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Episode 265: BONUS EMERGENCY TRANSFER SPECIAL!
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Southampton – What a crazy day! With so much going on we couldn't not hop on for a bonus chat! Is there more still to come?
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Introduction and Emergency Episode
00:00:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome back to the Daily Southampton, part of the Global Sports Podcast Network for an unscheduled emergency bonus episode. My name is Greg Elliott and as always joined by my wonderful friend and excellent co-host, Zach Ingo Finch.
00:00:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mate, what day it's been?
Transfer Confirmations and Skepticism
00:00:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
How you doing?
00:00:33
Zak
Hello, hello, Yeah, this is an unscheduled appearance. We kind of floated the idea last night of if there's enough stuff that happens today, maybe we'll do one. We were going to do it off the basis of two sidings of one outgoing.
00:00:47
Zak
And literally about three minutes ago, texted you and went, oh, fellows is confirmed. So can we start with that?
00:00:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:00:56
Zak
Just because what I want to say, right. What I want to say is just because a manager says something at a press conference doesn't mean that we should all have a meltdown at that moment, right?
00:01:09
Zak
Because, oh, well, he's still in the building as far as I'm concerned. And suddenly you text me because obviously, again, you're not as clued into the social media stuff. So apparently the Tom Fellows thing is off. And I'm there like, so hang on.
00:01:22
Zak
We've had our manager, Will Still, for the last month and a half, maybe longer. Can't remember how
Matty Fernandez's Transfer and Reactions
00:01:27
Zak
long it's been. It's felt like forever. Talking about Matty Fernandez, you know, not not really saying he's going. but And then today, confirmation that he's gone. We'll talk about that later.
00:01:37
Zak
But on that confirmation that he's gone, he's known since day one he was going to go off back to the Premier League. So,
00:01:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:01:47
Zak
Yeah, where I'm at is that, like, just don't believe anything that a manager says in a press conference. It's clearly surprise.
00:01:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
we should have learned that We should have learned that last season, mate. The amount of times Russell Martin was like, yeah it'll be about the squad this weekend. It'll probably get involved. as like yeah definite That means he is not. That is confirmation.
00:02:02
Zak
but Yeah, even that.
00:02:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
of
00:02:04
Zak
Ivan Juric, like, is his person going to get a play?
00:02:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:06
Zak
No. his person going to play?
00:02:08
Zak
Yes. Does he appear? No. Are we going to bring in any transfers?
00:02:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:02:13
Zak
No. like like it again, like but teams are going to try and protect themselves, right? They're going to try and protect their...
00:02:27
Zak
interests and how they feel about things. And I can completely understand that for sure. It's, it's just that maybe we need to stop trying to keep up to date to the minute because we're not involved in these negotiations, but you'd think from power, mate, that they are, we are involved in that.
00:02:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. That's it, mate.
00:02:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it.
00:02:47
Zak
Actually, in fact, we're the ones that will get the car.
00:02:50
Zak
We'll drive up wherever, you know, we'll go pick them up if you want.
00:02:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:53
Zak
We'll do the announcement videos. We're right. Which have been, by the way, absolutely fantastic.
00:02:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
So good. So many wonderful little Easter eggs in them. I i enjoy them so much. Right. Where are we starting, Zach? Are we going to stick to our standard transfer format and go with the outgoings first?
00:03:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Shall we start with Matty Fernandez?
00:03:10
Zak
I mean, it makes sense, doesn't it? Right. Yeah, so Matty Fernandez, out the door. i Supposed to be over 40 billion, maybe 42, maybe he is some additionals. What did you think, Greg, of his Instagram message that he put out?
00:03:24
Zak
I'm sure you've read it.
00:03:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I thought it was nice. i mean, it was clear that he knew how much he meant to the fans and didn't really change anything anyway. So is what is.
00:03:36
Zak
i think that says a lot, doesn't
00:03:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I mean, i don't don't think I'm really upset about it, to be honest, because i mean, turn 30 plus million profit in a 12 point season is just a pretty
Financials and Loyalty in Football
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Global Sports Podcast Network
good effort, isn't it?
00:03:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
And you look at
00:03:50
Zak
Well,
00:03:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
the three players we've brought in today basically adding up to his transfer fee, right? Like, would I rather have those three than just him?
