Two quality players for every position...

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Didnt like the look of that Bacca the other night against Benfica, he looked like a slightly taller John Salako.
 

This would be near enough my ideal squad for next season

Howard - Joel
Coleman - Hibbert
Distin - Martins-Indi*
Stones - Jagielka
Baines - Oviedo
Gibson - Barry*/Tiago/Colback*
McCarthy - Osman
McGeady - Pienaar
Mirallas - Hazard*
Barkley - Niguez*
Naismith - Kone
Lukaku* - Traore*

Plus some youngsters in and around the squad: McAleny, Ledson, Browning, Garbutt

Niguez as backup to barkley? You do know mate he's a def mid come cenre half like?

Hibberr couldnt back up his hard drive atm, and half the ones your starting are worse than their supposed back up like
 
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Didnt like the look of that Bacca the other night against Benfica, he looked like a slightly taller John Salako.
And at 29 not really much potential to improve and not loads of years left at the top. 10m seems extortionate for him.

Edit:Turns out he's 27. Bugger.
 
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Niguez as backup to barkley? You do know mate he's a def mid conr cenre half like*

I know, that wasn't mean to be as a back up it was just putting him with the midfielders, Naismith would be the back up to Barkley playing off the striker
 
GK: Howard 4* - Robles 2*
LB: Baines 4* - Oviedo 3,5*
CD: Stones 3,5* - Alcaraz 2*
CD: Jagielka 4* - Distin 4*
RB: Coleman 3,5* - Hibbert 3*
LM: McGeady 3* - Pienaar 3*
CM: Barkley 3,5* - Osman 3*
CM: McCarthy 4* - Gibson 3,5*
RM: Mirallas 3* -
ST: - Naismith 3*
ST: - Kone 2*

We really need at least 2 more strikers. Naismith has done well when given the chance, but he's not good enough to be our main striker if we want to really challenge for Champions League next season. I've not gotten a good impression of Kone either.. would prefer to have kept Jelavic or Anichebe to be honest.

We have many good central midfielders, but need at least one more winger. Defensively we are fairly well covered. If we go for a defender this summer I'd like another CD/RB backup since Alcaraz isn't completely reliable all the time and Hibbert are limited. Hopefully we have one or two youngsters ready to go in Barkley's & Stone's footsteps this season.

My priority wishlist this summer:

1. Striker
2. Striker
3. Winger
4. Central midfielder
5. CD/RB
6. Winger
7. Goalkeeper
 

3 players in each
Howard Robles Taudul
Coleman Hibbert Pennington
Baines Oviedo Garbutt
Gibson NS 1 Lundstram
Stones Distin Alcaraz
Jagielka Duffy Browning
McGeady NS2 Hope
McCarthy NS3 Osman
NS4 NS5 Kone
Barkley Naismith McAleny
Mirallas NS6 Pienaar

Hopefully buy all the NS players but knowing the club half will be on loan.

NS1 Barry
NS2 Andros Townsend/Adam Johnson
NS3 Jack Rodwell
NS4 Lukaku
NS5 Traore (loan)
NS6 Left footed winger who plays on the left

They would be the players I'd go for and I would be confident we could compete for top 4 in the league and in all 3 cup competitions. I would allow both Gueye and Junior to leave.
 
Think we will sign 6 players

3 loans and 3 perms

Cleverly lukaku (random out the blue)
Loan traore Del (some young wonder kid from Spain)

Think Barry May go MLS
 

Gibson is a top player. We were much worse off for not having him this season. I'd still be trying to sign Barry, though. Two players of such quality are needed for the anchor role in midfield, it's so crucial to how our team plays.

Centre backs move wide when we're in possession with the defensive midfielder dropping back. You need to have someone of real class in that role who can read the game, spray the ball around and throw in a tackle. So, not Osman.
 
howard-robles
coleman/NS
jags/stones
distin/NS
baines/oviedo
mccarthy/NS
NS/gibson
barkley/naismith
mirallas/mcgeady
NS/pienaar
NS/kone
if we bring in a RB,CB,CDM,LM and CF i would be happy, would love to see Barry and Diame signed in the summer, and a big CF like lukaku, be interesting to see townsend as a wide option. add a few loans to that and we'll have a strong squad
 
Howard - Joel

Coleman -hibbert
Stones -jags
Distin-lescott (free)
Baines - Bryan

Mgeady - pinear
Macarthy - Gibson-Collback ( free)
Barry 2.5m - diame 3.5m
Mirallas - Tadic 10m

Barkley - naismith- kone
Traore loan - Ba 10m

Still have osman , Gibson and the bird man as well as the youngsters plus a few loans.

It shouldn't cost any more than 25 - 30 million to assemble that squad
 
What about taking a punt on the forgotten / unlucky injured man at Swansea Michu was class act 18 months ago and even got in the national team, maybe 5mil + add ons.

Gaz Baz as priority.

Diame from the hammers 3.5mil.

Holtby from Fulham and play him in his favoured position as an attacking mid 5mil.

Then possibly a centre half / left back as we have stones / Hibbo for cover at RB and I think this season Roberto will look at pushing Baines into a midfield role hence him taking him to watch Lahm so experienced cover their at around 5/7mil.

Then the striker role, I think we're only lookin at spending around 15mil and again add-ons to boost this. Ideally it's Lukaku but at the same time we need somebody a little more mobile so then Remi would be preferred and in an ideal world I we were to really splash the cash and go for it then 2 perm signings of Lukaku and or remi Hernandez ba or a punt on the kid from qpr who played for burnley.

Also traore, delboy or another promising talent on loan would really boost our squad. However I have faith in Roberto and his scouting network and knowledge of the game to bring in people he really feels will take us a step further be it in the league or the 3 cups. 1 final point I left out, Cleverly is worth a punt if Gibson was.

COYB.
 

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