Paul Wassenburg

#SaintsFC Dutch Southampton FC supporter😇💪🏻

[Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC]

A dream debut for Kuryu 🥹

[Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC]

Quiet on the tee, please ⛳️

[Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC]

Your opening day Saints 👊

[Glen de la Cour (leagueoneminus10) @L1minus10]

"Boro boss Kim Hellberg is right" - completely unproven

"Southampton cheated" - unproven.

"Have accepted their guilt" - no, accepting a change and admitting guilt is not the same

"A fine doesn't help Boro" - it's not about helping Boro.

#saintsfc

[Alfie House @AlfieHouseEcho]

Find it hard to be particularly angry about tonight. The performance wasn’t very good and there were some things you definitely could have done differently, but it’s not normal to expect to win eight or nine or 10 games in a row. You’ll always have off days, or you’ll get things wrong or opposition will find a way to stifle you. The precarious nature of the situation meant Saints perhaps couldn’t afford an off day, but it’s 20 games unbeaten and an incredible run to even be in this position. Showed plenty of fight to come from behind twice and we’ve seen enough of that over the last few weeks. Eventually it’ll catch up with you, the intensity of the schedule and the demands, and maybe it did tonight. It looks like it’ll probably be play-offs now but as long as they can respond to this they’ll have a serious chance of winning them. Would have snapped your hand off to be in this position a few months ago. Wembley next, can’t complain!

#SaintsFC

[Paul Wassenburg @PaulWassenburg]

@FabrizioRomano @FabrizioRomano is there any truth in the 14m bid Southampton put in for Spertsyan?

[Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC]

So, who's ready?

[Rob @SaintRob__]

Overall thoughts on #SaintsFC.

The stark contrast in quality between Saints and Palace yesterday highlighted the growing gap between the Championship and the lower mid-table Premier League. It’s clear we are fighting for survival against teams far superior to us. Matheus Cunha at Wolves and Eze at Palace, both £50m+ players, are involved in a relegation battle, which speaks volumes.

In my view, our team simply isn’t good enough for the Premier League, but it’s certainly capable of winning the Championship next season. I highly doubt that players like Archer, Downes, or Bednarek will have done enough this season to earn Premier League moves in 2025/26, but they would undoubtedly be valuable assets in the Championship.

For an ownership group that once spoke about solidifying Saints in the top ten of the Premier League, it would now take a miracle for SR to avoid having two relegations on their record. There’s no doubt Solak will be frustrated, as relegation will mean more of his money spent covering losses.

The appointment of Ivan Jurić seems a sensible one. He has a good track record of stabilising clubs and improving their league positions. I don’t think it’s fair to judge him on whether he can keep #SaintsFC up this season—it’s an almost impossible task, and it already feels too far gone. The next eight months should be seen as an opportunity for him to settle in and assess the squad.

SR must refine their current recruitment strategy. While they’ve found gems like Mateus Fernandes and Taylor Harwood-Bellis, there have also been countless mistakes. With stricter PSR regulations, we simply cannot afford to waste money as we have in the past—it will only make it harder for us to secure a solid Premier League future.

SR did the first half of the job well, hired a manager capable of getting us promoted and built a squad on the cheap to do that. But the job is only halve finished. Staying in the Premier League once we got here would’ve been vital for their ‘10 year plan’. Now we have to go through all of that again and back to square one.

In a recent statement, SR reiterated their “long-term commitment to the club” and acknowledged the gap between the Championship and the Premier League. The big question is whether they will spend in January, knowing that other clubs will inflate their asking prices due to our desperation. Can we afford another Onuachu/Sulemana/Alcaraz transfer window? Absolutely not. SR likely spent £10m+ to sack Martin, which I imagine will restrict us further in January.

I understand both sides regarding Martin, why SR would be hesitant to sack him due to paying off his contract. I think the correct decision was made, albeit in hindsight it was done too late.

What next?

Surely, the Championship is calling for Saints. If SR truly have a “long-term commitment” to the club, it is vital that they learn from their mistakes. This season already feels lost (and it’s incredibly depressing to say that at the halfway point).

[Paul Wassenburg @PaulWassenburg]

@WhoScored Sugawara

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@secondtierpod Manning

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JOE ROTHWELL YOU HAVE ROCKED MY WORLD #SaintsFC

[Paul Wassenburg @PaulWassenburg]

@FUTWIZ Pc

[Juan Larios @juan_larios7]

Relax boys, i have a hamstring injury and won’t be for my entire life 😅, whenever i am good hopefully you able to see. During this time I’ve trained with the team and found myself in a good level, so its no panic and please dont retire me with 20 , i can do 127 rehabs if needed.

[Paul Wassenburg @PaulWassenburg]

@FUTWIZ Pc

[Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC]

Happy New Year, #SaintsFC fans! 🎊

Thank you for all your support throughout 2023 ❤️

[Paul Wassenburg @PaulWassenburg]

@FUTWIZ Pc

[Paul Wassenburg @PaulWassenburg]

@SaintRob__ A season defining festive period coming up for all the teams in the top 4, exciting times

[Paul Wassenburg @PaulWassenburg]

I will never know how Manning was doing so well last season, we haven’t seen a glimpse of that Manning at Saints… #SaintsFC

[Paul Wassenburg @PaulWassenburg]

@FUTWIZ PS🫶🏻

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@SouthamptonFC Nijmegen🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