I bumped into kelvin in sainsburys the other day, what a lovely bloke. He told me he was getting a two year extension to his contract with a promise to be promoted to second choice. He was great with the kids, photos etc.
so worst case line up looks like this then?
--------------Foster---------------------
Clyne-----Fonte--- Yoshida ----Target
---------Toby ------W-Prowse---------
Mane -------- --Reed ----------Bertrand
------------------Long------------------
Out of interest - has 6th place ever NOT meant qualification for Europa league? i.e. none of top four win FA Cup or League Cup. I cannot think of a year that happened.
Bit harsh on Welbeck, I am by no means a fan but thought he had a good game. As a front four I would go with:
Lallana-----Sterling-----Welbeck
-------------Sturridge------------
Options from the bench would be Ox, Barkley and Lambert. Rooney can go home!
I think lambert could be the bait to ensure Lallana chooses Liverpool. Played together for 5 years and have a very strong bond. Plus they get a proven premier league goal scorer to come off the bench.