00:04:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah I think probably.
00:04:05
Zak
you you can't win something with a marquee. Well, you can't win something with just like one big transfer, right? I mean, maybe Al Nassar will beg to differ, but yeah I just think of like when Messi went to PSG and they thought that would resolve all of their problems.
00:04:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:04:19
Zak
And ironically, they won without him and like with without their star power and Neymar and this and the other.
00:04:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:25
Zak
And like, you also hit the nail on the head. Like we have made what, like 80 million off of two players. in a 12-point season. And that's not combining all the rest of the incomings and outgoings. like we have We've done good business from a... and that upsets a lot of people, I understand, but like we have to trim the squad.
00:04:43
Zak
we We didn't keep any of the three we wanted to keep. My feelings on it are... it's upsetting that loyalty is basically dead i feel like that's been known for a long time in modern football i think that the way that it happened isn't going to be down necessarily to him i think that it's going to be down to a lot you know specifically his agent who we all know is a bit of a disruptor
00:04:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:05:13
Zak
I don't think that we'll probably go to the bother of trying to pursue compensation or anything like that for the fact they they tapped him up. It's not like it was a tapped him up six months prior, etc.
00:05:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean...
00:05:23
Zak
What do you reckon on that?
00:05:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
but right Nah, at the end of the day, although we said, i mean, all of our pre-transfer window episodes and our keep bench sales, I think that we said these are the three players that we'd like to keep. However, if the price is right, does it, you know, I'm not precious enough about it. And I mean, when you think about it, like I say, 80 million for two players who were regularly part of the second worst team in Premier League history. It's...
00:05:54
Zak
Look, all power...
00:05:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
You touched on it yesterday in the match preview.
Team Building and New Additions
00:05:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's like, get players in that aren't tainted by the failure of last season. And and look, Matty was great and is a great player and I'm sure will do great things or you know become the third worst team in Premier League history with West Ham. Who knows? But it is a bit sad, but...
00:06:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
one player does not make the team and the promise we've seen from elsewhere in the team already this season is enough to to keep me excited.
00:06:28
Zak
Yeah, it was it was a very... We were very much looking for... like Again, like for the all the criticism of Sports Republic, yeah, he's a Sports Republic signing. I think people forget that. It's really weird. And and i explain expecting 60, 70 million. like The nicest possible way to both him and Dibling, they're not Virgil van Dijk, right?
00:06:45
Zak
Virgil van Dijk went for 75 million.
00:06:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:47
Zak
But also, we learned a valuable lesson that day of what happens when you try and keep a player who doesn't really want to stay here. If his head and his face has already been made up, if his family and all the advisors in the area have said go...
00:06:58
Zak
And, you know, we've held out for a bigger fee than we could have, because theoretically, there's nothing to stop us from just accepting, like, above what we paid for him and and being happy with it, as I think West Ham Central once pointed out, who, by the way, are rightfully, i guess...
00:07:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:07:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:14
Zak
gloating so you missed all of that drama greg but but but but what that is is an x account that was basically going on about you know you'll take 30 million pound for fernandez and you'll like it right and the escalation for that was for about two weeks solid uh every single one of his posts just had say supporters posting no fernandez in the mega mind meme format and if you don't know what that is i don't have the time to explain internet culture to everyone however uh obviously he's been able to get his comeuppance a little bit And do you what? Fair play. Having to put up with that for two weeks solid on a social media account is probably annoying.
00:07:45
Zak
But also, it was because of his attitude of have being very, very dismissive. And ultimately, we paid, you know, £42 million pounds we got for him. So, it's worked out. And I think you're right.
00:07:58
Zak
the The ultimate question is, would I trade the three signings we've got today for one Matty Fernandez? Yes, because you, you know, what it would take is an injury for Matty Fernandez.
00:08:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:08:06
Zak
And then we've lost him for the season anyway. So,
00:08:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:08:09
Zak
You know, power to him. know, I'm sure that we'll keep an eye on his career probably for the rest of time. That's that's how we are with ex-States players. Hopefully, for him's sake, he'll go on to be a Lavia and a Livramento and not a James Will Prowse and a Danny Ings, right? Like, that's where I'm at.
Break and New Player Announcements
00:08:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah all right, that brings us nicely to our first break. We will cover the aforementioned three players and maybe a fourth after a break from our partners at Bionique.
