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The simple keep or sell

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We have so little depth that I'd basically keep everyone in the current squad that is getting minutes unless a real substantive offer comes in. Just let the contracts run out otherwise.
 
Pickford - Sell - Cut our losses if needs be.
Olsen - Keep - Backup to our new 1st choice keeper.
Virgínia - Not seen anything of him.

Coleman - Keep - Create a role for him with the backroom staff.
Holgate - Keep - We need decent squad players.
Keane - Keep
Mina - Undecided
Godfrey - Keep - He a powerhouse and our future captain.
Digne - Keep
Nkounkou - Keep - Looked good when he's played.

Delph - Sell - But who would want him.
Besic - Sell - No point in him being here if he's not going to be used.
Gbamin - Undecided - Need to see more of the lad.
Allan - Keep
Davies - Keep - Becoming a vital part of our setup.
Doucouré - Keep - Not fully sold on him yet, but I feel he may come good.
Gomes - Keep - He has his moments and can be a useful squad member.
Sigurðsson - Keep - Would take the gamble with him.
James - Undecided - He's too 'hot and cold' and certainly not looking worthy of a one-year extension.
Bernard - Sell - Get rid but only if Carlo has no intention of giving him extended playing time.
Iwobi - Keep - The guy has his uses.

Richarlison - Undecided - I've had it with his attitude and sulking, but he does work hard and can turn games.
King - Undecided - Let's wait and see what he offers us.
Calvert-Lewin - Keep - Decent Forwards are hard to come by.














The choice of colour is a smart move. Plain and clear.
 

....I go for a definition, rather than a list;

i think a player is a sellable asset if the Manager feels he can do without because he has better in the squad or he can immediately bring in better with the funds generated.
 
Pickford - Sell - Cut our losses if needs be.
Olsen - Keep - Backup to our new 1st choice keeper.
Virgínia - Not seen anything of him.

Coleman - Keep - Create a role for him with the backroom staff.
Holgate - Keep - We need decent squad players.
Keane - Keep
Mina - Undecided
Godfrey - Keep - He a powerhouse and our future captain.
Digne - Keep
Nkounkou - Keep - Looked good when he's played.

Delph - Sell - But who would want him.
Besic - Sell - No point in him being here if he's not going to be used.
Gbamin - Undecided - Need to see more of the lad.
Allan - Keep
Davies - Keep - Becoming a vital part of our setup.
Doucouré - Keep - Not fully sold on him yet, but I feel he may come good.
Gomes - Keep - He has his moments and can be a useful squad member.
Sigurðsson - Keep - Would take the gamble with him.
James - Undecided - He's too 'hot and cold' and certainly not looking worthy of a one-year extension.
Bernard - Sell - Get rid but only if Carlo has no intention of giving him extended playing time.
Iwobi - Keep - The guy has his uses.

Richarlison - Undecided - I've had it with his attitude and sulking, but he does work hard and can turn games.
King - Undecided - Let's wait and see what he offers us.
Calvert-Lewin - Keep - Decent Forwards are hard to come by.















Why?
 
I still think the years of terrible recruitment have crippled us. Yes, we have spent A lot since the Walsh era, but Sigurdsson on £120k a week still kills me.

Sigurdsson, Gomes, Delph are my first three on the list. Slow, rarely impact and don't have fight in them to push on and take games by scruff of neck.

Coleman is the only second tier player on my list, and I'd give him the Baines treatment - keep him, will rarely play, but can be impactful when called upon, and a good influence in changing room.

Personally, there aren't too many players who i want to change out now. Goalkeeper, Centre Midfield, Striker (King may solve this) and Wingers are what we badly need. WHen you look at the top teams, they have creativity coursing their veins along with energy and pace. United, Fernandes; City, DeBruyne etc... I genuinely don't think we're too far off, but what impacted Koeman, Martinez, Silva is the lack of energy in the middle. The last time we genuinely had that for me, was probably Arteta. Allan, Doucoure and a new signing would do us the world of good for me.
 

James - Undecided - He's too 'hot and cold' and certainly not looking worthy of a one-year extension.

Yet Sigurdsson, Gomes and Coleman stay...

Mina, Richarlison and James potentially go?


I know we've been starved of any success for about 30 years, but surely this is a wind up?
 
No surprise we’re basically binning off the least competitive midfield in history. We’ve been unlucky in that Allan has been injured for big periods but our problems start and end in the centre of the park.

gylfi
Gomes
Delph
Iwobi
Bernard

all need binning off. I’ll keep Davies, he’s suddenly looking like he gives a t0$$.

coleman needs binning off, sentiment always clouds our judgement.

pickers isn’t good enough if we are going the defensive solidity route, but we’ve got a flair for signing bang average backups. No point signing Olsen, not good enough.

That’s a dreadful state. The fact players like kean and onyeruku have passed through the club without improving us on the field isn’t great. I love a profit, but we’re still looking for a lukaku replacement, wasted 2 years on Kean and no further forward.

sounds doom and gloom? I think we’ve seen green shoots of recovery, when we find our courage we can play, but fear cripples us. We cleared wages over January so should be doing business in the summer. This time next year I expect us to look much more balanced and put a realistic push for top 6 together. Rome wasn’t built in glasshouses or some other cliche.
 

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