Next season who would you like to see come in?

[Guest Cujek]

First thing is to re-sign Cambiasso and give him the captains armband. Sign Huth on a permanent deal, although now I fear he's going to cost a fair few quid, but he's got to be worth it. Shawcross (not much chance, I know, so an improvement on Morgan). Cresswell, Okazaki we were linked with. When Hull (probably) go down we should get Huddlestone in and Snodgrass, to replace Schlupp. I know it's harsh but, ball control and crossing ability are a must for a winger for me. Then we would just need a solid RB, maybe Trippier. We have a few too many Championship level players we could px or sell to put towards the cost of some new players. Also if Pirlo becomes available get him in too. He could share the load with Cambiasso or play along side him. They both have incredible professionalism, so age isn't important with players like them.

I dont know if this post is serious or not?

A, we all know Cambiasso is captain anyway, he dont need an armband, real leaders dont.

B, Huth would cost no more money now than he would have had at the start of his loan

C, Huddlestone is a total liabilty, Person will not touch him in a million years, Snodgrass is little more than a championship player, so why would we px one of our other so called championship players for him?

D, Trippier puts in a lot of crosses, but is he really any better a defender that de laet, hardly, besides, Albrighton has been cracking at rwb

E, Pirlo, you are kidding right? You think a cm partnership of Cambiasso and Pirlo would ever work in a million years?

What we need to do is, sign Huth, 2.5 - 3 mil would buy him, depends what other offers he gets, get Cambiasso on another year, again depends what other offers he gets, both of these guys can pretty much choose thier future.

after that, we have to make quality signings, I trust Pearson, Rudkin and the rest of scouting team have already got targets lined up and I trust them to make quality editions not pick the bones 8f relegated teams.

And if anyone mentions Caulker again I will scream.

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Some of the suggestions on here...

 

Please say no opposing fans visit this thread!!!

[Dr The Singh]

I dont know if this post is serious or not?

A, we all know Cambiasso is captain anyway, he dont need an armband, real leaders dont.

B, Huth would cost no more money now than he would have had at the start of his loan

C, Huddlestone is a total liabilty, Person will not touch him in a million years, Snodgrass is little more than a championship player, so why would we px one of our other so called championship players for him?

D, Trippier puts in a lot of crosses, but is he really any better a defender that de laet, hardly, besides, Albrighton has been cracking at rwb

E, Pirlo, you are kidding right? You think a cm partnership of Cambiasso and Pirlo would ever work in a million years?

What we need to do is, sign Huth, 2.5 - 3 mil would buy him, depends what other offers he gets, get Cambiasso on another year, again depends what other offers he gets, both of these guys can pretty much choose thier future.

after that, we have to make quality signings, I trust Pearson, Rudkin and the rest of scouting team have already got targets lined up and I trust them to make quality editions not pick the bones 8f relegated teams.

And if anyone mentions Caulker again I will scream.

What about Caulker?

[Guest Cujek]

What about Caulker?

ARRRRGGHHH

[Stadt]

I'd like to see us sign a younger, more athletic centreback, personally, I've not seen Van Dijk play but he sounds like he fits the bill. 

 

Obviously Huth is a priority but if we're looking at playing 352 in the long term we can't rely on Huth, Wasyl and Morgan as their lack of mobility will only get worse.

 

I'd like to see us sign a more physical defensive midfielder, we've struggled against the Matics, the N'Zonzis and Jedinaks so I'd like some more steel.

 

Left back is problematic, I'd like a more defensively solid option, Ben Mee?

[1972 Fox]

First thing is to re-sign Cambiasso and give him the captains armband. Sign Huth on a permanent deal, although now I fear he's going to cost a fair few quid, but he's got to be worth it. Shawcross (not much chance, I know, so an improvement on Morgan). Cresswell, Okazaki we were linked with. When Hull (probably) go down we should get Huddlestone in and Snodgrass, to replace Schlupp. I know it's harsh but, ball control and crossing ability are a must for a winger for me. Then we would just need a solid RB, maybe Trippier. We have a few too many Championship level players we could px or sell to put towards the cost of some new players. Also if Pirlo becomes available get him in too. He could share the load with Cambiasso or play along side him. They both have incredible professionalism, so age isn't important with players like them.

Is this post a wind up? Not wanting much then! Me thinks My Nads is talking b0ll0cks!

[lgfualol]

I hope we don't end up going down. I'll blame this thread.

[ADK]

Ben Mee has impressed me this season for Burnley and was one of the few Sven era players I would have liked to keep.

 

Wouldn't be a bad choice to add to our defence in place of Koncheskey.

 

We also seemingly need a new CM if James is out for next season.

 

Then 1 extra striker to replace Wood and 1 more creative midfielder to replace Knockeart.

