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Squads are overrated.

 

As Wullie said recently we have a fairly big squad, it just lacks quality. Shame we seem to be shipping the better parts of it

 

Really? The only ones we are actively getting shot of seem distinctly average to me, and that incudes Best if this paper talk isn't just fallout from a Steven Wraith tweet.

 

Did well in his purple patch, but I really don't rate him as much of a player tbh.

 

Him and Nolan are starters, we should be building on top of them and shipping the dross beneath them, ala Shola

 

Sorry, you can't include Nolan, we offered the guy a contract.

 

Let me repeat... Cambell, Kuqi, Best, Ranger and Smith are the only ones the press have suggeted we want shot of or have left.

 

I wouldn't cry over any of them.

 

He had two years left on his contract

 

And?

 

Despite still having those 2 years left, we offered to extend it, just not to the 5 years he was asking for. We weren't looking to get shot of him.

 

 

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Peculiar about Best. Personally I don't rate him but he's a better option over the course of a season than Ameobi, Loven and Ranger.

 

Looks like it's going to be a mental couple of months.

 

Well right now we've got Ba coming in, Best, Ameobi, Loven, Ranger. In that order for me, Loven and Ranger pretty much interchangeable. Feel Best is more than capable of coming in as next choice. Get one more in, and I'm content with one of those final 3 being 4th choice, preferably Ranger if he can step up. I'm liking it tbf.

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Interesting times.  Don't really rate Best and I'd be greatly disappointed if the club were to go into the season with the current strike force, but I don't feel good about this. (I just know in my bones that Ba is going to sit out half the season with some injury.)

 

If the club is actually going to spend the Carroll money, then sure, sell and upgrade. I have my doubts.

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It does make sense if we are going to sign Ba and another forward. Still a gamble on Ba's injury proneness, but I can understand the rationale.

 

 

Just that everything happens too fast to accept....

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In all likelyhood we are bringing in at least two strikers. (Ba and Erding)

 

Wouldn't suprise me to see someone else brought in too if we can shift Best, Xisco will surely be paid off and Ranger is apparently done too.

 

Ameobi, Ba, Erding and Lovenkrands wont be enough, although I realise Pardew has already mentioned Ben Arfa will be basically playing upfront too.

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Ameobi, Ba, Erding and Lovenkrands wont be enough

 

That's the arguable point.  I think Ashley/Pardew do think that Shameobi is good enough as our 3rd choice.

And in any case, they may rely on Sameobi and Airey as our back up striker.

 

 

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St-Etienne are on the verge of signing two midfielders, one of them Jeremy Clement from PSG and there's no talk of any swap/part-exchange or whatever.

 

Promising?

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I'm just worried about PSG again, personally. If they keep their beaks out then I'm very hopeful.

 

Parisian journo on Twitter:

 

Latest PSG gossip: Leonardo wants Ancelotti as coach. Lucas (S Paulo), Eto'o, Menez, Park (ASM), Kaboul, Matuidi, Payet, NDinga targets
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Surely Ameobi needs to go before Best? At this rate Ameobi is still going to be playing for us at 35 years old still believing that England call up is closer than ever!

 

His contract runs out next summer doesnt it?

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But The Journal has been told that even if Ba and Erdinç join, Newcastle want another forward to add to their attacking arsenal. That man is definitely not £15m-rated Ajax striker Miralem Sulejmani though, who is out of United’s price range.

 

Why? We haven't spent a million yet.

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