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What players concerns you the most?

All these players coming to the end of their contracts is not a bad thing, in fact we may be saying next year that it has been timed to perfection to allow for massive changes in the summer.

Yep Orlandi is still youngish (30 in August), so if we get to the promoted next season he will be 31 pushing on 32 in the Prem season. He had problems with his knee before he joined us and has just come back from a knee injury which doesn't bode well long term. Too fragile and lacks pace for the...

Yep agree, my thinking is that Greer, Bruno, Upson, Orlandi and Calde have only one more season in them realistically, and they will have to make way for new blood in a smooth transition. In a perfect world it would be good to see these players get into the coaching side of the club rather than...

Yep, he had a brief spell of being good, playing for England, going to Man C and then sold to Sunderland for £10m. He has found his form again under Gus but always had this potential. A very expensive player though regardless.

I'm not talking about one player, Gus would have known that the team needed a complete overhaul whether we were promoted or not. When you think of the quality he walked into at Sunderland there is a massive jump in costs. How much is Adam Johnson worth? £7m-£10m and rising as we speak. What Gus...

Probably because the players he required to bring in would have cost tens of millions and it wasn't going to happen.

Good point.

I don't think we have brought in worse players Ward is ok, Andrews and Agustien not great but short contracts, but Oscar has discovered Ince, March and JFC and has given long contracts to Stephens and Spanish Rod. Monakana looks good and Obika could prove useful.

Those players were just plasters over an old Poyet team to help us see through the season, likewise with Andrews. This summer I think 8-10 players out and the same in so I see massive change ahead but one that couldn't happen during this season. Most of the players are coming to the end of their...

I don't even know about Orlandi being strong, fit or fast enough for a promotion push let alone play in the Prem. Handy back up squad member at best or coaching at the Academy is his future.

I think this is the case. If we fluked promotion most of the players couldn't cut it in the Prem and they would have to leave this summer, and because they aren't good enough to win promotion they will have to go this summer. Essentially we are working with an old and patched up Poyet team...

I think we will have to be more ruthless than that, we have seven players out of contract this summer; Bruno, Upson, Lopez, Orlandi, Ward, Andrews & Kuz and five of these are sadly past their sell by date. Greer is probably only good for cover next season and Agustien doesn't seem to figure in...

In a list, what players do you think need replacing this summer? And are the players who maybe disappointed with the lack of players coming in also on the replacement list?

It looks like a lot of players will not be here next season and they probably know it. I think we have 8 players out of contract this summer and we are currently working with a vapour trail of Poyet's reign which cannot be changed overnight.