Thoughts on a summer of change? 11:09 - May 24 with 1223 views | Saints76ER | Squad Outs: KWP free Lumley free Sugawara sold £5m Bednarek sold £5m ABK loan Manning sold to Russell Martins next team £2m Charlie Taylor free Aribo sold £5m Dibling sold c£45m and maybe loaned back Downes - not sure whether he wants to stay Tall Paul - sold £5m Sulemana - sold £8m BBD - sold £4m Archer - sold £12m Fernandes - sold £25m Ramsdale - sold £25m THB - sold £20m Total £161m In: Buy a goal keeper and right back Loan in right winger and attacking midfielder. Retain: Bazuma McCarthy Wellington Larios Bree Wood Edwards Stephens Lawrence Sanda Charles Smallbone Downes ? Fraser Matsuri Juan Armstrong Stewart Edozie Takaoka Not sure of quality of Juan/ Matsuri or Takaoka? Anyone have any insights on them? |  | | |  |
Thoughts on a summer of change? on 11:23 - May 24 with 1178 views | HaroldKSteptoe | If we get 45m for Dibling Fernandes worth world record fee |  | |  |
Thoughts on a summer of change? on 11:29 - May 24 with 1153 views | PatfromPoole |
Thoughts on a summer of change? on 11:23 - May 24 by HaroldKSteptoe | If we get 45m for Dibling Fernandes worth world record fee |
I was thinking £5 million for Sugawara was excessive….. |  |
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Thoughts on a summer of change? on 13:29 - May 24 with 1006 views | dirk_doone | Your retained list is shocking. We'll soon find out the real one and hopefully it will be better than this. "Retain: Bazuma McCarthy Wellington Larios Bree Wood Edwards Stephens Lawrence Sanda Charles Smallbone Downes ? Fraser Matsuri Juan Armstrong Stewart Edozie Takaoka" [Post edited 24 May 16:35]
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Thoughts on a summer of change? on 13:51 - May 24 with 988 views | GRIM | Have you forgotten Sam Amo. On loan at Strasbourg. I'd have him before Fraser. |  | |  |
Thoughts on a summer of change? on 14:15 - May 24 with 952 views | PatfromPoole |
Thoughts on a summer of change? on 13:51 - May 24 by GRIM | Have you forgotten Sam Amo. On loan at Strasbourg. I'd have him before Fraser. |
He’s gone. Strasbourg have a commitment to buy. |  |
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Thoughts on a summer of change? on 14:48 - May 24 with 913 views | GRIM |
Thoughts on a summer of change? on 14:15 - May 24 by PatfromPoole | He’s gone. Strasbourg have a commitment to buy. |
Didn't know that. Is it a commitment to buy or just an option to buy ?. |  | |  |
Thoughts on a summer of change? on 15:55 - May 24 with 844 views | InTimeAddedOn |
Thoughts on a summer of change? on 14:48 - May 24 by GRIM | Didn't know that. Is it a commitment to buy or just an option to buy ?. |
Even if it was only an option, I really don’t think he’d be interested in returning having read some of the comments he made on social media saying what a refreshing change it was to be in a dressing room full of positivity and also how nice it was to be so appreciated. Personally I think he was treated disgracefully by our Club, as I see it, he was one of our brightest young talents with the potential to go a long way. I doubt he’d even consider a return to SMS after the way he was treated here. |  | |  |
Thoughts on a summer of change? on 09:43 - May 25 with 489 views | Block8 | Matsuki & Juan have had a reasonable season in Turkey. Takoaka is pretty much untried and was signed at 17 and didn't arrive here until March after his 18th birthday. If we, as is being reported, are sending some guys over to Goztepe perhaps we could get Romulo Cardoso in return, 6' 4" striker and a goal scorer! |  | |  | Login to get fewer ads
Thoughts on a summer of change? on 11:04 - May 25 with 440 views | Flamingbankers |
Thoughts on a summer of change? on 13:29 - May 24 by dirk_doone | Your retained list is shocking. We'll soon find out the real one and hopefully it will be better than this. "Retain: Bazuma McCarthy Wellington Larios Bree Wood Edwards Stephens Lawrence Sanda Charles Smallbone Downes ? Fraser Matsuri Juan Armstrong Stewart Edozie Takaoka" [Post edited 24 May 16:35]
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Agree. If we retain this lot, and probably add mediocrity, we won't be challenging for anything next season. Pick out the 'better' players from that lot ( and even then there are doubts): Wellington, Edwards, Charles, Downes, Stewart and possibly one from Goztepe. They're good enough at Championship level but not very experienced. If they're retained, players like Aribo, Stephens, Edozie, Armstrong and Bree are capable at that level but nothing outstanding. The good news is the hopefully we'd have enough to stay up but I can't see that's guaranteed with an average defence, midfield and strike force. Second bit of good news : I think Will Still can steer them away from relegation; he's got a good defensive record and seems adaptable. |  |
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