what can we look forward to next year? The allams buy the KC - will they extend? New Signings - Who we looking at? Good or bad season - Where do we expect to finish? Wage bill - Who will be going out? Home form - Will our home form improve Will we still be unbeaten away by the start of next season?
No they won't extend Goalkeeper, Gerrard, New Winger, New Forward 2nd Harper, Koren, Dawson and more Yes Yes unbeaten on the road all season
Similar to this to be honest however i would like to think we would keep Dawson. Very unlikely to be unbeaten all season away but a good mixture home and away an we will be up there i will be happy with top 6 lets be honest play offs are the only way to go up
Don't see them extending but if they lower the prices i'll be happy. New signings as above we need a new Keeper, a few defenders- replacement for Dawson and Gerrard if he does go. We need to sort out the right and left of midfield with more options (not too sure when Stewart will be back in action but different players to replace when injured can't be wrong). We get rid of Harper and buy a decent replacement (well fingers crossed). Stick McLean & SImpson on the bench and bring in new striker. A bigger lad to play alongside Fryatt. Playoffs Who'll be off. Same as the answers above. Hope so.
agree with lloydy on pretty much everything there. i like the idea of a strike force of fryatt, mclean, simpson but just with somebody a bit more different alongside them.
No they won't extend - (agreed) Goalkeeper(s), Gerrard (or similar), what is a winger? (wide midlield player), (Young Gritty Midfield Player, Akpen perhaps), (Bustling) New Forward, (and others depending on who goes). (Whatever happens we will not have money to spend in capital payments) (I d be happy with 8th) Harper (not going anywhere for contractual reasons), Koren (maybe), Dawson (ditto Harper) and more (Duke), (***an), (MacShane), (Gardener), (Bullard), (Kilbane), (Olifinjana), (Atkinson), (Solano), (Devitt?), Cairney?) (all at a substantial loss underwritten by the Allams), (and a host of youngsters) Yes (next season Yes) Yes unbeaten on the road all season (No. Swansea, Watford, QPR and Bristol City will be a stiff test)
what can we look forward to next year? The allams buy the KC - will they extend? Yes, they will buy the stadium but I cannot see any extension happenning next season. New Signings - Who we looking at? I think we will make 3 or 4 new signings in the Summer with another couple in January, that with some loans mixed in. Summer will be a new CB, a Goalie, a hard-man midfield captain type and a new left back. In my view we need much more than that but the Allams will demand prudence. I would like us to either get Gerrard or Ayala permanently, Kevin McNaughton if Cardiff don't go up, Vito Mannone on season long loan with the German as back up. In midfield I would like someone like a Jonathan Greening to come in and take the Captaincy. Also, I wouldn't mind putting a bid in for James Beattie as he clearly isn't wanted at Rangers and has the experience and proven ability at Championship level and would be the ideal foil for Fryatt. Good or bad season - Where do we expect to finish? I would expect at least to finish in the play-offs, but we must remember the Parachute Money Clock is ticking, we need to make a move soon Wage bill - Who will be going out? More of the same I would expect; loans out for those who will not go. Bullard will go to Ipswich for a free and a Golden goodbye. Home form - Will our home form improve Dunno, it's been shyte for 3 seasons now, getting fed up of it, to be honest. Hope we are harder to beat at home next season at the very least. Will we still be unbeaten away by the start of next season? Doubt it Bristol, Swansea and QPR are all VERY tough games away from home.
a strike force for the entire season, yes. and because we are looking at an entire season, the question clearly has to be for the squad
I certainly think next season will be very different , exciting new young players already in the ranks, a new NO 1 Priority is on the radar,the scouting for new players is first class. What a difference the way the hierarchy conduct there business, with no bull and constant no string a longs just quietly and effectively do the business, bringing new players with a sell on value!!!. Thinking positive lets look to the top 2 finish next season ( if we have to ) Home form has got to be better, fans must get behind the team less booing , lets kick on to the future. One things for sure, next season we don't have the doubt of will the wages be paid, will the creditors for close, do we have to sell players to survive. Hopefully we will be back where we belong in the P R E M I E R L E A G U E. Lets look forward to more records being broken. U T T
Extend the KC? I don't think so, I think that should and will happen only if we got promoted. New Signings - Who we looking at? Probably Evans although he has not impressed me of late. Hopefully Gerrard as he's a rock in our back line. A keeper, Mannone would be a great signing though its unlikely permanently. I've heard reports we're looking at Readings keeper. A young lad can't remember his name. A new striker. I know he's getting old but Kevin Phillips would get 20 a season easily in this league, but NP seems to go for younger unproven players (not that its really a bad thing.) Hopefully not Hobbs, Amoo. I'd like to see Olofinjana in our team next season, quality player. Good or bad season - Where do we expect to finish? We have to target the play offs next season, surely. Wage bill - Who will be going out? Duke, Bullard, Cullen, Kilbane, Gardner, Garcia, ***an, Koren (not that I want him to, I've just heard reports he wants a move to Germany.) Home form - Will our home form improve? It simply has to! Losses to the likes of Scunny, Millwank, and Shef Utd are simply not acceptable if we have any real ambitions of promotion. Our away form this year has been exceptional and it will be a tough task to emulate that next term so improved home form is vital.
Other than the players currently shipped out on loan, I don't see that many players leaving. Despite recent signings our squad is still pretty thin. Unless we sign about 8 players in the summer I expect the likes of Garcia and ***an to be offered one-year deals. The majority of the loanees (Kilbane, Bullard, Ghilas) will probably leave with the addition of a few expiring contracts, ie Duke.
