Smirking_Saint

Yeah I think if ABK stays then we only need one, and tbh Charles is also able to play CB too so that helps But what with the yellow cards we’re picking up its not unreasonable to want 5 capable CBs and Im fully expecting Lyanco or ABK.. or both.. to depart Yeah if we lose Adams or Mara then we certainly need a striker Tella is more than happy to stay, but a fee above 20m would tempt me, because I don’t think he’s worth it personally, and so I think we seem to be pricing the likes of Tella/KWP high so as to allow them to go for a silly fee.. but hopefully avoid losing them

He’ll end up in Europe on loan for a season.. score a bucket load, then will be welcomed back with open arms unfortunately

I don’t care hiw good he is/potentially is.. I have too many morals to support a women beating rapist from the sidelines quite frankly If the footballing world was right then he’d never play professional football again

Not sure a striker is really, but we almost certainly need 1 probably 2 CBs 6s - Downes/Charles/Smallbone 8s - Smallbone/Downes/Stu ?/Armstrong ? 10s - Alcaraz/Stu/AArmstrong/Aribo/Doyle I think we’ll see one more body for the 8.. Doyle will end up on loan probably

Just cover I think

Yeah, both Martin and Alfie have intimated thats the case too, which Im happy about Be interesting to see what level they are… do they push for a start ? Does it block Smallbone etc ?

Was messing, I think my first choice 11 would be; Baz KWP Stephens New CB Manning Alcaraz Charles Downes Tella Adams Armstrong Obviously if we do cash in on Adams we need a replacement Id also like to see an extra CM/CB for depth

Yeah if we play with 14 and everyone else 11 then Im more than comfortable with the idea we’ll be promoted

I like him, very effective close dribbler, good eye for a pass, his xA last year was pretty high, he’s young hungry, guaranteed to improve AND ex City academy so fits the Wilcox black box criterion He clearly doesn’t like headers though

Or.. Everton would likely double his wages and he’s also back in the prem.. similarly to Gnonto who is trying to force a move there.. its an easy gamble, try and get a relegation clause inserted into the contract, guarantee some better wages and competition for a year.. worst case you get relegated and could probably try and get a move again.. I think Everton, as shit as they are, will get away with it again because the PL is so weak this year anyway The difference I ‘suppose’ with Che is he has an option of seeing out his contract and being available for free next year and so can probably negotiate a better contract somewhere, but again, you have a risk of significant injury etc Gut feel is he’ll go for around 15m and we’ll get Holgate

Exactly that Shea, as much as he was a gamble and still is, is atleast a 6, a position we needed to fill. Winks can’t play there and is probably on decent wages

Have we finished arguing about whether or not we’re richer than the other 23 teams yet ? Its only taken 5 pages ? FWIW I think we probably are in a better financial position, atleast as far as FFP is concerned then 90% of the football league now BUT, if we were to be offered 15m+ for Che it does put us in a position I suppose - Last year of contract - Do we have realistic replacements ‘lined up’ - What convos have we had with him ? Is he likely to down tools if we deny a move ? Utlimately I would rather keep him unless the fee is either towards 20m OR we get a player in the other direction.. (Holgate ? Godfrey ?) there is of course a risk that we gamble on keeping Che and we dont get promoted, because as we’ve seen with QPR and their FFP struggles, you get caught eventually I still don’t think the squad needs any huge overhauls now… try to rid the deadwood and (on current make up) bring in 2 x CMs and probably 1 or 2 CBs.. outside of that it’s maintaining what we have Im hopeful that we can now sit down and say to players they aren’t leaving unless we get stupid offers for them.. in terms of KWP or Tella I do think they are significantly easier to replace than Che will be though, we’ve seen there is a huge shortage of decent strikers available this year… hence why Everton/Palace are after Che

Because Ive seen him play… he’s miles away from an established prem player or england player now anyway, Spurs tried to get rid of him for 2 years and its why he is in the championship TBH he isn’t, for me, making much more of an impact than Smallbone does, and plays a similar position

Ahh ok, no direct qoutes then

Where did he say this ?

This is what Ive been saying, he is good, but he isn’t worth 18-20m

I am being a bit harsh but he makes too many mistakes, he was caught on the ball towards the end of the 2nd half too allowing Plymouth to break Their goal was ultimately KWPs mess up, but Stephens should be doing a better job at defending that front post

Not sure why that posted twice

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Put the spade down, you’re going the wrong way

He reminds me of Danny Fox tbh

I know for a fact the french speaking quartet wanted out, and I was led to believe Diallo/Perraud where pretty vocal.. so perhaps Perraud and Mara have mellowed ? Sulemana ? Who knows, I personally think he is off Outside of that Id hazard a guess Tella ? Ive been told he’s pretty relaxed, not pushing either way.. that was pre German interest though As per the OP.. I agree, I think we’re at a point now where unless they down tools, or we get genuinely silly offers, then it isn’t worth upsetting the balance of the squad.. in Ches case its daft as we’ve seen the striker market this year is barren.. so replacing him would be very hard

KWP loses his man and Stephens utterly fails to defend his front post The only real way Bednerak is at fault is if KWP verbally passed him off and considering we don’t see JB move his head at all then Id suggest it’s unlikely

Thats where I am I think, we don’t need to reinvent the wheel here A CB, two if we lose both Lyanco and ABK Downes plus one more.. unfortunately we don’t even have a youth CM to drop in Thats pretty much it for me.. maybe a GK to replace McCarthy if Im being really greedy

Im quite surprised how quickly he’s looked so composed tbh Top signing but unfortunately probably another we won’t keep for 5 minutes