Realistic out of contract players from The Prem

[The Kid Frankie]

Plenty available who could compliment the squad nicely;

Brede Hangeland
Richard Dunne
Peter Odemwingie
Wilson Palacios
Paul McShane
Jussi Jaaskelainen
Wes Brown
Bobby Zamora...

To name but a few. Maybe a couple that are a bit unrealistic but we can dream.

 

[jay d]

Think were looking in lge1 , if im honest

 

[sydney]

rudolph austin -leeds..........more realistic.

 

[Icy Gull]

I think the days of Premier League players dropping into the Championship to any team other than one with parachute payments or a complete disregard of FFP are gone. I have been very unimpressed of our recruitment policy over the last two seasons but I have never expected Premier League players to come here, except on loan. We need to be looking at young Championship fringe players or older heads who may be a bit of a gamble due to injuries imo. Other than that it's abroad or League 1 and a bigger gamble.

We are not going to be signing any more "names" I accept that.

 

[GT49er]

I think the days of Premier League players dropping into the Championship to any team other than one with parachute payments or a complete disregard of FFP are gone.

Upson, Bridge, PIG, Stockdale, Hughes?

 

[Icy Gull]

I think the days of Premier League players dropping into the Championship to any team other than one with parachute payments or a complete disregard of FFP are gone.QUOTE]

Upson, Bridge, PIG, Stockdale, Hughes?

I am talking since Gus left obviously as we attracted amazing players in those days. Stockdale was from a relegated club and had hardly played for them until the tail end of their relegation season and Hughes was playing for Championship side the year before and is old, so I wouldn't consider either of them as "names".

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I think another thing we need to realise is that we aren't a Championship team on the cusp pf joinng the Premier League anymore. Indeed if last season was anything to go by we are far more likely to drop into League One then mount a promotion challenge.

Any player contemplating leaving the Premier League will want to return there ASAP.

 

[The Camel]

Plenty available who could compliment the squad nicely;

Brede Hangeland
Richard Dunne
Peter Odemwingie
Wilson Palacios
Paul McShane
Jussi Jaaskelainen
Wes Brown
Bobby Zamora...

To name but a few. Maybe a couple that are a bit unrealistic but we can dream.

Brede Hangeland was talked about as a 20m player just a couple of years ago.

How the mighty have fallen.

 

[Icy Gull]

I think another thing we need to realise is that we aren't a Championship team on the cusp pf joinng the Premier League anymore. Indeed if last season was anything to go by we are far more likely to drop into League One then mount a promotion challenge..

Sadly I do believe that you are correct, I doubt that we are anywhere near as an attractive proposition as most of the other clubs in the Championship. We even lost out to Brentford on a player who would have given us the pace we lacked last season and they'd only just been promoted.

That fateful night two years ago saw the end of our short term big ambition to go up.

 

[TomandJerry]

Premier league.. your having laugh...

 

[spanish flair]

Brede Hangeland was talked about as a 20m player just a couple of years ago.

How the mighty have fallen.

Well he did sign for Palace, what do you expect?

 

[Blackadder]

Didn't Peter Odemwingie drive himself to QPR on transfer deadline day?

That day was the start of his decline.

 

[BensGrandad]

Plenty available who could compliment the squad nicely;

Brede Hangeland
Richard Dunne
Peter Odemwingie
Wilson Palacios
Paul McShane
Jussi Jaaskelainen
Wes Brown
Bobby Zamora...

To name but a few. Maybe a couple that are a bit unrealistic but we can dream.

There are not many there to interest us. The Sun says BZ is taking a massive wage drop to join the MLS. The rest are all past it either by age or ability In some cases on both counts.

 

[ThePaddy]

Brede Hangeland was talked about as a 20m player just a couple of years ago.

How the mighty have fallen.

Big Brede is almost 34 now. He'd still be a very good CB in the Championship though. A real threat from set pieces and pretty solid at the back, you could do a lot worse.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Big Brede is almost 34 now. He'd still be a very good CB in the Championship though. A real threat from set pieces and pretty solid at the back, you could do a lot worse.

I am sure we will find a lot worse as well and on deadline day...

 

[BensGrandad]

Big Brede is almost 34 now. He'd still be a very good CB in the Championship though. A real threat from set pieces and pretty solid at the back, you could do a lot worse.

He could bring out the best in Dunk as Upson did but not if signed just as cover a la Hughes last summer.

 

[Mowgli37]

Stockdale was from a relegated club and had hardly played for them until the tail end of their relegation season

He made 21 appearances, a bit more than just the tail end.

 

[wayneb]

We may just have to bide our time and do a Southampton by bringing our academy players along.
I cannot see the point of spending big just for short term gain.
The more young players we bring through the more connection we will begin to have with our beloved team again

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

Summer transfers:
Premier League - 1 possibly 2 if Bobby Z comes.
Championship - 3
League 1 - 2
Abroad - 2

 

[Rookie]

I think another thing we need to realise is that we aren't a Championship team on the cusp pf joinng the Premier League anymore. Indeed if last season was anything to go by we are far more likely to drop into League One then mount a promotion challenge.

Any player contemplating leaving the Premier League will want to return there ASAP.

1 poor season and you are writing of the near future of the club. It happens and you build again