Usually I'd wait until a couple of weeks after the season to gauge the Not606ers for their opinion of the squad, but this season has been so diabolical I've been holding off on this since early April. So with that in mind, for members of the first team squad, every player should be marked with STAY, GO or LOAN: GOALKEEPERS Hugo Lloris Brad Friedel Heurelho Gomes (out of contract at the end of the season) Jordan Archer DEFENDERS Jan Vertonghen Younes Kaboul (out of contract at the end of the season) Kyle Walker Michael Dawson Vlad Chiriches Danny Rose Kyle Naughton Ezekiel Fryers Benoit Assou-Ekotto MIDFIELDERS Sandro Moussa Dembele Christian Eriksen Paulinho Aaron Lennon Andros Townsend Erik Lamela Nacer Chadli Gylfi Sigurdsson Etienne Capoue Nabil Bentaleb Lewis Holtby Tom Carroll Iago Falque Jake Livemore Ryan Mason FORWARDS Emmanuel Adebayor (clause in his contract means his wages double this summer) Roberto Soldado Harry Kane Meanwhile, in the case of players not in our first team squad, the options are STAY, GO, LOAN or FIRST TEAM GOALKEEPERS Lawrence Vigouroux Jonathan Miles DEFENDERS Milos Veljkovic Kevin Stewart Grant Hall Bongani Khumalo Dominic Ball Alexander McQueen Conor Oglivie MIDFIELDERS Alex Pritchard Christian Ceballos Tomislav Gomelt Ryan Fredericks Laste Dombaxe Kenneth McEvoy Darren McQueen Joshua Onomah Harry Winks Giancarlo Gallifuoco Rúben Lameiras FORWARDS John Obika Shaquille Coulthirst Cameron Lancaster Souleymane Coulibaly
GOALKEEPERS Hugo Lloris ............... would love him to stay but he'll be off imo Brad Friedel ............... stay as a coach Heurelho Gomes (out of contract at the end of the season)....should go and play Jordan Archer....no idea DEFENDERS Jan Vertonghen....will go and I can't wait....complete twat imo Younes Kaboul (out of contract at the end of the season)....would like him to stay but fitness is a real problem so will be gone Kyle Walker....want him to stay Michael Dawson....think he has to accept being a squad player if he is to stay...club will choose to sell Vlad Chiriches...will stay Danny Rose...will be sold Kyle Naughton...couldn't be given away Ezekiel Fryers...will go on loan Benoit Assou-Ekotto...will be sold MIDFIELDERS Sandro....will stay IF manager goes Moussa Dembele....sold Christian Eriksen...stay Paulinho....sold Aaron Lennon...stay Andros Townsend...stay Erik Lamela....stay Nacer Chadli...stay Gylfi Sigurdsson....sold Etienne Capoue....stay Nabil Bentaleb....stay Lewis Holtby...sold Tom Carroll...sold Iago Falque...no idea Jake Livemore....sold Ryan Mason...sold FORWARDS Emmanuel Adebayor (clause in his contract means his wages double this summer)...won't be able to sell so stay Roberto Soldado...club won't take the huge loss so will stay Harry Kane...stay Meanwhile, in the case of players not in our first team squad, the options are STAY, GO, LOAN or FIRST TEAM GOALKEEPERS Lawrence Vigouroux....no idea Jonathan Miles....ditto DEFENDERS Milos Veljkovic...ditto Kevin Stewart....ditto Grant Hall...ditto Bongani Khumalo...loan Dominic Ball...no idea Alexander McQueen...loan Conor Oglivie...no idea MIDFIELDERS Alex Pritchard....1st team squad Christian Ceballos...no idea Tomislav Gomelt...ditto Ryan Fredericks....1st team squad Laste Dombaxe...no idea Kenneth McEvoy...no idea Darren McQueen...loan Joshua Onomah...no idea Harry Winks...no idea Giancarlo Gallifuoco....no idea Rúben Lameiras...1st team squad FORWARDS John Obika...1st team squad Shaquille Coulthirst...loan Cameron Lancaster...loan Souleymane Coulibaly...loan
GOALKEEPERS Hugo Lloris ............... stay Brad Friedel ............... Go Heurelho Gomes (out of contract at the end of the season)....Stay Jordan Archer....Stay DEFENDERS Jan Vertonghen....Stay Younes Kaboul (out of contract at the end of the season)....Stay Kyle Walker....stay Michael Dawson....sell Vlad Chiriches...stay Danny Rose...stay Kyle Naughton...stay Ezekiel Fryers...stay Benoit Assou-Ekotto...sell MIDFIELDERS Sandro....stay Moussa Dembele....stay Christian Eriksen...stay Paulinho....stay Aaron Lennon...stay Andros Townsend...stay Erik Lamela....stay Nacer Chadli...stay Gylfi Sigurdsson....stay Etienne Capoue....stay Nabil Bentaleb....stay Lewis Holtby...stay Tom Carroll...stay Iago Falque...sell Jake Livemore....sell Ryan Mason...sell FORWARDS Emmanuel Adebayor (clause in his contract means his wages double this summer)...sell Roberto Soldado...stay Harry Kane...stay Meanwhile, in the case of players not in our first team squad, the options are STAY, GO, LOAN or FIRST TEAM Mostly no idea on the U-21s Alex Pritchard....1st team squad If I've got my arithmetic and ages right that would mean we would need to buy a centre half and a striker which is enough I think
BAE- out. Rose - out. Veljkovic - loan (big opportunity this season to develop is wasted) . Carroll - PL loan. Pritchard - loan to league below. Ceballos - stay (IF Spurs will play 4-3-3 at some time) . Falque - sell (too late for him now) . Obika - ditto. Other Academy kids - loan where possible.
