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Sorting out the squad for £15M
I'm including players we've been linked with as would be happy to sign them - Here's how I'd do it with new players in blue, would obvs have to replace any players effing off and if we sold Etheridge I'd buy another striker....
GKS
Etheridge
Smithies
Murphy
Left Backs
Bennett
Cunningham
Richards
Right Backs
Bacuna
Peltier
Coxe
Centre Backs
Manga
Liam Moore (Reading) £1M
Morrison
Bamba
Centre Mids
Will Vaulks (Rotherham) £1.5M
Lewis Holtby (Hamburg) FREE
Bradley Dack (Blackburn) £4.5M
Ralls
Damour
No. 10's
Reid
Patterson
Wingers
Murphy
NML
Hoilett
Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) £1M
Strikers
Che Adams (Birmingham) £7M
Zohore
Ward
That would be a very decent squad with depth - instant return to the prem. Would be interested to see others suggestions. :thumbup:
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Bradley Dack - £4.5M - This must be a different Bradley Dack that Blackburn turned down £7m for and are looking for in excess of £10m for
Che Adams - £7m - This must be a different Che Adams that Birmingham turned down 2 bids of £15m from Southampton and Burnley in the last transfer window and are looking for £20m for
Adams will prob end up at Southampton or Palace- he's another overated young English Striker and will be bracketed with Berahino in the future
Talking of Berahino he's been sacked because of drink driving by Stoke so I'm guessing he's a possibility as he is to every other championship club though I think he's bang average - Vaulks I reckon is a strong possibility as is Lowe
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binman
Bradley Dack - £4.5M - This must be a different Bradley Dack that Blackburn turned down £7m for and are looking for in excess of £10m for
Che Adams - £7m - This must be a different Che Adams that Birmingham turned down 2 bids of £15m from Southampton and Burnley in the last transfer window and are looking for £20m for
Adams will prob end up at Southampton or Palace- he's another overated young English Striker and will be bracketed with Berahino in the future
Talking of Berahino he's been sacked because of drink driving by Stoke so I'm guessing he's a possibility as he is to every other championship club though I think he's bang average - Vaulks I reckon is a strong possibility as is Lowe
Then let's sell Etheridge and whack some more towards them.. I thought Brum were ****ed financially? If no prem team comes in for him I think worth a shot - he's looked good on championship highlights I've seen and it's been sooo long since we had a regular goalscorer in the squad... Maybe you're right though a bit ambitious - I certainly wouldn't touch Berahino with a bargepole.
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I dont think we will spend 15m even if we sell Etheridge.
I doubt we are in for Holtby. Plus he will command a large signing on fee.
Vaulks wouldn't suprise me but i reckon our incomings will players not mentioned so far.
If Vaulks is the managers no.1 target im sure wed have bid already. Therefore i reckon we are looking elsewhere.
I reckon our spending fees this summer will be closer to 5m.
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I can see Bacuna as one of the CM options and an emergency RB only. I think you've nailed the positions we need to strengthen though.
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Originally Posted by
binman
Bradley Dack - £4.5M - This must be a different Bradley Dack that Blackburn turned down £7m for and are looking for in excess of £10m for
Che Adams - £7m - This must be a different Che Adams that Birmingham turned down 2 bids of £15m from Southampton and Burnley in the last transfer window and are looking for £20m for
Vaulks I reckon is a strong possibility as is Lowe
As above, Dack, Adams & Lowe will go for a combined total in excess of £20M. Dack & Lowe would be good additions for a gross of £10M. Adams is very similar to Zohore and in my opinion will struggle in the PL.
B.Murphy, Richards & Harris end of contracts, Damour to leave.
I personally wouldn't sell Etheridge under any circumstances, as it sends out the wrong message.
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At a glance we are lacking in the No. 10 department.
No disrespect meant to Callum but we would not be solving a big problem we have giving the ball back to the opponent with him in there, nor the other problem we have creating oppotunities.
