https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/deta...suche/42217986
there you go.
Knight from Derby?
Rhys Healey?
Matty Longstaff?
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Let the fun begin, from Glen Williams on Twitter:
"Cardiff are in again for Joe Bryan (along with a number of other Champ clubs) h/t @piercy360
He is someone who’s been on Cardiff’s radar in every window recently and is certainly on a list of LBs they like.
Need to sort the manager out before anything can be done, though."
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/deta...suche/42217986
there you go.
Knight from Derby?
Rhys Healey?
Matty Longstaff?
Joe Bryan's a lifelong Bristol City fan. Can't see that one happening.
I can see some under the radar European signings. Surely Sabri's got contacts the last 2 managers can only dream of.
At least we know we'll solely be shopping in the 'out of contract' market which will help to dispell most these transfer rumours.
Just a quick scan of the contracts expiring section of transfermrkt shows quite a few potentials and probably more value than paying fees currently
We're pretty stocked at left back, there are other areas that need attention before we consider left backs
We will need a centre back, and a target man as main priorities - we seem to be doing better with the loan system than with permanent signings recently, although we do occasionally get messed around like with Giles and Hugill
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Collins is coming back off a serious injury; still have the pace for LWB rather than LCD?
O'Dowda can play there sure but we lose something going forward.
Simpson? Backup central defender, LB? Please god no.
Ralls? Ehhhhh.... at a pinch, sure.
Bagan? If we offer a new contract, having been frozen out and the likes of Simpson et al used, do you seriously think he'd want to stay here? Better off dropping a division and actually playing.
Or "stocked" LB spot has one LB coming off a serious injury and people who at a inch can fill in but aren't naturals at the position. That is literally the antonym of "stocked".
We need another LB to come in.
Collins, O'Dowda, Bagan. Simpson & Ralls at a push. Could we do with someone? Sure, but there are more pressing worries.
We have 3 centre backs going into next season in McGuinness, Ng & Simpson. We have 2 who can play right wing back (Romeo and Ng), that needs work before we look at the left side of defence. An injury to Romeo and all of a sudden we need to change the whole defensive shape (I very much doubt Lamouchi would play Campbell), the same isn't true of the left flank. Centre back and right back should be more of a priority
McGuinness, Ng, Simpson, Denham with possibly Benjamin also as backup not to mention Collins. Could play 3 or 2.
RWB? As you say, Romeo, Ng. Maybe at a pinch Semenyo.
LB is Collins and then take one of our best attackers out of the equation.
I prefer to get my best players on the pitch, I'd have Ng-McGuinness-Collins at the back with Romeo and O'Dowda as wingbacks, O'Dowda focusing more on getting forward, so at times Romeo slots back and Collins across to the LB role to cover.
I'd say midfield and attack is a higher priority due to our lack of goals.
We need players all over the pitch. From goalkeeper to striker. All positions and clearing out as many as possible.
I doubt we will get Bryan but hes a major upgrade on what we have.
Hope it’s not too much of a clear out, they’ll be asking us to dust our boots off. How are we going to replace any players that we bin? Lamouchi, or whoever’s boss, will have some job wheeling & dealing in our circumstances and, as been mentioned, what’s the situation with bringing in EU nationals given the our wonderful country’s ridiculous Brexit?