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Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Who Stays and Who goes
« Reply #30 on: March 18, 2013, 10:03:02 PM »
Am I the only one who reads the thread title is a Geordie accent?

Offline garyshawsknee

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Re: Who Stays and Who goes
« Reply #31 on: March 18, 2013, 10:06:54 PM »
Bennett is very young though,playing in the prem for the first time. If he can beef up a little,and train hard on his defending side, he may be a future regular.

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Re: Who Stays and Who goes
« Reply #32 on: March 18, 2013, 10:11:23 PM »
Bennett is decent enough to be in and around the squad, but not -at this point- good enough to be a guaranteed first team player.

It's probably best for all parties if KEA returns to Holland this summer.

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Re: Who Stays and Who goes
« Reply #33 on: March 18, 2013, 10:12:07 PM »
Am I the only one who reads the thread title is a Geordie accent?

Ant and Dec. Saturday night game with celebrities and prizes. Exactly. 
A bit like...oh.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Who Stays and Who goes
« Reply #34 on: March 18, 2013, 10:14:33 PM »
I was thinking more of the bloke from Big Brother. Not that I watch it. Okay I did years ago but i'm better now.

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Re: Who Stays and Who goes
« Reply #35 on: March 18, 2013, 10:21:42 PM »
If they did Reality Premiership then Arry would be a media star but get voted out early by envious housemates. PaulL might win through on the gritty honest just-like-us ticket. He'd be really good on the fags by the garden bench conversations and keeping it real.



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Re: Who Stays and Who goes
« Reply #36 on: March 18, 2013, 10:39:54 PM »
I don't see the point in dumping many of the younger mob.  If we can find homes for Ireland, Dunne, Given, Bent and possibly Albi (who might benefit from a season on loan elsewhere), we've created enough room for improvement/investment without upsetting what is becoming a fairly solid group of youngsters.  Add some steel and experience by cutting out the deadwood and we'll have a decent mid table squad next season, a platform from which to build.  Don't forget that the new tv deal starts next year which might convince Uncle Randy to let the moths see the daylight.

Shit I forgot Hutton!!  An easy mistake, he is immensely forgettable.

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Re: Who Stays and Who goes
« Reply #37 on: March 18, 2013, 11:02:59 PM »
I'm still mystified as to why so many people want Gabby to be dumped. Even if he wasn't a Villa fan, don't others think he's a decent option to have in the squad?

 A year ago I would have dumped Gabby but Lambert knows how to play him. Got to keep.

Offline hipkiss92

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Re: Who Stays and Who goes
« Reply #38 on: March 18, 2013, 11:19:53 PM »
Would we need a back up GK? I know Siegrest is very highly rated and Marshall has experience if necessary

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Re: Who Stays and Who goes
« Reply #39 on: March 19, 2013, 12:37:25 AM »
I don't see the point in dumping many of the younger mob.  If we can find homes for Ireland, Dunne, Given, Bent and possibly Albi (who might benefit from a season on loan elsewhere), we've created enough room for improvement/investment without upsetting what is becoming a fairly solid group of youngsters.  Add some steel and experience by cutting out the deadwood and we'll have a decent mid table squad next season, a platform from which to build.  Don't forget that the new tv deal starts next year which might convince Uncle Randy to let the moths see the daylight.

Shit I forgot Hutton!!  An easy mistake, he is immensely forgettable.

That's pretty much my thoughts.  Get rid of the older players who aren't contributingbut the guys who are 23 and downwards and not on massive wages lets give another year and see if we can get some forward momentum to see them in a side on the up rather than in relegation battles.  They've had 2-3 years where they've had to step in because the seniors were failing and have been given a good kicking by the experience and there are definite green shoots showing that they're getting to grips with being the core of a premier league team now, I thik we need to give it another year to see what comes from those.  If it turns out to be weeds then move them on the next summer, but I think 3-4 of them will step up well next season, much like Weimann has this year.

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Re: Who Stays and Who goes
« Reply #40 on: March 19, 2013, 01:06:17 AM »
I was thinking more of the bloke from Big Brother. Not that I watch it. Okay I did years ago but i'm better now.

Richard Dunne in in the KITCHEN, he's heading for the FRIDGE. Steve Ireland is in the DIARY ROOM chewing on a BLANKET.

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Re: Who Stays and Who goes
« Reply #41 on: March 19, 2013, 01:08:21 AM »
N'Zogbia has done well in the role recently, but I would love to see a real quality attacking midfielder come in over the summer.  If we continue with the 4-2-3-1 formation, then I think in Westwood, Sylla, Delph, El Ahmadi and possibly Gardner, we have enough options for the two defensive midfielder positions.  What we really need is a player who can link the play up and seeing as our follically challenged Irishman doesn't seem interested, I would like to see us sign a real flair player like Coutinho.  Add a CB, LB and wide attacking option and we would be in decent shape.   

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Re: Who Stays and Who goes
« Reply #42 on: March 19, 2013, 10:41:30 AM »
Kendrick has just tweeted something about Luc Nilis getting a job with the Belgian FA as forwards coach - that has to count in our favour when trying to keep CB going into a world cup year - if we stay up of course.


......and could we recruit Lukaka to play with him just to annoy the stripeyfilths ?!!

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Re: Who Stays and Who goes
« Reply #43 on: March 19, 2013, 02:34:52 PM »
I'd like to keep Makoun though. He might settle in better now there's a couple of French speaking players in the club. There's a good player in there somewhere as well.

There might be a good player in there somewhere but it looks like in his attitude he makes Stephen Ireland look dedicated and loyal.

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Re: Who Stays and Who goes
« Reply #44 on: March 19, 2013, 02:36:28 PM »
Would we need a back up GK? I know Siegrest is very highly rated and Marshall has experience if necessary

It's time to see if Siegrest can step up I would have thought.

 


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