00:09:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we are back.
00:09:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right, dealer's choice. Should we go chronologically in order of announcements? Is that the sensible place?
00:09:30
Zak
Yeah, why not? mean that makess more that makes That is a sensible way to do it and makes more sense to me than doing it chaotic. Which is how I feel because we're on technically an off day and it's thrown me off a little bit.
00:09:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, look...
00:09:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
its Right. Uh, Finnazaz this morning announced as our new number 10 from Middlesbrough. Uh, I don't have the fee in front of me.
00:09:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Did you say it was 10 million?
00:09:58
Zak
something i think it was reported for about 12 million pounds something like that i think it was technically undisclosed but technically something we all knew because you know
00:10:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And
00:10:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah, classic, ah I think that's good sign of it. I'm happy with that. Uh, who was our, who was our last number 10? Was it, was it Shay Adams?
00:10:15
Zak
happens yeah yeah
00:10:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. So I think I put in a message to you earlier, child size 10 shoes to fill, uh, in that role. Well, maybe it's a bit harsh, but, uh,
00:10:25
Zak
but Then, again, if we're already securing people that are already scoring and already doing the right things, that can only be a positive, right? That's where I'm at. like we we've These are the signings, in my opinion, maybe Casper not so much, but these are the signings that are meant to go, hey, you need championship experience. We need players that score. We need players that cross the ball in and get assists.
00:10:51
Zak
Here are your players that do that.
00:10:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:10:53
Zak
So I think it's a really, really solid move. You know, he's an international, admittedly, for the Republic of Ireland. So at one point, I think at this point, we're collecting the entirety of the Irish squad.
00:11:03
Zak
Between Pazudu, Smallbone, Manning, and last year, I think, as well.
00:11:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
goals and 11 assists in 45 appearances last season. That's some pretty good numbers. But yeah, one point no 1.94 goals plus assists per 19 minutes across an undisclosed amount of time on the generic AI stats website I'm looking at.
00:11:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you, FootyStats, everyone's favourite.
00:11:32
Zak
Sure,
00:11:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
a
00:11:34
Zak
sure something like that.
00:11:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
but i mean look I mean, look, you know that I look at these stats and all that matters to me is that they've got six boxes that all mean something to someone and five of the six are green. One of them's yellow.
00:11:45
Zak
Six foot as well.
00:11:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's all good.
00:11:46
Zak
Six foot. we get we're finally We're finally dealing with that problem we've got where all of our players were really small.
00:11:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:52
Zak
Like, I can't remember how when that went that was, but I remember some people talking about how like we had like the smallest defense or something, or the smallest attack, right, where we're crossing balls in.
00:11:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:01
Zak
We've just got, like, these 20-foot defenders and then poor wee man on his own trying to get, like, trying to receive a ball. But, like, yeah, just I just think that...
00:12:11
Zak
I should ah have trusted you a little better, Greg, when you said there was a plan. you know I've already seen the absolute meltdowns of Sports Republic out and this is terrible, this, any other. ah feel like two of these signings are signings that pretty much everybody was screaming out for.
00:12:25
Zak
And the third looks to be a little bit of a repeat of the Matty Fernandes if it works out, right?
00:12:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:12:31
Zak
i But Azaz is one that I was very much looking forward to. um um you know He's done solid in the Championship phase so far. think Middlesbrough are upset to lose him.
00:12:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:41
Zak
And whenever club is upset to lose a player, usually it's because they're good. Right?
00:12:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:46
Zak
Like you don't celebrate the loss of a a bad player most of the time. offence to a couple of the people that have gone this year. know?
00:12:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Look, it's... Yes, it's it's good signing. I think it's going to be good. think it's going to be the creative outlet that we're looking for. I'm just excited about it. It's good. It's good good business for me. I like it, and I'm excited to see what he'll bring.
00:13:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know he'll be involved today in the game.
Tom Fellows and Squad Impact
00:13:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, it fills with how early in the day he was announced that he might have been in the door in enough time for a training session.
00:13:22
Zak
yeah but Somebody pointed out, mate, that during some of these media appearances, there were shirts on the back. There were like extra shirts piled on the back of the chair. So I feel like they move in the building at the same time.
00:13:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:34
Zak
And it's just been like one after another after another.