 

That's 4 players + Huth.

 

Maybe another goalkeeper if Hamer leaves.

[My Nads]

Ings is out of contract.

 

 

And further up the page you said along the lines of 'It's harsh but we need to replace Schlupp'. Definitely don't agree with this.

Yes, we need another LB. Konchesky is unfortunately no longer good enough for us, and we need someone fresher in. But a replacement for Schlupp? Nah.

 

It's easy for us to get carried away and say we want x, y and z all to sign for us, with them all magically bedding into the squad and having an instant impact, but the fact is it just isn't going to happen. Wholesale changes are the 'way forward' seen by an increasing number of clubs, and time and time again we see it fail to pay off. I'd much, much rather we kept the majority of our players (who, lets not forget, after some time to settle have now proved that they're well up for the PL) and allowed the younger ones to carry on developing with us than pay over-the-odds for a player who may or may not make it here.

 

Schlupp has done fantastically well this season, and is (in my eyes) a shoe in for YPOTY, so to immediately replace him with someone else is very, very harsh. Bring in someone to challenge him for the position, but not as an outright replacement.

 

He's a frustrating player at times, but he's also a joy to watch when he does things right, and a nightmare for defenders. He'll iron out his inconsistencies with experience, and we've already seen him starting to adapt better to his new LWB role. He's won us far more points than he's lost (either by direct involvement or simply occupying other players), and he's earnt his place in the XI.

 

Schlupp is another Dyer, but not as good. Yeah, he has some good moments, but it's outweighed by his numerous bad moments! I'd much rather have a Snodgrass/Albrighton type of player than a Schlupp type player. There's a chance Schlupp develops into a good player and I hope he does, but are we in a strong enough position to hope he gets better? Loan him out and see if he gets any better.   

[Stevosevic]

Chester please.

[1LCFC]

Jose Enrique

[My Nads]

A, we all know Cambiasso is captain anyway, he dont need an armband, real leaders dont.

B, Huth would cost no more money now than he would have had at the start of his loan

C, Huddlestone is a total liabilty, Person will not touch him in a million years, Snodgrass is little more than a championship player, so why would we px one of our other so called championship players for him?

D, Trippier puts in a lot of crosses, but is he really any better a defender that de laet, hardly, besides, Albrighton has been cracking at rwb

E, Pirlo, you are kidding right? You think a cm partnership of Cambiasso and Pirlo would ever work in a million years?

What we need to do is, sign Huth, 2.5 - 3 mil would buy him, depends what other offers he gets, get Cambiasso on another year, again depends what other offers he gets, both of these guys can pretty much choose thier future.

 

A. So why not give him the captaincy? I don't understand your logic.

 

B. Huth wasn't playing for Stoke when we first loaned him, so of course he's worth more now. Other teams will be interested, it's not just Stoke!

 

C. Huddlestone is a very good player! Hull are in bad form and lacking confidence at the moment. Snodgrass is better than any LM/LW player we have. 

 

D. Trippier's a lot better then De laet. Defending is about not making mistakes, it's the reason De Laet hasn't played much this season.

 

E. Are you seriously telling me you wouldn't have Pirlo if you had the chance? Fair enough, but I remember a lot of people saying the same thing about Cambiasso

before he signed for us.

 

What makes you think Huth will cost £2.5-3M? It could easily be double that after the way he has played for us. Half of the PL must be keeping an eye on him now.

[My Nads]

Is this post a wind up? Not wanting much then! Me thinks My Nads is talking b0ll0cks!

My mistake, I though this thread was titled "Next season who would you like to come in?" I didn't realised it was "Next season who would Blue Fox want to come in!"

The point of a forum is for people to give their opinions, so everyone talks bollocks, that's pretty much the point of a forum! If you aren't interested in other peoples opinions then why are you reading the thread?

 

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[4everfox]

First thing is to re-sign Cambiasso and give him the captains armband. Sign Huth on a permanent deal, although now I fear he's going to cost a fair few quid, but he's got to be worth it. Shawcross (not much chance, I know, so an improvement on Morgan). Cresswell, Okazaki we were linked with. When Hull (probably) go down we should get Huddlestone in and Snodgrass, to replace Schlupp. I know it's harsh but, ball control and crossing ability are a must for a winger for me. Then we would just need a solid RB, maybe Trippier. We have a few too many Championship level players we could px or sell to put towards the cost of some new players. Also if Pirlo becomes available get him in too. He could share the load with Cambiasso or play along side him. They both have incredible professionalism, so age isn't important with players like them.

Pirlo we've got zero chance of signing him

[gurru991]

I would like to see us get a little bit younger up front, Vardy & Ulloa are awesome but both are 28 

[dorsetboy]

i think its going to be difficult this window will nigel try for bargain basement again or will the thais not want to risk another last minute survival (hopefully) and try to slash some serious money this season . 

