Next Season: Anyone positive

[SheffieldVillain]

Bored on a course earlier I came up with a list of what I would do in the summer to the playing staff no matter what league we are in.  Came up with:

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Have I missed anyone?  As we have seen before, selling players isn't always that easy,so I have only put sell by ones that I think we would have a realistic chance of shifting.  From that list I think we're probably looking at needing a keeper (hopefully this window), a right-back if Richards goes, a back up CB, a central midfielder and a striker.  Obviously the quality of player we get in depends on the league we are in. 

If we go down, we will have to make a decision on Lescott.  Having a settled back four is vital, so if he can't play two games in a week we might have to look at other options.

Edit - just seen Senderos has gone.

Callum Robinson?  Might be worth keeping in the Championship, see what he can do.

Personally I'd get rid of Guzan and Bunn. Harsh on Bunn, he's not really done anything wrong, but if Remi's so desparate to get another keeper in he clearly doesn't think Bunn's the answer. Steer, who knows, might come good so I'd keep him as back-up in the Championship.

[Dave]

Remi Garde, none of us wanted him on appointment

Eh?

[tomd2103]

Bored on a course earlier I came up with a list of what I would do in the summer to the playing staff no matter what league we are in.  Came up with:

...

Have I missed anyone?  As we have seen before, selling players isn't always that easy,so I have only put sell by ones that I think we would have a realistic chance of shifting.  From that list I think we're probably looking at needing a keeper (hopefully this window), a right-back if Richards goes, a back up CB, a central midfielder and a striker.  Obviously the quality of player we get in depends on the league we are in. 

If we go down, we will have to make a decision on Lescott.  Having a settled back four is vital, so if he can't play two games in a week we might have to look at other options.

Edit - just seen Senderos has gone.

Callum Robinson?  Might be worth keeping in the Championship, see what he can do.

Personally I'd get rid of Guzan and Bunn. Harsh on Bunn, he's not really done anything wrong, but if Remi's so desparate to get another keeper in he clearly doesn't think Bunn's the answer. Steer, who knows, might come good so I'd keep him as back-up in the Championship.

I left out the likes of Robinson, Sellars and Donacien as I would expect them to be retained.  I would also expect to see more of them if we do go down.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Gardner, Robinson and Baker have all shown during loan periods that they are more than good enough to play at the top end of the Championship (or the second division as I still call it). I think Hutton did well on loan there too (Burnley?).

Gestede scored a hatful in that division only last season, Sinclair was great at that level with Swansea.

Ayew, Vertout. Okore and Amavi would be stand out players at that level.

Pretty sure Clark, Lescott, Sanchez, Cissokho and Kozak would be fine at that level.

Richardson, Gabby, Westwood, Guzan, NZogbia, Bakuna, would not hack it there. Not convinced Traoure and Grealish would either.

Overall with the addition of a good goalkeeper, a proven (at that level) striker like Rhodes, and an industrious midfielder I think we would be nailed on for promotion.

However I have no confidence in that shambles of a board. I suspect Okore, Ayew, Kozak, Amavi, Vertout and Lescott will all be sold, and the team will full of players like westwood, Gabby and Bakuna backed up by promoted youth players and no signings. That setup could easily get relegated.

[mr underhill]

I'm really looking forward to our 6-0 revenge drubbing of the Jawdies and then fucking those Blunderland fuckers right off by a similar margin.

[aj2k77]

I'd be more positive if I knew we'd enter the season without Westwood and Bacuna stinking the place out.

[ASHTONVILLA]

I'd be more positive if I knew we'd enter the season without Westwood and Bacuna stinking the place out.

Who would buy them! I think the club will sell every player they get an offer for between now and the start of next season, sadly it isn't the likes of Westwood that we will get offers for.

[aj2k77]

Can't we restart the myth that Westwood is a Michael Carrick type player who's work goes unseen again? That might convince someone to bite. I'd take anything for him, he's a complete lightweight.

[brentastonb6]

Remi Garde, none of us wanted him on appointment

Eh?

Which bit didn't you get Dave ? I didn't see him topping any  polls before his appointment and most had never heard of him, but like I said there seems to be a groundswell building up behind him right now including me, is that clear enough ?

[PeterWithesShin]

There were loads on here wanting him.

[dave shelley]

There were loads on here wanting him.

I was one.

[Legion]

I was quite happy with his appointment.

[Ian.]

As soon as I looked into him I bought into him straight away. I'm still very excited about what he could do here.

[Dave]

Remi Garde, none of us wanted him on appointment

Eh?

Which bit didn't you get Dave ? I didn't see him topping any  polls before his appointment and most had never heard of him, but like I said there seems to be a groundswell building up behind him right now including me, is that clear enough ?

What you said in the first place was pretty clear.

Extremely wrong, but clear.

[brentastonb6]

I was quite happy with his appointment.

There were loads on here wanting him.

Well done you three then, I wasn't unhappy when he was appointed he just wasn't someone who I had seen mentioned before Sherwood got the boot as a potential replacement, so like I said well done if you three plus the 'loads ' of others had the foresight to see the potential in him before the rest of us   

I was one.