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WTF is happening to this thread. Looks like a bad batch of drugs has hit half of the posters 😂
I think there will be 2 first team standard midfielders coming in, but the rest just squad players unless players are sold.
Given that what profit we made last season probably only just covered what we lost the season before and that the parachute payments will mainly just be going to cover what will still be a substantial wage bill I don’t think we’ve got a huge war chest.
We still have a very good squad though.
Better squad ? We have got solid options in most areas (as your 9 man list suggests) but midfield and up front needs more than bolstering. We are very short on similar quality in those positions. We still haven’t sorted out a feckin right back ffs.....and don’t say Panic-buy Bacuna because he is not good enough.
We need some decent signings unless our plan is to finish mid-table.
Our squad is basically the same as it was two years ago (when we got 91 points and finished second) with the addition of Murphy, Reid, Cunningham, Bacuna. So yes, it is obviously better. Gunnarsson has gone but he missed half of the last Championship season anyway with injury. We will be further strengthening in the next few weeks as well. Your glass is obviously three quarters empty most of the time.
I’d love to see a top striker come in, but I’m not confident we will see one.
Deluded I probably am, but I rate Zohore highly and we also have Ward who can do a job, Reid and Bogle atm.
Paterson also played half the Premier League season up there, so I don’t think we are desperate
3 starters.. need to add Paterson and Murphy ( who was a massive hit last time at this level), Reid ( who can play no 10) and Damour who’s still here.
As for ‘ Bacuna is shit’, he had a poor game v Palace but in his appearances away from home Man U and IIRC , Brighton & Southampton he looked a decent player - and we won all 3.
Even then too few appearances to judge him on and I remember him being decent for Reading against us.
Wouldn’t say Bryson was better than him.
Then you have Grujic who didn’t play a lot and was inconsistent and Gunnar who wasalso injured half the season and was mediocre at best. Peltier had a couple of runs in there due to the injury- proneness of 3-4 on Wrighty’s list.
If we don’t get anyone in the yes in centre mid we are weaker ( and short)
There will probably be 2 more Centre mids coming in, but out wide and in the no 10 position we are stronger now.
I’ve also got high hopes for Sion Spence from our youth.
Depending on who the 2 we bring inare we could be stronger there.
Let’s not forget Tomlin, who won us a few points season before last even with his limited appearances
Can’t see him being involved next year unless he’s served his sentence and can move to South Wales and knuckle down to proper training etc..
Even then it’s probably a choice between him and Reid and Reid gets my vote
If then team Is going to challenge we’ll need a couple of players up to the standard if Arter in central midfield. Ralls is ok but nothing out of this world. To suggest we can go with the squad pretty much as it is is silly imo.
We could probably do with a proven striker as well.
Bacuna is not SHIT shit and maybe with Peltier as cover we’ll be ok.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...underland.html
Heres the name not seen mentioned elsewhere. Done and dusted.