Fan reaction to impending Relegation.

[PeterWithe]

Their lack of judgement is appalling but I think a fit Lescott will be an asset for the rest of the season, the defence has looked far better with him in it.

[Mortimer's Bear]

Their lack of judgement is appalling but I think a fit Lescott will be an asset for the rest of the season, the defence has looked far better with him in it.

Wow

[Olof's Beard]

Their lack of judgement is appalling but I think a fit Lescott will be an asset for the rest of the season, the defence has looked far better with him in it.

Wow

When he has been paired with Okore, I'd agree. That's Southampton away, Arsenal home, Newcastle away and West Ham home. We've conceded five in four in those matches. It's certainly pretty unspectacular, but by the standards of our season, it's quite sexy.

[SoccerHQ]

Think it says more of Okore and what he gives us when fit e.g. a bit of pace.

Will be a big player for us next season.

[Olof's Beard]

Think it says more of Okore and what he gives us when fit e.g. a bit of pace.

Will be a big player for us next season.

Agreed, Okore should be our first choice centre back at the moment. It's not just pace, but determination and confidence, plus he can be decent on the ball. Lescott provided a good foil for him though, especially in the 2nd halves at Southampton and Newcastle and the West Ham game, during which he look like the assured, experienced defender we hoped he would be. We haven't seen Okore and Lescott together in the three games since. We are not talking Baresi/McGrath here, but they are probably our best chance. Unless we assume that Clark will drastically improve his performances again if paired with Okore, like he did last year.

[exigo]

Amavi, Veretout, Traore, Ayew can stay. The rest of them can all f*ck right off.

[Mortimer's Bear]

Their lack of judgement is appalling but I think a fit Lescott will be an asset for the rest of the season, the defence has looked far better with him in it.

Wow

When he has been paired with Okore, I'd agree. That's Southampton away, Arsenal home, Newcastle away and West Ham home. We've conceded five in four in those matches. It's certainly pretty unspectacular, but by the standards of our season, it's quite sexy.

He has done nothing to suggest he would be an asset for the rest of the season, the lesser of two evils maybe.

[itbrvilla]

Amavi, Veretout, Traore, Ayew can stay. The rest of them can all f*ck right off.

I doubt any of these will be here next season. 

[not3bad]

Amavi, Veretout, Traore, Ayew can stay. The rest of them can all f*ck right off.

I doubt any of these will be here next season. 

Amavi probably will be.

[Lobsterboy]

Amavi, Veretout, Traore, Ayew can stay. The rest of them can all f*ck right off.

I doubt any of these will be here next season. 

And therein lies the problem; the few players with a bit of quality who we would like to keep will probably be the ones we can't keep hold of - Amavi, Traore, Ayew and Veretout being the four that immediately spring to mind.

Garde may be able to persuade them to stay but at this point in time there is no guarantee he will be here

The ones that we want shut of, and I won't list them as there are too many to mention, are on ridiculous wages and/or long term deals so we are probably stuck with them. Oh and they're shit!

We are in a bit of a pickle (slightly understated but I have exhausted all the expletives I know previously!)

[PaulWinch again]

We have to do all we can to retain Veretout, Ayew, Amavi, Traore and Okore. That quality could make a massive difference next year. In addition to Grealish, with his career hopefully back on track, there is at least a basis for a team there. The rest needs an awful lot of work,

[Chris Smith]

Amavi, Veretout, Traore, Ayew can stay. The rest of them can all f*ck right off.

I doubt any of these will be here next season. 

Are they just going to rip up their contracts?

I can understand they might want to move on but we are not obliged to sell.

[itbrvilla]

Amavi, Veretout, Traore, Ayew can stay. The rest of them can all f*ck right off.

I doubt any of these will be here next season. 

Are they just going to rip up their contracts?

I can understand they might want to move on but we are not obliged to sell.

We won't force them to stay.

[PeterWithe]

Id imagine the relegation clause will be a two way thing.

[Dave]

Amavi, Veretout, Traore, Ayew can stay. The rest of them can all f*ck right off.

I doubt any of these will be here next season. 

Are they just going to rip up their contracts?

I can understand they might want to move on but we are not obliged to sell.

We won't force them to stay.

But nor are we going to sell them at a massive loss.

They've been our better performers this season, but have any of them shown enough to persuade anyone to part with the thicker end of £10m to recruit them?