Time to Rebuild?

[IFWaters]

I think we will manage to get one permanent and one loan in January - plus replacements if anyone leaves (possibly Adomah). One of those two has to be a centreback, the other yet another keeper or leftback ?

[Steve67]

When we say rebuild, there really isn't much choice unless Dean Smith starts handing contract extensions out like confetti.  Hutton, Bunn, Elphick, Richards, Jedinak, Whelan, Gardner all at the end of their contract in July.  Tammy, Moriera, Bolasie, El Ghazi and Tuanzebe all ending their loans.  A whole team leaving at the end of the season.  Tshibola, McCormack and Lansbury are likely to be out come what may.  Not much choice but to rebuild!  Mr Pitarch needs to get busy.  Be a lot of money saved on salary there too I would imagine.

Nyland (I won't give up on him just yet), Grealish, McGinn, Hourihane, Chester, Kodjia, Hogan, Taylor, Bree, Adomah, Davis, all remain.  Defensive overhaul.

[tony scott]

I don’t think Dean will that much involed in new contracts that’s what the new DOF is for as I read it getting this squad to play and win games is his remit.

[paul_e]

When we say rebuild, there really isn't much choice unless Dean Smith starts handing contract extensions out like confetti.  Hutton, Bunn, Elphick, Richards, Jedinak, Whelan, Gardner all at the end of their contract in July.  Tammy, Moriera, Bolasie, El Ghazi and Tuanzebe all ending their loans.  A whole team leaving at the end of the season.  Tshibola, McCormack and Lansbury are likely to be out come what may.  Not much choice but to rebuild!  Mr Pitarch needs to get busy.  Be a lot of money saved on salary there too I would imagine.

Nyland (I won't give up on him just yet), Grealish, McGinn, Hourihane, Chester, Kodjia, Hogan, Taylor, Bree, Adomah, Davis, all remain.  Defensive overhaul.

This is why I'd recall Suliman and Clark in Jan and give both of them and Bree a good chance to get a spot in the squad, add o'Hare, Doyle-Hayes, Clarke, RHM and maybe 1-2 more and try to have a solid set of players who trained and played together going into the season. We'll need to add to it but it's a good starting point.

[sickbeggar]

When we say rebuild, there really isn't much choice unless Dean Smith starts handing contract extensions out like confetti.  Hutton, Bunn, Elphick, Richards, Jedinak, Whelan, Gardner all at the end of their contract in July.  Tammy, Moriera, Bolasie, El Ghazi and Tuanzebe all ending their loans.  A whole team leaving at the end of the season.  Tshibola, McCormack and Lansbury are likely to be out come what may.  Not much choice but to rebuild!  Mr Pitarch needs to get busy.  Be a lot of money saved on salary there too I would imagine.

Nyland (I won't give up on him just yet), Grealish, McGinn, Hourihane, Chester, Kodjia, Hogan, Taylor, Bree, Adomah, Davis, all remain.  Defensive overhaul.

This is why I'd recall Suliman and Clark in Jan and give both of them and Bree a good chance to get a spot in the squad, add o'Hare, Doyle-Hayes, Clarke, RHM and maybe 1-2 more and try to have a solid set of players who trained and played together going into the season. We'll need to add to it but it's a good starting point.

yep i'm deffo for blooding the youth. The squad is an unbalanced mess anyway so what have we got to lose by trying youngsters?

[ROBBO]

It will be interesting to watch how Smith transforms this bunch into his ideas of how the game should be played. For a start very few of the squad have an adequate amount of ball control, watching the Norwich game it struck me that although the defence were trying to pass it around they at no time looked comfortable, totally foreign territory for them I think. McGinn for me is the one shining light if we can build the team around his work ethic we will be fine.

[Steve67]

When we say rebuild, there really isn't much choice unless Dean Smith starts handing contract extensions out like confetti.  Hutton, Bunn, Elphick, Richards, Jedinak, Whelan, Gardner all at the end of their contract in July.  Tammy, Moriera, Bolasie, El Ghazi and Tuanzebe all ending their loans.  A whole team leaving at the end of the season.  Tshibola, McCormack and Lansbury are likely to be out come what may.  Not much choice but to rebuild!  Mr Pitarch needs to get busy.  Be a lot of money saved on salary there too I would imagine.

