Transfer Window Optimisation

[Seamus Colemole]

At least we're not Villa ?

http://www.avfc.co.uk/

 

[blue4eva77]

we need DAVIDMOYES back

Joey Barton ??

 

[ToffeeDan]

Priority? - let's assume that in this window and in the summer window we're intend on spending £25M (a reasonable figure)

Goal: (2)
Howard and Robles - right now I think we're ok in this area

Right Back: (2 plus)
Coleman, Hibbert (and maybe Stones) - look ok here

Centre Back: (4, realistically)
Jags, Distin, Alcaraz, Stones (maybe Duffy), Heitinga (at the moment)
Possible need for a senior back-up

Left Back: (2, realistically)
Baines, Oviedo, Garbutt (in extremis - at the moment, with Bryan out we might use Barry or Distin or Hibbert)
No problems here

Midfield: (currently available, or soon to be available: 10 or so, for next season about 10 or 11)
Gibson (injured), Oviedo (injured), Deulofeu (loan, till end of season)
McGeady, Pienaar, Osman, Mirallas (maybe required up front), Barkley (if fit), McCarthy, Barry (loan, potentially available at end of season), Gueye (unlikely to have any impact or be here next season in all probability), Naismith (off the bench, probably)

Probably just about ok here at the moment but no shortage of players when fit and available.

Forward: (currently available 1-2, maybe 3, long term ??)
Kone (injured), Vellios (probably not good enough), Lukaku (injured at the moment, probably going back to Chelsea), Traore (loan till end of season), McAleny (untried), Mirallas or Naismith also an option.

The key area to address - definitely for next season at any rate.

1. A striker to make sure we have a decent option or three next season.
2. A back-up defender (probably a centre-half)
3. Another promising midfielder if the price is right.

 

[davek]

Priority? - let's assume that in this window and in the summer window we're intend on spending £25M (a reasonable figure)

Goal: (2)
Howard and Robles - right now I think we're ok in this area

Right Back: (2 plus)
Coleman, Hibbert (and maybe Stones) - look ok here

Centre Back: (4, realistically)
Jags, Distin, Alcaraz, Stones (maybe Duffy), Heitinga (at the moment)
Possible need for a senior back-up

Left Back: (2, realistically)
Baines, Oviedo, Garbutt (in extremis - at the moment, with Bryan out we might use Barry or Distin or Hibbert)
No problems here

Midfield: (currently available, or soon to be available: 10 or so, for next season about 10 or 11)
Gibson (injured), Oviedo (injured), Deulofeu (loan, till end of season)
McGeady, Pienaar, Osman, Mirallas (maybe required up front), Barkley (if fit), McCarthy, Barry (loan, potentially available at end of season), Gueye (unlikely to have any impact or be here next season in all probability), Naismith (off the bench, probably)

Probably just about ok here at the moment but no shortage of players when fit and available.

Forward: (currently available 1-2, maybe 3, long term ??)
Kone (injured), Vellios (probably not good enough), Lukaku (injured at the moment, probably going back to Chelsea), Traore (loan till end of season), McAleny (untried), Mirallas or Naismith also an option.

The key area to address - definitely for next season at any rate.

1. A striker to make sure we have a decent option or three next season.
2. A back-up defender (probably a centre-half)
3. Another promising midfielder if the price is right.

Those players are the core we need to retain (obviously Lukaku would be nice, but it's highly doubtful). That's 17 players and we can maybe count on one of the academy players coming through. We need a squad of 22 or so realistic first teamers who'll step in and out on a rotational basis, so they have to good and not filler. So we need to retain all those and spend in the region of 25M on player fees and wages to come back with a squad capable of duking it out over the full season and not splutter to a standstill with a few injuries as we're seeing now.

 

[Goat]

Think thats better in the other thread Dan mate.

 

[ROBERTOMARTINEZ]

https://twitter.com/CraigHoyland1/status/429013261220982784/photo/1/large

Alan Myers saying funds are available for Martinez.

 

[davek]

https://twitter.com/CraigHoyland1/status/429013261220982784/photo/1/large

Alan Myers saying funds are available for Martinez.

Yes, that's the line they're peddling though: funds are available. If it isn't spent: well, no flies on BK. Bobby obviously didn't want to spend it.

 

[The Esk]

Guys (and girls), this thread is way off topic - we have a dedicated transfer window thread open for the rest of the window, let's place comments in there.

Thanks

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