MarkSFC

I think THB stays. He is good but is he going to be good enough for a top half PL team, certainly not yet. But with us he may turn into one over the next season. His value right now is less than I think its probabaly worth selling for as doubt we'd get much more than 20-25m. Don't know how long he's got left on his contract though.

None of your business

Im beginning to think we will be far better than the general feeling is but this does depend on signing 4 or 5 players!!! GOALKEEPERS NEW 1st Choice 🙏 Bazanu and AMC as 2nd choice is "ok" for EFL LEFT-BACKS Wellington - looks like will be good and 1st Choice Manning - probabaly above average in EFL (below average for PL) Taylor - good experience, don't think we've seen his best! RIGHT-BACKS Bree - decent enough for this league Sugawara - again decent enough for EPL If theres one in tbe Academy coming up then that will help, but Stephens can play in an emergency, as can Edwards probabaly. CENTRE-BACKS THB - Hopefully stays as has some great qualities and will still improve in a well functioning team. Quarshie - who knows but looks like will be first choice? Stephens - very surprised by the contract extension, but as 3rd or 4th choice is 'ok'. More reliable in short stints of games, 3-5 maybe, rather than 15-20!! Would be happy if we sell. Wood - I think theres actually a player there. Shouldn't be 1st Choice yet but I think will be a decent 3rd/4th choice option this season. Sanda - hopefully a rough diamond Edwards - theres certainly a player in there. Still young, but as very slightly shorter than THB, Quarshie, and Wood perhaps less favoured by WS? Maybe he'll turn into a DCM? ABK- Please go NEW 1st Choice 🙏 MIDFIELDERS Charles - praying we don't sell. He will be the main man in tbe middle alongside Downes. Downes - see above. Paramount we keep him too Smallbone - Im not a fan. One or two good games does make up for the 5 or 6 that are then average or worse. Seems to be one of tbe worst players Ive seen as coming on as a sub, as appears not to be able to get up to the speed of the game quick enough. Happy to Sell. NEW (YOUNG) DCM 🙏 - would be very pleased to see Lesley O back!! Matteus Fernades - obviously off Tyler Dibling - I think he'll end up staying and being a top player for us this season Robinson - excited by this players potential Fraser - not bothered whether we keep or get rid Matsuki - dont know about him, but probabaly worth keeping until Jan at least to see how he goes, before maybe sending on loan NEW AM has been promised 🙏 FORWARDS Downs - looks really exciting to me, think he will be the main man up top along with Archer! Archer - with a more wing based system, I think Archer will be an important player for us, along with Downs Stewart - I'd like him to stay and prove the doubters wrong, he clearly has an ability to perform very well in this league Armstrong - probabaly keep, but if we sell, I hope its to the PL not the EFL as will make almost every other team stronger I'd predict. BBD - get rid NEW 1st Choice Winger 🙏 New (early 20s) Striker 🙏 In summary we need 1st Choices GK, CB, AM, WINGER Young (early 20s ish) DCM, Striker Very realistic I think as we clearly have money.

As a professional coach (not football) I am an optimistic when it comes to improvement of athletes. Im certain Bazunu is already better than 23/24 season, and expect him to be better than last season. Our new GK Coach will surely get some improvement. Leaving said that though, will the improvement be good enough for a team wishing to win the championship and then play in the PL next season? Im not convinced by that. Matt Ryan does not seem to me to be any better than AMC from what I can remember of him, and also from what a few BHA fans have told me previously, ok, but not spectacular. I think Patterson at Sunderland would be a good shout but to be honest I don't really know!! I do think that the GK is a very crucial signing this summer so let's see who comes since.

Why didn't you actually answer his question?

As long as we get 100m+ for them all I wont care.

So are we any closer to knowing who tbe AM is that was mentioned alongside the CB and ST as immediate signings?!

