I just have this terrible feeling deep deep down inside that Lascelles and Shelvey will survive the 1st cull
I think they will and as Roland says above it's very tough as an elite team to get star players in on a backup/reserve basis. Shelvey will do as a back up, Lascelles may do - he seems to have accepted his place as back up and captain motivator. So assuming Schar and Burn are the next two in line we'll only sign one CB in the summer. Would I sell them both, probably yes but can they do jobs for 12 months, again, probably yes. There are others who will certainly be off like Clark and Fernandez in CB and Hayden, Hendrick, maybe the Longstaff's in CM so spaces will be freed up to get 1st teamers in and then look to replace the other deadwood.
Think we're all agreed though they'd be on our lists to go if we have unlimited funds etc. but then probably 18-20 of the first team would be leaving in the summer.
