This was supposed to be the transitional year which implies that the intent was to keep what we have and to top up to give depth of squad this summer.Nothing inherently wrong with selling Simms (or Sheaf, or anyone) and reinvesting, but at some point you need to pick your moment go for it. Very hard to rebuild the side every season without the occasional transitional year like this one.
Yeah probably about a million would be decent for Bidwell but doubt we’ll have many potential buyers, although anything we can get means less strain on cash if the replacement LB costs £3-4 mil.What’s a fair whack in your view? We’d probably get 5-800k max for Bidwell.
Don’t see us spending 15-20m unless Sheaf leaves and Vik moves.
Remember Dougie boy said he wants it in 5 years so we have another 4 to play withI’m feeling exactly the same as you Saddle, I’m beginning to think the “reinvest the money into cheaper options” model isn’t working. We took a duo that scored basically half our goals last season and replaced them with a load of okay-ish players but ones that are too afraid to have a shot at goal or actually run at players, take defences on (bar maybe Saka, MVE, Wright, Simms). The majority of weeks I see a midfield that moves the ball around well but can’t do anything with it and a defence that spontaneously crumbles for no reason.
We need a hell of a lot of players to not only replace our current options but to add depth to the squad. New keeper, new pacey LB, new midfielder for Sheaf, an upgrade on Eccles, winger cover for injuries/suspensions, O’Hare replacement, new CB for rotation etc etc, the list goes on. If we ever want to get serious about getting into the prem then we need a shit load of money spending on the team because in it’s current state it’s really not promotion worthy.
No Simms?Collins
MvE Thomas Kitching Bidwell
Eccles Torp
Saka AM EMC
Wright
S: Wilson, Lati, Dasilva, Allen, Palmer
That’s what you’re starting with without them. Probably 8/9 players off a squad but only 2/3 off a decent starting XI.
Too true you can’t keep changing to many players else we will spend the next decade in this leaguePeople saying they would happily sell Sheaf/Simms etc so we can spend money are the same people that will moan after an inevitable poor start.
Keep who we can. Add to it sensibly. Start well. Can’t just keep signing 8/9 players every summer then wonder why it takes us ages to get going.
No Simms?
Collins
MvE Thomas Kitching Bidwell
Eccles Torp
Saka AM EMC
Wright
S: Wilson, Lati, Dasilva, Allen, Palmer
That’s what you’re starting with without them. Probably 8/9 players off a squad but only 2/3 off a decent starting XI.
Completely agree with the team sheet but this just does not fill me with confidence.
• We need to get a proper quality keeper for once, one that people in the championship will actually recognise for making great saves and being a presence.
• We need another LB that can defend well and also scare defenders at times.
• We need an upgrade on Eccles (keep him but shouldn’t be starting this often in my view), someone that can shoot with accuracy and take opposition players out of the game with quality passes.
• We need an O’Hare replacement, someone who can dribble, pass, move and shoot etc.
• And after all that we could do with a bit of quality on the bench.
I know there’s a lot of positive things about the position we’re in as a club, we’ve come a long way and it’s brilliant that we’re moving in the right direction but I don’t half think we need to spend a chunky wad this window to get ourselves comfortably in the top 4 next season.
No Simms?
Given kitching and emc were bought for more than £4m, I'd like to think they start....£30m to spend you could sign six £4m players and easily integrate them along with 5 £1m prospects for succession:
GK (£4m)
MvE Thomas CB (£4m) LB (£4m)
CM (£4m) Torp
Saka AM (£4m) Wright
ST (£4m)
S: Collins, CB (£1m), Kitching, RB (£1m), CM (£1m), RW (£1m), EMC, AM (£1m), ST (£1m)
Then to round out the squad: Eccles, Lats, Allen, Tavares, Dasilva and some kids.
That’s an autos contender squad with a similar track record in the market as we’ve had. And brings every first team player up to the standard of our best. You would only need to replace what leaves going forwards.
Rebuilding an entire squad was never going to be a one window job.
Because if you look at the original sources for these "rumours" they are clickbait sources that will link hundreds for players with hundreds of clubs.How exactly do you know this? Have you spoken to the player and senior officials at Bournemouth and Brentford?
Unless you have I will treat your comment with the same degree of suspicion as the press speculation.
I haven't got the foggiest idea whether there is anything in this. I could however see Brentford being a possible move for him. Ivan Toney is likely to leave Brentford in the summer for decent money, so they will have a hole to fill and the necessary resources. They are also about the right level for Simms' next move.
And need to make the playoffs 3 out of the next 4 seasons to keep to his target.Remember Dougie boy said he wants it in 5 years so we have another 4 to play with
And need to make the playoffs 3 out of the next 4 seasons to keep to his target.
Pretty sure the target was set post-playoffs.2/3 we made them last year.
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