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The jiffle king said:
Looks like we've gone for Youth in a big way. We need 2-3 of them to shine and then move on for 30M each and the others to do OK and be in the team long term.
Would love us to get Liam Delap on loan as well
It looks like a risky move investing so much in untested youth for a team that will likely be near the bottom of the league. The pressure of relegation isn't the best place for youth to find their feet. Would love us to get Liam Delap on loan as well
I see Man City have a buyback clause for Lavia. If he does flourish I doubt the fee will be set too high.
The fees paid look excessively high.
Driver101 said:
It looks like a risky move investing so much in untested youth for a team that will likely be near the bottom of the league. The pressure of relegation isn't the best place for youth to find their feet.
I see Man City have a buyback clause for Lavia. If he does flourish I doubt the fee will be set too high.
The fees paid look excessively high.
I fear you could be right on the fees although it seems that £10M only gets you a very average player which blows my mindI see Man City have a buyback clause for Lavia. If he does flourish I doubt the fee will be set too high.
The fees paid look excessively high.
The jiffle king said:
I fear you could be right on the fees although it seems that £10M only gets you a very average player which blows my mind
A very average player based in England, but I'm sure some good scouting will find good talent elsewhere for less. Man City have let talented youth for for hundreds of thousands. £11m for an untested 18 year old sounds a huge gamble.
Great goal from Big Joe yesterday...
https://youtu.be/Ztxk5FzIdzs
https://youtu.be/Ztxk5FzIdzs
Edited by DocJock on Sunday 31st July 08:35
DocJock said:
Great goal from Big Joe yesterday...
https://youtu.be/Ztxk5FzIdzs
Shame it was captured in the lowest resolution possible. https://youtu.be/Ztxk5FzIdzs
Edited by DocJock on Sunday 31st July 08:35
If he recaptures his form of early last season £6m is a bargain.
I'm getting impatient for a striker now!
Come on Kalajdzic!! You know coming to Southampton makes sense; we've got Ocean Village, West Quay, Shirley High Street, St Mary's is beautiful with its red and white towers! I could go on. And we might win a couple of games and possibly avoid relegation. What more could you want?!
Come on Kalajdzic!! You know coming to Southampton makes sense; we've got Ocean Village, West Quay, Shirley High Street, St Mary's is beautiful with its red and white towers! I could go on. And we might win a couple of games and possibly avoid relegation. What more could you want?!
tobinen said:
The away kit is certainly vibrant this season
I'm never a fan of blue Saints shirts. Should have yellow 2nd shirts.I saw on Twitter some chuntering about a green 3rd kit - we'll look like a team of goalkeepers.
As for the league position, dull mid-table obscurity is perhaps the best we can hope for.
The long mid-season World Cup break is going to play a part one way or another - teams like ourselves and our mid/bottom table peers won't be losing the whole team to International Duty so that gives plenty of extra time to get over injuries and re-group (aka sack the manager etc).
The jiffle king said:
Adams to Forest looks like it is happening
I don't know enough about Mara to comment, but with Broja back at his parent club and Long now off the books (phew), wouldn't that leave Adam Armstrong as our main <shudder>
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