Maybe we could use Lesley Ugochukwu instead - the guy we signed for £22m.

Just checked the Southampton forums though and they describe Big Les as "makes Geoff Thomas look like Ruud Gullit."

21 minutes ago, Gordon Bennett said:

Maybe we could use Lesley Ugochukwu instead - the guy we signed for £22m.

Just checked the Southampton forums though and they describe Big Les as "makes Geoff Thomas look like Ruud Gullit."

I think Lesley will end up in the "paid far too much for him" category.

BlueCo will keep him on a series of loans until they can sell him for more than his depreciated book value.

9 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

I think Lesley will end up in the "paid far too much for him" category.

BlueCo will keep him on a series of loans until they can sell him for more than his depreciated book value.

Exactly. He's looked like a donkey every time I've seen him, to be honest.

1 minute ago, Gordon Bennett said:

Exactly. He's looked like a donkey every time I've seen him, to be honest.

I thought he was pretty good when he first joined and played a few games but didn't quite look as promising after his injuries. That said he looked good in the game I saw of him v United but not an avid Southampton watcher so open to be corrected.

Should really have just sent him back to Rennes on loan or kept him in France at Strasbourg as I think the step up was a bit much but I think he was a victim of us having too many foreign loans at the time.

Maybe we need to stop buying injured players ? He's gonna be pretty low in the deph chart next season, i doubt we can sell him this summer.

Just saw the news that he’s injured again ?

Injured by what for gods sake

Wet pasta is stronger than this fella

What is his injury

This is shocking.

Legs made of Weetabix.

Makes Dominic Calvert-Lewin look like John Terry, fitness wise.

Unbelievable.

Actually, too believable.

Can't sell him, nor Fofana. Their fees make it hard, their wages impossible. Nevermind their consistent issues with injuries.

Have to just ride out their contracts, maybe get them loans where we pay most, if not all, of their wages.

Either way we have to count them out of being serious options for the first team.

Loan him to Strasbourg for a season and see if he can stay fit, which I doubt.

Think we'll see hm again before end of season?

4 minutes ago, PhilH930 said:

Think we'll see hm again before end of season?

In his civvies, sure.

Just read that Lavia is back in full training.

Who wants to run a sweepstake...........................?

7 minutes ago, Nibs said:

Just read that Lavia is back in full training.

Who wants to run a sweepstake...........................?

Seeing as it's now 13h25 ... I'll take 14h30 this afternoon as the time he's carried back into the treatment room !

Certainly helps us if he's fit again, not going to hold my breath though.

1 hour ago, Nibs said:

Just read that Lavia is back in full training.

Who wants to run a sweepstake...........................?

In for a pound. 4 games.....

.....of fifa.

Edited April 16, 20251 yr by nonotnowjim

3 minutes ago, nonotnowjim said:

In for a pound. 4 games.....

.....of fifa.

Out for two weeks, thumb injury.

I missed this sweepstake. Going for it - he stays fit this time (edited as gonna get behind him again ). next season though he’s behind santos to me.

Edited April 21, 20251 yr by PhilH930

I see this thread pop up and assume, most of the time correctly, that he is injured again.

13 hours ago, axman2526 said:

I see this thread pop up and assume, most of the time correctly, that he is injured again.

I don’t see much else pop up these days….not been able to see it for years.

1 hour ago, nonotnowjim said:

I don’t see much else pop up these days….not been able to see it for years.

I'm a respectable woman sort of when you do not know me, so I'm not going to ask for enlightenment here.

@nonotnowjim PM me 😁

Nice to see him back. Hopefully can stay fit thru end of season (and beyond) to build confidence and sharpness. Then we can really see what he can offer.

Next season - Caicedo, Enzo, Santos, Lavia and Essugo is a nice setup, although expect one to leave.

A lot of people attribute our early season form down to a carry-over from Poch's system, but I think it had far more to do with having both Lavia and Caicedo as our midfield duo

5 minutes ago, Drogba1 said:

A lot of people attribute our early season form down to a carry-over from Poch's system, but I think it had far more to do with having both Lavia and Caicedo as our midfield duo

I don't see the correlation.

In those first 16 games, he played a total of 9 games, only 7 of them starts.

He managed a total of 70 or more minutes in only 2 games

We won 5 games with him included, but he only started in 3 of those wins, and we were losing in one of those before he was subbed off.

Sorry, but I just don't see how the good form can be put down to his inclusion.