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Possibly Carr, Taylor and Ramage will be our left back next season... Rozehnal and Cacapa aren't coming to warm bench, they will be firm starters.

A good swap imo. Yes Dyer's pace can cause great trouble to the opponents but for this season we also have Owen back to do this job. We don't need a right winger either because we have Geremi, Solano and Milner there. So what we really miss is a rotational player who can play at both midfield and forward. Smith is the one. The only doubt over the transfer is how much can he recovered from the injury. If he can back to his best then this is a bargain---don't forget Dyer can only play for 10 matches per year.

TBH his performance last year is a disgrace. He never pass the ball but just dribble and shot by self and wasted loads of chances---typical signs of wanting to leave the club by trying to catch the camera. He definitely shouldn't be sold now but this guy did have some attitude problems, so I won't be surprised if he's the 2nd Dyer.

Forget him, he's won't be the next Messi nor Eto'o, but just another Portillo.

7m and he can go. Or else please stay here, a pacy and experienced player is still useful for any team to make changes.

I just hope GS will be in jail.

Let him go, I fucking hate the feeling of being ransomed.

If's only about 10 days before the transfer window closed, then I'll prefer to strengthen a position that won't greatly affect our player's teamwork, like the centre back or goal keeper. Sadly I'll prefer a world class left back but not much is available in the market.

You could explain why Viana is highly rated as well as why he couldn't break into top level games, but you couldn't explain Pattison's hype. He's nothing special, no tricks nor visions, and even got no guts to try direct pass. Let him go.

good, right back solved, now left back please.

For a fee below 500K I would say yes. Does anyone figure out e's been shocking in Villa?

The CM partnership will definitely be Deco and Xavi.

Actually I don't rate Huddlestone. His has talents but I don't think he can fully realize his potential. At most he will be a useful substitute but not a player that a team should build around. Taylor still needs a lot of work though. He did have better international prospects because he's captained U19 and U21 team already and has massive reputation within the managers and coaches. Even though Huddlestone may be a better player over Taylor, it's Taylor who has better future because of his status and his impression. Did any spurs fans really have confidence over Huddlestone and wants him to be the key player like Gerrard, or just a useful role player only?

Very good move. If he can back to his peak he can be the best partner of Owen or Martins, or at least he could act as cover for midfield or forward. For only 3.5m nowadays this definitely worths a gamble.

It's probably an ultimatum rather than an assassination...

We have enough strikers------if Owen and Martins stayed. Reinforce the defense first please, Sam...we still need 2 side backs....

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Pace isn't everything, take a look at Thomas in Charlton, he's faster, beats people better, but in terms of effectiveness he is a lot worse than Milner. In the end you cannot just evaluate a player's technical abilities but you should observe how well he plays on the pitch. SWP is becoming another Dyer who exploits his pace too much without completely developing his techniques. So at this moment you may say SWP is preferable but around 2 years later definitely Milner must be the better option, which I believe SWP's pace is starting to depreciate at that time, around 27 yrs old. If we want to have a new right winger and sell Duff and N'Zogbia, we better find a better option. A 10m swoop of SWP will be another Duff again-Chelsea's dropout who cannot regain his top form anymore.

I can't understand how can that conclusion be drawn by that quote.

I hope we don't sign him tbh. It is clear that he will fall out with the managers and the fans in the end and cost us huge problems and affecting our team morale---if there is.

Both would do my day..

Then you post a wishlist of players who could easily cost 30 million + Players have their price but the problem is we usually overpaid it. Like the players are worth 30m, and we will pay for about 50m... It's just my list though, Allardyce must have different and my point is even he'll spend big, it won't be a silly amount-----no more Cort, Viana, Luque... Though, is my list of players too expensive? Hoyte 4m Baines 5m Curtis Davies or Van Buyten 8m Manual Fernandes 9m Pouba Diop 4m Seol 2m 32m, ok, I admit it's too high then.

That's why I include Seol as a potential backup. The point is, we don't need a high profile forward because we simply don't have enough matches for 3 high profile forward. Martins and Owen must start in every game when they're fit, fact. The former does need some tutorials but he should be able to make it-----he's still young and he has the fastest pace in the world. Owen's record is terrible but from what I saw in the last two matches, thanks to Dr. Steadman his leg seems to be in full condition again. He should be less injory prone, no proof though, just my intuition. And for the rest of the scenarios, Carroll worths about 10-15 matches to play to test his potential, and I do believe Allardyce will try some cheap and young forward like Vaz Te. So we really don't need to strengthen this position ATM. Of course, if we get into Top6 next season, a new striker like Berbatov is a must. But not now.

I am usually one of the most pessimistic posters here but this is the first time that I feel a bright future for our team for these few years see the reason below: 1. Great Timing for hiring a new manager Yes, I want Fatty Shepherd to resign asap as a chairman, but I couldn't deny that this time the firing of Roeder is really good. It doesn't only permit the manager to have a summer for rebuilding the squad instead of a mid-season chaos, but it's also the best timing for attracting great managers. EPL is destined to be the centre of attraction of euro football the next few seasons and every top class manager is willing to prove themselves here. Houllier wanna come back, Big Sam wanna try a large club challange, Sven and Ramos are interested in EPL...etc Compare with the timing last year when Souness was sacked, this time we have a much higher chance to attract a top class manager, forgetting the likes of Curbishley and Bruce for sure... To add more on that, we have a huge amount of broadcasting revenue next season which compensates the loss of euro games and Fatty is determined to support this new manager because he doesn't have much chance left. Such strong financial backup must be good enough to lure those high profile managers e.g. Sven even though personally I dun like him. 2. Good crops of players Yes again I understand this point seems problematic, but actually our squad isn't as bad as we believe. We don't need to invest on GK and forward anymore, as for the latter one Owen, Martins and Carroll are enough for a season without euro football, and so we can reconsider this position next year. Certainly Ameobi should be fucked off. And when we consider our midfield, again we don't need any investment on the wingers: Zog, Duff and Milner are good enough, especially Milner who should be our player of the year. I do believe that he has a great chance to break into the national team next season. Solano can be the necessary backup for Milner. We do have problems on centre, with Parker and Emre underperforming and Butt's leaving. About 1-2 new players are needed. For the defence line, Taylor should be the centre for rebuilding and the others should be shown the door, may be with the exception of Hunty and Edgar. I understand Hunty isn't rated here but I believe he can make it after 1 year loan in Championship. Thus the new manager should buy at least 2 new sidebacks and 1 centreback. So actually we have a core player ready for every line (Given, Taylor, Milner, Owen) and we just need to strengthen the 3 positions I've mentioned. This isn't too bad because our first step is to back to the top four side, but not challanging the title. With the money we'll have this summer, the new manager should be able to solve the needs. And I do believe the new manager isn't stubborn enough to rely on Carr and Babayaro again. So I am really optimistic about the quality of the manager and the players we will have, and this should be the turnaround point after so many years of frustration. Next year top 6 is very likely and if we have luck top 4 isn't a dream. My list of targets: Allardyce - He has a great record on developing the academy players. He should be able to dig a few gems out and, most importantly, his transfer record speaks for himself. He rarely make a loss: expensive players like Diouf and Anelka doesn't let everyone down, and those "cheap" players aren't a loss even if they failed. Another important point is Allardyce is a very good financial controller, which he should be able to change our silly spending culture: exceptionally high transfer fees and wages. No more Dyer-like joke should be happened. Hoyte Baines Curtis Davies or Van Buyten Manual Fernandes Pouba Diop Seol if less than 2m as a versatile backup

Thanks for leaving us Glen!!! Wholeheartly appreciated for that !