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If Bournemouth fall and we stay up we should look at Brooks as a possible replacement for Jack. I like Cook also if I’m being greedy.

I see Pedro Chirivella is reportedly going Nantes on a free this summer - thought he and Harvey Elliot were the stand out performers against us earlier this season when we played the kids. I wouldn’t have minded him as he has the ability to develop into a top player.

They should push back Qatar 2022 to the following year to give the leagues and associations time to sort themselves out. Also with what’s happened at Dresden isn’t surprising and what happens in 14 days if other show symptoms - another 14 days isolation. So basically could be 4 weak until they can play a game. How’s that gunna work with end of season deadlines ? Then what happens if other teams have to no doubt have to self isolate? ..picture this last game of the season winner stays up but the game can’t go ahead due to one team having to isolate - what then ? Its a fantasy designed to appease TV bosses and they couldn’t give a **** about the fans and the players .

Being linked to Glen kamara again from Rangers which would be happy about as he appears to me to be a different mix of player to what we have currently and what is needed. We need someone who will get the best out of Douglas Luiz and McGinn and offer protection to the back line.

With the news that non whites are A lot more susceptible to catching and dying from corona virus I wonder if many will refuse to play. I would fully support them if they did . It’s farcical they are trying to push this through ... football doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of life...

Great minds .... Ive always considered myself an armchair scout front the endless weeks spent playing championship manager. I’m not any good but I do like searching for players, reading up On them from many sources and obviously the obligatory YouTube vids. A player that has really impressed me is a young USMNT striker at Bremen is Josh Sargent - this kid has massive potential and maybe we could do some kind of deal on him and Rashica - especially if they get relegated. Also would rather we go for Joe Rodon from Swansea than Luyindama but he has been linked with Citeh previously.

I wanted us to get Robert Skov over Trez last summer as they went for similar fees and he seemed the better prospect. He hasn’t been as impressive this season statistically as the year before but he is in a harder league and still performed admirably. He can cover LB as well as the wings...

Rashica would be one hell of a coup seems that he’s been linked with Plop, Dortmund and RB Leipzig. Can’t see it myself but he one can but hope as he is the next level in quality we so desperately need.

I hear you and I was hesitant to put his name out but from reading up on him, his current and previous form I would definitely take him at the right price. Alonso at Chelsea and Rodrigo from Valencia didn’t make much impression at Bolton but now look at them. it’s so hard to judge a player based on one season or their performance in a dysfunctional team. It’s easy being a bedroom keyboard scout not so easy in reality.

If the season was decided on PPG and we get relegated based on the fact we have played game less than our rivals I can see our owners pursuing this legally. Too much is at stake for the league to be decided based on a formula. That said we are where we are for a reason so it would be a bitter pill to swallow but we would have ourselves to blame as well. As I’ve said before we could promote the top three teams from the EFL with no relegation and then offset this by handing what would have been distributed as parachute payments to the relegated teams instead be handed to all clubs in the EFL on a pro rata basis. It’s not fair on the teams in the playoffs and just outside at all but the way they could look at it is that they stand a better chance of promotion next season than if three Prem teams came down with their parachute money. Each Prem team should also make available loan players free of charge from with wages covered also to aid smaller clubs. No solution will be perfect but I’ll go for the one where we stay up !

I’ve seen him play live quite a few times and he was usually impressive. I’ve been thinking he would be a good addition to the team as he would offer something different to what we currently have and I feel is missing. Was apprehensive in putting his name out there as he was poor at times in a bad Fulham team but having watched his extended Villarreal highlights and also old Marseille footage I’d be happy to take him at the right price if available.

Well In the absence of being able to play what else do you expect of him ? All he can do is talk until given formal direction from the relevant authorities! Or is this just moaning for moaning sake ?

He sounds like just the player I personally believe we are desperate for to add much needed cohesion to the centre mid role. How do you rate him? I’ve seen him play a few time and you could tell that if given time to settle he would've been a great asset.

Outside of Trez who has scored a few important goals for us our signings have been ok for me on the whole. I do have doubts he will be good enough long term more than any other player we signed but I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for now. As a team we were always going to suffer from inconsistencies through the sheer volume of new players required. It’s a bit too simplistic & early to say overall whether last summers recruitment was a success or not IMO. Time will tell ...

Has it ? Getting to a cup final and not being cut adrift isn’t a bad season for me considering what was required last summer •

The way I see it is they are basically forging ahead with the season only to appease TV broadcasters and advertisers first and foremost so clubs won’t have to forgo or return millions of £££ ... Sky have been great for football but they also dIctated too much and for too long And now have too much sway which isn’t healthy for the game. If I were the clubs I’d be researching setting up direct to subscriber platform like Netflix and ditch sky - Simon Jordan loath him or not has been vocal on this. Broadcast all games for £10 a month x100 million world wide subscribers equals billions per season with a proportion to be shared throughout the leagues. Skys stranglehold to show footy is surely going to become archaic and is not good for the game anymore and needs taken back under control somewhat. We shouldn’t be basing the return of football just on financial factors and appeasing others but sadly that is where we are ...

Boredom has really taken ahold and I’ve been researching the best up and coming USMNT as they have some very highly rated young talent coming through. Brexit Will maybe it will be easier to obtain work permits for them as German clubs don’t have an issue... Here’s a list of the top 100 .... Josh Sargent I’ve been told is a great player worth watching as well as Weston McKenzie... https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/usmnt-top-50-americans-in-the-2022-world-cup-player-pool/461pfr5dkbk11snj50dx47jv5#1w7lftr29cfp71xpai3ifojitw its amazing where the Path of boredom can lead you to ....

Oops your right my bad ! I meant Tyler Adams from RB Leipzig

I Was thinking along the same lines ... x2 wingers/wing forwards and a CDM... Throwing names out there... I’d go for 2 out of Dwight McNeil, Buendia, Benrhama, Rashica, Calvin Stengs or Cendiz Under. And for CDM one from Tyler Adams Weston McKenzie, Konrad Laimer, Anguissa just to put some different random names out there.

If we could only sign three players this summer what positions and who would you go for if we retain our prem status ?

They will still have to agree to the plan of no relegation from the prem whilst losing the three top teams. I would presume even if the TV contracts are in place they will surely have certain clauses/criteria which need to be met, and with taken Leeds and West Brom out of the league with no big name replacement that would surely be detrimental to advertisers who want to either have a rebate or to renegotiate?

What hasn’t been factored in is the EFL is a business in its own rights and they won’t to lose the top 3 in the championship with no replacements as its detrimental to their product a minus x 3 top teams with no former prem clubs to replace. I reckon they should offer the remaining teams the parachute payments as a way of offsetting the fact they are losing the 3 best teams as a sweetener to the EFL

No Bouma ? Obviously goes without saying God at CB and I’d have Mellberg alongside and then Delaney at RB...

Bosnich for me ! With honourable shout out to Friedel and Spink

We really have missed out on some fantastic local talent this past 10 years or so. Gray, Redmond, Bellingham, Butland from the SHA and Ferguson, Berahino, Tulloch and not forgetting Louie Barry initially to name but a few from WBA. The negligence is scary tbh...