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Originally Posted by
Freitag 4.17
I'm including players we've been linked with as would be happy to sign them - Here's how I'd do it with new players in blue, would obvs have to replace any players effing off and if we sold Etheridge I'd buy another striker....
GKS
Etheridge
Smithies
Murphy
Left Backs
Bennett
Cunningham
Richards
Right Backs
Bacuna
Peltier
Coxe
Centre Backs
Manga
Liam Moore (Reading) £1M
Morrison
Bamba
Centre Mids
Will Vaulks (Rotherham) £1.5M
Lewis Holtby (Hamburg) FREE
Bradley Dack (Blackburn) £4.5M
Ralls
Damour
No. 10's
Reid
Patterson
Wingers
Murphy
NML
Hoilett
Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) £1M
Strikers
Che Adams (Birmingham) £7M
Zohore
Ward
That would be a very decent squad with depth - instant return to the prem. Would be interested to see others suggestions. :thumbup:
Yes good shout, I would though include Madine as I cant see Sheff Utd paying 6 million for him and he could do a job in this league .
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B.Murphy, Richards & Harris end of contracts, Damour to leave.
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I'm sure I read that Richards has been given a year's contract extension.
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Originally Posted by
Freitag 4.17
I'm including players we've been linked with as would be happy to sign them - Here's how I'd do it with new players in blue, would obvs have to replace any players effing off and if we sold Etheridge I'd buy another striker....
GKS
Etheridge
Smithies
Murphy
Left Backs
Bennett
Cunningham
Richards
Right Backs
Bacuna
Peltier
Coxe
Centre Backs
Manga
Liam Moore (Reading) £1M
Morrison
Bamba
Centre Mids
Will Vaulks (Rotherham) £1.5M
Lewis Holtby (Hamburg) FREE
Bradley Dack (Blackburn) £4.5M
Ralls
Damour
No. 10's
Reid
Patterson
Wingers
Murphy
NML
Hoilett
Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) £1M
Strikers
Che Adams (Birmingham) £7M
Zohore
Ward
That would be a very decent squad with depth - instant return to the prem. Would be interested to see others suggestions. :thumbup:
What would you do if we sold say £20m of players. Let’s say Etheridge and Murphy?
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What would you do if we sold say £20m of players. Let’s say Etheridge and Murphy?
Pay Bales wages for a season..
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Re: Sorting out the squad for £15M
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Originally Posted by
Freitag 4.17
I'm including players we've been linked with as would be happy to sign them - Here's how I'd do it with new players in blue, would obvs have to replace any players effing off and if we sold Etheridge I'd buy another striker....
GKS
Etheridge
Smithies
Murphy
Left Backs
Bennett
Cunningham
Richards
Right Backs
Bacuna
Peltier
Coxe
Centre Backs
Manga
Liam Moore (Reading) £1M
Morrison
Bamba
Centre Mids
Will Vaulks (Rotherham) £1.5M
Lewis Holtby (Hamburg) FREE
Bradley Dack (Blackburn) £4.5M
Ralls
Damour
No. 10's
Reid
Patterson
Wingers
Murphy
NML
Hoilett
Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) £1M
Strikers
Che Adams (Birmingham) £7M
Zohore
Ward
That would be a very decent squad with depth - instant return to the prem. Would be interested to see others suggestions. :thumbup:
Don't know too much about the fella from Reading, but the others would all be excellent signings.
However I think it'd cost us a lot more than £15 million to get those players. They will all be very much in demand
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A Reading supporting mate reckons he's their rock and can't believe bigger clubs have not been sniffing around..
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Freitag 4.17
A Reading supporting mate reckons he's their rock and can't believe bigger clubs have not been sniffing around..
In which case, they aren't going to let him go for £1 million.
transermarkt has him at £7 million, and they usually undervalue players
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Rjk
In which case, they aren't going to let him go for £1 million.
transermarkt has him at £7 million, and they usually undervalue players
Bugger.. It seems from everyone's replies I've vastly underrated the value of championship players these days!!
