Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[sickbeggar]

If the standard in the championship is so poor i'm not sure how 2 of them stayed up last season

[JUAN PABLO]

Or Hutton/Richards at right back?

Like many, I'm not a fan of the man. But if he remains here and is willing to play right back - I'd give him the benefit of the doubt. As I've said before, Hutton is good enough for the championship, in my opinion.

he actually see's a lot of the ball but his final ball is normally rubbish losing possession , then the other team attacks while he is out of position running back.   

He puts the effort in but hes a poor player

[Goldie.7]

33/1 for relegation at the moment. Don't think it will happen, but with the way the squad looks at the moment that price is too big.

I think something like 12/1 would be a more realistic price

I know "it's only a friendly" but on yesterdays showing we will be nearer to relegation than promotion, but I don't think either will happen

I think a lot of ppl need to realise that the standard in the Championship is pretty poor so even with our current load of shite squad we will most likely finish in the top half of the table (I advise anyone who disagrees with this statement to take a look at last seasons Championship table). It's what we do in the next few weeks that will determine how high up the table we could finish.

I had a look, it's going to be some shock to see us winning more than half our games to take us where we need to be. Just saying it sounds crazy!

[aj2k77]

There has to be more targets though.  I mean Bristol City got Kodjia last summer for a couple of million. We must have some forward options scouted that would not cost the earth but actually give us some drive and thrust going forward.  We can't even play on the counter due to a lack of any pace. 

Scouted? You're being optimistic there.

I know one could tell you which is the best beach for surfing in Oz and another the best place for a piss up near the uni in Huddersfield, as for football.... nope, there is still Reilly and his computer game though.

[Toronto Villa]

FFS

12/1 would make us around 17th favourites for relegation.

Hardly a "FFS" worthy statement

Well it is given that after a pre season defeat you have introduced what you would consider realistic relegation odds. Drama Queen comes to mind too. Like Dave said stick all you have on us at 33.

[N'ZMAV]

Dr Xia is getting it right, we cannot just throw stupid money around - it doesn't guarantee anything, ask Lerner and O'Neill.

[Dave]

There has to be more targets though.  I mean Bristol City got Kodjia last summer for a couple of million. We must have some forward options scouted that would not cost the earth but actually give us some drive and thrust going forward.  We can't even play on the counter due to a lack of any pace. 

Scouted? You're being optimistic there.

I know one could tell you which is the best beach for surfing in Oz and another the best place for a piss up near the uni in Huddersfield, as for football.... nope, there is still Reilly and his computer game though.

Yeah, buying a player based on a couple of good seasons in French football is a million miles away from what Reilly (sic) and his team did.

[taylorsworkrate]

FFS

12/1 would make us around 17th favourites for relegation.

Hardly a "FFS" worthy statement

Well it is given that after a pre season defeat you have introduced what you would consider realistic relegation odds. Drama Queen comes to mind too. Like Dave said stick all you have on us at 33.

Its not after the pre season defeat. Pre season games mean absolutely fuck all.

We are still lumbered with many of the tossers who put in next to no effort last season. I don't necessarily buy that their attitudes have suddenly improved. Like I said, I hope and expect the squad to be improved, in terms of getting rid of the ******, and getting some more determined players in.

The alternative is that we struggle to do that, go into the season with largely the squad we have now, and be an outside bet (12/1 would still be very much an outside bet!) to have another poor season. Plenty of other clubs have done similar.

[Toronto Villa]

You do realize that we are playing in the Championship where the vast majority of teams will be worse than us right? That in the end we will be up against maybe 5 or 6 sides genuinely in the hunt for a top 2 spot. That what we are today isn't what we will be in September let alone by game 18 or 19 of the season. Why even introduce relegation into the conversation?

[Mister E]

I'm quite upbeat about it.

Gollini, Steer. Goal.
Clark/Baker/Okore/Elphick Centre back.
Richards/Hutton RB.
Amavi/Aly LB
Tshibola/Gardner Centre Midfield.
Adama/Grealish/Green wide/attacking
Ayew Upfront.

We need much more quality in midfield and a Striker.  I don't think we are a million miles from a decent team but it will take time.

Cissokho at LB is just gash- I think I'd actually prefer Bennett.

[Tony Erdington]

I'm quite upbeat about it.

Gollini, Steer. Goal.
Clark/Baker/Okore/Elphick Centre back.
Richards/Hutton RB.
Amavi/Aly LB
Tshibola/Gardner Centre Midfield.
Adama/Grealish/Green wide/attacking
Ayew Upfront.

We need much more quality in midfield and a Striker.  I don't think we are a million miles from a decent team but it will take time.

Cissokho at LB is just gash- I think I'd actually prefer Bennett.

All Day

[Steve67]

Tin hat on, but if we can get a tune out of Richards, he and Amavi could do really well for us in the Championship.

[pauliewalnuts]

You do realize that we are playing in the Championship where the vast majority of teams will be worse than us right?

I think that's a pretty dangerous assumption to make.

If we'd got relegated last year in a traditional "just failed to squeak staying up" style, then maybe, but we didn't, we had a comedy relegation - 17 points. That's how godawful we were. I would be extremely wary of making too many assumptions about other teams being worse than us.

[Risso]

You do realize that we are playing in the Championship where the vast majority of teams will be worse than us right?

I think that's a pretty dangerous assumption to make.

If we'd got relegated last year in a traditional "just failed to squeak staying up" style, then maybe, but we didn't, we had a comedy relegation - 17 points. That's how godawful we were. I would be extremely wary of making too many assumptions about other teams being worse than us.

Spot on.  Some of them will be of course, but not many of them will have the sorts of confidence issues that a lot of our squad have.

[brian green]

We were not so much relegated as obliterated.  To compound our woe we had a civil war raging in the dressing room instigated by players filled with malice. A number of those players are still on the payroll.  The third threat that makes scoffing at the Championship sides unwise is that we have no tangible proof yet that the new owner and the new management team actually have taken on board the fundamental truths that we the loyal supporters have known for five or six seasons.