MarkSFC

To be frank from what I've seen he's better than Carillo so pay 15-20m and we have another great option up front. What's the cost of going down...

Nor did I as it came up originally.

Would love to know the ins...

well I for one would appreciate you listing the Ins!

All in my head

It will be interesting to see how and whether Moi fits into the new style. I expect the likes of JWP, Stephens, maybe Hoedt, Davis, Gabbiadini, maybe Austin too and Forster to be the likeliest leavers. Im no fan of Long but I suspect RH will like him as an option off the bench as others have too. I'm hoping that we can somehow identify and sign a commanding CB but this is hard enough in the summer. Cahill maybe the most likely available short term option and would provide well needed experience to the team. I would take Drinkwater as well in replacement for Davis and JWP. The ideal January would also see a left sided attacker/winger but who is beyond me!

Definitely move them. The Northam and Kingsland need to be our most vocal so put them in the I then Chapel corner. Ideally we have a tier on one side and they go up there!!

when will people realise that sky's only agenda is money, and driving traffic to their website and to their betting platform is their whole purpose. They very rarely beat any club to an announcement so best to ignore until we announce.

Lose....moan moan moan Draw....moan moan moan Win......moan moan moan Why do most of you bother!!!

Great post!

"Not particularly"....needs defining if you believe that's valid. It's very likely we would of gone down without him. Sometimes you need to accept you made an error my friend.

We have the same number because Boufal has gone on loan.

Current team Bournemouth on that incredibly reliable Wikipedia!!

I really doubt that he would. His problem is his finishing which for a striker is quite important. Ings has aleays looked better but not convinced either are what we need. I want to see a couple to compliment Gabbi and Austin. Get rd of Long.

not German then:lol:

Great. Get rid of Gallagher Carillo Tadic Davis Clasie reed Forster and completely freshen things up.

A CB is obvious but hard to find. Gibson or Mawson would be ok. We then need to completely freshen up the attack so I would go for 3 up top and leave midfield as is. Shaquiri, Promes and Abrahams for me whilst keeping Austin and Gabbi (hopefully)

Happy with this even though prior to his appointment at the end of the season I was not impressed or hopeful. However he has displayed passion which was severely lacking in the last two managers, set the team up to play positively and instilled a confidence in a group of players who for whatever reason were completely deflated and seemingly unmotivated to play football. To break the bond and dry and to crush the momentum would of been yet another foolish move by our inept leaders. He may not be the best manager out there or even "avsilable" but he seems to me to be exactly the right manager at the right time for our club and that is the secret. Just like Pardew, Adkins, Poch, and Koeman were also. And not like Puel and MP who were the wrong people at the wrong time, although slightly harsh on a cup final manager he clearly wasn't right for us. Signing Hughes and his team (they are clearly vital) is really the easy part. What the inept leaders must now do is spend some real money on 3-4 real players to lift everyone and instill a real belief into the players but most importantly the fan base. I do however suspect the player acquisition process to be a long drawn out and frustrating procedure that ultimately ends up underwhelming us!!! Unless of cojrse the best news of the summer happens and LR is got rid of.

What the club needs to do is purchase the 2-3 main signings quickly. I hope Promes is one, Gibson being linked is good (if not spectacular but CB is the hardest position to find I think), and a frontline striker. Then it should be a case of selling and refreshing.

Spot on. I was very unimpressed by him prior to his appointment because I knew we needed a motivator, someone who could connect players to their objectives and instil a confidence. But he has proved me wrong and I would be very happy now if we appoint him on a 2 year deal. This club has a history of blowing chances when there is a momentum build up and this must not be allowed to subdue with a different man, in fact team of 3. Despite the horrendous season there was a bit of a buzz again around a few performances at the end so give them a pre season and 3-4 decent signings and I certain we will have a far more enjoyable season.

So on the basis we still have 50m from the VVD deal plus the same again from the budget and we will sell; Forster (15), Bertrand (25), Long (5), and a few others, maybe 20m worth, I would suggest that 150m is potentially available. We will of course spend nowhere near that amount BUT this season has proven that they need to buy 2-3 players in the 25-40m bracket. I would like to see a first choice CB, a DCM, a Winger type attacker and another STRIKER. A GK to back up / push AMc obviously but will be 5-10m I would think. I hope that Hughes is given a go. I was dubious, no very dubious, but his passion has shone through and that is exactly what I thought he lacked and what we needed. He got the job done.....well virtually at this point!! Assuming the ultimate embarrassment does not occur Sunday, I think the summer could be exciting especially if Reed is finally given his retirement!!

Reed and Kruger appear to have the attitude of the Captain of the Titanic........

The real asset strippers in football are the players who continue to demand more and more. I doubt that it will stop for a long while yet so however much Kat has "taken" as some have put it the vast majority has gone to those some on here game over and then get upset when they leave. Your anger should be towards those who demand mire and more for doing nothing extra and are (not in the real world comparison) hugely overpaid for what they actually achieve. Time for much lower basic wages and higher achievement bonuses.

His personality, his tactics, his training methods, his motivational skills, and his decision-making.

I don't get this "failed manager" prejudice because virtually every manager will "fail" at some point. The issue is selecting a manager who has failed several times!! I've said it before on another thread a few weeks ago but I would get Strachan in for the remainder of the season. Certainly would not get Hughes, not because he is a failure but because he has little charisma to lift every one. You could argue Keegan would lift everyone but too long out of the game of course but its that type of manager we need for the last 11 games, but actually the next 5 are the key ones. Pray for the Impact a new man "usually gives. Having said I would prefer Strachan, when he came first time we did not get the lift immediately!!! Stick or Twist on 14 Reed........