28 Dec 2024 09:16:38
Question for Baz
If as you say our squad is so strong that promotion/ title winners by big margin is a formality for any decent manager!
Then most of these players must be too good for the championship!
So which of these players are good enough for the premiership if as we all hope we get to at the end of the season!
28 Dec 2024 09:55:40
Can I butt in?
Amps. Ao. Solo. Largie.
Haven’t seen enough of schmid or gman.
Big diff between champ and epl so bit of a dud question as time after time after time after time is any of top 3 good enough. Exceptions applauded.
28 Dec 2024 10:01:02
Have a look back at my previous post DDSW ; I have written on this last week.
A brief ( ish) answer for you : all 3 promoted clubs this season ie my prediction Champions Leeds Runners Up Sheff U and playoff winners probably Burnley will find the gulf in class in EPL huge next season
All 3 will be in an EPL R fodder battle . yes even Leeds
UNLESS they do a " Forest " and buy 12 to 15 quality players. so a virtually new team/ squad!
{Ed001's Note - Forest signed something like 30 players in the first window after promotion - more than an entire new squad, and still spent the season in a relegation battle.}
28 Dec 2024 11:34:50
Sorry about the dud question Aus, even if you felt obligated to butt in and answer anyway!
Solomon not ours, so probably go back!
Not seen enough of Largie to even know if he’s a good player at championship level!
Gman is a back up player that seems to be a good influence behind the scenes but not one for the future.
28 Dec 2024 11:42:42
So Baz the ONLY way we survive in the prem assuming we do get promoted, is to buy 12/ 15 new quality players ? in today’s inflated transfer market we would have to be looking at spending maybe 600mill
Oh and a new manager I imagine as this one not good enough for championship!
28 Dec 2024 11:48:03
Great point Ed001. I think Fulham did similar a few seasons ago and got relegated. As always recruitment is key. Although rothwell and tanaka have been excellent, like last season with Gruev and kamara, they never chip in with any goals. Especially this season where we have been more dominant in games, they still haven’t produced a goal between them. I know BA has scored a few this season, I still don’t think of him as a no.10. I’m old hat, but still think that a midfielder should be able to tackle, get up and down the pitch, and chip in with a few goals per season. So will definitely need to strengthen in this area.
28 Dec 2024 12:28:01
Definitely not proposing 30 players ( 12 players needed imo) .
Forest over did it but crucially they did stay up
And then with off loading many and further improved quality shrewd recruitment plus superb signing
of coach Nuno Forest are now really prospering (in 3rd)
28 Dec 2024 12:37:42
Certainly will need 5 or 6 top quality signings try stay up and build from there.
28 Dec 2024 12:41:51
DDSW. shrewd recruitment; not all QUALITY players cost fortunes
And yes please a QUALITY coach like my pick in 2023 Nuno to replace Jesse Marsch.
28 Dec 2024 13:42:21
Jose mourinho would be an interesting Farke replacement.
28 Dec 2024 15:29:07
Please not the special one cannot abide the man and other than Chelsea first time not exactly outstanding.
28 Dec 2024 15:32:38
Yep MOTalaw.
28 Dec 2024 16:15:10
Mourinho ……. no thanks
Not at my club!
28 Dec 2024 16:33:56
Why not Mourinho DDSW? ?.
28 Dec 2024 16:36:42
Baz Posted a month ago we'd need minimum 7 EPL quality players to have a chance of survival.
28 Dec 2024 17:36:58
Just not keen on him as a person!
Have read articles over the years that have put me off him! Not bothered by how much he wins just not keen on his ways!
28 Dec 2024 18:27:24
We need mourinho or ten hag as our manager for when we send Man U down next season at old Trafford.
Everyone needs a dream, right?
29 Dec 2024 09:59:06
So Basil has changed his mind again is what you’re implying there? Wanted 7 a while ago, now changed it to 12. Just another 5; let’s bump it up by a mere 42%. Oh, and can we go back and spend the £8m compo fee we couldn’t afford at the time for that gaffer who wouldn’t have come to us, or accepted the salary deal we could pay…….? Some mythical figure would be weeping right now. ??♂️????.
29 Dec 2024 11:39:04
Nah Bright . no change
7 essential first team starters recruited a gk cd lb rb cam 2cfs
Plus 5 additional squad players a back up better Number2 gk cd cm lb and winger
And
More chance of getting Nuno than ever getting Slot that you and others were pontificating over Brighteth.
29 Dec 2024 12:17:52
Slot’s release clause was less than half of Nuno. But clearly he wanted PL too. And oh, look where he landed?
29 Dec 2024 13:43:13
Yep Regular Champion Leaguer Slot with Feyenoord waited and then landed at Regular Champions Leaguer Liverpool.
Whereas Nuno went to Forest
Slot never achievable . whereas Nuno was feasible Brighteth.