Administrator Stan Posted May 26 Administrator Share Posted May 26 Back up at first time of asking via the playoffs, following a 1-0 win over Leeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeKhrush Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Well done to Southampton, it is a bit of a kick in the nuts for Leeds but if they keep everyone together they should be amongst the frontrunners for promotion next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Will need to invest heavily if they want to stay up, which is something they very rarely do. I expect them to attempt it on a shoestring again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Palace Fan Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 35 minutes ago, Devil said: Will need to invest heavily if they want to stay up, which is something they very rarely do. I expect them to attempt it on a shoestring again. They spent over 150m euros the season they got relegated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 (edited) 10 minutes ago, The Palace Fan said: They spent over 150m euros the season they got relegated. Did they, I was always of the impression they never really invested and banked big sums from transfer fees. Who did they spend 150 million on? Edited May 26 by Devil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Palace Fan Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 1 minute ago, Devil said: Did they, I was always of the impression they never really invested and banked big sums from transfer fees. Who did they spend 150 million on? Lavia, Bazunu, Edozie, Aribo, Alcatraz, Sulemana, tall Paul, Mara. Basically a lot of potential but no experience or leaders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 11 minutes ago, The Palace Fan said: Lavia, Bazunu, Edozie, Aribo, Alcatraz, Sulemana, tall Paul, Mara. Basically a lot of potential but no experience or leaders. Barely know a single one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reluctant Striker Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 It will be tough for them, but they have the potential to make the bottom half work a bit more. They were never the same after Ings left. Now they do not have Ward Prowse. And does feel it's been a while since they were finding van Dijk & Mane type players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 I would bet on them to stay up tbh. I don’t think the team they had that went down was that bad, just a bit naive and they had the same manager for too long. A lot of the players there will be ready to step up a level, it’ll be interesting to see the player profiles they sign now and if there are any similarities to when we went up seeing as Ankersen is still DoF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ Posted May 27 Subscriber Share Posted May 27 That playoff final could not have gone more how I expected it to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 (edited) Fair play to Southampton. They beat us three times so you'd have to say that Russell Martin had Farke's number. I don't think they necessarily have a better team than us but tactically they are more astute and do not just rely on individuality like Farke seems to. They will need to invest but of the three that came up, I'd back them to finish higher over Ipswich and Leicester, assuming the latter get their points deduction. Taylor Harwood-Bellis is a class young CB and Walker Peters was the best FB in the Championship quality wise. If they sign him permanantly, Downes is a very tidy midfielder too. Other than that, you've got question marks over a few if they can handle the step up so heavy investment is needed, especially in the forward roles. Amazing how we've dodged promotion though. Could not have bodged it more, it was literally in our hands and kept getting thrown back to us to finish the job. Just didn't have the minerals. That International break ruined us completely. You get your day happen at least once but ours seems to always pass us by. If there is another team that deals with as march heartbreak, I'd love to know. Edited May 27 by Lucas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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