistic. Yep, double figures should be Big Ben’s first target. Feels like an astute signing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Looks like a good signing, nice age and experience, versatile and another good character. Not sure quite how a few judge him to be a definite 'upgrade' on Adams given he has played so few games in a top league. If he gets 10 PL goals he will have exceeded expectations IMO. Overall like our profile of signings so far but we definitely need one or two difference makers in attacking areas still. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSA96 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 The comments on the official Saints social media (especially on Instagram) are overrun with Chilean and Japanese football fans today Judging by BBD's former clubs, we should expect them to be overrun with Chileans continuously. They seem to love him (although some very much the opposite because he can't sing the anthem/speak Spanish) and a lot of them are shitting on Villarreal for wasting his time with last summer's transfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 seems like we will run out of superlatives in the first few pages. Formerly played alongside Adam. A at Blackburn and has scored goals in the past. What could be better?. Assuming we have " a fit Ross Stewart " plus A.N.OTHER... it will give us a good variation of strikers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvSFC Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 But Football Insider said we were getting him on loan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Saint Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 3 minutes ago, HarvSFC said: But Football Insider said we were getting him on loan? #bewareoffalseprophets 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Good signing I think. However, can anyone confirm whether this is an INSANE signing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 8 minutes ago, CSA96 said: The comments on the official Saints social media (especially on Instagram) are overrun with Chilean and Japanese football fans today Judging by BBD's former clubs, we should expect them to be overrun with Chileans continuously. In today's market this deal is an absolute steal , and if Ben and Adam can click up front, we may have a new strike- partnership to be proud of. A goodly selection of international players gives us a " world perspective " as a Prem. club. So'ton has a large Polish population rooting for Jan.B OK ...we may sell a few shirts in Tokyo and Santiago but we still have a squad well-packed with " home-grown " British players as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 1 hour ago, CSA96 said: Does he count as another “Legohead?” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Bates Statue Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 We don't have a great record with South American players. Hopefully Brereton-Diaz will settle in quickly, and get over the language barrier. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Saint Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Just now, Ted Bates Statue said: We don't have a great record with South American players. Hopefully Brereton-Diaz will settle in quickly, and get over the language barrier. Not sure if joking due to lack of emoji's... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 1 hour ago, Dman said: Still wouldn't mind seeing Alcaraz played through the middle.. I wonder if BBD ability to speak spanish might help.. Unless things have changed drastically in the last few months BBD couldn't speak Spanish too well 😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Kent Saint Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Needs a shave and a haircut 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midfield_General Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 17 minutes ago, sadoldgit said: Does he count as another “Legohead?” No, but if it doesn't work out at St Mary's he's got a strong fallback career option as a Tommy Fleetwood tribute act 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Get in! Welcome onboard BBD 😊 a very good signing at a bargain £7m fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Lefty Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Why do people on here think he is Spanish? He was born and brought up in Stoke for goodness sake😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldandtired Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 1 minute ago, Saint Lefty said: Why do people on here think he is Spanish? He was born and brought up in Stoke for goodness sake😳 So was I....Bishopstoke that is. hopefully him and Arma will bring out the best in each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 5 minutes ago, Saint Lefty said: Why do people on here think he is Spanish? He was born and brought up in Stoke for goodness sake😳 Qué? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Neil Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 5 minutes ago, Saint Lefty said: Why do people on here think he is Spanish? He was born and brought up in Stoke for goodness sake😳 They don't they think he is Chilean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Think this has the potential to be a great signing providing he’s not lost the high level of movement in the box we saw from the UT clips. Feels like an upgrade on Adams. Welcome and good luck BBD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 2 hours ago, CSA96 said: can he cook too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 1 hour ago, Suhari said: Good signing I think. However, can anyone confirm whether this is an INSANE signing? insane signings are 2022 pal. Sensible signings are the new Insane signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 30 minutes ago, Saint Lefty said: Why do people on here think he is Spanish? He was born and brought up in Stoke for goodness sake😳 I don't think anyone thinks he 's Spanish. They think he is Chilean. But he is to Chile what Will Smallbone is to Ireland, ex ept Will is from Basingstoke and Brereton is from notBasing Stoke. Bit like Matt O'Riley being Danish. