Is this the 1st XI for a promotion push in 2016?

[Pavilionaire]

1. Stockdale
2. Rosenior
3. Bong
4. Dunk
5. Hunemeier
6. Kayal
7. Stephens
8. Murphy
9. Harper
10.Zamora
11.Lua Lua.

It looks exciting, attacking, more experienced than we're used to and - thankfully - proper signings rather than loans.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

You are expecting too much of Harper, sign another winger and replace COG and Colunga with one decent pacey striker then I will believe we are promotion candidates, otherwise I don't think we will create or score enough goals.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Not there yet

 

[Seasidesage]

Zamora won't start too many games...

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Replace Colunga with a similar player, who wants to be here, and sign a decent back up for Bong at left back and all of a sudden we're looking up rather than down. We also need to replace COG with a football player.

 

[*Gullsworth*]

1. Stockdale
2. Rosenior
3. Bong
4. Dunk
5. Hunemeier
6. Kayal
7. Stephens
8. Murphy
9. Harper
10.Zamora
11.Lua Lua.

It looks exciting, attacking, more experienced than we're used to and - thankfully - proper signings rather than loans.

Eh where Hemed,? Surely start before Bobby Z?

 

[heathgate]

I think we have a squad to hit top 6 as it is now.......with only cover needed at centre half if Dunk heads north.

 

[*Gullsworth*]

Eh where Hemed,? Surely start before Bobby Z?

And Bulldog for Harper?

 

[Pavilionaire]

You are expecting too much of Harper, sign another winger and replace COG and Colunga with one decent pacey striker then I will believe we are promotion candidates.

I don't expect Harper to figure much before Christmas but I suspect Hughton will be hoping he'll be a significant factor in the second half of the season. By all accounts he is something of a No. 10 with an eye for goal who cuts in from wide positions, rather than a poacher like Baldock, and this sort of player should dovetail well with a target man like Zamora or Hemed.

 

[WhingForPresident]

So our matchday squad should be looking something like:

-------------------------Stockdale-------------------------
---Rosenior----Hünemeier-----Dunk------Bong---
------------------Kayal---------Stephens---------------
-----Murphy----------------------------------LuaLua---
-------------------Hemed------Baldock-----------------

Subs: Maenpaa, Greer, Bruno, Ince, Crofts, March, Zamora

Looking very, very promising, especially with another three supposedly on the way in.

 

[Pavilionaire]

There is now much more real competition for places than last season, although we need a proper creative spark off the bench. I fancy this will be March with Harper set to challenge in due course.

 

[loco61]

leaving for portman rd in a couple of week time ... this is looking very good ..#gosbts

 

[spongy]

So our matchday squad should be looking something like:

-------------------------Stockdale-------------------------
---Rosenior----Hünemeier-----Dunk------Bong---
------------------Kayal---------Stephens---------------
-----Murphy----------------------------------LuaLua---
-------------------Hemed------Baldock-----------------

Subs: Maenpaa, Greer, Bruno, Ince, Crofts, March, Zamora

Looking very, very promising, especially with another three supposedly on the way in.

This does look good. But no Calde? Or even a JFC? Goes to show how much we think we're strengthening doesn't it?! Good times.

 

[WhingForPresident]

This does look good. But no Calde? Or even a JFC? Goes to show how much we think we're strengthening doesn't it?! Good times.

Not putting Calde in there was a bit saddening, but he doesn't stand much hope of a look-in this season. Must be a great player to have in the dressing room regardless.

Surely JFC is going to have to be loaned out.. I don't see a spot for him in the squad, especially with another midfielder rumoured to be on the way in.

With said CAM, a winger and a striker supposedly still to come, things are looking very good.

 

[Perkino]

So our matchday squad should be looking something like:

-------------------------Stockdale-------------------------
---Rosenior----Hünemeier-----Dunk------Bong---
------------------Kayal---------Stephens---------------
-----Murphy----------------------------------LuaLua---
-------------------Hemed------Baldock-----------------

Subs: Maenpaa, Greer, Bruno, Ince, Crofts, March, Zamora

Looking very, very promising, especially with another three supposedly on the way in.

This is more like it. Although a few of the subs could still make their way into the starting line up