So how much does it take for us to sell the main 4 players? We are in a aellers market eith these players so I'd expect very decent fees. Fernandes....long contract remaining, potential is huge. At least 40-45m. Dibling....shorter contract but potential higher probably than Fernandes. Younger too. I'd say similar 40-45m, but would hope we can get 50m+ plus good sell-on percentage. Ramsdale....long contract remaining, got to be 30-35m+ hopefully nearer 40m. THB....lost a but of his shine last season so not sure too many will be after him but maybe one of the promoted clubs. Possibly Palace if they lose Guihi. I'd say 30-35m+ could force our hand. That would put in tbe pot somewhere between 140-160m possibly, plus what we've already made from KS and PO. A significant sum that should mean two or three good ones fro this season but also mean we have more availalble if we go up immediately. I'd hope one or two would stay but selling all four this summer may well be the best strategy for the long term.

Maybe theres a loan swap with Ramsdale and Patterson?

Hadn't seen that but nevertheless. I much prefer 2 CBs but all I care about this season is he produces winning football. I don't care how much possession we have or what formation😂

I like this signing. I hope he's not the only out and out Striker we sign but someone who is a full international at 20 is not bad. Clearly a powerful player which we've lacked, and i think him, Archer (despite what others may think, Im confident he will prove good this season), and A.N.Other (better) will be exciting.

Might need 5 CBs if Still plays 3..

True. Promote (😂) him to Club Captain and appoint someone else as Team Captain who is first choice every game.

I said CB group, not a starting player. As 3rd or 4th choice he's a good option because he loves the club. He does have good experience for some of the younger ones to learn from. We don't need very many of his type but two or three "locals" so to speak are good to have. I do not think he better than a mod championship starting CB, but he'll do as one of the back up options, plus has a little bit of versatility to cover RB if desperate or even DCM. Squad player in Championship. Useless in PL.

I am a surprised by this BUT he is good enough to be in tbe CB group in The Championship. In the PL NO!!!!! Maybe we are planning to sell next summer if we go up, with a longer contract helping that.

For??

Which 6 players? Its behind a paywall...

Lots of choppy seas ahead I expect....

I'd think at least that to make it worth our while. Maybe 30m plus Brooks.

Ramsdale made quite a big deal of "being on the south coast" when he signed last year. For this reason alone, I believe he might actually stay, but I wonder whether Bournemouth will either loan or sign him. Signing will take 30m I imagine. Loaning is probabaly the best outcome for all parties. I just hope we have a complete refresh of goalkeepers and find a way of getting rid of AMC and Bazunu too. Possibly an experienced loaned this year as main man, with a couple of up and coming ones who could play this season if needed. And then if we go back up next summer AR returns, loaned GK goes back, and the other two might be good backups. If not address it then. If we do not go back up immediately, sell AR, and go from there. Year two will be much harder financially unless we've maximised sales this summer.

Would probabaly be a really decent signing.

Fellows = the attacking midfielder we are after??

Im not too fussed about having a mega tall striker BUT it is something we lack for corners & free kicks into the box. Someone will no doubt correct me but I think its a long time since we were an afield threat for corners, and that means they are almost a waste of time and more likely to give the opposition an easy time. Banging long balls to a tall man is only effective if you have runners off them and is quite a primitive tactic now (unless its very late in tbe game etc). A player who can get in the right position very often is exactly what we need so that others creating chances can confidently rely on. The striker to be there. When you don't have that you erode confidence of wingers and AMs and they will be less inclined to be positive. So I like the idea of this Downs bloke. I'd still like another, maybe more experienced, Sargent or Stansfield maybe

Can you share the link please?

Crikey, Juric really is an idiot if happy to apend that on KS😂😂 Get it done Saints!! Would like to think we will spend reasonable sums on the striker who should be our main one. It seems like Spors has got a good appreciation of our weaknesses with the CB, Striker and AM being "urgent immediate" signings. I have a feeling this might actually be the best window we have had for a long time!🤞🤞🤞