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Just a quick hello to all the Chileans who have now taken a passing interest in us. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsFan86 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 With the acquisition of BBD we could just play strikerless, Hear me out. BBD on the left and Arma on the right, Playing as wide/inverting strikers and then play the AM just furthest up of the midfield to play that Shadow striker type role. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 2 minutes ago, SaintsFan86 said: With the acquisition of BBD we could just play strikerless, Hear me out. BBD on the left and Arma on the right, Playing as wide/inverting strikers and then play the AM just furthest up of the midfield to play that Shadow striker type role. Puel tried that for about a month, it was hopeless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CylonKing Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Said only last week to my Forest supporting colleagues that I would love us to sign BBD. Thought he excelled last season in a poor Sheff Utd side so am genuinely excited by this signing. Time to swap Loch Ness Drogba for BBD in my Fantasy team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31cc Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 2 hours ago, Dman said: Nosies suggest we're looking to get another forward in. I suspect he's a replacement for Brooks / Fraser. Thought I caught a glimpse of Nosies at Staplewood today. Is he in the COT? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midfield_General Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 28 minutes ago, Colinjb said: Just a quick hello to all the Chileans who have now taken a passing interest in us. New 'Chilean' forum comedy character incoming in 3, 2, 1... Amor y luz 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Cracking bit of business - someone who who could score for that Sheffield United team last season has a decent chance of doing so for us. Tidy price too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 28 minutes ago, SaintsFan86 said: With the acquisition of BBD we could just play strikerless, Hear me out. BBD on the left and Arma on the right, Playing as wide/inverting strikers and then play the AM just furthest up of the midfield to play that Shadow striker type role. I don't like that, but I wouldn't be surprised to see us try that pre season with Charlie playing as the sort of striker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Saint Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 56 minutes ago, Turkish said: insane signings are 2022 pal. Sensible signings are the new Insane signings. As we see below from a chat I was having... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Really delighted and could be the missing link. Excited about seeing this lad in the stripes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Bates Statue Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 3 hours ago, Saint Lefty said: Why do people on here think he is Spanish? He was born and brought up in Stoke for goodness sake😳 Oh wow consider myself enlightened, but seriously that changes nothing and I still stand by my original comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 4 hours ago, Ted Bates Statue said: We don't have a great record with South American players. Hopefully Brereton-Diaz will settle in quickly, and get over the language barrier. Hopefully he'll be able to translate for Charlie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 2 hours ago, Midfield_General said: New 'Chilean' forum comedy character incoming in 3, 2, 1... Amor y luz Santiago Saint with a few insurance bets and a low golf handicap, perhaps? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 It's a smart bit of business from the club. 7 mill is buttons in the Prem but we have a player that has proven to put himself about a bit, scores a few, is a good age and is versatile. Either he scores goals/gets assists to keep up or, worst case scenario, we have our attack pretty sorted for the next promotion push. We still need a proper striker, getting that right is key, but for now we have another option in attack and we are suddenly looking in much better shape. Bring in O'Riley or similar, sort out the Keeper situation and without any other outs, we're in reasonable to good shape to start the season. Hopefully the players we have that we want to sell like Onuachu, ABK etc aren't holding us back on spending too much. I'd still like us to announce a couple of new contracts soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErwinK1961 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 9 minutes ago, SNSUN said: It's a smart bit of business from the club. 7 mill is buttons in the Prem but we have a player that has proven to put himself about a bit, scores a few, is a good age and is versatile. Either he scores goals/gets assists to keep up or, worst case scenario, we have our attack pretty sorted for the next promotion push. We still need a proper striker, getting that right is key, but for now we have another option in attack and we are suddenly looking in much better shape. Bring in O'Riley or similar, sort out the Keeper situation and without any other outs, we're in reasonable to good shape to start the season. Hopefully the players we have that we want to sell like Onuachu, ABK etc aren't holding us back on spending too much. I'd still like us to announce a couple of new contracts soon... I’m pretty confident Bednarek will sign an extension - Martin seemed to hint at it the other day and he’s in a lot of the pre-season video action. KWP ain’t signing another one. We desperately need the money to reinvest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 3 minutes ago, ErwinK1961 said: I’m pretty confident Bednarek will sign an extension - Martin seemed to hint at it the other day