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Reply | Adam Armstrong off to Wolves for £7 million then....
at 17:59 1 Feb 2026
If it’s 7 mill that is ridiculous. So this season we will have sold or loaned out 6 strikers this season, and will have bought in 2 , of which 1 has been loaned out. It’s def not a fire sale |
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Thread | So what do we think about Peretz?
at 11:51 1 Feb 2026
For me early impressions are that hes an upgrade on Baz.
Positives
He looks confident and commands his area.
dosent look like a little boy in goal.
Has only conceded 1 goal in 3 games.
Negatives
Looks like he has a mistake in him
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Reply | Tyler Dibling & Charlie Alcaraz
at 11:44 1 Feb 2026
Hes been missing in action since Jan 16th 2025. That away gane Sulemana and Dibbling were ripping Man U apart. Dibbling got injured and hasnt been the same since.
Nick im not sure he put his career first over money, it was more to do with home sickness and not coping as being part of a massive Chelsea system. To me he looks immature and dosent have the resolve yet.
The first half of last season i loved watching him, he was like lettiss but with pace and he seemed to beat people for fun. He then got marked closer, picked up a knock and was probably focused on a move and not getting injured again. |
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Reply | Stoke Game Match Day Thread
at 14:32 31 Jan 2026
That was a good solid performance. If only we had been playing 4 at the back months ago |
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Reply | Stoke Game Match Day Thread
at 12:40 31 Jan 2026
Very lively game. Great defending from Captain Jack. He should of had a penalty. I wonder if Leo has let the hype goe to his head and hes trying to do to much. Had a couple great positios.
And gooooooooooal |
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Reply | No Armstrong Or Archer In Team Or On Bench
at 12:09 31 Jan 2026
I find Archer frustrating - hes got pace and looks a decent finisher. I think he lacks the know how though. I think he had a sliding doors moment missing the penalty at home to Man U. His confidence vanished after that.
Solak deserves all the stick he gets. Hes taken us from an established premiership club to mid table championship team. Plus the have recouped the best part of 50mill more on transfers than spent. |
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Reply | Best tunes from your teenage years
at 12:04 31 Jan 2026
Unfortunately for me, i had an older sister and she heavily influenced my early years music. I think my first record was Starship Nothings going to stop it and first album was Howard Jones Humans Lib. My first CD was even worse - The best of Bananarama ffs. To be fair i only bought the cd because it had 18 tracks and i thought that was amazing.. |
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Reply | Stoke Game Match Day Thread
at 11:43 31 Jan 2026
Thats our strongest lineup and i fancy us today to win 2-1. However what happens if Stewart pulls up after 10mins there is nothing on the bench |
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Reply | No Armstrong Or Archer In Team Or On Bench
at 11:42 31 Jan 2026
If Stewart gets a knock today who replaces him off the bench. Whos coming in? Ive not seen any names mentioned. This has sniffs of a fire sale. |
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Reply | Southampton Put In Bid For Defender But Is He What They Need
at 17:01 30 Jan 2026
Im genuinely not sure if you are on a wind up. I wasnt saying that they were all bought for the first team. They were all young punts that SR clearly thought they would make money on. Im arguing that SR are now purely a player trading company and the football is a secondary thought.
So why do you think SR bought a 19year old goalkeeper when we were in the premiership? They could of had Sam jJnstone on a free that summer. Frankly if he has been such a success why has he been loaned to Stoke?
We lost money on Sulemana, he was our record signing at 22mill and reportedly left for £16mill. Suggesting he was a success is laughable when you spent 3 years running him down. Why would we be quids in if he moves to Roma?
How has Armstong more than paid for himself. He was bought to score goals in the premiership and failed miserably twice. Dont forget you said he would easily replace Brojas poor return of 6 goals in a season. Hes been a poor signing
You would sign a Kieffer Moore as he would give you a presence up front and get you promoted. Instead we bought Downes who has gone out on loan as he was so bad.
The point is we have easily wasted 20mill on punts that got no where near the first team. Just for once it would be great to see the club get that expiernced defender the team needs, rather than another teenager for a few mill that will disappear in 12 months time never to be seen again. |
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Reply | Southampton Put In Bid For Defender But Is He What They Need
at 12:03 30 Jan 2026
Im not going through every payer... but i need to pick you up on the following players.
Also your definition of success is different to mine. I would suggest yours is largely in line with a trading club that just buys players to make a profit and not to build a team towards success.
Baz was signed for the Premiership not the championship. He was bought for 12 mill, and will no doubt leave on a free in 18months time. He will have cost millions in wages, bonus and tax that will not be recouped in a transfer to a bigger club.
Sulemana we signed for 22mill and sold for a reported 15mill. he wasnt a success on a player level or a transfer profit.
You mention Armstrong - hes been a success. He was bought to score goals and keep us in the premiership. It was step to far for him and will be sold at a loss.
Charles i wouldnt consider a success. Hes in his 3rd season and now up to speed with the championship.
Lavia from a playing perspective wasnt really a success. First half of the season he was good then disappeared in the 2nd half of the season. The team would have been stronger if we had kept Romeu.
Interesting you pick Zach Awe - he was signed to challenge for a first team place and supposedly he was a real coup. Where is he now :-)
Edit Daimon Downs is a classic example of the fact the club is hear just to make money on player trading. If you wanted to go up surely you go and get Kieffer Moore at a fraction of the cost. [Post edited 30 Jan 12:07]
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Reply | Southampton Put In Bid For Defender But Is He What They Need
at 09:03 30 Jan 2026
"There are some Saints supporters who will claim that Sport Republic are not interested in the success of the club on the field as a team, but only the development of individual players, youngsters who they can develop and then sell at a profit."
Let me help you with some evidence , Heres a list of youngsters they have in there time.
34 youngsters and 2 real success (Lavia and Fernadez).
22-23
Baz
Bel-Kotchap
Larios
Lavia
Seko Mara
Stewart
Edozie
Alcaraz
Sulemana
23-24
Abu
Mcnamara
Charles
Awe
Obrien Whitmarsh
24-25
THB
Edwards
Shombe
Myers
Matsuki
Akachukwu
Archer
Juan
Fernandes
Baylee Dipepa
Sam Tabares
Daouda Traoré
Joachim Kayi Sanda
Victor Udoh
Rento Takaoka
25-26
Quarshie
Downs
Sutura Kakay
Rory Whittaker
Hugo Fisher |
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Reply | Tyler Dibling
at 21:43 29 Jan 2026
Everton have been building for 40 years. This is about as good as it gets for you guys now days. |
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Reply | Norwich beat Cov
at 08:25 27 Jan 2026
I Wanted us to get Carrick, but we deemed him not good enough |
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Reply | Tyler Dibling
at 08:23 27 Jan 2026
He looks a shadow of the player that broke into the saints team last year. |
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