Ross Stewart

[Fiery Jack]

So you can pre-empt a player moving and buy his replacement(s) beforehand? It’s called good planning and it’s what all the well ran clubs do - don’t let your players leave until an adequate replacement is through the door first.

You do if you know they’re knackered and can’t believe someone has agreed to sign him despite his medical

 

[southstander]

Just had a check on the Southampton forum. They’re livid the club spent 10m on him, heads should roll etc

Not like we tried to cover the injury up. They took a gamble and lost. Not like they are short of dosh with the parachute payment though.

 

[hank williams]

You do if you know they’re knackered and can’t believe someone has agreed to sign him despite his medical

how did he pass his medical at Southampton got me baffled

 

[Exiledjack]

Did the bid come in 10 mins before the end of the window?

Of course not - the club knew about this weeks before and that’s what we used to pay for aouchiche, Rusyn and Pembele on deadline day. Problem is early signs are the 4 strikers we did sign just aren’t good enough

I’m not sure you know. I think they could have been worried about the medical and ring fenced the Stewart funds in case it didn’t come off.

I think we spent the money we got for the lad we surprisingly sold for a canny profit to the Saudi’s (whose name I can’t even remember).

 

[SunderLad92]

Not even a recurrence of the same injury is it? Just pure bad luck on his part hardly like he's broken down with the same identical injury and isn't going to play again

 

[Bamber]

He’s going to have a Kieron Dyer style career isn’t he.

Him scoring at Wembley seems so long ago now

 

[Fiery Jack]

how did he pass his medical at Southampton got me baffled

Me too but you don’t pass or fail a medical, the club decides if they want to take a risk based on what the results are

 

[hank williams]

Me too but you don’t pass or fail a medical, the club decides if they want to take a risk based on what the results are

What the point of going through a medical then

 

[TB22]

Dodged a bullet there, and got £10m in the process.

Maybe when these deals are done an insurance policy would be taken by the buying club ?

 

[joop]

I would not be surprised if we bought him back in January for £13 million and he never played again.

Why would it not surprise you considering it’s the exact opposite of how we now operate?

 

[Durham-Mackem41]

Sadly you would say he looks finished first the torn thigh muscle, then an Achilles injury now a bad hamstring can’t see him making it back to the same level.

 

[Big Jeff]

Why would it not surprise you considering it’s the exact opposite of how we now operate?

Nothing this lot in charge do would surprise me.

 

[Turnip from the Tip]

No it’s a different one. He’ll have been put nearly two years with three different muscular injuries.
It’s not looking great for him.

Better than if it was a relapse of the same problem though

 

[Big Jeff]

Bottom line is why are we even bothered? He was here for five minutes, was well rewarded and did well for us.

He’s now a Saints player they can worry about him.

 

[forever changes]

We didn’t dodge the bullet the fucker hit us in the foot when we didn’t replace him

 

[Gloucester]

Bottom line is why are we even bothered? He was here for five minutes, was well rewarded and did well for us.

He’s now a Saints player they can worry about him.

Aye - we can worry about Alese, Cirkin, Pembele, Embleton and Evans.

 

[Fiery Jack]

What the point of going through a medical then

To identify issues and allow the buying club to assess the risk and make an informed decision

 

[Flea Market Trader]

I think it’s a real shame for the lad and I hope he gets back to fitness and on with his career.

 

[Sallycinamon]

We had no idea if anyone would even sign him. In an ideal world he would have been sold early in the window or had talks with a buyer in advance to know what sort of fee they'd be look at. Because of his injury we were unfortunately left in limbo until the last min when Southampton took a gamble.
West ham didn't have a replacement in for rice, villa didn't when grealish went, spurs didn't when selling kane etc

We didn’t, no. But the football club will have done, without doubt. Are you saying that Southampton only registered their initial interest and concluded the full deal on on deadline day?!!

Was Rice West Ham’s only senior midfielder? Was Grealish Villa’s only senior attacker? Was Kane Spurs only senior centre forward? All had capable deputies waiting to step in, Sunderland didn’t.

 

[Turnip from the Tip]

Not even a recurrence of the same injury is it? Just pure bad luck on his part hardly like he's broken down with the same identical injury and isn't going to play again

Exactly. Still every chance he will recover and go on to be a good signing for them.

Although if they go up next season it’s going to be difficult to come back from 18 months out to get into a PL team. Maybe a cheeky loan bid next season!