Nobby_Barnes
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Hi Sportsfans, and welcome to the 50th EDITION of Nobby's Notebook......I hope yoos are all out celebrating our first win of the season and 50 NOT OUT for the Nobb
50 Caps is a great achievement in anyone's book, who would have thought I would still be going into a third season. I'm even being quoted by other journalists....Hi Dana
A welcome return to tried and tested Championship players was the main reason we picked up the 3 points. Experience and 'know how' was desperately required, especially when we needed to close the game out.
Onto Saints, and an impressive away following from the visitors but we managed to keep them quiet for the most part, along with captain and talisman James Ward-Prowse who I didn't really notice tbh
A couple of previous Notebook choices were on view here, Bald Eagle No. 16 Will Smallbone who looked the business in the first half with a couple of shots, he sent Che Adams through on goal which he thankfully fluffed. Smallbone faded after HT and became less influential, eventually being hooked.
Also, No 3 Ryan Manning who was surprisingly left on the bench until the second half.
On paper the Saints front 3 of Adam Armstrong, Che Adams and 'Geordie reject' Ryan Fraser looks as good as anything in the division, but other than Armstrong's smart finish for the opener, they looked poor.
Nobby's Choice this week was right back No.2 Kyle Walker-Peters, with the blond 'Yazz' style hairdo
He was involved throughout, and kept going right to the end. Small in stature but very quick and comfortable on the ball he was a constant threat down the right in the 2nd half and Saints main attacking outlet. Looked a neat player and great in tight situations he's in the notebook this week guys...
Walker-Peters came through the Spurs academy and made 12 apps before joining Southampton, first on loan and then transferred for 12 Million Bar in 2020 on a 5 year contract. 2 full England caps
The only way is up !
Life's work below Sportsfans
2023/24
Southampton - Kyle Walker-Peters
QPR - Paul Smyth
Huddersfield -Sorba Thomas
Millwall - Romain Esse
2022/23
Coventry City - Gustavo Hamer (Now at Sheff Utd)
Hull City - Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
Norwich City - Josh Sargent
Burnley - Anass Zoury
Preston NE - Tom Cannon
Stoke - Will Smallbone (Now at Southampton)
Reading - Cesare Casadei (now at Leicester)
QPR - Illias Chair
Blackpool - Jerry Yates ( Now at Swansea)
Watford - Matty Pollock
Millwall - Romain Esse
Wigan Athletic - Thelo Aasgaard
Luton Town - Elijah Adebeyo
Bristol City -Max O'Leary GK
Huddersfield Town - Sorba Thomas
Blackburn Rovers - Adam Wharton
Birmingham City - Tahith Chong ( Now at Luton)
Rotherham United - Cohen Bramall
Cardiff City - Jack Simpson
Sunderland - Ellis Simms ( Now at Coventry)
Swansea - Joel Piroe (Now at Leeds)
WBA - Dara O'Shea (Now at Burnley)
Sheff United - Anel Ahmedhodzic
2021/22
Bristol City - Alex Scott (Now at B'mouth £25M)
QPR - Chris Willock
Blackburn - Sam Gallagher
Blackpool - Shayne Lavery
Sheff Utd - Morgan Gibbs-White (now at Forest)
Peterborough - Siriki Dembele (now at Birmingham)
Barnsley - Bradley Collins. GK (Now at Coventry)
Birmingham - Riley McGree (now at Boro)
Millwall - Daniel Ballard (now at Sunderland)
Preston - Daniel Johnson (Now at Stoke)
Swansea - Ryan Manning (now at Southampton)
Bournemouth - Mark Travers GK (on loan at Stoke)
Forest - Brennan Johnson (Now at Spurs)
Reading - Andy Rinomata (Now at Cardiff)
Coventry - Viktor Gyokeres (Now at Sporting)
Derby - Festy Ebosele (Now at Udinese)
West Brom - Grady Diangana
Luton Town - Elijah Adebeyo
Fulham - Aleksandar Mitrovic (Now at Al Hilal)
Hull City - Jacob Greaves
Huddersfield Town - Lewis O'Brien (now at Forest) (Now at Boro)
Cardiff City - Rubin Colwill
Stoke City - Nick Powell ( Now at Stockport)
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