Saint Garrett

If you think that they got in contact last week and it was signed this week you're very much mistaken. They've probably been talking for months...Pellegrini was heavily linked back in January for WHU job, was probably in initial talks then...!

Shame because he is a decent little player, I quite like him, but he's just not big enough physically and we always have to use a sub for him if he starts. Time to move on unfortunately.

Because it suits the agenda from some fans. Not defending Reed for making a few bad decisions, but he also made some very good ones over the last 5 years. Not sure why some people are calling for his head so surely. I am indifferent, I don't mind if he goes as long as he's replaced with someone else decent, but my preference would be that he's given another chance

Does no-one else get paid then? At least £20m of that is probably other staff.

Does it matter? He's basically already at the club anyway, and its all but done. Chill....!

Think we just have a lot of players on medium/large wages (i.e. £40k - £80k bracket), rather than a few on £120k+ and a few on £20k We aren't going to pay anyone over £80k / week IMO.

We must keep Tadic. Agree. One of our best players. The talk of him not being arsed is just an easy thing to say given he's an attacking foreign player.

Sorry...what ?! Bullsh!t!

Depends how many we move on, could see us moving on Yoshida, and not sure Stephens is good enough, Hoedt questionable but got talent... Agree we need a "top" centre back, but how many of those are there about? Going to be an interesting summer...

Thought Clasie was signed for £8m?

A shame but fully deservred...huge ability but no care in thr world and no drive or ambition...justified IMO.

£25m for a right back is mental...

Cool story bro.

Silva in? Fonseca in at West Ham?

Sure? Think it's already reported he's taking Delph and Rose

Is it not more that it's very difficult to bring youth players into a Prem squad How many of the above listed came through in the Prem? Just Shaw & Chambers? Agree that we should be bringing more through than currently, but lets be fair...Targett, Hesketh, Gallagher, Sims, McQueen, Reed are all on the fringes and could probably do a job as squad players at a minimum in the Prem... JWP and Stephens playing regularly in the prem - not that bad.

Yeah - he's been brilliant recently...

Surely it's all but signed?

The league has been dreadful this season, just look at Everton, Leicester, and Palace who have been largely crap all year. There's so much dross in the league (including us this year!)

Sounds like Bertrand is going to miss out, would be a shame given he's been in every squad for about the last 4 years... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5730847/Danny-Rose-set-selected-England-squad-2018-World-Cup.html

Potentially half the league...! Arsenal - New Manager Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley - Could Dyche be tempted away? Cardiff City Chelsea - Likely New Manager Crystal Palace Everton - New Manager Huddersfield Town Leicester City - Possibly New Manager Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United - Possibly New Manager Southampton - Possibly New Manager Tottenham Hotspur - Possibly New Manager Watford - Possibly new manager (it's Watford!) West Ham United - New Manager Wolverhampton Wanderers

We're obviously not going to get rid of them all, but quite a few will probably go. We'll probably keep some of the ones not really good enough (Stephens, Austin, Redmond, Long) Would leave us with something like. GK McCarthy New Lewis DF Cedric NEW (Valery?) NEW Bednarek Stephens Hoedt Yoshida Bertrand Targett OR McQueen MF Romeu Lemina Hojbjerg JWP Davis AM Tadic Redmond Sims Hesketh NEW NEW ST NEW Long Austin Gallagher Thats still about 25 aged over 21 players...

Surely he'll go to Man Utd when Mourinho gets bored...? or abroad.

Because some are out of contract and others simply not good enough Forster - not good enough, high wages, not needed Stephens - not good enough Gardos - contract Pied - contract Targett - surplus with McQueen (maybe you'll see him go to Fulham or us to keep him with McQueen loaned out) Clasie - surplus Davis - not good enough but possibly keep as he's a leader and seems a good bloke and been here years Reed - Like him, but probably needs to go and play - not going to get games for us. Boufal - sh!thouse Austin - not good / fit enough. Gabbiadini - Barely played this season, and doesn't seem to fit in with style - expect him to return to Italy. Carrillo - sh!t and a waste of money Don't think that lot are unrealistic. We currently have a bloated squad of average players which we need to replace with some quality. You could make a case for more also....Bertrand, Lemina, Cedric, Redmond, Tadic, Long....