10 Jul 2015 02:58:25
Scratching my head as i find some things amusing.
1. We put faith in Sterling and now its biting us in the rear yet the likes of Ibe, Ojo and Sinclair etc. and others ain't getting that same chance a him at least not yet???
2. We Sell Suso for 1mil and buy Markovic for 20mil???
3. We loan out Wisdom, sell Kelly and take Manquillo on loan???
4. We bought Balotelli, Lambert to replace Suarez and have done some early transfer business yet none of the purchasing done is to fix this same problem which is get a top striker???
5. Rogers is still here??? after all this craziness and no wonder Sterling don't wanna work with him??? just saying
We need proper structure at the club asap but for no let's watch the geniuses at work BR and co.
YWNA. still got to love the club
1.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 07:08:00
We sold Suso and bought Lallana not Markovic. Markovic is a winger.
2.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 07:39:17
3 is the one I scratch my head with. The others I understand.
Thing is transfers in large are a gamble and it's not just us who make mistakes or buys a great performer and they turn out poor. Lambert was great at Saints, at £4m for a die hard fan who gave a different option, looked good. Problem is, like Lallana and Lovren, Southampton got a good team and system together and just picking out players putting them into a different environment, system, probably different positions, with different players, expectations etc, then expecting exact same results.
That's why always signing and changing 10 players each summer just puts us back. If we introduced more from youth set up who are already adapted to style and environment and just added 1 or 2 top level players to replace who wants to leave or retire, imo it would serve us better.
3.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 07:41:59
Couldn't agree more with the OP, Spot on, well said, glad I'm not the only one that isn't blind!
4.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 07:44:33
nope , we sold suso to fit in lallana , that was baffling enough , we bought markovic then to make matters worse and finally bought ballo to commit what i would call death by transfer window.
5.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 08:21:47
Max Renn
I don't agree with the change in enviornment excuses. Southampton replaced lambert and Lallana with Tadic and Pelle and were magnificent.
We pay over the odds for every player, but we don't buy the right players.
Markovic would have an excuse of his relatively small age and playing out of position. Lallana on the other hand was always played in the front three.
6.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 08:43:21
I think 3 is baffling, but remember that we had Flanagan who had been tremendous and was not yet injured. But Kelly/Wisdom/Manquillo is still bizarre.
Suso couldn't be promised enough game time, but I would have been more than happy to keep him and save the Lallana money.
Balo, less said the better.
7.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 09:08:01
Tadic and Pelle started magnificently. By the end of the season Tadic couldn't get into the team and Pelle was hardly more use than Balotelli.
8.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 09:17:33
Sean
Both would go on for a profit while we ll have incur some hefty loss offloading our players and that's one hell of a difference.
Lallana is not going to make it to the first eleven next season either mate.
9.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 09:29:57
Just my take on the first 3.No1."others not getting a chance".To me you get your chance to show what you can do when out on loan,on the training field or the U21.not in a league match just to get a chance.Suso? What exactly has he done since he left ( turned into a world class player). I must have missed that.3 Kelly? Unfortunately not good enough for Lfc, mid table team at best