[Albion] So with your Tony Bloom 'ruthless' head on...

[Tooting Gull]

...and given we want to improve, consolidate, and play a more attacking style of football - who stays and who goes from the current squad?

It almost goes without saying that TB is going to give the new manager funds for reinforcements after such a big call.

 

[Palacefinder General]

Let's try hanging onto Duffy and Dunk for starters, surely a major concern.

 

[Bry Nylon]

Let's try hanging onto Duffy and Dunk for starters, surely a major concern.

If I had my Tony Bloom "ruthless" head on, I'd be telling Duffy that if he wants to stay he needs to sort his shit out off the pitch. If fact even if he wants to go, he still needs to sort it out, if he wants the career his talent warrants.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

...and given we want to improve, consolidate, and play a more attacking style of football - who stays and who goes from the current squad?

It almost goes without saying that TB is going to give the new manager funds for reinforcements after such a big call.

Who stays and goes is surely up to the new manager. He may be able to get a tune out of Ali J or Locadia.

 

[Don Tmatter]

lets see how the new manager lets the players express themselves first before getting rid of any. The squad's not big enough to lose too many.

 

[el punal]

lets see how the new manager lets the players express themselves first before getting rid of any. The squad's not big enough to lose too many.

Is probably the correct answer. We don’t want to go down the Fulham route do we?

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

...and given we want to improve, consolidate, and play a more attacking style of football - who stays and who goes from the current squad?

It almost goes without saying that TB is going to give the new manager funds for reinforcements after such a big call.

With my ruthless head on, I would leave the decisions about players to Mr Ashworth and the new manager. It's what they are there for..

 

[Tooting Gull]

Incidentally on AJ, I wonder if anyone has ever been the top scorer in a major european league, moved in the summer, and scored no goals the next season.

 

[Palacefinder General]

Hemed's last chance last chance saloon? The return of the Kiryat gunslinger.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Incidentally on AJ, I wonder if anyone has ever been the top scorer in a major european league, moved in the summer, and scored no goals the next season.

I’ll take a punt at No.

 

[neilbard]

lets see how the new manager lets the players express themselves first before getting rid of any. The squad's not big enough to lose too many.

Then when we are bottom of the league by November, have a re-think..#Sami Hyypiä

 

[Pavilionaire]

I'd like to know what the business is that the players deferred sorting out until after the season end, as referred to in the Sidwell WhatsApp group story.

If the goal is to simply finish higher than the 3 that are coming up we might get away with replacing 3 1st XI and 3 bench players but getting up to midtable you could increase those numbers to 5 and 4. To do the latter we'd need to sell well.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

Depends on the offers we recieve. For example our best player Propper goes if Ajax offer 50M and not if they offer 10.

 

[Stephen Seagull]

Incidentally on AJ, I wonder if anyone has ever been the top scorer in a major european league, moved in the summer, and scored no goals the next season.

Diego Forlan?

 

[Uh_huh_him]

I'd like to know what the business is that the players deferred sorting out until after the season end, as referred to in the Sidwell WhatsApp group story.

If the goal is to simply finish higher than the 3 that are coming up we might get away with replacing 3 1st XI and 3 bench players but getting up to midtable you could increase those numbers to 5 and 4. To do the latter we'd need to sell well.

I missed this.
What's that about?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

lets see how the new manager lets the players express themselves first before getting rid of any. The squad's not big enough to lose too many.

The players are all on holiday now until July 1st, so he's going to have to delay making decisions unless Ashworth/Bloom/Barber tell him.

 

[andy1980]

If I had my Tony Bloom "ruthless" head on, I'd be telling Duffy that if he wants to stay he needs to sort his shit out off the pitch. If fact even if he wants to go, he still needs to sort it out, if he wants the career his talent warrants.

I have heard a few things about Duffys' off pitch antics. It sounds like he is no Tony Bloom thats for sure.

 

[chaileyjem]

Hemed's last chance last chance saloon? The return of the Kiryat gunslinger.

Hemed is out of contract.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I have heard a few things about Duffys' off pitch antics. It sounds like he is no Tony Bloom thats for sure.

Yet was voted Player of the season.

 

[Don Tmatter]

Yet was voted Player of the season.

By us fans, the majority of which don’t hear what he gets up to.