Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[Gareth]

No! Traore has to stay - the guy needs the right guidance from a decent manager and coaching set-up this season.

He needs somebody to tell him to stop getting injured.

We had Traore, Gil & Traore last season as our 'creative' force - they contributed practically nothing between them - Gil is astonishingly weak, Traore seems permanently injured and Jack was a problem from this time last year - in the past Jack has proved he has that rare ability to ghost past players that is why I would invest another year in him, RDM has to find a way to unlock that again.

[Stirchley Villain]

Traore Gil and Traore. Weren't they Motown songwriters..?

[tomd2103]

No! Traore has to stay - the guy needs the right guidance from a decent manager and coaching set-up this season.

He needs somebody to tell him to stop getting injured.

We had Traore, Gil & Traore last season as our 'creative' force - they contributed practically nothing between them - Gil is astonishingly weak, Traore seems permanently injured and Jack was a problem from this time last year - in the past Jack has proved he has that rare ability to ghost past players that is why I would invest another year in him, RDM has to find a way to unlock that again.

Grealish has to be played in his proper position - the number 10 role.  Needs to add goals and assists to his game though. 

[andyh]

No! Traore has to stay - the guy needs the right guidance from a decent manager and coaching set-up this season.

He needs somebody to tell him to stop getting injured.

We had Traore, Gil & Traore last season as our 'creative' force - they contributed practically nothing between them - Gil is astonishingly weak, Traore seems permanently injured and Jack was a problem from this time last year - in the past Jack has proved he has that rare ability to ghost past players that is why I would invest another year in him, RDM has to find a way to unlock that again.

Grealish has to be played in his proper position - the number 10 role.  Needs to add goals and assists to his game though. 

yes he does, but so do most of them !

[Brend'Watkins]

No! Traore has to stay - the guy needs the right guidance from a decent manager and coaching set-up this season.

He needs somebody to tell him to stop getting injured.

We had Traore, Gil & Traore last season as our 'creative' force - they contributed practically nothing between them - Gil is astonishingly weak, Traore seems permanently injured and Jack was a problem from this time last year - in the past Jack has proved he has that rare ability to ghost past players that is why I would invest another year in him, RDM has to find a way to unlock that again.

It's hard to be bracketed in the creative force when you're not on the pitch.  I think Traore will rip defences apart next season and Grealish will come good once he gets games and a regular starting slot with a manager who knows how to play him.

[N'ZMAV]

Right-back is an issue. I wouldn't want Bacuna, Hutton or Richards anywhere near our defence. They're a shambles.

[Diablo]

Right-back is an issue. I wouldn't want Bacuna, Hutton or Richards anywhere near our defence. They're a shambles.

A good point. Out of a terrible bunch if there was no other options (and I say this through gritted teeth) I'd go with Hutton (at least he puts in some effort). 

[Clampy]

Right-back is an issue. I wouldn't want Bacuna, Hutton or Richards anywhere near our defence. They're a shambles.

Out of those three, Bacuna is the only one who can defend. The other two have no positional sense whatsoever.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'd prefer we had better, but Bacuna and Hutton are more than adequate for Division 2. Richards would be as well but I think he's a twunt so would be very happy to see him leave.

[Gareth]

Right-back is an issue. I wouldn't want Bacuna, Hutton or Richards anywhere near our defence. They're a shambles.

A good point. Out of a terrible bunch if there was no other options (and I say this through gritted teeth) I'd go with Hutton (at least he puts in some effort).

Hutton is the most frustrating of all, how many times does he get into the position to deliver a cross but it never makes it

[Diablo]

Right-back is an issue. I wouldn't want Bacuna, Hutton or Richards anywhere near our defence. They're a shambles.

A good point. Out of a terrible bunch if there was no other options (and I say this through gritted teeth) I'd go with Hutton (at least he puts in some effort).

Hutton is the most frustrating of all, how many times does he get into the position to deliver a cross but it never makes it

I'd instruct him to not cross the half way line ;-)

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Right-back is an issue. I wouldn't want Bacuna, Hutton or Richards anywhere near our defence. They're a shambles.

A good point. Out of a terrible bunch if there was no other options (and I say this through gritted teeth) I'd go with Hutton (at least he puts in some effort).

Hutton is the most frustrating of all, how many times does he get into the position to deliver a cross but it never makes it

I'd instruct him to not cross the half way line ;-)

id do the same

they are probably a handful of full backs in the pl who are decent crossers of the ball. i always think its a big ask to ask any player to have the discipline to play as a full back and then go bombing down the wing a put in a decent cross

plus your midfield then need to cover

[john2710]

So what positions do we think are still required to be filled?

I was looking at what the squad might look like - would guess much like the Prem we would want a squad of 25 to account for extra games etc perhaps 3xGK, 2xRB, 2xLB, 5xCB, 6xCM, 3xWingers, 4xST

GKs - Gollini, Steer, Bunn
RBs - ??, Hutton
LBs - Amavi, Bennett
CBs - Elphick, Okore, Baker, ??, Toner
CMs - Gana, Tshibola, Veretout, Gardner, Lyden, Petrov (maybe)
WM - Grealish, ??, ??
ST - Gestede, Ayew, ??, Hepburn-Murphy

That would mean 1xRB, 1xCB, 2xWinger, 1xST required + 1xCM if Petrov isn't signed up.

This would leave surplus to requirements :-) - Guzan, Cissohko, Richards, Lescott, Clark, Westwood, Sanchez, Gil, Bacuna, Traore, Kozak, Agbonlahor & Sinclair

Can't see 5 more in & 13 out so I think we have to get used to seeing far too many of last seasons squad of cowards in the side again :-(

I can see Clark, Westwood and Kozak staying in the squad.

No! Traore has to stay - the guy needs the right guidance from a decent manager and coaching set-up this season.

Wouldn't he have had that coaching at Barcelona? I think he's got bags of ability but has a complete lack of understanding that its a team game.

[Steve67]

Right-back is an issue. I wouldn't want Bacuna, Hutton or Richards anywhere near our defence. They're a shambles.

Out of those three, Bacuna is the only one who can defend. The other two have no positional sense whatsoever.

Bacuna can defend? I think he is arguably the worst of them all.

[Rudy65]

Right-back is an issue. I wouldn't want Bacuna, Hutton or Richards anywhere near our defence. They're a shambles.

Out of those three, Bacuna is the only one who can defend. The other two have no positional sense whatsoever.

Bacuna can defend? I think he is arguably the worst of them all.

No argument, he is