Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[paul_e]

Staying up is all about momentum, and more importantly about keeping the momentum going as long as possible.  Most teams start out ok before their results dip and they start to struggle, make too many changes and you put that strong start at risk make too few and it either doesn't happen or the drop off is earlier and deeper.  3-4 starters and 1-2 squad/development players is the right mix for me.  This summer the opposite is true to an extent.  We need to make major changes because all our momentum is in the wrong direction, adding 6-7 players to the team and 4-5 more to the squad won't do us any harm this summer so long as we get good players and we're following a plan.  put those together and I think you're looking at having 8-9 of the current squad still around when we start the 17/18 season.  That seems about right to me, even if right now we hate them there are some decent players here if we can get them into a squad with the right attitude and leadership.

[ldavfc4eva]

I think that's the worrying thing with how Newcastle have finished too Paul, especially if they keep Benitez I think they will carry the momentum into next season and just piss the Championship whilst we will struggle to get started.

Without a positive start we will be fucked next season.

[Ads]

Sunderland; down on 15 points, lost their first four, got the right manager in and won the league.

The absence of quality in that league is staggering. We have to grasp the opportunity to get it right in year one and new ownership is a must for that otherwise we won't be blending the good players we do have with some quality.

[ldavfc4eva]

I know that Ads but I really think we need to be galvanised and going for it from the off, we need to sort our shit out and fast now the season is over.

Get a manger in quick and off load the deadwood and start recruiting for next season as soon as we can,

The big plus for Newcastle and Norwich is they can possibly keep there existing managers who know the players they want to keep and who they want to offload, what I don't want is us to wait another month or two to get a a manger only for him to come and then realise half the squad need selling and a load more to be signed as I think we will be left with the likes of Gabby/Guzan/Lescott etc if that happens.

Or God forbid he wants to give some of them another chance.

[paul_e]

There's no chance Benitez will stay.

[Villa in Denmark]

There's no chance Benitez will stay.

If we're lucky he'll string them along until July, then suddenly appear in the stipey half of Madrid after Simeone turns up in Manchester after winning Ateltico the big ears cup.

[tomd2103]

There's no chance Benitez will stay.

Can't see it either.  He'll have much better offers from across Europe.

[edgysatsuma89]

There's no chance Benitez will stay.

Can't see it either.  He'll have much better offers from across Europe.

I wouldn't write it off as quickly as some seem to be.

[ozzjim]

I think he will stay, but end up not actually walking the championship as some believe. They are going to have huge wage issues, and some of their better players will get tapped. Townsend, Wijnaldum, Sissokho, Mitrovic I reckon will go.

Shelvey is a good championship player though.

[villabear]

Hemed for Brighton has looked a good player in the games when I've watched them this season.

And the reality has now sunk in as I have now begrudgingly followed the Sky Bet Championship on Twitter (although I could have probably followed in December)

[paul_e]

There's no chance Benitez will stay.

Can't see it either.  He'll have much better offers from across Europe.

I wouldn't write it off as quickly as some seem to be.

I suspect Everton at least will want to talk to him.

[Chico Hamilton III]

There's no chance Benitez will stay.

Can't see it either.  He'll have much better offers from across Europe.

I wouldn't write it off as quickly as some seem to be.

I suspect Everton at least will want to talk to him.

Should go down well - didn't he call Everton a "small club" when he was at Liverpool. Wound a lot of their fans up at the time. 

[N'ZMAV]

Rafa will stay at Newcastle
Pellergrini will go to Everton.

[Villa in Denmark]

I think he will stay, but end up not actually walking the championship as some believe. They are going to have huge wage issues, and some of their better players will get tapped. Townsend, Wijnaldum, Sissokho, Mitrovic I reckon will go.

Shelvey is a good championship player though.

It's about Shelvey's level, but £80K per week? Ouch.

[peter w]

Its about where we need to add and what we can retain.

i'd say definites to stay and who would be good enough for the Championship would be:

Hutton
Clark
Baker
Westwood
Grealish
Gestede

The I'd keep if they'd stay category:

Amavi
Adama
Ayew

Those that may do a job but not sure if I'd bother:

Sanchez
Veretout
Gardner

Those that may be kept but with a raised eyebrow:

Guzan
Lescott
Gabby
Okore (But I'd put him in the below category)
Bacuna

Get Out:

Bunn
Gil
Richards
Cissokho
Sinclair


There are players such as Steer but no idea about him.