New keeper (mannone if we can) Rosenior Chester/Ayala Gerrard/Hobbs New Lb Stewart Cairney/Akpro New cm Koren Fryatt Simpson/New striker
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.
