MarkSFC

better than ellia?

Who are we in for then? Is one of them a Striker?

We obviously need a keeper for most of the season but also to push Forster - we will sign a youngish one for 4-6m I would guess. Toby for circa. £10m or A.N.Other CB for similar I think we will also get another CB for 6-8m unless they really believe in Gardos If Clyne does go (for 10-12m?) - we will probably spend 5-6m on a RB If Morgan goes (for 25-30m) - Clasie for 12-13, and 7-8 on Vilhena? I think we will keep Elia - 1-2m? A Striker is a no brainer - Austin or Ings for 10-12m hopefully And I would expect another CAM or Winger for 8-10m So 7 or 8 players 70-75m spend....about 40m recouped (not including anything for Ramirez and Osvaldo) which equates to about 30-35m spend. If neither Clyne nor Morgan actually go then I would predict a spend of 45-50m to make the squad as strong if not stronger, so financially it actually makes sense to sell Morgan and Clyne assuming we have spotted replacements in cheaper markets!!

Forster - 8.5 Davis - 5 Gazzaniga - 4 Fonte - 9 Toby - 8 Yoshida - 7.5 Clyne - 8 Bertrand - 9 Gardos - 5 Targett - 6 Schneiderlin - 8.5 Wanyama - 8 Davis - 7 JWP - 7 Reed - 6.5 Tadic - 7.25 Djuricic - 5.5 Pelle - 8.25 Mane - 8.5 Ellia - 6.75 Long - 7.5 KOEMAN - 9.25

REWARD SOMEONE FOR JUST DOING THE JOB HE IS CONTRACTED TO DO.....TYPICAL OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.

Wilson, Milner, and Richards would be great from that list. Add in Austin, Vilhenna, a new keeper, Toby and Clyne signing and maybe a wide player and that would be a very good summer!!

explain why.....

brilliant!! The (likely or certainly top 3) manager of the year not good enough. *****. The reality is that we are a medium sized club but we have a great business model. This means that finishing 7th or even higher is a great achievement. The reason for not finishing top 4 is simply squad size and quality...this is the difference and without the funds to carry 25 internationals on 25-30k+ per week we will always be "hoping"!!! Ban the OP. Clueless.

If he signs a new deal and stays then great. If he chooses to go to Manure or A.N.Other CL team then fair enough and good riddance. Sign Trippier.

sometimes its good to sign a player who isnt quite ready to be a definite starter. Koeman clearly knows the player and if he sees something in him "for the future" thats good enough for me. Would need one more though if/when Morgan leaves.

Probably playing him Monday night....

Buy Austin AND Ings!! Need options in Europe. Or if we dont get there this year, those two, Pelle and JRod would be a very decent pool of attackers, with Mane and Tadic too.

If we get 25-30 for Morgan and 15 for Clyne (only 15 as in last year. Any leass than 10 and it's probably better to see home run out the contract) then that's good business. We do not need and cannot always keep top class in every position at least not for 3-4 or more seasons unless we happen to reach CL. We havnt so they will go. Others aren't quite as good or deserve to move just yet. In CM if we get Vilhenna, Claisie and add an ever improving Reed to Victor then that's good, and those two will easily be cheaper than what we get for Morgan. We are very much a club that produces talent, nurtures it and gets it too international level. How long we then mange to keep individuals is down to their personal ambitions but essentially whether we get in Europe of CL even. Most of the top top players we manage to create will stay a max of 2-3 years once they become internationals of top countries. That is our reality but it will produce a lot of exciting times and who knows at some point a CL season! If we face a summer where no top clubs wants a player or three then we will probably have had an average or less than average season

Koeman has stated that he is happy to have "older" players who can add experience and aid the development of the younger ones and Sneijder would fit that perfectly.

Koeman has stated that he is happy to have "older" players who can add experience and aid the development of the younger ones and Sneijder would fit that perfectly.

I refer you to post 432 on page 9 of that thread mate!!

when do we get to 70 is more pertinent.

Just bung Burnley 12-15 big ones for Ings and be done with it.

Assuming this is not a "sign him in the summer" deal, he only needs to "behave" for 4-5 months. Could be a very shrewd move.

Well that result and performance is incredibly depressing but the glaringly obvious truth all season is that when our best 12-13 players are fit and on top form we have a very goo side indeed. The problem is though that when you have the depth of squad we have 16-17 plus kids, it is virtually impossible to maintain peak form, fitness and avoid suspensions. Take Arsenal at the weekend, i think they had 8 or 9 players out, most of whom would get in most teams in the league and still had a strong result. We are at least 5-6 players (plus JRod!)short of being genuinely top 6, but with the start we have had and 2-3 decent signings in Jan (and JRod) we could just do it as others like West Ham will inevitably suffer with injuries and suspensions at some point. A depressing night no doubt but just the result of squad depth, injuries and suspensions which in themselves cause dips in peak performance. The best teams are not the best teambecause they have the best 11...they are the best because they can get 11 players in top form out on the pitch every week, near as damn it.

I hope we get Alderweild and Bertrand signed up permanently, if that's possible under the terms of their respective loans. I think we do need another attacker of some sort. Tadic, Pelle, Mane, and Long are a good group and add in JRod and that's very good. But we do not know whether JRod will come back to full tilt quickly or at all, and Mane is off for a month, so someone else may be the difference between top 4 and top 8. Shakiri seems to be available!!

Good post and summary. I would much rather we have a sustainable and financially secure club that remains a club just outside the top 6 but every now and then gets a great group together that challenges the stays quo for a season. Realistically we will never be a consistent top 4 club but a financial and football model balanced in the ethos of sustainability and consistency sounds like a club to be proud of. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The start has been really good and at this rate we are on target for 70 plus points. Of course we still have 9 games against City, Arse, Chelsea, Utd and Liverpool, so the ratio may well drop, but you never know!! I think the target should be 60 points so these 5 games v Sun, Stoke, Hull, Leicester and Villa need to glean 11-12 points probably. Get them in the bag and suddenly the run against the top boys becomes relatively pressure free! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

and the problem with that is.......??!!!

V Newcastle Same as West Ham but perhaps Wanyama for Davis. Over the season I'm guessing first choice team when ALL are fit FoRster Bertrand Gardos Alderweireld Clyne Morgan Wanyama Tadic Mane Pelle JRod Until JRod is fit Tadic out wide instead of more central with JWP or Davis Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk