Papahet Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 5 minutes ago, Eoghan1884 said: Your right a few of examples of athletic and quality players we should of signed. 6 foot 4 highly thought of premier league academy midfielder. A workhorse ball retreaving specialist who was the best in his position last year and got a team promoted. a 6 foot 6 international goalie who was playing European football all summer. A battling midfielder who’s played multiple seasons in the premier league who’d die for the badge. A ridiculously fast and direct winger who helped get a team promoted to the premier league. A striker who’s gotten back to back club golden boots in the championship for two different teams. A Dutch midfielder from a top Dutch team that was wanted by a Dutch legend like Van Persie at a steal under a million who’s only 22. Irrelevant, when Rooney and to an extent Cocu, could bring in a half decent talent whilst a much more restraint budget than Warne has got. Allsop, Plange, Ebiowei, Morrison, Jags, Steerman, Bryne, Robinson Kazim... There's no excuse for Warne being in a much better position than Cocu and Rooney found themselves in. Reggie Greenwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramarena Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 26 minutes ago, Foreveram said: I’m just worried we won’t be able to keep up this level of hysteria till 3 o’clock on Saturday. I'm not concerned at all on that score angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 7 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: Who would you gamble on GoC? Maybe we'll see them play tomorrow thanks to RamsTV showing U21s, hurrah! 🙂 Brown… he will be more useful than Collins in most situations. Magicman and Ramarena 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 6 minutes ago, Papahet said: Irrelevant, when Rooney and to an extent Cocu, could bring in a half decent talent whilst a much more restraint budget than Warne has got. Allsop, Plange, Ebiowei, Morrison, Jags, Steerman, Bryne, Robinson Kazim... There's no excuse for Warne being in a much better position than Cocu and Rooney found themselves in. You just named a bunch of old men and a couple of youth players that were signed by the academy. Crewton, Eatonram and Reggie Greenwood 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 4 hours ago, IslandExile said: Saints midfielder Shea Charles is a loan interest of Sheffield Wednesday. Talking of Southampton midfield players, Stuart Armstrong was released at the end of last season, is only 32 and is genuine quality. Caerphilly Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papahet Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 2 minutes ago, Srg said: You just named a bunch of old men and a couple of youth players that were signed by the academy. Of the players I listed I'm pretty certain Kazim, Jags and Steerman the only over 30s?.. And most fans loved all three. Rooney wasn't scared to play those youth players and they'd instantly come into the first team and make a impact - that's the difference to the present day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 7 minutes ago, IslandExile said: Talking of Southampton midfield players, Stuart Armstrong was released at the end of last season, is only 32 and is genuine quality. Totally agree, as my brother is a Saints fan, seen quite a bit of him over the last few years. Maybe wages might be a problem for us 😊 IslandExile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjam Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Papahet said: Of the players I listed I'm pretty certain Kazim, Jags and Steerman the only over 30s?.. And most fans loved all three. Rooney wasn't scared to play those youth players and they'd instantly come into the first team and make a impact - that's the difference to the present day. The big difference to the present day is that at the time our academy had been run well for years and had won the youth PL a few years previous, many of them were on the brink of first team action. We sold most of that lot of to stave off the grim reaper. Our current academy (as with the rest of the club) is still in the process of rebuilding. We have some talents on the cusp of the first team, but like others on here I believe that in the case of Brown for example, it would be better for him in the long run to have a full season in Lg1 preferably playing week in, week out, rather than the occasional 5 mins of first team action here. Edited August 22 by maxjam Norman and Premier ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paultheram Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 According to Dom’s tweet the striker has been on the list for a while, Harry Leonard? Jack vale? Michael smith? a premier league club waiting to get another player in suggests to me is it someone close to the 1st team? any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 19 minutes ago, Papahet said: Irrelevant, when Rooney and to an extent Cocu, could bring in a half decent talent whilst a much more restraint budget than Warne has got. Allsop, Plange, Ebiowei, Morrison, Jags, Steerman, Bryne, Robinson Kazim... There's no excuse for Warne being in a much better position than Cocu and Rooney found themselves in. You've named 3 academy players (Plange, Ebiowei and DRobinson), with Plange even playing for our U18s the season before (8 games between March and May) Byrne was signed in 2020 for a nominal fee, but wages believed to be above £10k. Kazim signing a couple months after the window ended, as a free agent because we failed to sign someone better during the transfer window. No one else seemed to want Allsop, Morrison, Jagielka, Stearman until they played for us. They probably wouldn't have accepted our £4.5k cap if they had other offers. Players like that are available now - Liam Cooper being on example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 2 minutes ago, Paultheram said: According to Dom’s tweet the striker has been on the list for a while, Harry Leonard? Jack vale? Michael smith? a premier league club waiting to get another player in suggests to me is it someone close to the 1st team? any ideas? Ladapo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 18 minutes ago, Paultheram said: According to Dom’s tweet the striker has been on the list for a while, Harry Leonard? Jack vale? Michael smith? a premier league club waiting to get another player in suggests to me is it someone close to the 1st team? any ideas? Al Hamadi or Woodrow would probably both fit the bill Will Hughes Hair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Greenwood Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 19 minutes ago, Paultheram said: According to Dom’s tweet the striker has been on the list for a while, Harry Leonard? Jack vale? Michael smith? a premier league club waiting to get another player in suggests to me is it someone close to the 1st team? any ideas? I would have thought it will be a loan from a Prem club the way I understood Warne , so that rules out Leonard , Smith and Lapado ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 49 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: Who would you gamble on GoC? Maybe we'll see them play tomorrow thanks to RamsTV showing U21s, hurrah! 🙂 I don't think anyone other that DBrown is ready to have a serious impact on the first team. A small few will be rewarded for their performances in cup competitions and/or after safety is confirmed. I've named a few players who I consider the brightest prospects in another post somewhere. RoyMac5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 minute ago, Reggie Greenwood said: I would have thought it will be a loan from a Prem club the way I understood Warne , so that rules out Leonard , Smith and Lapado ? Altogether now.... Lapado, Do, Do, push pineapple shake the tree... Along with Wiredu and Ongontolu, it's an obvious yes from me. You can keep Smith and Leonard, mind! CBRammette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 5 minutes ago, Reggie Greenwood said: I would have thought it will be a loan from a Prem club the way I understood Warne , so that rules out Leonard , Smith and Lapado ? Ladapo at Premier Leage Ipswich ain’t he Reginald 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 6 minutes ago, Comrade 86 said: Altogether now.... Lapado, Do, Do, push pineapple shake the tree... Along with Wiredu and Ongontolu, it's an obvious yes from me. You can keep Smith and Leonard, mind! To the tune of Let it go from Frozen Ladapo, Ladapo Can’t hold him back anymore Ladapo, Ladapo Every game, he’s gonna score! Will Hughes Hair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Greenwood Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 8 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said: Ladapo at Premier Leage Ipswich ain’t he Reginald 😊 Oops yes , thought he’d moved on last season but only a loan. Don’t think it will him anyway 😉 Jimbo Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaststander7 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 5 hours ago, MackworthRamIsGod said: Grow up Post like a grown up then RoyMac5 and Premier ram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 hour ago, Papahet said: Of the players I listed I'm pretty certain Kazim, Jags and Steerman the only over 30s?.. And most fans loved all three. Rooney wasn't scared to play those youth players and they'd instantly come into the first team and make a impact - that's the difference to the present day. Rooney had very little choice but to play those youth players. The others were out of contract and there wasn't exactly a queue to sign them. Who's Robinson BTW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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