 

signings of huth and cambiasso have shown and was back in the defence proves experience counts for a lot 

 

i would really like huth to stay and enrique would be a good shout for lb nigel seems to like pace also so how about hoilett from qpr have always liked him ? 

 

marquee signing again maybe how about chicerito ends his loan at real and they wont be keeping him ? i think he could score  a lot of goals if given a proper run in a team 

[KFS]

My picks:

Okazaki- pacey finisher. We need a backup/ someone to push Vardy. If he starts the season slowly next year or gets an injury, we'll feel the effects for sure.

Jose Enrique- coming back from a long term injury. Solid, quick, rated very highly by a lot of Liverpool fans. A player to monitor if they sign Alberto Moreno permanently.

Huth- a must buy. All that needs to be said has been said in this thread.

Virgil van Dijk- maybe out of the realms of possibility. Highly rated and has been on Arsenal's radar for a while. We need a young centre half. I can see Nigel going back in for the highly rated Croatian chap however.

To complete the buys, I'd be looking at a youthful, up-and-coming centre midfielder. Someone who can play box to box and bring that added quality. Yuri Tielemans is completely unrealistic, but someone in that mould.

So 5 players to build on what we have already.

[Fosse93]

I'd like to see us get a specialist RWB and LWB if Pearson plans to stick with this formation.

If Albrighton or Schlupp get injured, we're fooked.

[Guest Cujek]

A. So why not give him the captaincy? I don't understand your logic.

 

B. Huth wasn't playing for Stoke when we first loaned him, so of course he's worth more now. Other teams will be interested, it's not just Stoke!

 

C. Huddlestone is a very good player! Hull are in bad form and lacking confidence at the moment. Snodgrass is better than any LM/LW player we have. 

 

D. Trippier's a lot better then De laet. Defending is about not making mistakes, it's the reason De Laet hasn't played much this season.

 

E. Are you seriously telling me you wouldn't have Pirlo if you had the chance? Fair enough, but I remember a lot of people saying the same thing about Cambiasso

before he signed for us.

 

What makes you think Huth will cost £2.5-3M? It could easily be double that after the way he has played for us. Half of the PL must be keeping an eye on him now.

you dont jusT swap captains about, it was given to Morgan, to take that off him would be a serious kick in the teeth and possibly effect morale in negative way.

There is no way Huth would cost 5 mil+, it dont matter how many people want to buy him, he has a value, if that value is met then the club sell him, its then down to him what offer he takes.

So we buy Trippier to replace de laet, even though our defence has let in less goals, Albrighten has provided more assists than trippier, this isnt football manager you cant just change your whole team every year, filling your team with players from relegated clubs is dumb.

Huddlestone is a liability and pearson will not touch him, end of.

Im not saying I wouldnt have pirlo, but who says he would have the same attitude as esteban? he could be another keown or wise, a midfield of cambiasso and pirlo would get slaughtered, no matter how technically good they both are at their age it would be a disaster, one of the reasons cAmbiasso has done so well, is having james next him, perfect combo.

[Guest Col city fan]

Schlupp is another Dyer, but not as good. Yeah, he has some good moments, but it's outweighed by his numerous bad moments! I'd much rather have a Snodgrass/Albrighton type of player than a Schlupp type player. There's a chance Schlupp develops into a good player and I hope he does, but are we in a strong enough position to hope he gets better? Loan him out and see if he gets any better.

Way off the mark IMO.

This lad is getting better and better.

Play him in the right way (wing back), trust in him and watch him flourish.

For me, the right back situation needs addressing first. However, we do need another left sided player for when Jeff is injured.

[les-tah]

the key to us progressing higher is to keep the formation and improve the positions and quality of the player in that position.

[les-tah]

Schlupp is another Dyer, but not as good. Yeah, he has some good moments, but it's outweighed by his numerous bad moments! I'd much rather have a Snodgrass/Albrighton type of player than a Schlupp type player. There's a chance Schlupp develops into a good player and I hope he does, but are we in a strong enough position to hope he gets better? Loan him out and see if he gets any better.   

 

Fu*kin hell, another dyer? that's a clueless statement.... Dyer had pace the obliterated rubbish championship players and there's a reason why he never played in the prem or at a very good level.

[ROB-THE-BLUE]

Ross Mccormack as a squad player at the right price, surely won't want to stay at Fulham now

[Stevosevic]

Need more quality, defence in particular whether we go with a 4 or a 3 at the back. 

[Guest]

I'd take Luke Garbutt, Tom Cleverley and Yoann Gourcuff on frees.

 

Huth 3m (more if necessary)

 

Trippier  3m or Elmohamady 2m

 

Ozakaki