00:13:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Staggering it out throughout the day. Bang, bang, bang.
00:13:38
Zak
Yeah, I feel like, you know, the Matty Fernandez news this morning, in everyone's sad. An hour later, they dropped the Finnazzas news. A couple hours later, they dropped the Casper news.
00:13:49
Zak
couple hours later, Fellows. And now, potentially, even more.
00:13:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
we might um We um We might even get one after the time of recording, mate. That is how thick and fast it's coming.
00:13:57
Zak
It's just it's just been...
00:13:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
look I genuinely wouldn't be surprised if by the time we put this out in the morning, we've missed one. s
00:14:02
Zak
It feels like almost desperation for like, dead it feels almost deadline day-esque.
00:14:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's mad.
00:14:08
Zak
It's not, but it feels like it.
00:14:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:14:10
Zak
And maybe, i don't know if it's to get them in, for you know, I'm wondering if there is a ah ah real the understanding that everyone will be worried if a bunch of players who play in the derby are going to be not tested yet or not seen.
00:14:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:26
Zak
Like, you don't want three debuts taking place. Like,
00:14:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. Because cause at least two of them are getting crunched. Alright, yeah. Moving on the next chronological. Caspianda from Germany.
00:14:38
Zak
Yes.
00:14:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
From... Oh, I just can't remember.
00:14:43
Zak
I've seen Nuremberg and it's the...
00:14:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:14:46
Zak
Anyone with a history degree will know why that's easy for me to pronounce.
00:14:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:14:52
Zak
Bundesliga 2. I've seen him, yeah, again, described as a very Matty Fernandes-esque signing where people have always kind of expected him to go on, do better things.
00:15:02
Zak
Apparently, Spores said that there was interest from... Premier League sides as well. Clearly, probably, maybe as a backup. So i reckon he knows he can get into first team here and then help us build something.
00:15:14
Zak
mean It's the fact that a lot of people are buying into the getting promoted.
00:15:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:17
Zak
And that is why it's so important now that, you know there's no real excuses if we have replaced well.
00:15:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
But he's ah he's a younger prospect, right? So it's not...
00:15:27
Zak
Mm-hmm.
00:15:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
And from from the stats I'm looking at, I can't claim to have been a Bundesliga 2 expert, I'm afraid. Apologies to to everyone. But he looks like he's more of like that number eight role, almost like-for-like with Matty Fernandes, right?
00:15:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
As Will still says. Hopefully brings that sort of creative element on top of that. But, you know... He likes a book from what I can see. 14 59 appearances.
00:15:54
Zak
he's He's also also German, German under-21 international as well.
00:15:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Hmm.
00:16:00
Zak
He spent some time at Schackley, I can never pronounce their name right, Borussia Dortmund in his youth.
00:16:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:16:06
Zak
He almost seems like, look at it, comparing him to Korshi, I know they're completely different roles, but like similar sort of like had a massive youth football career of bouncing around various different clubs, then signed and then has kind of, you know, spent most of his career at MSV, Doosburgh, and then has moved across. So I don't know whether or not he'll get his own profile episode. I'm trying to figure out who are the profiles for, if if not all of them.
00:16:31
Zak
If people want them, I'm happy to them.
00:16:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
but we'll work out We've got an international break coming up. I'm sure we'll work it out. the
00:16:36
Zak
that So yes, is that's a yes from you. LAUGHTER
00:16:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
the the The stat that jumps off the page to me is a across ah ah again across an unknown selection size is a 94% passing accuracy break.
00:16:54
Zak
Well, that's so important because there's so many misplaced paths recently.
00:16:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
So...
00:16:57
Zak
That's felt like the most thing that's been a problem.
00:16:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right? Like, that's... Yeah. That's it.
00:17:00
Zak
Also, six foot again, mate.
00:17:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, right.
00:17:03
Zak
We're getting like a a lanky old midfield attack at this point.
00:17:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
build not Building up these physical players. You'd love to see it Okay, I'm going to take the opportunity for another little break and a message from our partners at Zencaster before we get into the next two next signing and potential signing.
00:17:23
Zak
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00:17:26
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00:17:42
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00:17:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
we an announced Tom Fellows as our sign-in. And I mean, I have to say that this feels for me the biggest hole that we had in our squad after we lost Matty Fernandez this morning. And that is a player with a song, right? Because that was the Erivo hole.
