Seeing as the teams (most likely) going down have very little talent. I'd take Austin and Ings and that's it. How about extending the discussion to include any Championship teams that fail to get promoted? Hughes from Derby? Bamford, Deeney? Are any of these ready for the step up? I haven't really been keeping much of a look out down there this season, but considering how well Clyne, Jay Rod, and in fact most of our 2012/13 team adapted to the Prem, I think this is where we should be hunting.
This. We missed a trick when Hull got him. Every time I've seen him he's looked excellent. He's got a great end product and he's not afraid to drive at a defence - things that I can't say about Shaw and we got 27m for him! Sign him up.
I know, but so was Bertrand. Can you really see him breaking into the Chelsea first team any time soon though?
They may be more inclined to keep him, what with these new FA rules on their way in the next 12 months.
Sissoko plays different role and Tiote, well, as Morgan will be gone, we won't need to supply someone to clean his boots; which Tiote couldn't
If Chelsea decide to buy an English player in the next window, they maybe willing to part with Bamford, to fund (like Bertrand) a transfer and replace the native quotient.
He is ok. Not sure how he would do in a top 6 team though? Essence of Danny Wallace in him, i.e., we'd need a sign at the end of the pitch that says "stop here and cross it"
Bamford seems to be under the impression he will be Chelsea's 3rd choice striker either next year or the year after.
He just strikes me as one of those that we could develop here. One that the majority of fans would say "uh, he's not our quality" but could prove to be another Betrand.
Love to see what the black box says! "No LTL, you're talking bollocks" more than likely (not that the black box is actually CBK, but y'know...)
