Hampster Gull
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As you say it would be really sad to lose Solly. I would give him a year, he has the summer to reflect and prepare and I suspect that could make the difference needed
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[Albion] How would YOU change the 25 man squad in the summer?
- Thread starter Papa Lazarou
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As you say it would be really sad to lose Solly. I would give him a year, he has the summer to reflect and prepare and I suspect that could make the difference needed
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I would like to see some U23 players promoted, I know we try to emulate the Southampton model so the big fees paid for younger players sees them progreess more. Bjordal, Hall and White as examples.
Machiavelli
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I agree with this. All of those players have been great servants of the club, and if they want to leave to get more game time we shouldn't be standing in their way. We ought to get good money for Hemed, Baldock and Norwood. The problem is that it will mean that we need to find HGPs as replacements for the latter two. That means either paying inflated prices for an established PL player (or, more likely, one that is out of contract or on the cheap from a club relegated from the PL) or mining the lower leagues for up-and-coming talent.
Although he will assist with the HGP issue, I think we ought to loan Walton out to a Championship club for next season, so he can get game time. I can't see him displacing Ryan, so his game time would be severely limited if we have him here.
Of all the players you mention, Suttner is the most likely to stay, having joined only recently, and is a decent back-up LB.
Papa Lazarou
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It's not the counting, it's an incorrect assumption that the Non HGP limit was 15!
Agree about Traore who flopped in the PL for both Villa and Boro (note, no clamour to sign him over the last year) and Lemina is a great CM in the Stephens role with more pace.
BensGrandad
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I agree about Bjordal and would add Gykores but not so sure about White and Hall as to whether they can push Goldson and also reported White wants to leave for 1st team football.Not sure about Hall he is a slight doubt although he played in the SPL.but not sure how good and ready he is.
bluenitsuj
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If we stay up I would remove.
Hemed
Baldock
Skalak
Bruno
Rosenior
Hemed
Baldock
Skalak
Bruno
Rosenior
BensGrandad
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To that I would expect Maenpaa and Hunemier to go.
Perkino
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no it's not! your original post counts them ...9, 10, 13, 14
Papa Lazarou
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Perkino
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Not questioning their ability in any way and would happily see any of them stay. But some replacements will be brought in and I'd imagine they would replace these players. It will depend on who we are looking at and who wants to come. A top half finish will help those negotiations for new recruits. If Rosenior or Sidwell et al were happy to remain at the club knowing that they may not get in the 25 then I'd be happy for them to stay as maybe they will be needed in Jan to replace a HGP
Kalimantan Gull
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Its all very well people removing the likes of Rosenior, Skalak etc, thats a given. Its more about who in our first XI we're going to replace, thats where it gets tricky because they're doing so well right now, but we will surely be looking to improve our first team
Perkino
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That's not down to us, even in fictional football manager world, We would look to replace someone like Skalak with a winger who has the ability but like Izquierdo CH would integrate them into the squad when they are ready. We are unlikely to get many signings like Propper, Gross & Ryan who are thrown in straight away and that is more to do with not having the competition in those positions to ease them in. If you look back at NSC from Aug then you'll find plenty of threads slating the new signings not being good enough rather than our Championship squad players...Time is what CH will want to prepare them
AZ Gull
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I've said it before, and I'll probably say it again, but.....
Surely Walton is in his prime development years and needs to be playing games regularly? Naming him in Albion's Premier League squad is potentially restricting him to a handful of competitive games in a season (maybe as few as two, and potentially against lower league opposition).
Walton is a great prospect but even if he plays the rest of Wigan's matches this season, come the end of the campaign his lifetime experience would amount to a season at League One level and two-thirds of a season at League Two level (plus a handful of games in the Cups and three Championship matches for Albion). The fact is, he is still a very inexperienced goalkeeper. Naming him to the Albion Premier League squad isn't going to do him any favours.
Not Andy Naylor
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Perhaps Tammy Abraham will finally think we're good enough for him to come to us on loan.
And then we can tell him where to stick it.
And then we can tell him where to stick it.
Papa Lazarou
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Ok. Sunday's squad was:
Ryan;
Schelotto,
Duffy,
Dunk,
Bong;
Knockaert,
Stephens,
Propper,
Izquierdo;
Gross;
Murray.
Subs
Krul,
Bruno,
Goldson,
Kayal,
March,
Ulloa,
Locadia.
Where is there obvious room for improvement ?
On recent showings, say just Knockaert, although he has improved a lot. More pace in CM would also be great.
Not problems, but exciting challenges for the recruiters and CH to deal with.
The future looks rosy.
BensGrandad
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why would we want or need him? I would replace Hemed with Ulloa, Rosenior with White and Skalak with Bjordal.
Papa Lazarou
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that's not what was suggested . It was subtle but still discernible
Am I the only one who thinks this is worth noting?
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