I'd put Murphy down. I wonder how they will judge this transfer situation. We are able to spend 190m straight away allegedly. You'd assume only a portion of that will be spent in January with the rest left to a new permanent boss come the summer. So what does a new boss sign? Generally I think a couple of older heads with a few younger players and energy lift you out a hole with regard to relegation. Finally we are going to properly take part in a transfer window. **** we might even do a deadline day.
Keep list would need 4 lads who have graduated from the development squad for home grown talent in Europe.
Honestly think under the right manager a lot of the under performers may improve significantly. @Darren Peacock's Ponytail is right we will need upwards of 80% of the current squad over the next season or two. But sticking to the thread and the players I want to keep is as follows Dubs Schar Feders RITCHIE Lewis (potential is there) ASM Miggy Joelinton (as a winger) Willock Shelvey (I think under a good manager with better players he might be ok) Wilson Some youth players
Ritchie is a hard working player and he's decent on the attack. He cannot defend, but it's not his fault our squad is **** and he's playing a position he's not made for. He's costs us plenty of goals, but again, he's not a ****ing defender.
We don't need ****e like that anymore... He won't get anywhere near the side within 1 year. We need him for a short time
People need to remember we aren't gonna sign a whole new set of 25 players. I'd be happy with 8 new incoming players of a good (better than what we have) standard to supplement: Dubs, Darlow, Woodman, Manquillo, Lascelles, Schar, Fernandez, Lewis, Dummett, Willock, Longstaff, Longstaff, Almiron, Hayden, ASM, J7, Wilson. Add a new RB, CB, DM, CM, CM, RW, LW, CF - would be a 25 man squad and I'd hope that nearly all of those new comers would be starters/improvements on what we have. Few of those I've kept are out of contract in the next 6-18 months so replacements for those if one or two more go from that list.