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Post by trickydicky73 on Dec 10, 2017 0:29:35 GMT
Obviously it depends on who gets the job, but how many of ours are fit for purpose? I see some very ordinary players in all honesty. Who does the poor sap build his side around?
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Dec 10, 2017 0:38:54 GMT
Butland,build from the back.  |
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Post by dutchstokie on Dec 10, 2017 0:41:37 GMT
A HUUUUUUGE Squad overhaul would be on the cards
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Post by chuckrocky on Dec 10, 2017 0:46:52 GMT
Butland, Allen, Shaqiri and Diouf are probably the only ones who deserve to be starting at the moment.
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Post by march4 on Dec 10, 2017 0:48:31 GMT
TP will easily sort some of them out.
It is all about who has the stomach for the fight.
Ryan and Jack will be fine. I presume Geoff will find a place somewhere. Fletcher will be locked in the cage.
Of the rest, who knows. Allen too small, same with Shaq and Ibby. Pieters will now be well coached and could return to being solid defensively. I can see Mame at right wing. It will be interesting how Ramadan fairs with a proper team shape.
Crouchy will always have a place in the squad.
Anyone else worth keeping. I would imagine Berahino will be the first to go.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Dec 10, 2017 0:48:38 GMT
We'd need to spend 50m plus.
Does Coates give anyone that amount of money?
We needed to spend that this summer especially with the Arnie money in and didn't.
Big problems at this football club.
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Post by kustokie on Dec 10, 2017 0:49:59 GMT
A HUUUUUUGE Squad overhaul would be on the cards No point speculating on this question until we know which league we’re playing in next season. |
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Post by kustokie on Dec 10, 2017 0:51:34 GMT
We'd need to spend 50m plus. Does Coates give anyone that amount of money? We needed to spend that this summer especially with the Arnie money in and didn't. Big problems at this football club. Hughes’s net spend is 50 million. Pochetino’s was 20 million over the same period. |
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Post by chigstoke on Dec 10, 2017 0:52:16 GMT
We'd need to spend 50m plus. Does Coates give anyone that amount of money? We needed to spend that this summer especially with the Arnie money in and didn't. Big problems at this football club. I think Coates will be very reluctant no matter who the new manager is to give them a warchest of that size needed. |
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Post by iglugluk on Dec 10, 2017 0:53:14 GMT
Assuming the rumours are true.......good question
For me Butland ( whilst we have him ), Shaq ( see previous comment ), Allen, Choupo, Diouf, Pieters ( no other realistic options ) and Crouch are the best bets as things stand. Obviously we would have to get the best out of Shawcross, BMI needs to heal, Ramadan needs to discover his initial promise and we could do with Cameron recovering as soon as possible.
A better approach from all concerned is ultimately the best short term answer though, tbh.
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Post by CalgaryPotter on Dec 10, 2017 1:03:44 GMT
I'm not convinced that a new manager needs to can loads of players, he just needs to understand what they can do.
Starting with 4 at the back would make an immediate difference.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Dec 10, 2017 1:20:19 GMT
I'm not convinced that a new manager needs to can loads of players, he just needs to understand what they can do. Starting with 4 at the back would make an immediate difference. And would need two new players, but I agree, we need a squad, we don't need to get rid just yet, we just need to sign some players for the glaring holes in the team, rb, cm and a winger after that I think the rest can be sorted in Jan. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2017 2:19:10 GMT
Squad needs:
A right back
A defensive midfielder with pace
possibly a number 10 (can be done cheap, bring back boj)
I don't see much more that is needed. As long as we play a system that suits, we should be okay with that added to what we have.
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Post by trincostokie on Dec 10, 2017 2:25:25 GMT
We'd need to spend 50m plus. Does Coates give anyone that amount of money? We needed to spend that this summer especially with the Arnie money in and didn't. Big problems at this football club. Hughes’s net spend is 50 million. Pochetino’s was 20 million over the same period. Take Wimmer out of the equation, and Hughes's net spend becomes less than Pochetino's |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Dec 10, 2017 5:20:36 GMT
TP will easily sort some of them out. It is all about who has the stomach for the fight. Ryan and Jack will be fine. I presume Geoff will find a place somewhere. Fletcher will be locked in the cage. Of the rest, who knows. Allen too small, same with Shaq and Ibby. Pieters will now be well coached and could return to being solid defensively. I can see Mame at right wing. It will be interesting how Ramadan fairs with a proper team shape. Crouchy will always have a place in the squad. Anyone else worth keeping. I would imagine Berahino will be the first to go. ‘Too small’. Ugh. That’s the sort of regressive, reductive thinking that means he shouldn’t be allowed within a 100 miles of our football club ever again. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2017 6:44:22 GMT
Squad needs: A right back A defensive midfielder with pace possibly a number 10 (can be done cheap, bring back boj) I don't see much more that is needed. As long as we play a system that suits, we should be okay with that added to what we have. If VT returns we don't need any of that. Right back will be Zouma Pace? Ha, good one! Number 10 will be Crouch. |
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Post by blackpoolred on Dec 10, 2017 7:05:44 GMT
Keepers:
Butland(although he has been poor this season)
Allen
Shaq
Shawcross
Bruno
Think these are the only players we would possibly lose should we get relegated, probably not even Bruno or Shawcross.
We have a bang average squad, items required:
2 right-sided defenders(preferably young and with pace and power)
2 left-sided defenders(if Pieters does go in the window)
Defensive mid with a bit of youth and vitality
Some creativity and quality in the midfield
A striker who knows where the net is
A good manager
A miracle
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2017 8:08:40 GMT
The main role of any manager is to get the best out of your personnel.
That won't happen if your players are not fit enough and our players are no where near fit enough.
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Post by alster on Dec 10, 2017 9:07:01 GMT
TP will easily sort some of them out. It is all about who has the stomach for the fight. Ryan and Jack will be fine. I presume Geoff will find a place somewhere. Fletcher will be locked in the cage. Of the rest, who knows. Allen too small, same with Shaq and Ibby. Pieters will now be well coached and could return to being solid defensively. I can see Mame at right wing. It will be interesting how Ramadan fairs with a proper team shape. Crouchy will always have a place in the squad. Anyone else worth keeping. I would imagine Berahino will be the first to go. ‘Too small’. Ugh. That’s the sort of regressive, reductive thinking that means he shouldn’t be allowed within a 100 miles of our football club ever again. I detest Pulis but paying no attention to physical presence is as stupid as it being the be all and end all. Hughes has signed players on big club background and doesn’t seem to think physicality is even a factor that’s why we’ve got an old man and a midget in centre midfield. Power and strength are as much a valuable attribute as skill and technique. |
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Post by TexasPotter on Dec 10, 2017 9:09:48 GMT
You know any new manager is going to clear out half of these loanees we have, most of the midfield and build from scratch keeping a few key players and moving some to the bench or moving on starters for capital. It needs to be done even if we have to release players like Johnson, Imbula and Ireland and take a hit.
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Post by Billy the kid on Dec 10, 2017 9:10:56 GMT
We'd need to spend 50m plus. Does Coates give anyone that amount of money? We needed to spend that this summer especially with the Arnie money in and didn't. Big problems at this football club. Hughes’s net spend is 50 million. Pochetino’s was 20 million over the same period. Comparing apples with lemons mate, Spurs started with a team far better than ours |
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Post by wuzza on Dec 10, 2017 9:12:30 GMT
Even if the manager changed I very much doubt there would be much transfer activity in Jan.
It’s not in the financial plan - unlike flirting with relegation apparently!
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