00:18:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:11
Zak
Ha ha ha ha ha!
00:18:15
Zak
ah ah I like that that's so important to you, and I understand why.
00:18:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:20
Zak
oh but and yes it that is the one where, again, there was so much, oh, don't think this is going to happen, and people started panicking, and the a day he was ruined, then it's come off. obviously, you would have known from how he's done at West Brom, playing for the England under-21s as well.
00:18:38
Zak
But i how does... do You as a almost side looking into from the baggies with, you know, your brother-in-law and how excited are you for Tom Fellows, Craig?
00:18:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think that it's a very shrewd signing. He's another one of these like winger slash wingback players that will slot in on the right.
00:19:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's very progressive.
00:19:04
Zak
Mm-hmm.
00:19:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's very creative. Loves to just run. Was very popular at West Brom. but But I think that they were happy with the $10 million we paid for him.
00:19:12
Zak
you
00:19:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
like Absolutely. you know, buying the handoff for that transfer fee.
00:19:20
Zak
i think I think they are looking at some of their looking at some of their fans, they're not as much. And again, that's like for me, that's a sign that we've hired somebody pretty, pretty good.
00:19:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:29
Zak
And on top of that, like you hopefully you've had some...
00:19:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:19:33
Zak
you know He was part of the Under-21s that were recently in the tournament that they won. So that means that he's been around some of the players we've already had, right? Like Ronnie Edwards and Taylor Harbour-Bellis, probably.
00:19:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:19:45
Zak
I never... existing relationships like that are going to, or always useful. I'm going to be interested to see, mate, what all of these agencies are for all these different players and see if that plays into like anything.
00:19:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm excited.
00:19:58
Zak
Or again, if it's just chucking sort of straws,
00:20:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. But look, I mean, he he's a very exciting, progressive player.
00:20:03
Zak
to
00:20:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Again, young, like his promise and potential there. not Not like young young, like experienced young. Like 22 with a good, solid couple of seasons under his belt at West Brom.
00:20:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
like just I think it's another very good signing. In a position where we were talking about how light we're looking in the fullback position. You know, whether any of these fullbacks we sign can also play on the left, I don't know, in some sort of like inverted wingback role.
00:20:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
But we'll see as it goes on, right?
00:20:37
Zak
figure out
00:20:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll work that out. It's just another someone that can whip crosses in and beat a player. What more can you ask for?
00:20:45
Zak
He the club's like best young player for two seasons in a row. right So again, I think it's probably
00:20:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
Transfer Window Reflections
00:20:52
Zak
going to...
00:20:53
Zak
If I was if i was a Baggies fan, I'd be very upset right now, put it that way. But as I'm not, I'm a Southampton fan, i'm I'm absolutely thrilled because it feels like we have known what we've needed, we've targeted it,
00:21:08
Zak
two of the moves that we knew would definitely happen in our successful. I feel like I know that you want to talk about somebody else who's also more of a natural number eight. And I don't know whether or not he will come to us. And I think Yanda maybe is competition for that space as, as well as Matsuki. So Matsuki, I, at this point I've learned, I've lost my mind as to how to actually pronounce it because I have always pronounced it how I thought it was pronounced. But I guess that's another lesson for me to learn.
00:21:37
Zak
complete side tangent there. But I think, I think but my point is that if everyone was upset and mad yesterday and it looks like it's all come out now, and maybe it was just that they had to wait for the fee and the confirmation of Matty Fernandes going to dot the I's and sign all of the, you know, sign of the crosses and,
00:21:57
Zak
Yeah, maybe it's annoying that we're not spending the entirety of the war chest we've built up. That's unfortunately due to the fact that we were actually relegated from the Premier League. And that, as much as parachute payments, that is also going to come at a cost.
00:22:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:08
Zak
So we're going to have to pay you some...
00:22:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and also, let's be real, although we're improving our squad, that doesn't mean that next year job's done. like We're still going to have to build upon that in the next window and leave budget for that.
00:22:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
like We can't can't just take the same championship team up.
00:22:20
Zak
Yeah, we've we've already burnt.
00:22:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
We learned that, right?
