Tella

[Quicknick]

Who was the last player to score 19 or more goals for us in a season?...George Beal perhaps!!

In 1965-66, Willie Irvine scored 29 top flight league goals, plus 8 in the cups.

[claptrappers_union]

Charlie Austin scored 28 in 2012-2013

I suspect you mean in the top flight though

[willsclarets]

What impressed me most about Tella last season was how clinical he was in front of goal. When he got chances, he stayed calm and finished. We currently don't have a better finisher at the club. He's not irreplaceable, but he's technically better than a few are giving him credit for. His physicality is lacking a bit, but hes a lot more than a pacey wide man

[Lancasterclaret]

What impressed me most about Tella last season was how clinical he was in front of goal. When he got chances, he stayed calm and finished. We currently don't have a better finisher at the club. He's not irreplaceable, but he's technically better than a few are giving him credit for. His physicality is lacking a bit, but hes a lot more than a pacey wide man

I'd love to sign him, but the fact he looked so good for us does rather suggest that Southampton have gone "Crikey, we never realised he was so good" and slapped a big transfer price on him

[Casper2]

I'd love to sign him, but the fact he looked so good for us does rather suggest that Southampton have gone "Crikey, we never realised he was so good" and slapped a big transfer price on him

Southamptons chairman has put a big transfer price on all their saleable assets saying they don’t need the money , we’ll see.

[bfcjg]

Also I reckon he is brilliant in the changing room to use a Dyche phrase, he just oozes happinescand positivity.

[willsclarets]

I'd love to sign him, but the fact he looked so good for us does rather suggest that Southampton have gone "Crikey, we never realised he was so good" and slapped a big transfer price on him

Yeah can't blame them tbh! There's also the premier league club premium now, so all in all getting players in is a tougher ask. Lots of excellent names being banded about, just hope we get a few over the line this week.

[Firthy]

I feel sorry for Tella, a victim of his own success last season. MIght end up playing for a crap team in the Championship instead of in the Premier League with us where he deserves to be. When I see what we are prepared to pay for Trafford and Coulibaly I'm surprised that we aren't prepared to pay similar money for two players who were massive for us last season. I could be wrong and there might be more to it than just money and neither of their managers want to lose them, only time will tell.

[123EasyasBFC]

I feel sorry for Tella, a victim of his own success last season. MIght end up playing for a crap team in the Championship instead of in the Premier League with us where he deserves to be. When I see what we are prepared to pay for Trafford and Coulibaly I'm surprised that we aren't prepared to pay similar money for two players who were massive for us last season. I could be wrong and there might be more to it than just money and neither of their managers want to lose them, only time will tell.

Or could be simply that the club feel like they could double or triple their money in future due to the age of Trafford

[Corway]

Maybe agent talk but Mirrors Daniel Witcoop says we’re being priced out of Tella so Burnley are now looking at cheaper alternatives and view Nathan Redmond, out of contract this summer, as a good option.
Redmond spent last term at Turkish giants Besiktas, but his deal has expired and he is considering his options.

[fatboy47]

It's not beyond the imagination that Tella arrives at Turf Moor in a month's time for a far more realistic fee than is being quoted.

Can't blame Southampton for casting the net...we'd do the same...negligent not to tbh.

Player power would generally suggest that Tella will be playing PL football next season at his preferred destination.

[Quickenthetempo]

I'd love to sign him, but the fact he looked so good for us does rather suggest that Southampton have gone "Crikey, we never realised he was so good" and slapped a big transfer price on him

He looked good for us in our systems, as a 2nd striker with a free role or wide striker in a 3.
He's not a winger and not a sole striker.

There's already mumblings of him not suiting how Southampton play.

[dermotdermot]

We must sign Tella. To me, the cheaper option of either Redmond or Townsend is ridiculous.

[bumba]

Zaroury got carried through the second half of the season after the world cup imho.

Carried is a bit extreme, he tired after a long season without rest levels above where he's been before and was being marked by two men which freed up space for players like Benson.
He's only 22

[Lancasterclaret]

He looked good for us in our systems, as a 2nd striker with a free role or wide striker in a 3.
He's not a winger and not a sole striker.

There's already mumblings of him not suiting how Southampton play.

Yeah, that might well be what finally sorts this out

If Martin doesn't want to use that system that suits him, then why would they keep him?

[Corway]

Played 32 games for them in two seasons and scored 1
Suggests they didn’t/don’t know how to use him

[Colburn_Claret]

Yeah, that might well be what finally sorts this out

If Martin doesn't want to use that system that suits him, then why would they keep him?

Swansea tried to play a similar game to us, their possession stats show that, they just didn't have the weaponry we had.
I expect Saints to play a similar style to Swansea, in which case Tella would be good for them.

I saw something silly pop up on a site yesterday, showing the 20 most valuable players in the championship. 7 of them were Saints players, all young, I hadn't heard of any of them. All valued between 20 and 28 million. Add that to the experience of Ward-Prowse, Adams etc and you wonder how they ever got relegated
They spent a lot of money last summer on youngsters, and none have justified the fees. Their chairman seems to think that the money doesn't matter, who knows how long that will last, but probably too late for us to get Nathan this window.

[dougcollins]

There's already mumblings of him not suiting how Southampton play.

Southampton fans are delusional - not many could work out what system they actually were playing last season.

[Casper2]

Carried is a bit extreme, he tired after a long season without rest levels above where he's been before and was being marked by two men which freed up space for players like Benson.
He's only 22

He’s only 22 , surely this can’t be an excuse

[RicardoMontalban]

He’s only 22 , surely this can’t be an excuse

There’s nothing to excuse.

[equinox]

Didn't help that Morocco totally flogged Zaroury at the World Cup.

[bumba]

He’s only 22 , surely this can’t be an excuse

Young players form dips, not just him every young players form dips. Rashford form dipped for two seasons

[randomclaret2]

Didn't help that Morocco totally flogged Zaroury at the World Cup.

One appearance

[ArmchairDetective]

This may be a bit of a long shot but I can't see Tella on Southampton's recent social media posts.

With today's telletubbies video announcement lacking context, could we be building up to announcing Tella?

One can hope.

[BleedingClaret]

This may be a bit of a long shot but I can't see Tella on Southampton's recent social media posts.

With today's telletubbies video announcement lacking context, could we be building up to announcing Tella?

One can hope.

Don’t want to be miserable
But possibly they had that idea lined up for Tella Tubbies but used it as it wasn’t needed
Sorry

[ArmchairDetective]

Don’t want to be miserable
But possibly they had that idea lined up for Tella Tubbies but used it as it wasn’t needed
Sorry

This crossed my mind too, BleedingClaret . But posted wearing my claret-tinted glasses

[Casper2]

Young players form dips, not just him every young players form dips. Rashford form dipped for two seasons

Rooney ?

[bumba]

Rooney ?

I'm pretty sure at some point at the start of Rooney's career he would of had a dip in form for a few months