Summer 2018 Transfer Window

[toffeeblue9]

Wow a coherent plan someone send this immediately to Walsh.

In terms of a centre half we are crying out for a Yobo type plus a midfielder in the mould of Arteta would do nicely.

We really, really, really aren't

 

[jazzy]

Swerve signing relegated tosh.

yeah ......like Gana

 

[Barnfred 55]

While that is a perfectly reasoned and logical post and is something most of us would agree on ,it has one major flaw
it doesn't offer enough opportunities for foreign travel for Mr Walsh.
I however agree with practically all you said except for keeping Jageilka.
He has been a great servant to the club but unfortunately I feel his time is up.
A free transfer would suit all parties

I understand where you're coming from with Jags, but the FA cup game v RS showed he still has something to offer when utilised sparingly. He would only be 4th choice back up and I think he could give us another season until Feeney was ready to take his place in the squad after spending next season on loan. I considered keeping Funes Mori instead, but figured we could get decent money for him, especially if he gets into the WC squad.

 

[DanB90]

yeah ......like Gana

Exactly

 

[Saint Domingo]

yeah ......like Gana

Big standard average player.

 

[Nymzee]

Are you disagreeing with me here Nymz or just being flippant?. If you're disagreeing, what do you think we need if we're to compete with top 6 next season?

By the way. It isn't half a team at all. Only 3 of those I mentioned are starters, the others are cover/squad players and you could argue that we just stick with Stek for the second keeper.

No I agree we need a fair few I just meant you made it sound like 6 signings isn’t a lot. 3 starters is £££!

 

[Barnfred 55]

Pickford
Coleman -- Holgate -- ??? -- ???
??? -- Gana
Sigurdsson
Walcott -- Tosun -- Lookman

Stekelenburg
Kenny -- Keane -- Jagielka -- Baines
Davies -- Baningime
Dowell -- Vlasic -- Onyekuru
DCL
​

Sell everyone else...

If we signed 3 players we would cement 7th place and give the kids lots of games.

Next season we create a system, get the players playing a certain way. The following season is where we aim higher.

Personally feel that would leave us with too small a squad Zat. An injury to Tosun, for example, would leave us with no back up striker on the bench and in a situation where DCL is playing too much. Young players need taking out of the firing line now and again and i'm convinced that's been a major part of the problem with Davies this season.

Also, I guess the ??? next to Gana would be a defensive midfielder. We need a baller somewhere in that midfield which is why I suggested bringing in somebody like Wilshire. Rooney is the only one capable of doing that at the moment but even he isn't in your set up.

 

[Barnfred 55]

No I agree we need a fair few I just meant you made it sound like 6 signings isn’t a lot. 3 starters is £££!

Yeah I know. Looking at £40m just for the right quality of CB I would imagine, but Wilshire on a free would be a bonus if we could make that happen. Somebody like N'Zonzi, because of his age, would only be about £20m hopefully.

But we'd also be able to bring in half decent money on the likes of Funes Mori, Schneiderlin, Besic, Mirallas, Niasse and Sandro, so I would hope net spend would be less than £50m. As I said, we could always keep hold of Stek too.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Wow a coherent plan someone send this immediately to Walsh.

In terms of a centre half we are crying out for a Yobo type plus a midfielder in the mould of Arteta would do nicely.

If only we could turn he clocks back. How much did we pay for Arteta?

 

[Brisan123]

Pickford
Coleman -- Holgate -- ??? -- ???
??? -- Gana
Sigurdsson
Walcott -- Tosun -- Lookman

Stekelenburg
Kenny -- Keane -- Jagielka -- Baines
Davies -- Baningime
Dowell -- Vlasic -- Onyekuru
DCL
​

Sell everyone else...

If we signed 3 players we would cement 7th place and give the kids lots of games.

Next season we create a system, get the players playing a certain way. The following season is where we aim higher.

Sell Wayne Rooney on 150k a week ,ill have a word with Walsh

 

[Eggs]

you are missing the point eggs ,hes young and can be resold .

..but not at a profit.

 

[Brisan123]

If only we could turn he clocks back. How much did we pay for Arteta?

The real question is how much did we sell him for and where is the money gone

 

[Brisan123]

..but not at a profit.

I know that .and you know that ,but it doesn't matter to some,youth is everything

 

[Eggs]

I know that .and you know that ,but it doesn't matter to some,youth is everything

..quality is what we need, athleticism is what we need. If those attributes are within somebody young, then all the better. I’m sure such players are out there but i’m less sure we have a DoF who can find them.

 

[blueblue]

..quality is what we need, athleticism is what we need. If those attributes are within somebody young, then all the better. I’m sure such players are out there but i’m less sure we have a DoF who can find them.

Last summer we bought too many players. We also bought the wrong players but that is a separate issue.

Bringing so many new faces into the squad at the same time makes it more difficult to build a team as a cohesive unit and makes it more difficult for the new players to get time on the pitch and to settle at the club.

We should not try to build a team in just one window, signing about four players will be plenty and maybe a young player or two who are not regarded as first team players immediately. Four new players added to the best of what is already therewould improve us enormously.