00:22:26
Zak
We've learned this. We've learned this in a really, really harsh way last season, right? we We're essentially, I would like them to, I don't know, I just feel like I have a lot more, a lot more faith than I did a couple of hours ago.
00:22:40
Zak
Number one, which is on me for losing the faith, I guess.
00:22:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:43
Zak
I can understand why. And I hope that other people, you know, and I can understand why other people haven't. I think that it's upsetting to see good players go, but you understand I understand why it happens and is part of an inevitability that we need to accept.
00:23:02
Zak
But with Still, as our manager, and how pragmatic he is, it is a much better position to be in. Because again, like... we we got caught up in the fanfare of the Russell Martin season. And again, when it was good, it was good.
00:23:16
Zak
Let's not this forget we did go on a non-losing streak, but it is one of those things where... It was never really going to work out in the Premier League, and it and showed that it wasn't.
00:23:29
Zak
i e Depending on how this season goes, and how how you know I have a lot more confidence that we could end up in a much better position, right? Or at the very least, do an Ipswich where we go up and get 19th and come back down with Will Still.
00:23:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, you never know.
00:23:44
Zak
But again, this is entirely on the basis we're getting promoted.
00:23:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
And build.
00:23:47
Zak
like I need to maybe cool my jets a little bit.
00:23:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mate, it's a lot of what-ifs. Nah, look. The league win is still there for the taking. right Let's move on. i I've got overall question for you.
00:23:57
Zak
Interesting.
00:23:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
But first, we should mention, like you mentioned, Leo Sienza, who... May or may not be coming. in I mean, the way they've been firing off today, maybe we'll have three or four more by the end of the night.
00:24:09
Zak
and
00:24:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know
00:24:10
Zak
ah feel like we're going to end up going from worry that we have only got one number eight to like 30 number eights. And that's one of the reasons that I'm not convinced we'll bring him in. But if we do, i'm not sad about it.
00:24:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
know. I don't know if having two is having 30, because I'd call that a good day.
00:24:26
Zak
Well, that's what, that so ah again, again, like having having a group of players that can play practical position, play practical and don't have to worry about being shoehorned into a really rigid system is a good thing, right?
00:24:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nice.
00:24:44
Zak
It means that potentially we will have players that, if they can play in different areas, it's not going to be as, oh, well, unfortunately, you know, we're going to need to crowbar this person into this to fit the system.
00:24:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:56
Zak
It's not as clear-cut as that anymore, which is lovely.
00:24:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
mine imagine like imagine just like approaching a game of football and changing it to fit you know the way you play best and like how best to face your opponent it's uh it's a crazy prospect yeah yeah uh so right before we finish up i want to ask you a question i have an opinion so i want to hear yours on it uh
00:25:08
Zak
know No, no, no, no, mate. Pep Guardiola killed that. You know this. for sure for sure it's not they are a choice
00:25:21
Zak
so
00:25:24
Zak
interesting
00:25:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
is Is this it now for deadline day? Or do you think we see more? I think it's pretty clear we probably have a couple more outs before deadline day.
00:25:36
Zak
for sure sure
00:25:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, a few that we've had rumours of and probably one or two that we're not expecting, I would have thought. I mean, hopefully Ben Burton Diaz finds a home. Yeah.
00:25:47
Zak
Yeah. Uh...
00:25:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
and And, you know, but do you think that's it? Or do you think there's still more to come? like how busy How busy do you think our late night recording on Monday is going to be?
00:25:53
Zak
no
00:25:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's what I'm really asking you, mate. I hope.
00:25:59
Zak
Werrienton Diaz to right, probably. dozy most likely to go.
00:26:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Probably. Yeah.
00:26:06
Zak
Rumours about whether Charlie Taylor stays or not, because obviously he's not really been in amongst it last season and has been around this season. Maybe there's more chance of him staying now with Wellington's injury for so long.
00:26:17
Zak
I could easily, you know, a repo is question marks because we've we've heard rumors and links, but nothing solid. And I feel like if he said he wants to go and it's basically doesn't want to be involved, he's been what, like training on his own. And I guess he'll get a move, but that who knows where, like it could end up being like, you know,
00:26:35
Zak
Belgian league or something like that, like completely off the cuff and not expected.
00:26:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:26:39
Zak
Because again, he's just trying, don't know if he's trying to go, but if not, like if, if these meat moves fail to materialize, like a Dozie and of Rebo and stuff, I could see that being it.
