Delph

[Bully2345]

Herd can go. I don't see a premier league player in him.

Lots of effort, no quality

[Jarpie]

Can't see much of future for Herd other than squad-player as Lambert prefers players who are more versatile. I really hope Delph stays fit, keeps his form and steady progress we've seen in the last two-three months.

I've also liked that he has managed to cut out getting obligatory yellow card on every game.

[VinnieChase84]

Bannan flew to Scotland straight after the match Saturday from bhx. He was telling someone who works there that he's fed up as wants to play more and would like a move to Swansea or Spain

[richtheholtender]

Banana flew to Scotland straight after the match Saturday from bhx. He was telling someone who works there that he's fed up as wants to play more and would like a move to Swansea or Spain

Spain? Barry "Messi" Bannan gone to his head.

[VinnieChase84]

Banana flew to Scotland straight after the match Saturday from bhx. He was telling someone who works there that he's fed up as wants to play more and would like a move to Swansea or Spain

Spain? Barry "Messi" Bannan gone to his head.

Or maybe he's seen how much hutton is enjoying it ;-)

[PaulTheVillan]

Holman can go also.

[tomd2103]

Bannan flew to Scotland straight after the match Saturday from bhx. He was telling someone who works there that he's fed up as wants to play more and would like a move to Swansea or Spain

Think he might be setting his sights a little high there.  I still think a move to Celtic would be his best bet.

[Concrete John]

Wee Barry would do very well at Celtic.

[supertom]

I'd agree on Holman, Bannan and Herd going. We have to be ruthless over the next year and start getting our squad up to standard. We don't want to be fighting relegation again.

There's little use saying that Herd is okay, or Lichaj, because they can cover several positions to a mediocre level at best.

In centre mid, only Westy, Delph and Sylla look the part long term. So we need another 2 in to compete with them. Not just cover, but be capable of taking their place and being as effective or more effective. We still could do with a really quality, experienced midfielder. If we could get Milner back, that would be fantastic. GG coming through has plenty of potential.

Sentiment can't count for too much now. Fighting relegation isn't good enough. If Lambo has a similar summer to last year, 6-7 new players in, a mix from at home, overseas, with a couple of experienced heads amongst them, we'll be all the better.
 
There's a lot of wasters here and players who are either not good enough, or don't earn their keep. For me, over the few windows, the following have to go:
Bannan, Hutton, Ireland, Dunne, Lichaj, Given, N'Zogbia, Bent, Holman, Herd, Albrighton.
Question marks still remain on Baker and Clark.
Lambo's signings need another year to prove themselves, and I'd expect Bennett to get better and would hope KEA settles in better next season.
In some cases it might seem harsh but we need a squad that's totally capable and will be so for the next 5-10 years. In some cases, like Bannan, they've had their chances, under 3(4 if you count O Neill) managers and haven't shown enough consistency and/or quality.

[eastie]

Wee Barry would do very well at Celtic.

Would do better at Cowdenbeath.

[Clampy]

Wee Barry would do very well at Celtic.

I think he would as well. I hope we keep him personally though.

[neo_Villan]

Until we have someone else who can play at full-back, centre-back and in midfield, I think we should keep Herd. Nothing special but does the job. I'm a bit concerned that he is injury prone though.

[eastie]

Until we have someone else who can play at full-back, centre-back and in midfield, I think we should keep Herd. Nothing special but does the job. I'm a bit concerned that he is injury prone though.

I wouldn't be adverse to seeing herd staying on .

[django]

I don't think we need to be too ruthless with getting rid of players. Lichaj, Bannan, and Herd are decent cover. We aren't in a position to replace our cover yet, we need to sort out a first choice centre back, left back and midfielder. Lambert got it right last year, he had to go for quantity as well as potential quality. If we stay up and keep our squad together we just need a few quality additions.

[eastie]

I don't think we need to be too ruthless with getting rid of players. Lichaj, Bannan, and Herd are decent cover. We aren't in a position to replace our cover yet, we need to sort out a first choice centre back, left back and midfielder. Lambert got it right last year, he had to go for quantity as well as potential quality. If we stay up and keep our squad together we just need a few quality additions.

We have a left back who doesn't need replacing - as for bannan being decent cover - not for me , the likes of bannan, Holman , albrighton, Ireland can all move on for me.