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Originally Posted by
Rjk
In which case, they aren't going to let him go for £1 million.
transermarkt has him at £7 million, and they usually undervalue players
I've been looking at transfermarkt and have taken into account what you and others have said about undervaluing.. So this is my revised sorting out the squad for £47M :
Liam Moore (Reading) £8M
Centre Mids
Will Vaulks (Rotherham) £3.5M
Lewis Holtby (Hamburg) FREE
Bradley Dack (Blackburn) £12M
Wingers
Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) £3.5M
Strikers
Che Adams (Birmingham) £20M
Looks like we're going to need to pick up some more freebie and loans TBH :angry::hehe:
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life on mars
Yes good shout, I would though include Madine as I cant see Sheff Utd paying 6 million for him and he could do a job in this league .
When does Madine come back from United?
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Hilts
I dont think we will spend 15m even if we sell Etheridge.
I doubt we are in for Holtby. Plus he will command a large signing on fee.
Vaulks wouldn't suprise me but i reckon our incomings will players not mentioned so far.
If Vaulks is the managers no.1 target im sure wed have bid already. Therefore i reckon we are looking elsewhere.
I reckon our spending fees this summer will be closer to 5m.
I don't. I think it will be closer to 20m.
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life on mars
Yes good shout, I would though include Madine as I cant see Sheff Utd paying 6 million for him and he could do a job in this league .
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Originally Posted by
Freitag 4.17
I've been looking at transfermarkt and have taken into account what you and others have said about undervaluing.. So this is my revised sorting out the squad for £47M :
Liam Moore (Reading) £8M
Centre Mids
Will Vaulks (Rotherham) £3.5M
Lewis Holtby (Hamburg) FREE
Bradley Dack (Blackburn) £12M
Wingers
Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) £3.5M
Strikers
Che Adams (Birmingham) £20M
Looks like we're going to need to pick up some more freebie and loans TBH :angry::hehe:
That's a hell of a revision :hehe:
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Originally Posted by
Freitag 4.17
I've been looking at transfermarkt and have taken into account what you and others have said about undervaluing.. So this is my revised sorting out the squad for £47M :
Liam Moore (Reading) £8M
Centre Mids
Will Vaulks (Rotherham) £3.5M
Lewis Holtby (Hamburg) FREE
Bradley Dack (Blackburn) £12M
Wingers
Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) £3.5M
Strikers
Che Adams (Birmingham) £20M
Looks like we're going to need to pick up some more freebie and loans TBH :angry::hehe:
I think a few more freebies might be in order, or start looking to cheaper markets
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Going back to this...
No. 10's
Reid
Patterson
Strikers
Che Adams (Birmingham) £7M
Zohore
Ward
I would like to see Reid and Pato given a run up top together as a 9/10 duo. Pato was outstanding from time to time in the promotion season and fairly good the rest of the time. Reid has bags of ability - we just need to let him settle into a position. Those two plus either two of our current wingers could become a fearsome championship attacking line - esp. with the direct NW approach.
Obviously we need to bring in another quality striker. I wouldn't mind seeing Zohore leave, but doubt he will attract much interest form other clubs. Rhys Healey as well?
Midfield needs a lot of attention, though would be happy to see Ralls start regularly.
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Rjk
I think a few more freebies might be in order, or start looking to cheaper markets
Centre Back
Curtis Nelson - Done £?
Centre Mids
Will Vaulks - Done £?
Lewis Holtby (Hamburg) FREE
Prem youngster on loan
Wingers
Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) £3.5M
Strikers
Josh Maja (Sunderland) £4M
REVISED!
So we still looking at a winger, 2 midfielders and a striker IMO.
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Isn't Che Adams coming to us with Smithies going the other way and we pay the shortfall:thumbup:
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Originally Posted by
Freitag 4.17
Centre Back
Curtis Nelson - Done £?
Centre Mids
Will Vaulks - Done £?
Lewis Holtby (Hamburg) FREE
Prem youngster on loan
Wingers
Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) £3.5M
Strikers
Josh Maja (Sunderland) £4M
REVISED!
So we still looking at a winger, 2 midfielders and a striker IMO.
This may take some more revision :hehe: