| What signings do Town need in the summer? 08:16 - Apr 29 with 3126 views | bournemouthblue |
One or two new strikers
Two new central midfielders
A new defensively solid left back?
I don't see us selling a huge amount of players and are probably likely to recruit quite aggressively such is the lunacy of the parachute payment system
I have no idea what is happening with Al-Hamadi, in the Championship he does a job but wouldn't be surprised to see him go
We will need a replacement for Delap certainly, as Keiffer Moore proved, a dominant targetman is particularly useful against low block sides and we are going to get a tonne of those this season
We all know about central midfield, Morsy, Luongo, Taylor and Humphreys will need some help and we do need to trade up here
There's no guarantee we will sell Davis but Bonniface, Townsend and one other would work?
I appreciate Davis contributed a tonne of assists so he might be defensively questionable so a set piece taker would be particularly important
We need to be trading up on physicality, pace and agility ideally. We need a squad more ready for the PL than the last one we had imho. [Post edited 29 Apr 8:17]
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| What signings do Town need in the summer? on 23:46 - Apr 29 with 407 views | bournemouthblue |
| What signings do Town need in the summer? on 15:05 - Apr 29 by rickw |
Assuming the loanees all go and Delap gets sold and Burgess, Tuanzebe and Harness all don't renew their contracts, we're left with
GK - Palmer, Walton, Muric, Slicker
RD - Johnson, H.Clarke
RCD - O'Shea, Woolfenden
LCD - Greaves, Baggott
LD - Davis, Townsend, Boniface
CM - Morsy, Luongo, Taylor, Humphries
LAM - J.Clarke, Philogene, Broadhead
CAM - Hutchison, Szmodics, Chaplin
RM - Burns, Ogbene
CF - Hirst, Al Hamadi
We're well covered in most areas - especially the AM's. I think we'll need to sell/loan out at least 1 keeper, I would give Baggott the chance to be cover for Greaves. I think we'll definitely need 1 more central mid - perhaps 2 if Luongo or Humphries leave. We'll also need a striker and I'd sell Al Hamadi. If O'Shea or Davis get sold then we'd need replacements, if Hutchison goes then I think we're still well covered in his positions. |
The thing with Hutch whilst talented is it's going to take more than anyone is willing to pay for us to sell him
It's not like he is tearing it up on assists or goals currently, it would be a big gamble and we are going to want £40 - 50 million for him I would suspect [Post edited 30 Apr 17:36]
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| What signings do Town need in the summer? on 23:50 - Apr 29 with 406 views | bournemouthblue |
| What signings do Town need in the summer? on 17:49 - Apr 29 by HighgateBlue |
I'm not sure that Enciso needs to be replaced, if nobody else in the three behind the number 9 leaves, and everyone is fit by August.
For those 3 positions we have:
- Broadhead
- Smodders
- Omari
- JClarke
- Philogene
- Ogbene
- Burns
That's already 7 proper first-teamers for 3 places, 3 of whom cost mega bucks, and 2 more of whom cost millions. Plus, on occasion Johnson might conceivably play in front of a right back. So I really don't think we need an Enciso replacement. Now, if KMac thinks that we can improve on, say, Broadhead, or that Burns will be past his peak by the next promotion and can be upgraded, fair enough. But I think Enciso was a luxury in the Prem context, at a time when we already had plenty of injuries in those positions.
I'd definitely keep Townsend, whether or not Davis stays. He wasn't out of his depth in the prem, and the gap (as we know) is huge.
I agree that we should try our best to keep O'Shea and Axel. Trying to recruit players of that quality who would be prepared to come to us would be impossible or at least eye-wateringly expensive, without any guarantee that they would fit into our system or dressing room. So I would move heaven and earth. Continuity of personnel itself is worth something.
So I would say quality over quantity, if that is possible.
I probably wouldn't be looking to add a GK, but would make a high quality GK a top top priority if and when we get promoted again. |
A lot of work was done last summer, I hope it is quality over quantity as you say
I agree on the keeper too, I know Southampton have been pap but they did in fairness get a quality keeper in Ramsdale
I can see why we liked the look of Muric, he has some decent credentials but it always seemed an odd choice, perhaps ironically we'd have been better off going for Palmer there and then [Post edited 29 Apr 23:53]
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| What signings do Town need in the summer? on 11:26 - Apr 30 with 297 views | olimar |
| What signings do Town need in the summer? on 13:59 - Apr 29 by Metal_Hacker |
Goes without saying and should’ve happened better than it had start of this season - the midfield is a massive problem for us. Was in the promotional season IMHO. We suffocated other teams with shapes and patterns of play but once we lost the ball we always looked likely to conceded. No different to this season , concede possession and we conceded a goal.
Athleticism and physicality in the middle this season is a huge requirement from me anyway
In addition and depending on “outs” , Leif to get his head space back and be allowed to from the fan base in terms of confidence and get back to what he’s good at , a striker when and if Delap goes and I still think a keeper is required. As much as my thoughts go with Muric being competent at Champ level we really can;t afford to catch a cold again. We need to start the season hitting the ground running if we’re to go up automatically.
Confidence is going to be huge next season and we’re lacking it right now , start well and were back to the same feelings we ALL had the previous TWO seasons
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On the midfield, think if we take away hinsdight, our recruitment last summer made sense- we knew we generally couldnt sign experienced players on PL wages to long term contracts, without having to pay huge fees and wages, along with big release clauses for relegation, which didnt represent good future planning.
But we could instead take a couple of them on loan to bridge the gap and give us that needed experience/quality short term. And we prioritised taking that quality/experience in CM over any other position.
Neither of them have worked out in theway that we hoped, but their profiles at the time appeared to be exactly the sort of quality we should have looked at- one was an experienced england international with a £50m price tag who was behind Rodri and Kovacic at the Champions- not necessarily a terrible indictment. The other had experience across Ligue 1, Serie A and Champions League and was a major target for an established PL club for their own midfield.
The profiles are good, even if there were caveats against them (which is inevitable, otherwise they wouldnt have been on the loan market) |  | | |
| What signings do Town need in the summer? on 11:30 - Apr 30 with 290 views | olimar |
| What signings do Town need in the summer? on 23:46 - Apr 29 by bournemouthblue |
The thing with Hutch whilst talented is it's going to take more than anyone is willing to pay for us to sell him
It's not like he is tearing it up on assists or goals currently, it would be a big gamble and we are going to want £40 - 50 million for him I would suspect [Post edited 30 Apr 17:36]
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Not if he has a relegation release clause in his contract. There is every possibility that his agent might have asked for that at a relatively affordable level, which is how we were able to sign him.
Im hopeful that Chelseas urgent need to sell him before end of June for PSR would have meant they perhaps gave him a good settlement on their side and might have meant he didnt need to ask for so much going the other way. | | | |
| What signings do Town need in the summer? on 12:41 - Apr 30 with 207 views | jayessess |
| What signings do Town need in the summer? on 11:30 - Apr 30 by olimar |
Not if he has a relegation release clause in his contract. There is every possibility that his agent might have asked for that at a relatively affordable level, which is how we were able to sign him.
Im hopeful that Chelseas urgent need to sell him before end of June for PSR would have meant they perhaps gave him a good settlement on their side and might have meant he didnt need to ask for so much going the other way. |
General consensus was that Delap's agent did brilliantly to get a £30m release clause on a £15m initial fee. Same ratio for Hutchinson would put him £40m+. |  |
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| What signings do Town need in the summer? on 13:40 - Apr 30 with 140 views | NthQldITFC |
| What signings do Town need in the summer? on 17:52 - Apr 29 by SuffolkPunchFC |
[This is somewhat tongue in cheek]
Well, if you look at our squad on paper, only 14 from 25 are English 
On a more serious note, it is often difficult to tell without in depth analysis. Morsy is Egyptian, but without a doubt very much a scouser.
Some like Wolves have clearly recruited players that developed their game in Brazil and Portugal, but you can look at other clubs that have 'overseas' players on paper, but that have been developing their game in England since they were young. |
Morsy is a yam-yam isn't he? From Wolverhampton? Or Woolverstone?
What you're saying puts more importance on the Academy then, which looks like it's progressing nicely? I thought there was more direct recruitment of young players from say European or South American leagues, which we haven't been able to do yet. But I bow to just about everyone else's superior knowledge on the matter!  |  |
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