Merchant_Banker

31 years old, probably paid a lot and plays in a position where we have plenty of talent and cover, no chance.

As soon as the team is anounced for the first game with Faes, Vestergard, Soumare, DeCordova-Reid, Ayew and Daka all starting and none of the academy kids in the squad!

It's enough, Andy King has them fit and doing the basics. Cifuentes will add his special tactical sauce, whatever that is, and we will be champions despite the 15 point deduction. #EternalOptimist.

Rumors of a release clause?

Dodgy given that they value him at 15m Euros, but he allegedly has a relase clause well below that.

Souttar is out until end of year, I would play Okoli based purely on pre-season and would keep Thomas at LB.

This is a symptom of the situation we are in. We are linked to older players who are no longer good enough for PL teams, but can do a job in the Championship. We need to focus on younger players who can compete in the Championship now, but have the potential to be PL players next year.

Why is it when I try to use this it can't find Aluko or the other youngsters?

Winks, BEK (B2B) and Alves (Free role) behind Monga, Mavididi and Fatawu. Against the weaker teams anyway!

Yes, that was the point I was trying to make. Of course you would be happy to pay £5m for Nelson, in my opinion he is worth more to us than that.

It's funny how opinions differ, I was wondering if he could play as an 8.

Would you be happy if we sold Nelson for 5 million? I think he starts for us and wouldn't be suprised if he is captain when Ricardo is not playing.

I thought he was actually better at this in this game. He didn't try to beat his full back every time and sometimes played the easy pass.

Misrad Ali replaced Kristiansen when he went off after 20 minutes or so.

I may be reading too much into a dodgy format pre-season game, but based on today I would start Monga or Alves ahead of Mavididi, Fatawua will have to bring his top game to start ahead of Marcal and Evans and I have no problem with Aluko and Wilson-Brown backing up Nelson and Okoli as our centre backs! ... and Daka should never appear in another LCFC squad.

A good mix of youth and experience would work better.

His new role is DOF at LCFC.

My mistake, I thought they were just the Championship clubs.

And why are there 30 clubs?

The last Scottish loan for an academy midfielder didn't work very well, hope this does better.

I think we need to promoted Jayden Joseph to the first team squad and play Ricardo in midfield, just so we have JJ and JJ fighting for the Right Back slot.

I don't think including Nelson and Alves in this argument works as they were out on loan. I would assume that the club thought a full season playing was better than fewer minutes with us. The problem for Monga this season is that he is compeeting with some of our better players, Mavididi and Fatawu on the wings and BEK at 10. I think all of the players you mention should get significant minutes this season and, if what is said about Cifuentes promoting youth is true, we should see plenty of all of them.

He's not going to get a PL club, but LCFC have a fair chance of being promoted.

I think he said somewhere that 10 was his preferred position, which is why I suggested it if BEK goes.

Alves and Monga?