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13.5 million confirmed?  Why would somebody pay that when we'd previously agreed to sell for 7million to Sevilla?

Either way, hopefully this will loosen the purse strings a little - cover for the left side and potentially a striker needed.  

O'Hare has got to start at the weekend! 

Now Sunderland have sold Lens, maybe they'll be able to do the deal for McCormack.

Gk - Johnstone, Steer

RB - Hutton, Bree 

LB - Taylor, ?

CB - Terry, Chester, Samba, De Laet

DM - Whelan, Jedi

CM - Lansbury, Hourihane 

RM - Elmo, Adomah 

LM - ?, Green  

AM - Onomah, Thor, Grealish 

ST- Kodjia, Hogan, Gabby 

Can go - Bunn, Richards, Elphick, Amavi, Bacuna, Gardner, McCormack

I'd be hopeful of getting rid of all of them except Richards (who can provide further cover at the back). 

Would love to to see an established player like Snodgrass for left wing, but think it will be Ryan Kent. 

The thing that annoyed me about Saturday was the formation. We'd beeen playing 4-4-1-1, or 4-4-2 all pre season and he reverts back to the 4-3-3 formation that we were average with all last season!! 

Looked lively when coming on but questionable decision making. That said, has to start mid week, and must surely start ahead of Bacuna!!

Surely should have started today - Bacuna and Lansbury were awful!!

Average 

35 minutes ago, markavfc40 said:

I think we'll go:

Johnstone

Hutton  Terry  Chester  Taylor

Whelan  Lansbury  Hourihane

Elmo  Gabby  Green

I'd be happy enough with that. Just can't see how Bruce thinks Gabby is a better bet than our 15million striker though!! 

Just a feeling I have given what Bruce normally goes in competitive games!! 

Bruce will start

Johnstone 

Hutton Chester Terry Taylor 

Elmo Bacuna Whelan Green

Lansbury

Gabby 

I don't see he goal threat with that team though and it should be Hourihane in for Bacuna and Hogan in for a Gabby in my opinion. 

Johnstone

Hutton Chester Terry Taylor

Elmo Whelan Lansbury Green

Hourihane

Gabby

Is what I think it will be, but personally I would have Bree over Hutton and Hogan instead of Hourihane

We desperately need Kodjia back!

Unrealistic I know, Dembele from Celtic would be amazing - try to give them McCormack as part of the deal?

20 million has been mentioned  

Whilst on the whole I think the incomings improve is, they're all defensive and I'm sure our main issue was scoring goals?!?! 

14 hours ago, Demitri_C said:

I would imagine veretout, elphick wonder who third is

Cissokho I'd imagine 

Interesting to see Terry and Gabby welcoming him! 

I can see the sense in this signing. It means we won't be toothless when Jedi has his injured periods. Will also allow us to play a 4-4-2 more effectively as Jedi can't play in that formation and any other combination together is too soft!

Do we need anyone else for the starting XI?

             Johnstone

De Laet Terry Chester Taylor

  Lansbury Jedi Hourihane 

            McCormack

           Hogan             Kodjia

(McCormack as the link, Hogan through the middle, Kodjia cutting in from the left.)

Steer, Bree, Baker, Thor, Grealish, Adomah, Green 

Could Bruce be thinking 3-4-3 a la Chelsea?

            Johnstone 

     Chester Terry Baker 

De Laet Lansbury Hourihane Taylor 

    Hogan Crouch Kodjia 

2 minutes ago, Eastie said:

I wouldn't want downing back .

We do definitely need a natural left winger with quality though!

Johnstone, Steer, Bunn

De Laet, Terry, Chester, Taylor, Bree, Baker, Samba

Whelan, Jedi, Lansbury, Houirhane, Thor, Grealish, Adomah, Elmohamady, Downing, Green

Kodjia, Hogan, McCormack, Gabby

Out:Hutton, Richards, Amavi, Cissoko, Gardner, Bacuna, Gill, Veretout,  

Hart or Johnstone

Terry

Whelan

Elmohamady

Downing

Would be the sort of window needed to hopefully get us up this season!

Hutton Terry Chester Taylor 

That's as good a defensive partnership in the league as there is. De Laet, Baker, Bree and also Jedi to provide back-up with the kids. Happy with that! 

Time for Amavi, Cissoko, Richards and Elphick to go. 

If I'm John Terry, I want to win things. Signing for a team like West Brom or Bournemouth just wouldn't do it for me. 

I think the opportunity of winning the championship will appeal or he'll end up abroad. 

I reckon if we sign Whelan, Jedi would be first choice centre back next to Chester.