Can't be arsed going through the whole list. Who stays and who goes will depend almost entirely on who we bring in as our next manager. If Sherwood stays, we are ****ed. If we get a recognised quality manager in, I think we'll keep whoever we want to keep, including Lloris, Vertonghen, Walker, Sandro. Lamela, etc. The players I don't think can hack it with us (if Levy has ambitions of top 4) are: Dawson, Naughton, Rose, Ekotto, Siggy, Dembele, Kane. The juries out for me re LOLdado; I'd want to see how he can perform under a decent manager who knows how to set up the team to play to its, and his, strengths, before casting any stones. As for the rest, I'd like to see them sold, but that will all depend on who we are able to bring in and what funds, if any, are going to be made available. We need a massive shake-up, but I doubt that we can afford it.
GOALKEEPERS Hugo Lloris - STAY Brad Friedel - GO Heurelho Gomes (out of contract at the end of the season) - GO Jordan Archer - STAY DEFENDERS Jan Vertonghen - STAY Younes Kaboul (out of contract at the end of the season) - GO Kyle Walker - STAY Michael Dawson - GO Vlad Chiriches - STAY Danny Rose - GO Kyle Naughton - GO Ezekiel Fryers - STAY Benoit Assou-Ekotto - STAY MIDFIELDERS Sandro - STAY Moussa Dembele - GO Christian Eriksen - STAY Paulinho - GO Aaron Lennon - STAY Andros Townsend - STAY Erik Lamela - STAY Nacer Chadli - STAY Gylfi Sigurdsson - STAY Etienne Capoue - STAY Nabil Bentaleb - LOAN Lewis Holtby - GO Tom Carroll - STAY Iago Falque - GO Jake Livemore - GO Ryan Mason - LOAN FORWARDS Emmanuel Adebayor (clause in his contract means his wages double this summer) - STAY Roberto Soldado - GO Harry Kane - LOAN
Thanks RCL - just saved me the effort as I agree with almost all of this and the reasons given. One change however, is that I would like us to keep Holtby. (And yes, I would probably prefer to keep Benny - but only as a support LB - his international experience would be useful especially if we have a EL campaign to contend with) One things for sure - this summer is likely to see a load more upheaval and just hope that any changes happen sooner rather than later.
I can't believe that people want to see more wholesale changes in the squad. Most of the changes above imply 12 out and seven in. Are you all mad?
Not sure it's as much about 'want' as about 'expect'. For me, I cannot see Vertonghen and Paulinho staying around, or Lloris for that matter.
I think most answers in this thread (and elsewhere) are provided on a "wishful thinking" basis. We all know that we'll end up keeping and trying to play players who simply should not be in a top 4 side, hence the reason why most of us will forever be pessimistic regarding our chances of ever getting there, again.
Difficult to know where to start. Naughton, Rose, Dawson. Most definitely get rid of. We need to lighten up on midfield players. Who goes would very much depend on who the new manager is and who he wants to keep. Some players, most of whom have been mentioned, may demand a move anyway. After this season, you could hardly blame them. I very much doubt that the current reality even vaguely resembles the vision they were sold.
This. I know we won't sell as many as I said, but in reality we need to. We will probably sell 2-3 and bring in 2-3. That won't be enough imo.