00:26:50
Zak
However, if they will go, i wouldn't be surprised if they maybe want to strengthen centre back with just somebody else. I know that we've got loads centre backs, but Joaquin Kaya, Kaya Sanders has gone off on loan. we've We've always had problems. it would be maybe good have some coverage, maybe somebody a bit more like
Defense Strengthening and Final Thoughts
00:27:05
Zak
solid.
00:27:06
Zak
And I wouldn't be surprised if they maybe bring in another left-back or left-wing back or whatever to cover that area.
00:27:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
definitely like Definitely a left-sided player, whether that's sort forward or backward.
00:27:13
Zak
Yeah.
00:27:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
or I guess we'll wait and see. but
00:27:16
Zak
Doesn't really matter depending on where we're going end up wanting to play it anyway. But like that that's what I could see.
00:27:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. But then I guess Fraser can cover on the left as well, right? he He did that a bit.
00:27:27
Zak
I think that the game that you're thinking about that he covered on the left was when he got sent off against Leicester.
00:27:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:32
Zak
So I don't know if people want that to happen again.
00:27:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
a
00:27:35
Zak
And I wouldn't be really surprised if if like they want to get somebody who's who's far more natural in that position. right and you know we've also But bear in mind also, we've still got academy prospects.
00:27:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, definitely.
00:27:45
Zak
And Cissé came on and had had a game the other day. So wouldn't surprised if Aribo goes and they don't decide to replace in that area. yeah So i I wouldn't, I would say never say never.
00:27:58
Zak
But I think it's entirely dependent on what goes out, right? I think that if the current cohort that are expected to go out go, maybe one or two, if they struggle to get moves, how are we going to pay for the new players' wages?
00:28:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
boyss
00:28:10
Zak
Probably not then at that point. And then either way, I think we're all going to be quite happy. If we if these like you know these creative players can either start scoring or get our strikers scoring, happy days.
00:28:23
Zak
I'll be right for the league.
00:28:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's all we really want, just some goals.
00:28:25
Zak
That's it, isn't it? That's pretty much it.
00:28:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
like Like, if we score three incredible goals and draw 3-0, I still think we'll all be a lot happier because we're finally scoring goals, right? Like...
00:28:36
Zak
True, but again, the other thing, Greg, remember, defensive problems is also how we got here. like that is That is why we it's fine, we don't need a good defence, we can just have to score them, but then we got to the Premier League, and it was like, turns out we can't do that anymore.
00:28:51
Zak
It's fine against Rotherham on a Thursday night, well, actually not, pretty sure we struggled to get get past them, but it's not the same against an Arsenal team.
00:28:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
There you are. fact Back to bashing Rotherham again, mate. It's been a while. a Right.
00:29:07
Zak
I don't mean to. I just think low low championship level team. They're even in the
00:29:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. That is just about all we've got time for from our bonus episode today.
Upcoming Match and Listener Engagement
00:29:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course, there is still a match to happen today that we're all looking forward to. it will be...
00:29:24
Zak
We might have won. Half these players might played in it, mate, by the time that someone is listening to this.
00:29:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
know
00:29:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. we We'll find out. we We will be back on Monday with our reaction to that and if any of those players played and and when we win 4-0 with four players who didn't play for Saints at the time of our match preview recording because what a crazy time of the season we are in.
00:29:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can't wait, mate. We'll be back with our match review on Monday. i very much look forward to it. Thank you, Zach, for joining me. Thank you, everyone, for listening. Let us know what you think of our new signings and what has been a crazy Friday afternoon as a Saints fan. how positive are you feeling, Saints fans?
00:30:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let us know in all of the comments or on social media. We are on Facebook, TikTok, X, Blue Sky, Facebook, YouTube. I think I've missed one. Instagram.
00:30:16
Zak
Instagram.
00:30:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
There you go.
00:30:17
Zak
Good job, mate.
00:30:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh I no never use that one.
00:30:19
Zak
You were knocking about so quick and then I watched you hit that last handle.
00:30:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's
00:30:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
There we go.
00:30:25
Zak
Good.
00:30:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, let us know. Thank you very much. Have a wonderful weekend, everyone. I hope you've enjoyed this bonus content and we'll see you Monday.