I wonder which players will stay or we can afford to keep when we are relegated.
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I wonder which players will stay or we can afford to keep when we are relegated.
If they can be persuaded to stay (and cutting their wages wouldn’t be encouraging) I would definitely try to keep:
Foster
Dawson, make him club captain
Hegazi
Nyom, not the greatest player but always gives 100% and could be effective in the championship
Brunt
Field, an absolute ‘must’
Yacob
Rodriguez
and Morrison
And if they would commit themselves 100% to getting us back up, Gibbs and Livermore.
I cant see Hagazi being here, he will be snapped up, in fact we could be left with Morrison and Brunt.
Morrison is an odd choice. There was talk that it's all over for him. Even if that isn't true he misses far too many games with injury every season.
Phillips would be on my list. Livermore has looked better under Pardew and may do a job in the second tier.
Fans advocating keeping mozza, no wonder we are in the state we are in when we accept so much mediocrity.
All players have a clause in their contract giving them a 50% pay cut if we go down.
Sturridge & Greg will of course return to their parent clubs
4 players have release clauses, we know Evens is 1, I'm guessing Chadli, Rondon & Gibbs are the other 3.
J-Rod & Livermore will I reckon not want to play in the Championship.
Hegazi & Dawson will have better teams sniffing about them.
Of the rest, they will fall in to 2 categories, those willing to stay, & those who don't but nobody will want them
Livermore will get over his tiredness ( poor soul ), and be the first to shout taxi to another premiership club. We are turning in to a shambles. Play Field and Leko tomorrow as need good future youngsters not has beens or glory seekers who will be off like a shot!