Nyland (I won't give up on him just yet), Grealish, McGinn, Hourihane, Chester, Kodjia, Hogan, Taylor, Bree, Adomah, Davis, all remain.  Defensive overhaul.

This is why I'd recall Suliman and Clark in Jan and give both of them and Bree a good chance to get a spot in the squad, add o'Hare, Doyle-Hayes, Clarke, RHM and maybe 1-2 more and try to have a solid set of players who trained and played together going into the season. We'll need to add to it but it's a good starting point.

yep i'm deffo for blooding the youth. The squad is an unbalanced mess anyway so what have we got to lose by trying youngsters?

I totally agree with you.  A mix of experience and youth.  O'Hare seems the most likely given Smith's comments in the presser about him. Doyle-Hayes might also be another who needs blooding in over half a season. 

[PeterWithesShin]

Gardner isn't out of contract until 2020.

[Drummond]

Are they not around anymore?  I wanted to return Beverly Hills Cop tonight.

Get yourself to Bend, Oregon...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45175194

[Steve67]

Gardner isn't out of contract until 2020.

Best we move him to the for sale list in that case. See if we can get that lot to overpay for him.

[kippaxvilla2]

Are they not around anymore?  I wanted to return Beverly Hills Cop tonight.

Get yourself to Bend, Oregon...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45175194

Thanks mate.  No direct flights from Brum.

[kippaxvilla2]

Tshibola was quoted as saying yesterday he has a recall clause in his loan contract in January.  Therefore I assume Gardner has the same.

[tomd2103]

When we say rebuild, there really isn't much choice unless Dean Smith starts handing contract extensions out like confetti.  Hutton, Bunn, Elphick, Richards, Jedinak, Whelan, Gardner all at the end of their contract in July.  Tammy, Moriera, Bolasie, El Ghazi and Tuanzebe all ending their loans.  A whole team leaving at the end of the season.  Tshibola, McCormack and Lansbury are likely to be out come what may.  Not much choice but to rebuild!  Mr Pitarch needs to get busy.  Be a lot of money saved on salary there too I would imagine.

Nyland (I won't give up on him just yet), Grealish, McGinn, Hourihane, Chester, Kodjia, Hogan, Taylor, Bree, Adomah, Davis, all remain.  Defensive overhaul.

I think we are probably going to look at moving out some of those in bold in January to try and get a bit of money for them.  It is going to be a big rebuilding job and may take some time. 

[john e]

When we say rebuild, there really isn't much choice unless Dean Smith starts handing contract extensions out like confetti.  Hutton, Bunn, Elphick, Richards, Jedinak, Whelan, Gardner all at the end of their contract in July.  Tammy, Moriera, Bolasie, El Ghazi and Tuanzebe all ending their loans.  A whole team leaving at the end of the season.  Tshibola, McCormack and Lansbury are likely to be out come what may.  Not much choice but to rebuild!  Mr Pitarch needs to get busy.  Be a lot of money saved on salary there too I would imagine.

Nyland (I won't give up on him just yet), Grealish, McGinn, Hourihane, Chester, Kodjia, Hogan, Taylor, Bree, Adomah, Davis, all remain.  Defensive overhaul.

I think we are probably going to look at moving out some of those in bold in January to try and get a bit of money for them.  It is going to be a big rebuilding job and may take some time. 

looks like we could be in for a bumper windfall in January then !!

[tomd2103]

When we say rebuild, there really isn't much choice unless Dean Smith starts handing contract extensions out like confetti.  Hutton, Bunn, Elphick, Richards, Jedinak, Whelan, Gardner all at the end of their contract in July.  Tammy, Moriera, Bolasie, El Ghazi and Tuanzebe all ending their loans.  A whole team leaving at the end of the season.  Tshibola, McCormack and Lansbury are likely to be out come what may.  Not much choice but to rebuild!  Mr Pitarch needs to get busy.  Be a lot of money saved on salary there too I would imagine.

Nyland (I won't give up on him just yet), Grealish, McGinn, Hourihane, Chester, Kodjia, Hogan, Taylor, Bree, Adomah, Davis, all remain.  Defensive overhaul.

I think we are probably going to look at moving out some of those in bold in January to try and get a bit of money for them.  It is going to be a big rebuilding job and may take some time. 

looks like we could be in for a bumper windfall in January then !!

I doubt it!!  I'm guessing that we would only realistically get any money for  Elphick, Jedinak and Gardner if they were to move in January.