Based on what youve seen in the Summer who would you keep who would showthe door

[oldhill_avfc]

Logically we should expect to see Lambert offload the players he's not using on a regular basis.

I think this lot should give him a bit of room for manoeuvre in the summer.

Not using
Tonev
Sylla
Albrighton
Herd
Luna
Lowton
Bennett
Bowery

Bomb Squad/Short Term
Given
Bent
Hutton
Holt
?Nzogbia

[richtheholtender]

Show the do door to:

Lowton
Bennett
Herd
Given
Bent
Hutton
Bowery
El Ahmadi
Enda Stevens
Delfouneso

Keep the rest, coach them and play them.

[Nastylee]

I'd give all of last summer's signings another season. If we use the logic that they're shit then Vlaar would have been shifted on and we wouldn't have benefited from his improved second season. People, in this day and age, are far too quick to right players off at the drop of the hat. I think fans forget they're are people not robots that can turn their lives upside down, move half way across the globe and perform instantly in one of the toughest leagues in the world. Look how long it took Guzan to make the grade, he'd have been cast aside as useless years ago especially after that horrendous cup game at VP if some fans had their way. Now with patience, he looks the real deal.

[Isa]

I hope Lambert doesn't employ the ridiculous and counter-productive 'bomb squad' policy this summer. It just reduces their value and lets all potential buyers know that we are desperate to sell as there is no way back into the team for those players.

[Kurudi]

I can't help but think the term "bomb squad" makes us the footballing equivalent of Primark.

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

I hope Lambert doesn't employ the ridiculous and counter-productive 'bomb squad' policy this summer. It just reduces their value and lets all potential buyers know that we are desperate to sell as there is no way back into the team for those players.

I don't know who came up with the term "bomb squad" but it's completely unnecessary; it's just a negatively emotive label that conveniently forms another stick with which to thrash our manager.  Unless you're telling me that Lambert furnished each unwanted player with a shirt saying, "Bomb Squad", showed them to their very own "Bomb Squad" dressing room, pointed them to the training pitch with the legend "Bomb Squad Training Area" emblazoned on an illuminated arch by the touchline, circulated a "Bomb Squad" team photo to all other managers in Europe and made a public presentation entitled "Introducing the Bomb Squad..." in which case I stand corrected and take all that back. 

All we've got is what every club in the league has - players who are out of favour, surplus to requirements and available for transfer.  They're just players who, for whatever reason, are not part of Lambert's plans.  If you're expecting him to change his policy of not playing players he doesn't want to play then I think you'll be disappointed.

[Isa]

Well that's an unnecessarily pedantic post in my opinion. Obviously 'bomb squad' isn't some sort of official term (which is why I add the apostrophes) but has become a term used by fans and media alike to describe the current policy of alienation that Lambert prescribes for unwanted players. I'm not saying he should play players that he doesn't want at the club but at the same time, there is no need to banish them to the reserves and openly state they'll never play for the club again. Making it clear to the whole world that the bridges have been burnt between manager and player puts the club in a weak position when negotiating to sell them. Perhaps you could point out all the other clubs in the league who adopt a similar policy when trying to offload players?

[Dante Lavelli]

In fairness I'm pretty sure it was one of the players that gave it the term in an interview.

[mal]

KEEP LIST

Guzan
Lowton
Vlaar
Okore
Bertrand
Bennet
Baker
Clark
El Ahmadi
Westwood
Delph
Albrighton
Bacuna
Benteke
Gabby
Weimann
N'Zogbia

NOT FUSSED

Kozak
Helenius
Bennett
Steer
Herd
Tonev

LET GO

Lambert & Staff
Bowery
Luna
Holt
Given

You've put Bennett in twice?

Presumably just to make sure that if he misses the boat the first time he gets caught on the second?
Not sure Kozak should be on the not fussed list.  He might not have style but he is effective and has done little wrong so far.

[N'ZMAV]

I'd only keep Guzan, Vlaar, Lowton, Bertrand, Bacuna, Delph, Westwood, Agbonlahor and Benteke. The rest are  pretty shite.

[Dave]

So we're working from a squad of nine players, one of whom we don't own?

Good plan.

[kiddylion]

luna
Herd
Gardner
Bowery
Sylla
Holt
Delfouneso
Hutton
Bent
Given

[oldhill_avfc]

So we're working from a squad of nine players, one of whom we don't own?

Good plan.

He's right though in the sense that the number of players that are core and not for sale is very limited.

The majority have simply not shown themselves to be able to play consistently at the standard needed and we ought to consider offers so that we can rebuild the squad.

[Fuse]

Guzan, Steer, Lowton, Bacuna, Okore, Vlaar, Clark, Baker, Bennett,  Gardner, Delph, Westwood, Benteke, Weiman, Agbonlahor, Kozak - keep

Sign - Bertrand, a defensive midfielder to replace KEA, a top quality playmaker and a number 10 (merson type)

Get rid - Given, Hutton, Luna, KEA, Bowery, Tonev, Helenius, Bent, Delfouneso, ALbrighton

Promote - Doncien, Jordan Graham, Grealish, Robinson from youth squad

[not3bad]

Guzan, Steer, Lowton, Bacuna, Okore, Vlaar, Clark, Baker, Bennett,  Gardner, Delph, Westwood, Benteke, Weiman, Agbonlahor, Kozak - keep

Sign - Bertrand, a defensive midfielder to replace KEA, a top quality playmaker and a number 10 (merson type)

Get rid - Given, Hutton, Luna, KEA, Bowery, Tonev, Helenius, Bent, Delfouneso, ALbrighton

Promote - Doncien, Jordan Graham, Grealish, Robinson from youth squad

Albrighton?  No way I'd want him to go.  He needs to be played more.