Brids, o'****e, Fletch n One other. Wes obviously gone and although I think AJ will get off we still need squad players. Hopefully 4-5 real quality players in with the same going out. With a little luck we also may be able to bring a few reserves thru as well
Not really sure about Mav or Ba Flanders. Possibly squad players only but Ba looked quite keen to get stuck in and imo looked a better box to box player than Rodders has up to know. Mavrias has pace and with Dicks encouragement could offer us decent options from the bench.
Catts 5 year deal is a must, Watmore in the first team. Then 4/6 quality players Out Buckley, Bridcutt, Maviras, Ba,Roberge, Brown
No. Position Player GK Costel Pantilimon Keep DF Billy Jones Keep DF Patrick van Aanholt Keep MF Liam Bridcutt Sell DF Wes Brown Don't Renew MF Lee Cattermole Keep MF Sebastian Larsson Keep MF Jack Rodwell Keep FW Steven Fletcher Keep FW Connor Wickham Keep MF Adam Johnson Keep(pending court) MF Jordi Gómez Keep DF Anthony Réveillère Sign DF John O'Shea Keep FW Danny Graham Sell if we can MF Ricardo Álvarez don't sign DF Sebastián Coates (on loan from Liverpool) Sign MF Emanuele Giaccherini Keep GK Vito Mannone Sell DF Santiago Vergini Already signed Pre Contract if think FW Jermain Defoe Keep 3MF Will Buckley Sell MF Charalampos Mavrias Sell MF El-Hadji Ba Sell DF Valentin Roberge Sell Pickford keep That's 17 of the a 23 man squad meaning 6 needed. any extra needed use the bloody youth team! Keepers Costal Pickford RBs Jones Rev CBs O'Shea Coates Van Dijk Vergini?(hope not, if we don't need to sign him convert Jack Rodwell and bring in diame) RBs PVA Robertson CMs Larrson Catts Gomez Rodwell Fer Giacc Wide Players Johnson Watmore Bruma Matty Philips CF Defoe Wickham New Striker (Remy?) I'd be happy with that.
Some of the players mentioned on this thread so far helped us stay up and should not be dismissed so lightly, a few will go, maybe part of incoming transfer deals etc, but just getting rid is not the sensible route imo.
I think Dick likes Graham, I can see him turning Graham into an asset during pre-season. I also think he likes Jones, so my thinking is he will be around as well come August..
No mention of Mannone- Unless he's already gone. austin is a must for me..he scored load of goals in a crap team...we are seriously lacking creativity in midfield IMHO and would like that player on the list
Loads on that list who can play in the hole. Bruma, Giacc, Watmore, Gomez, AJ. It's a very adaptable, Imperative into today's game. Fer and Diame get assists and score too Vito will be off mate, nailed on. Why should he play number two? He'll be off back to Italy I reckon.
May need more than three strikers though with how Dick had us playing towards the end of the season. Other than that I like that squad. Wanted Philips since he was tearing it up at Blackpool.
He needs front Three options with adaptability imo so he can bring them closer together or spread them out . Defoe- Striker, Right Connor- Striker, Left Bruma- Striker, Left, Right Watmore- Striker, Left, Right Phillips- Left, Right, Center Att Mid Giacc- Left, Right, Center Att Mid Johnson- Left, Right Gomez- Left, Right, Att Mid Plus the bought striker. The combinations are endless
Well grandpops, first of all may I say congratulations on Dick staying for one year, and Funkydick has written what I would have said if I was going to say it !, but in a most eclesiastical and profound manner. We need Austin, Simpson, and Watmore needs playing more often.
