Rich_D

Very true. Quality, quality player IMO. Could store a lot more goals if he had good service and was in a winning team. ITK - Wenger is looking at both Doyle and Long (Reading). Scouts have been to numerous games this season. My ITK comes from Reading as they have a sell on clause in Dayles contract and still won Long. 11.5m is a near figure for Doyle i've heard.

Ye. I'd take him. Great energy, enthusiasm, skill, eye for goal. Does he have the attitude or personality that MoN normally looks for in a player...I'm not sure. Probably his let down

Soccer Am. Nedum Onucha. Says Ireland, and to some extent have fallen out of favour with Mancini. Whats the thoughts on a, albeit less athletic Micah Richards, more probably more consistent and football minded RB/CB joining (he's more in the mould of Cuellar, but more athletic) and a very attacking CM/winger for competition for Milner and Young, and even Downing

A potential line of thought should be to try and purchase players for relegated teams (although, the counter argument could be that they aren't good enough, hence they have been relegated), so Pompy, Hull, Burnley. It doesn't leave us with much to play with i admit, but you have players like Fletcher (scored 10+ goals with service far from the quality of Young, Downing and Milner. Knows where the goal is, can score, has had a good season in a far from quality side) KP Boateng (Attacking, pacey, loves to play football, young and could learn a lot under Milner. Use as an impact player for cup games and later on in PL games) Hunt (Prob not CL material, so questionable wether he is worth the punt, but as a back up, could be very good. Definitely leaving Hull as well) Then you have players that have been quality in the premiership and are either looking to move to bigger clubs or the clubs need to get rid to raise funds N'Zogbia (Ahead of Downing IMHO. Much more comfortable of the right, allowing Young to play on the left. Quality left foot, wants to play) Noble (Understudy to Parker, young, great vision, not the finished article, but a great future ahead) However, it is all good and well buying new players to 'strengthen' the 'squad' in order to compete, but for me, rotation needs to happen. Spurs this season, and in someways, Man City, have had the mentality that if you have a poor couple of games, your on the bench, some takes your place, you have to win it back. That needs to happen here, a bit of competition is healthy, and players like Gabby and Young need the odd kick up the arse to show them that they haven't made it yet! If MoN continues with the 4-4-2 i'd go with Friedel Young Cuellar Dunne Warnock N'Zogbia Milner Petrov Young Gabby Fletcher Guzan Clyne Davies Collins ?? Albrighton KPB NRC Downing Delf Carew Still leaves players like Noble, Delph, Clark, Heskey, Sidwell all competing for their places but ones that are very capable of playing in the 1st team when needed

Freidel Young Cuellar Dunne Warnock Milner NRC Petrov Delph Downing Gabby Would love to give Gabby a rest and play Carew but in this formation it would be criminal Milner and Downing switching as they do at the moment Petrov and Delph playing the box to box roles with NRC holding in the midfeld for the breaks of Gerarrd Would love to give some of the back 4 a rest but we have cup games coming up so maybe a chance to rotate the squad in these areas is the way forward Predictions Beat Liverpool Beat Blackburn (FA) Lose Blackburn (LC) Beat West Ham Beat Blackburn (LC) In he FA cup game we need to completely rest our players like Milner, Gabby, Dunne, Cuellar, Petrov and give games to Carew, Delf, Delph, NRC, Sidwell, Albrighton? Collins, Clark, Brad because at the end of the day Blackburn aren't going to come to VP for a 3rd leg Fa tie with a full strength team due to the game mid week that can take them in to the final