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08 Feb 2025 23:40:02
Losing to Burnley really does show even if we do go down to the Championship it's not going to be a quick bounce back.


Cmon guys we are better than this?

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09 Feb 2025 05:52:00
Scott Parker coaching shone through especially in. defence with c/b Joe Worrall and his organised defence showing unity.We have a similar opportunity next season to emulate this (with correct Coaching and of course retaining players like Wood, Edwards, Charles, Sugawara, Charlie Taylor and Welington.Disappointed at failure to start Gronbaek (one lost opportunity considering the possibility of retaining him at season’s end) Regarding Juric- I was amazed at the questionable choice of substitutes and very late introduction and previously referring to Jack Stephens as a “quality player”and yesterday post match saying ‘we played a good game’.After weeks of being on the. fence I’m beginning to waiver a bit and question whether or not he ( Juric) would be the best choice Manager/Trainer to.lead us into next season. Saints v Burnley resembled a practice match rather than an FA CUP TIE! KOM.

10 Feb 2025 13:21:03
I hope not I thought his contract ends at the end of the season I need Rohl. He looks like he's one of the only managers that would lead us to somewhere we will be proud off

08 Feb 2025 18:10:19
Dismal - 4 full backs - what's that about?

Subs - Dibling and Sulemana replaced - enter Smallbone. Has he ever had an impact?

McCarthy played like McCarthy - we don't need to give him game time, we know how bad he is.

So our wining run comes to an end. One in a row.

As I said, dismal.

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08 Feb 2025 21:02:00
Agreed Millertime.

I think we should go 4-2-3-1 to play to our strengths and get our best players on the pitch.

2 wing backs not 4 - KWP and Wellington. Perhaps sub Sugawara on with Onuachu, as he can put a decent ball in.

Fernandes, Sulemana and Dibling are excellent at driving the ball forward but are not finishers, so we need Onuachu or Archer up top to actually score.

Would also like to see an attacking 3 5 2 when chasing a game. Archer and Onuachu up top. Sulemana and Dibling on the wings.

Liverpool FC Player Reviews v Spurs

08 Feb 2025 07:39:17
{Ed's Note - sgynwa has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool FC Player Reviews v Spurs

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07 Feb 2025 10:12:29
I didn't know that we missed on Sylla. Makes the loss of Sam-Amo a lot worse. I thought we'd get Sylla as a return but clearly not.

Transfers are still not great

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07 Feb 2025 20:28:45
Spot on Jash - we have Championship level negotiators at best!

Wolverhampton Wanderers Still Have Problems

05 Feb 2025 07:39:22
{Ed's Note - Thefutureisoldgold1 has posted a new article entitled, Wolverhampton Wanderers Still Have Problems

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04 Feb 2025 13:41:50
As much as I hate to say it Juric at least identifies a lot of squad problems that is the lack of quality regarding the premier league that with Adam Armstrong being shown the door. Downes and others have been shown the right treatment too.

As for Bella Kotcha this makes me believe like I've said before that the issue must be with himself. I can't be the only one who's seen glimpses of he's world class quality and yet manager after manager after manager doesn't play him. At the wknd Harwood-bellis went off, Bella-kotcha could have come on, instead Stephens does, then when Stephens goes off Smallbone comes on. Bizarre. I've decided a massive part has to be down to Bella Kotcha and his attitude.

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05 Feb 2025 19:41:49
To anyone watching AA was never good enough for the EPL. His head down, run as fast as he could and shoot any chance he got, was never going to work. Finally the new manager spotted his inadequacies very quickly.!
As for ABK . it’s a strange one, a quality player who just maybe is not fully match fit, physically and mentally.

07 Feb 2025 12:44:44
Good reply lesleee, happen to agree with you on those points.

08 Feb 2025 12:08:54
Quite remarkable - I agree completely with Lesleee’s AA assessment although we will be forever grateful to him for that golden strike at Wembley in May!

