Other Championship clubs are doing business...

[chaileyjem]

Difference being we actually had some quality players on the books ....

So your strategy for rebuilding this summer should be "do it as quickly as possible". Buy as many players as possible as only 2-3 players on our books are any good.
And probably even faster than all that because the team finished 20th last season.

I fear you will be disappointed.

 

[sdmartin1]

So your strategy for rebuilding this summer should be "do it as quickly as possible". Buy as many players as possible as only 2-3 players on our books are any good.
And probably even faster than all that because the team finished 20th last season.

I fear you will be disappointed.

My strategy would be targeting and securing quality players early so we have a good idea or at least some solid foundations of what our starting 11 will be before the pre season tour.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

i just hope they bring in 5 or 6 quality players we need if we are to be anywhere near the top half

6 ? We need 9 or 10 decent signings to repair the damage.

 

[BensGrandad]

6 ? We need 9 or 10 decent signings to repair the damage.

I dont agree with the number as it is not a question of quantity but quality. A competent left back and CB plus a quality striker of the 20 + goals a season type would suffice. The rest of the team could be moulded around that but that is not taking into account injuries or suspensions.

 

[RexCathedra]

6 ? We need 9 or 10 decent signings to repair the damage.

That's somewhere £9 and £20 million, in fees and increased wages, depending on ambition.
I suggest a boot sale.

 

[Ernest]

I reckon the best signing would be a NEW manager to REPLACE Mr DULLARD

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

I dont agree with the number as it is not a question of quantity but quality. A competent left back and CB plus a quality striker of the 20 + goals a season type would suffice. The rest of the team could be moulded around that but that is not taking into account injuries or suspensions.

I am talking about quality , some of our existing squad are simply not good enough.

 

[BensGrandad]

I am talking about quality , some of our existing squad are simply not good enough.

Excluding the 3 I think we need who of the usual first choice falls into your category as not good enough for The Championship not strength in depth.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

The top 2 signings we need are a left back, and our front line striker.

We need to get those sorted asap, and maybe throw a large chunk of the budget at doing so. These really shouldn't be season long loans, but full transfers.

After that a central defender, and a fast, decent right winger.

Next priority a Tex replacement, and another striker.

That's the minimum, really, and could transform our squad significantly.




If we sell Dunk, he'll need replacing, and there must be an argument for moving Holla on ( I'd actually replace him with a pacy left winger ).


I don't think we need anything else, although there is talk of new goalie - and I notice that Randolph has turned down a contract at Birmingham

 

[BensGrandad]

If we are going to persist with 1 lone strker could Baldock not fill in the Tex role just behind the striker.

 

[brightonmark1234]

6 ? We need 9 or 10 decent signings to repair the damage.

i disagree with you saying that we need 9 or 10 players to repair the damage

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

If we are going to persist with 1 lone strker could Baldock not fill in the Tex role just behind the striker.

Yes, he could but we need 2 for that role in the squad as we'll be lucky if any player manages a full 46 games.

 

[BensGrandad]

Yes, he could but we need 2 for that role in the squad as we'll be lucky if any player manages a full 46 games.

Should we not get an established first XI that are our players then make the squad up with loans etc.

 

[Icy Gull]

Should we not get an established first XI that are our players then make the squad up with loans etc.

It seems loan players need to have some guarantee of playing otherwise they won't come here? When will our development squad be able to make up the need for fill in players as this must be what we are aiming for. Players who are Albion players, so much better than loans.

Being able to sell our stars whilst having ready made replacements is obviously, the very sensible, target.

 

[chaileyjem]

My strategy would be targeting and securing quality players early so we have a good idea or at least some solid foundations of what our starting 11 will be before the pre season tour.

Yes. Sensible. So actually we can relax then because the club started targeting players well before the end of the season, and the first match of the pre-season tour is a good 6 weeks away.

 

[B.W.]

Wait til the transfer window closes and judge the squad then.

Far, far, far too late...

 

[B.W.]

Need to get 90% of our new players in by the 1st preseason game otherwise it will be the same as last season- rejects, foreign players with no pedigree etc etc, and im still interested to know who else we will look to unload because the 5 players going isn't nearly enough imo

This, with bells on. We just cannot afford to **** about with player acquisition this summer. Get a ****ing move on...

 

[B.W.]

If we are going to persist with 1 lone strker could Baldock not fill in the Tex role just behind the striker.

I have to ask... why would we continue with 1 up top? Just look at the successful Championship clubs this season... 2 strikers playing as strikers (a number 9 and number 10) is the answer to our goal drought.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Excluding the 3 I think we need who of the usual first choice falls into your category as not good enough for The Championship not strength in depth.

Greer
Bruno
Calderon
Forster-Caskey
Holla
O'Grady
Baldock

In my opinion they could all be replaced with better quality with no increase to the wages bill.

 

[BensGrandad]

I have to ask... why would we continue with 1 up top? Just look at the successful Championship clubs this season... 2 strikers playing as strikers (a number 9 and number 10) is the answer to our goal drought.

I believe we should play a 3-5-2 or 4-4-2 formation but it appears that modern managers CH included like to play 1 man up front and the support striker behind him, hence the suggestion about Baldock playing in the role Tex adopted this season.