I reckon we will have no problem getting Mannone, Evans, Hobbs and Gerrard next season, either on a permanent or a loan with a view to signing. I can also see Belaid getting a contract. I reckon we will see the following (mixed in with a few subs, naturally):
Mannone
Rosenior Hobbs Gerrard Chester
Stewart Koren Cairney Belaid
Fryatt McLean
As for new signings, I would like to see us sign:
Neil Danns (Crystal Palace): Free
Adam Le Fondre (Rotherham): ã1.3m
Matt Richards (Walsall): ã800k + Cullen on loan for season
Ludovic Baal (Le Mans): Free (Contract up at the end of the season, technically gifted left midfielder who can also play LB)
Ignasi Miquel (Arsenal): Loan
Derek Riordan (Hibernian): ã2m
Dennis Eilhoff (Bielfeld): Free
Nicky Hunt: (Bristol City): ã750k
Which would give us a squad of:
GK: Mannone, Eilhoff, Oxley
LB: Dawson (not sure about his contract), Chester, Baal.
CB: Miquel, Hobbs, Gerrard, Cooper, Bradley
RB: Rosenior, Hunt,
WG: Stewart, Belaid, Devitt, Emerton, Koren
CM: Cairney, Danns, Richards, Harper, Evans,
FW: Riordan, Simpson, Fryatt, Le Fondre, McLean
28 players in the First Team squad, suppose you could take out the youth, but I think they are ready. I think that will be a good enough side to challenge next season, a good mixture of solidarity and creativity.
