Saint Garrett

Let him go to Italy or Spain somewhere, just not to the f8cking bindippers

I was always indifferent, heart wanted him to stay as you can appreciate how good he was under Poch, but head says it was time to cut ties with him and him to get a fresh start.

Fair point - but Liverpool is a step up from Saints, whereas Varane is already at Real Madrid.

Not sure why Varane would want to go to Liverpool tbh, he can and should be aiming higher.

Completely agree with the OP. We're not going to sign a Chris Smalling, or a Sigurdsson, or an Arnautovic etc, it's just not how the club works. (Which I am absolutely fine with). The only one I can think of that sits in a similar bracket is Austin, but given his contract situation at QPR, he was available on the cheap. Obviously the frustrating thing is that we never get to see the best of these players, as as soon as they get to a decent level, they're off, which is why we always seem to have this issue of keeping players for one more year. I'm quite happy with us being a sustainable model, play decent attractive football and cause a few upsets throughout the season, hoping that our close knit under rated team play above their level as they're all wanting the next step in their careers. Much rather that than, signing the aged expensive players who won't have a very big impact on our season.

He can't stay fit, and probably quite expensive. I wouldn't be against him gone. I think we want to cling onto him, because our front line isn't great.

Gardos Clasie Long/Austin Targett/McQueen (Loan) All squad fluff really...

And half our chances, we surely crossing in to Long, JRod, Austin and Gabbiadini, who clearly aren't particularly great in the air!

Absolutely, one of the first names on the team sheet for me....just where he fits in is his biggest issue....!

Don't think thats the case. Think Yoshida has replaced Fonte, and Stephens & Bednarek have replaced Yoshida and Gardos - don't need any more than 4 CB's. Agree on the other two though, Don't forget we have lost J-Rod so even if we kept Long, then I'd want another wide man / winger in. Forster, McCarthy, Taylor Cedric, Pied Bertrand, McQueen, Targett (one to probably leave) VVD, Yoshida, Bednarek, Stephens Romeu, NEW, Hojbjerg, JWP, Davis Boufal, Tadic, Redmond, NEW Gabbiadini, Austin, Long, Gallagher Would be a pretty decent squad to go into the season with....bearing in mind it felt that we under performed last season with the squad we have.

So funny this, don't get the hate towards the bloke, how does anyone know that he has a negative effect!? I have no insider knowledge and he might be a total **** but think it's funny how some of our fans moan about him like hes the only reason we were sh!t last season!!!

Difficult to argue with this. Although we have no idea even of the system yet, so difficult to say. Boufal in for Tadic and Davis possibly in for Hojbjerg only other arguments. Team picks itself really...

Meh - if it happens it happens, if it doesn't then I expect us to replace him with another very decent CB. Don't want him to go at all, but no point having a hissy fit about it !

Hart to West Ham, paying £50k of his £100k wages. Good deal for them.

Muscle ?

Can't even decide which one of these to put in - Got VVD /Boufal and Gabbiadini in at the moment.....

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Awful footballer, can only think there is some link to £££ somewhere. Might be a nice bloke, hope he plays against us...!

All sounds like agent talk to me trying to get his player a move. Especially given the fact that they're probably going to sign Costa.

1 up top can easily be more attacking than 2 up top, it's about not isolating the front man. In a 4-4-2 you generally have 2 attacking, in 4-2-3-1 you can easily have 4 attacking. Problem was getting nowhere close to whoever was playing up top, and swinging in crosses to strikers who are pretty awful in the air.

Think we only really need two players now - ideally I wanted a top CB alongside VVD but doesn't look like that's going to happen. 1 DM alongside Romeu, 1 AM/Winger who can create. Apart from that I'm pretty happy with the squad.

He can't get a game in the championship - and he's always been the case of he takes a while to get fit and picks up his touch with minutes, he would never get that here.

LOL - FFP is basically non existent these days, and Everton building a 60k stadium too I think?

£40m doesnt get you much these days....Sigurdsson, keep the rest of the squad together.

Would rather Romeu was #4 and VVD #6.