Re: McDonnell : Mon Jun 22, 2015 4:34 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

I would prefer:

Percival
Dawson
Jones
Turner
Swift.

However he may also go:

Swift
Dawson
Percival
Turner
Fleming

I can't see him chucking someone like Bailey in but 3rd and final option would be:

Bailey
Dawson
Percival
Turner
Swift

Is Swift ok after his injury?

Re: McDonnell : Mon Jun 22, 2015 5:10 pm  

Twentyman wrote:

Is Swift ok after his injury?

I'm not entirely sure he was OK before it based on Thursday night!

Re: McDonnell : Mon Jun 22, 2015 6:13 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

I'm not entirely sure he was OK before it based on Thursday night!

He definitely had a bad case of the dropsies!

Re: McDonnell : Mon Jun 22, 2015 6:26 pm  

Twentyman wrote:

Is Swift ok after his injury?

Yes. The club confirmed it on Twitter today.

Re: McDonnell : Mon Jun 22, 2015 6:29 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Yes. The club confirmed it on Twitter today.

did they confirm they've got him some better sticking spray for his hands?

Re: McDonnell : Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:12 pm  

We had a replacement fullback lined up but, for safety reasons, he accepted a job as Spinal Taps drummer instead.

Re: McDonnell : Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:34 am  

Got told last night that Saints had approached lee Smith the ex Leeds fullback. Source wasn't one of my "normal" ones so I don't know how true it is.

*Mods if you want to move this to the rumours thread feel free. *

Re: McDonnell : Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:46 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Got told last night that Saints had approached lee Smith the ex Leeds fullback. Source wasn't one of my "normal" ones so I don't know how true it is.

*Mods if you want to move this to the rumours thread feel free. *

Needs must, I guess.

Wonder what the salary cap position is now, surely we qualify for some special dispensation due to having 4 full backs out with season ending injuries. Unless we can get someone who loves Saints so much they are willing to play for free.

Re: McDonnell : Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:00 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Got told last night that Saints had approached lee Smith the ex Leeds fullback. Source wasn't one of my "normal" ones so I don't know how true it is.

*Mods if you want to move this to the rumours thread feel free. *

I can't stand Lee Smith but if he's fit (big if given he's been scratching around for a while and looked pretty unfit recently anyway) he'd do a job given we're in dire straits.

I'd rather Eden TBH (despite his glaring flaws), and certainly Locke.

Re: McDonnell : Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:14 am  

It's a tough one. Locke is the one that jumps out, but as KC has stated that is likely to be a bit of quagmire. It's a shame really, as it would be ideal for both parties. Perhaps this legendary press conference that's happening in the next hour will throw up some new possibilities on that front.

Eden has moments of brilliance but, as everyone has been saying, his defence is all over the place. And not just his defence, either: I've seen him make some jaw-dropping decisions in and around his own in-goal area while in possession. I've no doubt that he'd be getting flayed alive on here within weeks if we signed him. He's clearly got loads of talent, but if he was ever going to get moulded into a complete player then one of his several clubs would have managed it by now.

Lee Smith was handy in his Leeds days, but I thought he looked close to Championship standard when at Wakey. Needs must, I suppose.