GOALKEEPERS Hugo Lloris - STAY Brad Friedel - GO Heurelho Gomes (out of contract at the end of the season) - GO Jordan Archer - LOAN DEFENDERS Jan Vertonghen - GO (not interested) Younes Kaboul (out of contract at the end of the season) - STAY Kyle Walker - STAY Michael Dawson - STAY (crap but cares) Vlad Chiriches - STAY Danny Rose - STAY Kyle Naughton - GO Ezekiel Fryers - LOAN Benoit Assou-Ekotto - GO MIDFIELDERS Sandro - STAY Moussa Dembele - STAY Christian Eriksen - STAY Paulinho - GO (I would drive him to any destination) Aaron Lennon - STAY Andros Townsend - STAY Erik Lamela - GO Nacer Chadli - STAY Gylfi Sigurdsson - STAY Etienne Capoue - GO Nabil Bentaleb - LOAN Lewis Holtby - STAY Tom Carroll - LOAN Iago Falque - GO Jake Livemore - GO (swap him for huddlestone) Ryan Mason - GO FORWARDS Emmanuel Adebayor (clause in his contract means his wages double this summer) - STAY Roberto Soldado - GO Harry Kane - LOAN Meanwhile, in the case of players not in our first team squad, the options are STAY, GO, LOAN or FIRST TEAM GOALKEEPERS Lawrence Vigouroux Jonathan Miles DEFENDERS Milos Veljkovic Kevin Stewart Grant Hall Bongani Khumalo Dominic Ball Alexander McQueen Conor Oglivie MIDFIELDERS Alex Pritchard Christian Ceballos Tomislav Gomelt Ryan Fredericks Laste Dombaxe Kenneth McEvoy Darren McQueen Joshua Onomah Harry Winks Giancarlo Gallifuoco Rúben Lameiras FORWARDS John Obika Shaquille Coulthirst Cameron Lancaster Souleymane Coulibaly
Of course there are many that criticise wholesale changes then say we should do exactly that. Probably the same people who want our managers sacked and then when they get sacked say Levy doesn't give mangers enough of a chance.
Sometimes I just want to say....Exterminate! Exterminate!!!! Our players could manage to send Dr Who off his rocker!.....and I haven't even mentioned the managers!
I thought of including the coaching staff, but on reflection that would be pointless - Ramsey and Parks are the only ones who deserve to stay.
GOALKEEPERS Hugo Lloris.......KEEP Brad Friedel.......Coaching position beckons Heurelho Gomes....GO DEFENDERS Jan Vertonghen......KEEP Younes Kaboul......is becoming a liability, GET RID Kyle Walker........KEEP Michael Dawson......KEEP in reserve Vlad Chiriches.......KEEP Danny Rose.......No more improvement expected, limited talent, GET RID Kyle Naughton......Someone give him an office job before he hurts himself. Ezekiel Fryers.....LOAN Benoit Assou-Ekotto......NEEDED MIDFIELDERS Sandro.......NEEDED Moussa Dembele.....KEEP Christian Eriksen......KEEP Paulinho.....An enigma., I thought we'd get more from him Aaron Lennon.....KEEP Andros Townsend.....KEEP Erik Lamela......WHO KNOWS Nacer Chadli......KEEP Gylfi Sigurdsson......SELL Etienne Capoue......KEEP Nabil Bentaleb.......KEEP Lewis Holtby......SELL Tom Carroll......KEEP Jake Livemore......SELL FORWARDS Emmanuel Adebayor......If no consistency by January 2015, SELL Roberto Soldado.....I'd pay good money to see him gone. SOMEBODY PLEASE TAKE HIM AWAY. Harry Kane.......KEEP
GOALKEEPERS Hugo Lloris stay Brad Friedel dont mind Heurelho Gomes (out of contract at the end of the season) he can leave Jordan Archer stay DEFENDERS Jan Vertonghen stay unless we get stupid offer for him Younes Kaboul (out of contract at the end of the season) he can leave Kyle Walker dont mind Michael Dawson sqaud player Vlad Chiriches stay Danny Rose dont mind. dont like him tbh Kyle Naughton def stay. hes done well since hes been playing Ezekiel Fryers stay Benoit Assou-Ekotto MIDFIELDERS Sandro stay Moussa Dembele sell Christian Eriksen def stay at all cost. Paulinho dont mind Aaron Lennon sell Andros Townsend stay only because hes young Erik Lamela stay Nacer Chadli dont mind if he stays or goes Gylfi Sigurdsson sells Etienne Capoue sells Nabil Bentaleb stays Lewis Holtby stay Tom Carroll stay Iago Falque stay Jake Livemore sell to hull Ryan Mason FORWARDS Emmanuel Adebayor (clause in his contract means his wages double this summer) sell Roberto Soldado stay Harry Kane stay
Tea lady #1. Keep. Tea lady #2. Transfer to Chelsea. Tea lady #3. Pay increase. Pitch waterer. Slow down,son! Toilet cleaner. Are you on a go slow? Speed up or be transferred to Millwall......
