Dave Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Unless something silly has happened, this is our squad (until January at least). Goalkeeper Harper Krul Right back Perch Simpson R Taylor Centre back Coloccini Williamson Campbell S Taylor (Perch) (Simpson) Left back Enrique (Perch) (R Taylor) (Simpson) Wide midfield Routledge Gutierrez (R Taylor) (Ben Arfa) (Gosling) Centre midfield Barton Tiote Smith Guthrie Gosling (Nolan) (Ben Arfa) Second striker Ben Arfa Nolan Lovenkrands Xisco Centre forward Carroll Ameobi Best Ranger On top of this are Kadar, Vuckic, Tavernier and perhaps one or two other youngsters. I'm sure we could bring Forster back in the case of an emergency. I think we've all been surprised by our activity in the transfer market (not to mention the important fact that none of our better players have left), but are you happy? Will this squad do the business? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Happy- Good enough to survive, as long as we see no extreme injury crisis. Still, it's fairly well balanced and has some good players in there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I'm happy. We have not let players go and we have brought in players that will either be steady for us or improve us. We have hardly spent that much either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 The most balanced squad we've had in years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I'm a lot happier than I was on the day of the Man Utd game although we still need to hope that injuries are kind to us. I'm amazed we didn't cash in on at least a few squad members. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Quite happy, much more than I thought I would be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Very very happy with that squad. Better than most expected and its more than good enough to survive. Big thumbs up from me! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 A bit short up front and at left back, and no viable right back. Better than I expected though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Two more transfer windows in terms of value and quality like this one and we will be a top 8 club again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Dynamic set of players and a squad capable of playing in different formations. Very happy with the additions that Hughton has made, not only now but in January as well. Only worry for me would be if Carroll sustains something and is out for a longer period, I think our attacking threat is dependent on him, and I don't think Best, Ameobi or Ranger could fill in and do it good enough. Also, this squad certainly isn't one of the bottom three on paper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Very happy with the depth in that squad, a question over the quality. Wish we'd got another forward in like. Overall, good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 We cannot complain much. Should we have an injury-free season, qualifying for Europe is definitely possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Just about happy. Still think we should have added a striker. Maybe Carroll will grow into the consistent Premier League striker we would have wanted to sign, even then if he gets injured we're quite thin. Also signing an attacking midfielder like HBA partly makes up for it too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Happy with who we signed will we be good enough... well time will tell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Good enough to stay up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Out Pancrate - released Butt - released Hall - released In Perch - £1m? Gosling - free Campbell - free Tiote - £3.3m? Ben Arfa - £1m loan fee? Probably about £6m spent. Around £6m more than I expected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Good enough to stay up, but we've pretty much committed ourselves to playing a five man midfield. Lord help us if Carroll gets injured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Still in need of a striker. Hopefully we'll get one in January. If Carroll gets injured we're struggling like. Overall, happy though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I'd have liked for us to retain Hall and get another striker, but i don't think either were ever really gonna happen - particularly the latter. Ben Arfa is just a ridiculously good signing. If someone had told me in May that we'd sign him i'd be gobsmacked. What's going through the lad's head, seriously? Really, really brilliant stuff if you just step away from the 370 pages and think for a sec. It's a tremendous signing. Hughton's fucking boss when it comes to the transfer market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Ok so a striker and cover for left back would have been great but we can wait till after Christmas. I still think Robbie Keane is coming in on loan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Very pleased with the squad. We're blatantly going to play this 4-5-1 (pretty much 4-4-2 tbh) thing, big question mark over who plays where with Ben Arfa/Nolan probably wanting the same position. Getting another striker in would have been one too many I think without anybody leaving, it would have had to be a striker happy to sit on the bench, as it's Carroll and Ben Arfa or Nolan as far as I can see. The most pleasing thing is that the squad seems together and the spirit of last season has been carried over, and I think by signing a few players as opposed to a whole new team should see us through, it's really a toss-up between about 8 teams for who will be stuck down at the bottom. I'd like to think the extra quality we have with Ben Arfa should at least mean our home record is competitive, and frankly if you can win 9 or 10 of your home games you're well on the way to staying up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 It is worrying that we are weak in more than one area. Yet, we have improved the squad. Content is appropriate, I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Does every senior player make the 25 man cut? I am too lazy to count. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Does every senior player make the 25 man cut? I am too lazy to count. There are 25 in that list but not all of them need to be registered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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