Totally agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
As much as Kaba was brilliant for us, I don’t think he’s particularly what we need going forward.
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Totally agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
As much as Kaba was brilliant for us, I don’t think he’s particularly what we need going forward.
It's no surprise to learn that Haaland can hold the ball up - easier to try and talk about what he can't do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
Giving players the ball with their backs to the ball is a sign of poor movement, something we've been guilty of for quite some time.
I swear that a big part of our fan base still yearns for a Leo Fortune-West type player.
GK - both reasonable but arguably we've got 2 back up quality keepers.
CB - 2 decent centre halves in Goutas and McGuinness
RB - Ng Romeo with Campbell as unconvincing back up
Maybe bring in someone who can cover RB and CB - Wes Harding is available
MC - overstocked unless we offload one or two no point bringing anyone in. I think we're okay there barring an injury crisis.
Forwards - until we know how we're going to play it's hard to say what we'll need, almost all of our forwards with the exception of Etete can play anywhere across the front three. The one thing we're probably missing is what Kaba gave us, an Etete alternative. Not necessarily a target man but a 'striker' rather than a jack of all trades.
27 professionals then, with maybe 3 or 4 more to come in. At least 4 to go out on loan / sell then.
Update please.
15 players out of contract at the end of this season is an interesting challenge.
Ejuke plus a centre back? I’m also in the camp that we need a new keeper.
So what’s our starting 11 now?
I think it will be more than 4, currently we are overloaded with CM players, although no one knows if King and Adam’s can step up to Championship level? There has to be doubts about Sawyer’s and RinomhotaQuote:
Originally Posted by Des Parrot
We have Watters and Ojo who for whatever reasons are just not up to the job
Simpson and both the keepers are surplus to requirements at the back
Now Bulut might see something different in them and get far more from them than anyone else can, but it’s a big ask
In our new set up, is Davies a striker or a winger?
Maybe he could benefit from a short loan spell?
As it stands I’d like to see another out and out striker added, Kaba?
Another winger, a centre half and a GK
It looks like we have a style that we’re going to start with, but I’m sure that will be flexible with 9 subs on the bench
It’s definitely a more exciting time to be a City fan, than the last few seasons, roll on August
1 GK Ryan AllsopQuote:
Originally Posted by Des Parrot
21 GK Jak Alnwick
28 GK Rohan Luthra
26 DF Jack Simpson
22 DF Vontae Campbell
38 DF Perry Ng
— DF Dimitrios Goutas
2 DF Mahlon Romeo
3 DF Joel Bagan
5 DF Mark McGuinness
17 DF Jamilu Collins
18 MF Ebou Adams
19 MF Romaine Sawyers
24 MF Eli King
27 MF Rubin Colwill
35 MF Andy Rinomhota
— MF Kieron Evans
— MF Sheyi Ojo
6 MF Ryan Wintle
8 MF Joe Ralls (captain)
10 MF Aaron Ramsey
11 MF Callum O'Dowda
14 MF Ollie Tanner
36 FW Max Watters
39 FW Isaak Davies
47 FW Callum Robinson
— FW Karlan Grant (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
— FW Yakou Méïté
— FW Iké Ugbo (on loan from Troyes)
9 FW Kion Etete
do I put Ramsey down as one of the 2 central midfielder, or the attacking midfielder?Quote:
Originally Posted by Des Parrot
If that's a relegation team then something is seriously wrong.
As it stands id have this as our best starting line up.
Alnwick (we badly need a new keeper)
Ng
McGuinness
Goutas (really need him to be good or we have a big proble)
Collins
Ralls
Wintle
Ramsey
O Dowda
Grant
Robinson
Maybe Ramsey as a CM and Colwill as the AM.
Hopefully a couple of young PL loans to come in particularly at CB GK we could have a decent season.
I would goQuote:
Originally Posted by Hilts
Allsop
Ng McGuiness Goutas Collins
Ramsey Ralls
RW (hopefully we sign one) Robinson O'Dowda
Grant
think Robinson's best position is behind a striker like Grant . Possibly meite in for O'Dowda but not had a preseason yet
I’d go along with that apart from the KeeperQuote:
Originally Posted by Hilts
Alnwick will be back to the SPL 2 and Allsop just isn’t a Championship player
I would imagine a few more twists and turns will happen until the start of the season, and a couple more surprises in terms of players coming and going
With Rambo back it certainly strengthens our chances in the loan market for a couple of youngsters in Premiership squads.
All good positive things
I don't think we are a relegation team now but how much do we all think we have improved?Quote:
Originally Posted by Carl Dale's Mole
Lamouchi - Bulut
Philogene - Ramsey
Kaba - Grant
Kipre - Goutas
We've lost an experienced Championship Manager and possibly our three best players by the end of the season.
Positives we'll also have Collins, Meite, Ugbo, Adams.
We definitely need a Keeper and right back and probably a left back.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry Paget Flashman
think Alnwick, Simpson, Sawyers, Watters and Ojo can all go from that list (easier said than done of course.
Then looking for good loans for Luthra, Bagan, Campbell, Evans, Tanner, Davies King and maybe even Etete if we bring in another Striker.
I’d add Colwill to the loan list, he needs a big season somewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheGoose
Any midfield two with Ralls and Ramsey in is going to get absolutely overrun IMO. If Ramsey plays deep it will have to be in a 3 with Ralls and one of Wintle, Rino or Adams surely.
sounds like he's going to be sharing the 10 role with Ramsey, Ramsey isn't going to play every minute of every game so he will get his chancesQuote:
Originally Posted by 2b2bdoo
We desperately need a new CB, and to address the midfield. VDC at 22 on a 3 year deal is a truly terrible signing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Very difficult to speculate on our best line-up because I'm pretty sure the current squad will bear little resemblance to the players available for selection going into the Leeds game. A major clear out seems imminent which will allow Bulut to continue his rebuild. Give it about a month and we will all have a better idea of where we're at.
Rohan Luthra?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Agreed and he'll need to try and build one team around Ramsey maybe with extra runners and one for when he's not playing, he's not going to be able to swap Colwill for Ramsey.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moodybluebird
Sell Bagan or loan and a backup left back needed, we struggled all last year and had to waste O'Dowda there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
NG might still be needed in the centre too, we don't know how good Goutas is and McGuiness makes some big mistakes, so a centre half or right back needed too.
I like McGuiness in many ways but his man marking is atrocious.Quote:
Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
so far players linked with a move away afaik are :
Davies
Watters
Ojo
Sawyers
Daley-Campbell