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Comment | Is Ralph's Full Squad A Help Or Hindrance For The Trip To Arsenal !
at 13:27:26
I genuinely think Ralph needs to shake up the defence & midfield, and as much as it pains me, the JWP, Romeo, Hojbjerg partnership is simply not working, so how about this;
McCarthy
Valery, Danso, Bednarek, Bertrand
Redmond, Hojbjerg, Djenepo, Boufal
Adams, Ings
Nothing to lose, may as well go on the attack!!
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Comment | Will Saints Go For Welbeck
at 15:17:12
Would be an absolutely outstanding signing - clearly has bags of talent, an eye for goal and crying out for a decent run! |
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Comment | Van Dijk Reception Was Counter Productive
at 10:43:05
From where I was sat, on the opposite side of the ground and at the Palace end, it appeared he got a pretty good reception, and whatever the words were to the amended version of the VvD song, all we, and therefore all he, could hear was the tune itself, so like me he probably thought it was a decent reception, the only boos I could hear was from a handful of Palace fans. Not sure he actually touched the ball but he marshalled well and helped to shut up shop.
He is a world class player (better than Liverpool!) so we need him playing, I'd like to see the club stating now that he is here for the season and will not be sold in Jan, to stop the speculation now. I accept he will then go in the summer, but we are a better team with him in it, so we need to get the best out of him while we can. |
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Comment | Where Is The Positivity !
at 10:09:49
Nick, absolutely spot on, I for one am so fed up with the attitude of instant success in this modern day world of entitlement. Success is not instant, it takes bloody hard work and graft, and like it or not, we do not have the purchasing power of Liverpool, Everton, Spurs, West Ham etc, all teams that we have finished above or close to in the past three seasons. Some people do not like to admit facts, we are NOT one of the biggest teams in the League, and we have punched above our weight for three seasons running, and could well do so again this year. Sadly far too many fans focus simply on the short term, believing we should be winning every game, the Leicester success hasn't helped, but that was a once in a century perfect alignment of the stars.
And don't get me started on the Les Reed bashers, what does that man need to do to get some credit for what he has achieved over the past few years? |
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Comment | Is a change in Saints transfer strategy needed to progress ?
at 14:02:38
I would urge extreme caution when suggesting we start buying top players at the pinnacle of their careers and attempting to pay them the same wages as clubs that have a far greater turnover than ourselves - this would only lead to a short term gain that could then cripple us for a decade, or longer. Just look how well that worked for Pompey!
I am all for ambition, and we should always strive for more, but taking that extra step could just push the club closer to the edge of a cliff. The current strategy has seen us finish 8th, 7th, 6th, 8th and reach a Wembley Cup Final - could any of us expected such a meteoric rise just 6 years ago? Once in a millennium a Leicester might just happen, we can all dream, but the likelihood of such an event happening again in our lifetimes is incredibly distant.
Puel has come and gone, not because of his overall achievements, it could be argued he surpassed those of Pochetino and equaled those of Koeman, but he went because the style was boring and the fans were unhappy. And who is to say that Lander Investments will bring pots of gold, we have absolutely no idea that will be the case - they might be buying 80%, but what they will then further invest in the transfer kitty is absolutely not know.
I really dont understand why the Club, and in particular Les Reed, get such a hard time from some sections. On the whole we have sold when we have had no other choice (we CANNOT compete financially with Europes elite), we have dug our heels in when necessary and is there another Club in the League that can beat us in terms of unearthing rough diamonds that we then develop and improve. VVD was bought for £12m, yet two years later we are talking about selling for £60m, how many more diamonds will that buy us?
The current model works, its proven, we are established as a top ten side - if it continues to be as successful the future remains bright! |
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