Premier league quality ?

[Live by the sea]

Being hopeful we will finally make it this season to the promised land, how many new signings will we need.

The current players good enough for the step up in my humble opinion are:/

Stockdale
Dunk
Duffy
Pog. ( get him on a permanent contract asap )
Kayal
Stephens
March
Knocky
Murray ( mainly as cover / sub )

Not convinced sidwell could cope with the increased pace and speed of thought/ movement at PL level or Norwood although both good players.

Not sure anyone else quite good enough for the step up, possibly Goldson.

Am I being unfair to the other players who have all played brilliantly so far this season.


Sorry guys , I agree you are right , too early to discuss this and I guess I shouldn't temp fate.

Ignore thanks

 

[ManOfSussex]

I'm more concerned about signing a striker this window for the rest of this season than worrying about next just yet.

 

[Stat Brother]

1 chicken

 

[Finchley Seagull]

Being hopeful we will finally make it this season to the promised land, how many new signings will we need.

The current players good enough for the step up in my humble opinion are:/

Stockdale
Dunk
Duffy
Pog. ( get him on a permanent contract asap )
Kayal
Stephens
March
Knocky
Murray ( mainly as cover / sub )

Not convinced sidwell could cope with the increased pace and speed of thought/ movement at PL level or Norwood although both good players.

Not sure anyone else quite good enough for the step up, possibly Goldson.

Am I being unfair to the other players who have all played brilliantly so far this season.

It is far too early to start talking about this but, since you started the thread, I'd say you are being a bit harsh. I think there are more who could play a part in the squad and it's not always the players you expect to step up who do.

In terms of signings, I don't think we'd want to make more than eight to be honest, which means you keep 17 of the current squad in our 25 man squad.

 

[Perkino]

Being hopeful we will finally make it this season to the promised land, how many new signings will we need.

The current players good enough for the step up in my humble opinion are:/

Stockdale
Dunk
Duffy
Pog. ( get him on a permanent contract asap )
Kayal
Stephens
March
Knocky
Murray ( mainly as cover / sub )

Not convinced sidwell could cope with the increased pace and speed of thought/ movement at PL level or Norwood although both good players.

Not sure anyone else quite good enough for the step up, possibly Goldson.

Am I being unfair to the other players who have all played brilliantly so far this season.

I refer you to Leicester City, a squad who won the championship and with a few additions to their squad managed to assemble a premiership winning side.

I'm not saying we will do that but until given the chance we don't really know how good these players are.

I'd be shocked if we didn't add experience all across the pitch especially in goal, fullbacks and upfront

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

I can't think much beyond Huddersfield away at present, but I'm sure there will be a PL 25 man squad thread if ever we need it.

I'll wait for that thread before devoting any mental energy to this.

 

[Rugrat]

Difficult to know, players develop and adapt.

There are few I would rule out right now except a couple of the oldies and one or two others. It seems as if teams like Burnley, B'muff and Watford are doing OK with teams largely built around the ones that got them up and adding 2/3 key positions a year.

On the other hand them up the road are trying to replace absolutely everyone and spending big ..........

 

[Stat Brother]

 

[LVGull]

I can't think much beyond Huddersfield away at present, but I'm sure there will be a PL 25 man squad thread if ever we need it.

I'll wait for that thread before devoting any mental energy to this.

What about Cardiff?

 

[Superphil]

 

[Bob!]

What about Cardiff?

It's looking like the fog could be back for Tuesday.

 

[Rugrat]

1 chicken

I counted mine. It was 94 but it's now 92 ... that'll do nicely

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

What about Cardiff?

Yes, I can just about handle thinking about Cardiff, Lincoln and Huddersfield.

Still recovering from the pre match stress v Massive, and get brain overload thinking beyond the Huddersfield game

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

It's looking like the fog could be back for Tuesday.

2 people have said that but not according to any weather forecasts I can find

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Being hopeful we will finally make it this season to the promised land, how many new signings will we need.

The current players good enough for the step up in my humble opinion are:/

Stockdale
Dunk
Duffy
Pog. ( get him on a permanent contract asap )
Kayal
Stephens
March
Knocky
Murray ( mainly as cover / sub )

Not convinced sidwell could cope with the increased pace and speed of thought/ movement at PL level or Norwood although both good players.

Not sure anyone else quite good enough for the step up, possibly Goldson.

Am I being unfair to the other players who have all played brilliantly so far this season.


Sorry guys , I agree you are right , too early to discuss this and I guess I shouldn't temp fate.

Ignore thanks

It's becoming harder to gauge what Premier League quality is, what with the recent good form of promoted sides.

Personally, and I hate saying this as a Brighton fan and ST holder, but I suspect only 3 or 4 players would truly excel in that league. Knocky, Stephens, Kayal and Dunk for me. Bruno would have, a season or so back. March potentially and Stockdale potentially. But otherwise, we have a squad of excellent Championship players who would struggle in the division above, and who would probably need replacing within a couple of seasons if we managed to sneak 17th.

Still, pessimistic musings aside, let's concentrate on getting up first (and enjoy it, if it happens) and then let CH worry about the signings to keep us up.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Far too early to be considering this, but look to the likes of Burnley, 'Boro - you keep the kernel of the squad that got you promoted and augment it in a few pivotal areas, not wanting to spunk silly money revamping a whole squad when we could just be up there for 1 season - if ... and that's still a big IF, a long way off ... we go up. Not taking anything for granted.

 

[beorhthelm]

i think its fair to say few are "premier league quality", bit if we're honest most probably arent. we have a core of talent though and team spirit that give the rest an extra somthing. that makes it a bit more difficult going up because you need to freshen things up, bring in some quality and options, while not upsetting the spirit. for that reason i think its important for the club to bring in one or two players in this window, a striker certainly and were ever else a player would make immediate improvement (left wing, left or right back relatively weakest). then in the summer bring in another 2-3 players, rather than 4-5, isnt going to hit the spirit so much.

 

[studio150]

It's looking like the fog could be back for Tuesday.

Which if true proves the Amex should have been built with a retractable roof.

Barber out

 

[Your Mum]

Far too early to ......spunk........... up .....

...your mum.

 

[GT49er]

Being hopeful we will finally make it this season to the promised land, how many new signings will we need.

Not convinced sidwell could cope with the increased pace and speed of thought/ movement at PL level or Norwood although both good players.

Not sure anyone else quite good enough for the step up, possibly Goldson.

Am I being unfair to the other players who have all played brilliantly so far this season.

Sorry guys , I agree you are right , too early to discuss this and I guess I shouldn't temp fate.

Ignore thanks

Great. We've got a great team with a great team spirit flying high and hoping to get to the PL - and now you in effect want to discuss who won't make it to the PL, or at least won't be anywhere near the 1st. team, if we go up!
What a wonderful boost to morale! Yes, I'm sure business will be done in the summer if we make it, but now is not the time to start speculating on who stays and who gets the chop.