04 Feb 2025 08:21:25
I'm quite disappointed in this transfer window. I expected to get actually prolific players. Players we can rely on to score goals and defend. Loaning out Sam-amo to Strasbourg with a potential buy wasn't a good choice imo. If he does become quite good he's just going to go to Chelsea for a much cheaper price cause of the blueco group.

Feels like we got under-21 signings not signings to help us in this relegation battle if you can call it a battle as we are a long way from survival

I don't know what's happened but a few years ago we started making quite poor signing like Stewart and selling Alcaraz who's now at Everton.

Honestly, I think we need to find some better recruitment I don't know who left in that department but we aren't signing the right players. A striker with 0 goals is not a good signing imo.

However I could be wrong.

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04 Feb 2025 11:04:51
This was my main reasons for keeping Ralph because as amazing as Pochetino (and he was, I'd have him back in a heart beat) he came to us during a golden era. We had a stellar/world class youth team, decent scouting/recruitment and the right board backing us, all of which would have helped Poch massively.

Then Koeman came along and rode that same wave a little too or what was left but was also savy enough to bring all the emerging talent from Holland along with him.

Since and towards the end of Koeman the whole background process has been in decline. When Ralph came along however I saw glimpses and evidence of what we had before. I won't pretend to know fully how recruitment works or just how much the process relies on the manager but all I know is when Ralph was here we were making some decent signings and more importantly keeping them and looking like they wanted to stay.

04 Feb 2025 18:50:43
I agree Leslee, I think ever since since Ralph possibly 2018-2019 the club has fallen off massively. Recruitment hasn't been what it used to be. As you mentioned I also won't pretend I'm an expert at recruitment but there's a clear difference in the players we are signing. Udoh may be a baller but with zero goals to his name are we just doing a downes here? Personally I would really invest in scouts and probably find someone to actually help us lock down 'good' players.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Player Ratings v Aston Villa

04 Feb 2025 07:39:17
{Ed's Note - Thefutureisoldgold1 has posted a new article entitled, Wolverhampton Wanderers Player Ratings v Aston Villa

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02 Feb 2025 12:53:24
Starting to feel good about next season. The loss of Dibling, Ramsdale, Archer, ABK, Onuachu and Diaz is likely but that recoups 100m and gets Gronbaek in.

I would trade Bazunu, Edozie, Smallbone, Larios and Bednarek for a new GK and ST.

Then try to keep THB, Sulemana, Downes and Fernandes or trade for a marquee signing.

That would leave us with:

New GK
Sugawara Wood THB. Wellington
Downes Fernandes Aribo
Armstrong New ST Sulemana

SUBS
McCarthy
Bree
Edwards
Sanda
Stephens
Manning
Charles
Gronbaek
Ameyaw
Fraser
Stewart
2 loan signings

That side should get playoffs at least. Promotion and 7 PL players in (buy + loan). Better recruitment then we have a shot again.

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04 Feb 2025 03:03:16
CATASTROPHIC BLUNDER- (read ;MAHDI GOKAL-SAINTS GO MARCHIG IN) accurate report regarding SAM AMO.AMEYAW OPTION TO BUY .STRASBOURG FC have certainly pulled the wool over SAINTS incompetent negotiators and whoever is directly responsible should face dismissal for denying the Club many potential thousands in future valuations. KOM

04 Feb 2025 08:11:21
You are right there St John. Catastrophic

04 Feb 2025 08:16:59
Agree st. John. Ameyaw and Dibling were our best players in pre-season. Perhaps Ameyaw is too lightweight for the prem but he could be a very good Championship players like Tella and go on to a top European league for big money, like Tella did.

02 Feb 2025 11:47:49
Very deserved win for us. Possibly there is a chance of survival but are weakness still is our defence slightly


Also does anyone know what's going on with ABK he is imo a good defender for us but juric isn't using him neither did Martin just wondering is this a player issue or just he's 'not good enough' to make the team

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