That's exactly the sort of complacency that nearly saw us down last season.
No it wasn't it was poor management
That's exactly the sort of complacency that nearly saw us down last season.
That's exactly the sort of complacency that nearly saw us down last season.
Save our money for the summer unless Injuries kick in. Maybe a player or two for the U23.
Would like to see another striker brought in but they cost a lot of money
Pecs, then abs.
I could do with working on my upper arm muscles.
Save our money for the summer unless Injuries kick in. Maybe a player or two for the U23.
Would like to see another striker brought in but they cost a lot of money
Mostly agree with your individual points - not so sure about your summary though!The below is the way I see it
Keeper = We’ve got a bit of a liability on an injury to Ryan (as Button is nowhere near as good with his feet). A loan recall for Sanchez or Walton is possible if Potter thinks they can play his way. (if not bye bye)
Right Back = The game time for Schelloto is intriguing, but I’m still not convinced it will last. I think we’ll go large for a RB as “competition” for Montoya
Left Back = Burn not a natural there but has filled in brilliantly. Bernardo will surely be fit by then and compete for that place. I’m not ruling out Cochrane getting (more)senior game time this season.
Centre Back = I don’t think we’ll sell, so we’re quite well covered. My sense is that we would prefer to not to recall White if we don’t have to, only long term injuries for Bernardo and Webster would make it likely. Even then we might rely on Baluta or a recall of one of our other small army of centre backs if we needed to.
Centre Mid = We’re surely well enough stocked here.
Wingers (if you can call them that in our current formation) = I can’t see us signing a winger for the senior squad. I reckon we’ll pull out the stops to get MacAllister in, in the summer. If we can’t, we may look to buy, but we have plenty of young talent in this position either on loan or with the u23s
Striker = There’s an argument for getting a target man in. There’s a better argument, in my view, for getting in more pace (it seems to be working currently) to complement our existing duo from the bench. I’m quietly hopeful Percy will have fulfilled the criteria in Jan and we’ll get him in with an improved contract.
I think we will lose several peripheral players in Jan. Ali J, Bissouma, Balogun even Solly are all possible departures. In addition, I expect some of the young players we have out on loan to be sold permanently.
Summary
Loads of comings and goings with some surprising goings
I think we’ll sign a senior keeper and right back
I think we’ll sign a load more 17 year olds
I think we’ll make moves to get our work permit players in. Percy in Jan, Alexis in the summer
I was going to do that. I'll be very middle-class Pilates and say "core".
I could do with working on my upper arm muscles.
That said, I'd take Ibrahimovic if he fancies a spring on the South Coast.
Pecs, then abs.
I think we know from last year the club don't see great value from the January window.
Players out on loan could be recalled if we start to looked stretched. Pick up 6 points or so from our next 7 games and I don't think we'll see much movement to be honest.
Look to boost U23s and make Mooy permanent