Who should we sell?

[VinnieChase84]

Warnock should go without a doubt. Complete liability

[olaftab]

Hutton, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Delph, Bannan, Albrighton, Delfouenso, Agbonlahor.

[Risso]

Hutton, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Delph, Bannan, Albrighton, Delfouenso, Agbonlahor.

Agree with most of those, but you have to ask how much cash they would actually bring in.  A few quid for the kids, but not much at all for Hutton, Dunne or Warnock I'd guess.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Main thing is they'll be off the wage bill

[ASHTONVILLA]

Would definitely sell if possible - Hutton, Warnock, Collins, and Bannan.

Hutton isn't very good, the other three are troublemakers and also not very good.

Would definitely keep - Bent, Herd, Lichaj, Clarke, Weiman, Gardner and Ireland

If any of the rest went I wouldn't be bothered either way. Given is good but injured a lot, ageing and could be easily replaced on a free. N'Zogbia hasn't sparkled but could come good based on known good form in the past, ditto Albrighton, ditto Delfouneso, ditto Makoun. Baker is OK back up. Stevens is an unknown quantity. etc etc There are only so many players we can shed though so better to keep most of them.

[supertom]

Warnock, Collins, Hutton, N'Zogbia, Delfouneso

I'd keep Dunne. I think he'll play well for Lambert. He'd better shed some timber this summer though and stop the boozing. 

Warnock, Collins, Hutton are all shit. Delfouneso won't cut it. I also think Bannan and Delph probably aren't good enough but under an attack minded manager, I'd like to see how they do. Bannan has potential to do for us what Hoolahan did for Norwich.

N'Zog I'd sell because he's unreliable and also one of the few players we have who'd get a half decent fee. I'd still expect us to get little more than half what we paid though. 5 mill probably.

Everyone else should get a shot.

[*shellac*]

Everyone else should get shot.

That's harsh.

[Risso]

Lambert has got a difficult job this summer.  He's not likely to be given silly money to spend, and needs time to assess his squad.  My hope is that he can get the likes of Bannan and Albrighton playing to their full potential.  The trouble is we have lots of players who SHOULD be good players, ie Albrighton, Ireland, Dunne, Warnock, Bannan, Agbonlahor who for a variety of reasons, just haven't performed consistently (to differing extents) over the last two seasons.  Does he persevere with them, or get shut and completely rebuild?

[midnite]

Ireland was one of our best players last season (I know that doesn't say much). I wouldn't want to off load him too soon. N'Zogbia, it was his first season with us. We know he can be a great player so again I wouldn't want to get shot of him quite so soon. Both of these players I'm actually looking forward to watching next season. They can do great things. We should have an exciting attacking options especially now we have a manager who will play attacking football.

Warnock, hutton and Collins for me should be shown the door.

Albrighton and Delph have this season to prove themselves. Albrighton deserves another season with someone like Lambert guiding him.

[Rigadon]

Of the senior players, I'd only be slightly miffed if Ireland or Bent went.  Gabby too but largely for sentimental reasons.

Slightly miffed mind you, certainly not distraught.

Of the youngsters already on the fringe, they should all get a season.  I think at least 2 of them will emerge this season into regular first teamers with my (virtual) money being on Gardner and Clark, possibly Herd. Carruthers has looked good in his brief appearances but will he be an Ashley Young who made solid and sustained progress with every season or a Marc Albrighton who was either quickly worked out by opposing fullbacks or is a confidence player - either way his progress has been in fits and starts?

[Concrete John]

I think Rissbert makes a key point above, which is that we won't have silly money to spend.  It's OK to say get rid of a load of them, but without a huge squad as it is they'll then need replacing, which we probably can't afford to do.

That's why I'm an advocate of bringing less players in than some think we need and 'making do' for another season and then look at it again in 2013.  Hutton gets a reprieve, Bannan & Super Marc and make or break season and we prioritise the spending on a CB, LB and DCM. 

[hawkeye]

I would not ship out any of the youngsters.
I think the squad can still lose 3 or 4 players and they would be Hutton, NZogbia Dunne and Warnock.

[CheeriOneill]

My mate has just called me from Elmdon Airport to tell me he is boarding the same plane as the Agbonlahor Family and he looks as miserable as sin!!

Is he gutted not to be at the Euros?
Unimpressed with PL?
or
Just dreading a week or two with the kids?

Anyway, he would be top of my list to ship out, mainly due to his expected value.

[pauliewalnuts]

My mate has just called me from Elmdon Airport to tell me he is boarding the same plane as the Agbonlahor Family and he looks as miserable as sin!!

Is he gutted not to be at the Euros?
Unimpressed with PL?
or
Just dreading a week or two with the kids?

Anyway, he would be top of my list to ship out, mainly due to his expected value.

Probably getting used to the fact he's returned to the 1970s. "Elmdon Airport" indeed

[N'ZMAV]

He always looks fucking miserable.