and he’s in a lot of the pre-season video action. KWP ain’t signing another one. We desperately need the money to reinvest. Dibling and Bednarek are the key ones (alongside possibly Meghoma). Bednarek for the experience alongside the three younger CBs (with Jack also there for experience) and Dibling because he's going to be a top player we don't want to be losing with minimal compensation in a year's time. I'm sure the club have both in hand though (at least we have to hope). KWP is an odd one. I'm sure we want to keep him, I'm guessing a contract offer is on the table (much as it was with Che) and KWP seems happy to stick around for now but with PSR looming over clubs now, can we risk losing him on a free in a year? We would be much stronger with KWP in the side this year alongside the other full backs but I think the signing of Sugawara was ultimately us preparing for the inevitable. I guess it depends who wants him now the West Ham link seems to have dried up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_SFC Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 33 minutes ago, SNSUN said: Dibling and Bednarek are the key ones (alongside possibly Meghoma). Bednarek for the experience alongside the three younger CBs (with Jack also there for experience) and Dibling because he's going to be a top player we don't want to be losing with minimal compensation in a year's time. I'm sure the club have both in hand though (at least we have to hope). KWP is an odd one. I'm sure we want to keep him, I'm guessing a contract offer is on the table (much as it was with Che) and KWP seems happy to stick around for now but with PSR looming over clubs now, can we risk losing him on a free in a year? We would be much stronger with KWP in the side this year alongside the other full backs but I think the signing of Sugawara was ultimately us preparing for the inevitable. I guess it depends who wants him now the West Ham link seems to have dried up. It does sound a little silly but I do hope there's more interest in him. Maybe other options will arise towards the end of the window? I feel in this day and age the money for him is more important than keeping him for another season when it looks like we've signed a very decent replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notnowcato Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 1 hour ago, Weston Super Saint said: Hopefully he'll be able to translate for Charlie. Think he’d rather Bitcoin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 (edited) It's been a long time coming, but finally my 2019 scouting report pays off. I really hope he is a success. The last one to actually come was Aribo and he's been a mixed bag. We really need him to be an immediate success. A lot of signings in the Prem seem to take a while to find their feet. We need a few goals early on to get some points and confidence. When I look at transfermarkt, he played up front as a two-man strike force with Archer for the Blades, while most often as a left winger for Blackburn the season before. Ideal for us if we switch between formations. Edited July 31 by Chez 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Me and the boy have been walking round the house singing this: BBD, easy as 1, 2, 3; he hates Pompey; BBD; 1, 2, 3 score for Saints FC! It’s crap but catchy 😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFHP Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Ivan Katalinic's 'tache said: Me and the boy have been walking round the house singing this: BBD, easy as 1, 2, 3; he hates Pompey; BBD; 1, 2, 3 score for Saints FC! It’s crap but catchy 😅 It passes our criteria that every song we have must contain that we or our players hate Pompey . Edited August 4 by IFHP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches O Houlihan Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 I think maybe we as fans have got the BBD transfer wrong. I think Russell Martin sees him as a replacement for Stu: "He's got great hair. He's clever. You can see that already, he gets it quickly. He's got a good football brain. He's a good character and I think he's going to help us a lot." RM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 On holiday, so not keeping up with the pre season - has BBD played yet? Was he left wing or up front? Also have we played three or two up top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 10 hours ago, Patches O Houlihan said: I think maybe we as fans have got the BBD transfer wrong. I think Russell Martin sees him as a replacement for Stu: "He's got great hair. He's clever. You can see that already, he gets it quickly. He's got a good football brain. He's a good character and I think he's going to help us a lot." RM But only "great" hair. So, not like Stu at all. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty's Caddy Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 11 hours ago, Chez said: On holiday, so not keeping up with the pre season - has BBD played yet? Was he left wing or up front? Also have we played three or two up top? IIRC, came on 60 odd mins against, I wanna say millwall?? played on the left no snap judgement but just felt a bit meh and underwhelming thought he was gonna have a bit more about him, maybe inject a bit of urgency into a standard russball attacking performance only a shit friendly though and the whole team were shite (only saw 2nd half for context) that’s all I remember really 🤷♂️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 17 minutes ago, Matty's Caddy said: IIRC, came on 60 odd mins against, I wanna say millwall?? played on the left no snap judgement but just felt a bit meh and underwhelming thought he was gonna have a bit more about him, maybe inject a bit of urgency into a standard russball attacking performance only a shit friendly though and the whole team were shite (only saw 2nd half for context) that’s all I remember really 🤷♂️ Cheers. Left of a three? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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