MK-Ram Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 15 minutes ago, bucktwo said: Anya Butterfield Pearce Ollson Thorne must be on fair wages and are unlikely to have any future here .... is there any opportunity to loan with a view to buy in the Jn window ?? Back up keeper and utility defender to replace if these can be shifted out Ivanovic? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie20 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 2 hours ago, MK-Ram said: Ivanovic? ? Good player in his day and would be right up Rowetts' street but totally against FLs' philosophy of having a younger, more energetic squad. Prefer to look at who might be available in the 23-26 year old category and whilst Keogh and Davies fully deserve to be regulars, particularly at Championship level, in 2 years time they will be 34 & 35 respectively and we need to have suitable replacements ready to step in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 I don't think we need anyone in January personally. Only slight worry is if Kelle is up to it but if Shay Given thinks he is who am I to argue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 1 hour ago, The Scarlet Pimpernel said: I don't think we need anyone in January personally. Only slight worry is if Kelle is up to it but if Shay Given thinks he is who am I to argue. Exactly this. It' fun to speculate, but our squad is HUGE. MASSIVE! Sometimes this season Marriott, Nugent, Josefzoon, Bennett, Holmes and Evans have missed making the squad as we have far too many players. Others who can't get into the 18 are: Wisdom, Pearce, Ledley (currently injured but he wouldn't if he was fit), Thorne, Anya, Butterfield Coming back from loans in January are Mitchell and Lowe. Olsson must be getting fitter. Then Max Bird, Louie Sibley and others are doing really well in the U23s and second in the league. They should be knocking on the door of the first team squad. The players are in this together - bringing someone in could easily disrupt the fragile balance. I'd want to shift 4 or 5 players out before we think about incomings. In January we'll have: GK (1/3) Carson Roos Mitchell RB (1/4) Bogle Wisdom Tomori Anya LB (1/4) Forsyth Malone Lowe (Olsson) CH (2/5) Keogh Davies Tomori Pearce Wisdom CDM (1/5) Huddlestone Johnson Evans Ledley Thorne ACM (2/8) Mount Wilson Bryson Holmes Johnson Butterfield Bird Sibley WRF (1/6) Waghorn Wilson Bennett Josefzoon Holmes Anya WLF (1/6) Lawrence Josefzoon Waghorn Wilson Holmes Anya CF (1/4) Marriott Nugent Waghorn Bennett So that's 45 decent options (from 32 players) for the 11 starting places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 A few may move on in January and a few more will sit on their contracts until they expire, if we bring anyone in it will very intresting who and for what position as we have Youngsters returning in January who may be just what we need one wild card loan cover for Marriott and to sub him what about Sturridge from Liverpool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie George Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Wonder if Frank has been keeping tabs on Bayliss at Coventry and will make a move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 14 minutes ago, Sparkle said: A few may move on in January and a few more will sit on their contracts until they expire, if we bring anyone in it will very intresting who and for what position as we have Youngsters returning in January who may be just what we need one wild card loan cover for Marriott and to sub him what about Sturridge from Liverpool I love Jack Marriott, but to suggest Daniel Sturridge would rather warm our bench than Liverpool's is not realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamLad1884 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 13 hours ago, Sparkle said: A few may move on in January and a few more will sit on their contracts until they expire, if we bring anyone in it will very intresting who and for what position as we have Youngsters returning in January who may be just what we need one wild card loan cover for Marriott and to sub him what about Sturridge from Liverpool He's been playing and scoring for them thugs season. Think that's a little on the unrealistic side. We need to be looking at the kind of strikers that can't get into mid table/lower table Prem teams in the same way Fulham did with Mitrovic last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Various suggestion tweets about going in for Ampadu again. Don't get where he would play, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiddingsRam Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 On 17/10/2018 at 21:13, muzzamurray said: so you're telling me you'd rather have waghorn and nugent than solanke? Yes ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 3 hours ago, Animal is a Ram said: Various suggestion tweets about going in for Ampadu again. Don't get where he would play, though. He'd effectively uproot Bradley Johnson's place in the squad, I'd imagine. He'd get plenty of games at CDM, CM and if SARS ever spread in the area, even get a few games at CB. Ampadu is a very good player, so it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest to see him become ever-present in our team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Ambitious said: He'd effectively uproot Bradley Johnson's place in the squad, I'd imagine. He'd get plenty of games at CDM, CM and if SARS ever spread in the area, even get a few games at CB. Ampadu is a very good player, so it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest to see him become ever-present in our team. Not convinced Chelsea would want him to move to warm our bench. Chatting to the Chelsea lot the other night they were very complimentary about him. Surely you're arguing he displaces Huddlestone? Which is a tough call because Hudds is our experienced wise old head in midfield, already alongside two youngsters. Paul Tisdale talks a lot of sense and was his first manager. He has an interesting take that reflects very badly on his FA and England youth setup if true: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/ethan-ampadu-england-wales-too-few-touches-paul-tisdale-a8532346.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 6 hours ago, RamLad1884 said: He's been playing and scoring for them thugs season. Think that's a little on the unrealistic side. We need to be looking at the kind of strikers that can't get into mid table/lower table Prem teams in the same way Fulham did with Mitrovic last year. I did say a wild card, but if the lampard factor combined with the way we are playing can’t tempt players then nothing will so let’s set any targets we may have interestingly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammed79 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I like the idea of signing this Ampadu lad from chelsea saw him play for Wales and thought he was awesome and would definitely add something to our team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Sparkle said: I did say a wild card, but if the lampard factor combined with the way we are playing can’t tempt players then nothing will so let’s set any targets we may have interestingly Sturridge?!?!?! C'mon Sparkle.... We've got more chance of signing Mother Teresa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Tim Weah on loan from PSG please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 4 hours ago, AmericanRam said: Tim Weah on loan from PSG please Interesting shout. Son of the President of Liberia! Hasn't played much, but I guess you've seen more of him than anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 4 hours ago, 86 points said: Sturridge?!?!?! C'mon Sparkle.... We've got more chance of signing Mother Teresa. It was a wild card but we never know with our new found star status Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheron85 Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 On 06/11/2018 at 19:00, Carl Sagan said: GK (1/3) Carson Roos Mitchell RB (1/4) Bogle Wisdom Tomori Anya LB (1/4) Forsyth Malone Lowe (Olsson) CH (2/5) Keogh Davies Tomori Pearce Wisdom CDM (1/5) Huddlestone Johnson Evans Ledley Thorne ACM (2/8) Mount Wilson Bryson Holmes Johnson Butterfield Bird Sibley WRF (1/6) Waghorn Wilson Bennett Josefzoon Holmes Anya WLF (1/6) Lawrence Josefzoon Waghorn Wilson Holmes Anya CF (1/4) Marriott Nugent Waghorn Bennett So that's 45 decent options (from 32 players) for the 11 starting places. He seems to be building a squad for next season though and I would imagine it'll look a bit more like this realistically (losing loanees and almost everyone out of contract) - So wouldn't be shocked to see permanent moves for a CM and maybe a striker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarchesRam Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 On 07/11/2018 at 22:50, Carl Sagan said: Interesting shout. Son of the President of Liberia! Hasn't played much, but I guess you've seen more of him than anyone else. Better than his cousin Ali Dia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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