Quote Originally Posted by stokearab View Post
We have retained certain players that at other clubs would not have been retained. Imo the reason weve done that is as an insurance policy while we play more Academy players in the first 11. I posted this last night.

We bought Shankland and Fuchs partly in Shanklands case to get us up but to profit on. Pretty sure TA considered Fuchs might be the next Kamara. So there's your model. Sell in potential or youth prospect.
Edwards was a MM signing which TA agreed to in order to keep us in the division and between him and Benji they did.
Mulgrew is regarded as odd because Reynolds is still here. Maybe they thought Edwards/Smith/Reynolds were away, but he still fits the profile of older players who can steady youth flooding into the first 11.
I really don't know why we have retained certain players but they have all done a job for us from time to time in a perfect world I probably would not have resigned some players MM or TA or both resigned but as I have asked who should we have signed instead?I don't know what we have to offer know there are thousands of players the world over that could improve us know we could not afford lots of them know lots of others would not come to us so still leaves some we have signed shankland fuchs edwards and a few others that can do a job but again in a perfect world I would like better .I was there when we won the league I would love a team like that again but don't think it will ever happen but can dream .What I know is it took time to build that team and will take time to build another decent team and the negitivity in the ranks will not help in any way.