Too early but screw it!

[Ragatino]

It certainly appears that we've rounded the corner and are looking pretty much safe ( in terms that there are 6 teams below us and from those 6, 3 others will be worse off than NUFC by the end of the season ) so I'm gonna start my 'wish list' - ranked 1,2,3 etc with 1 being my first choice.

My choices are based on players we've been linked with.

Goalkeepers - Ins ( 1 of 2 )
1 - Dean Henderson - linked in the winter but couldn't get the deal done
2 - Jan Oblak - recently linked due to Trippier connection & entering the last year of his contract with Athleti

Goalkeepers - Out (2)
1 - Darlow - not good enough
2 - Elliot - baffling signing in the first place

Would like to keep Woodman but the timing is all wrong for this lad, hope he stays, goes out on loan and become the worldie we know he can be. However if he goes, I wish him a great career

Defence - In (3)
1 - Botman - wants to join, will sign in the summer
2 - Carlos - a little older than I'd like but still top quality
3 - Targett - proved to be an awesome addition on loan

Defence - Out (4)
1 - Clarke - sh!te
2 - Fernandez - good lad but passed his best
3 - Krafth - liability
4 - Dummett - Mr 7/10 every week sadly a victim of progress & his continuing injury record

I would keep Lewis and see what Howe can do developing him. Decent back up to Targett. Manquillo as understudy for Tripz solves out fullback issues for next season at least.

Central defence takes a massive upgrade with Carlos & Botman. Lescelles is kept around as 5th choice behind BDBurm & Fabz.

Midfield - In (3)
1 - Joao Palhinha - 6'2" defensive destroyer plays for Sporting Lisboa. My Portuguese mate raves about him (a Porto fan - so the lad must be good to get praise from the enemy). Recons he's too Physical for the Portuguese league and would be perfect for the Premier League. Full Portuguese international, top class player
2 - Fabian Ruiz - 6'2" technical wizard B2B player. Full Spanish international, top class player


Midfield - Out (6)
1 - Hendrick - an insult the shirt, gone and good riddance
2 - Longstaffs - both - not gonna cut it sadly. Hate to see local lads leave but they are victims of Bruce damaging thir careers
3 - Hayden - sadly lost his way and injuries have lead to his demise. Good lad just not good enough
4 - Almiron - Always a positive lad but didn't ever step up to give the Goals and Assist required in the prem
5 - Matt Richie - love this guy but his legs have gone, I wish him all the best

Playing a midfield 2 with Bruno & Ruiz would work as they are both CL quality. 3 with Palhinha is a frightening midfield.
Shelvey, Willock and Joelinton complete the midfield slots

To be continued... gotta get back to work hahaha

[waalsendmick]

It certainly appears that we've rounded the corner and are looking pretty much safe ( in terms that there are 6 teams below us and from those 6, 3 others will be worse off than NUFC by the end of the season ) so I'm gonna start my 'wish list' - ranked 1,2,3 etc with 1 being my first choice.

My choices are based on players we've been linked with.

Goalkeepers - Ins ( 1 of 2 )
1 - Dean Henderson - linked in the winter but couldn't get the deal done
2 - Jan Oblak - recently linked due to Trippier connection & entering the last year of his contract with Athleti

Goalkeepers - Out (2)
1 - Darlow - not good enough
2 - Elliot - baffling signing in the first place

Would like to keep Woodman but the timing is all wrong for this lad, hope he stays, goes out on loan and become the worldie we know he can be. However if he goes, I wish him a great career

Defence - In (3)
1 - Botman - wants to join, will sign in the summer
2 - Carlos - a little older than I'd like but still top quality
3 - Targett - proved to be an awesome addition on loan

Defence - Out (4)
1 - Clarke - sh!te
2 - Fernandez - good lad but passed his best
3 - Krafth - liability
4 - Dummett - Mr 7/10 every week sadly a victim of progress & his continuing injury record

I would keep Lewis and see what Howe can do developing him. Decent back up to Targett. Manquillo as understudy for Tripz solves out fullback issues for next season at least.

Central defence takes a massive upgrade with Carlos & Botman. Lescelles is kept around as 5th choice behind BDBurm & Fabz.

Midfield - In (3)
1 - Joao Palhinha - 6'2" defensive destroyer plays for Sporting Lisboa. My Portuguese mate raves about him (a Porto fan - so the lad must be good to get praise from the enemy). Recons he's too Physical for the Portuguese league and would be perfect for the Premier League. Full Portuguese international, top class player
2 - Fabian Ruiz - 6'2" technical wizard B2B player. Full Spanish international, top class player


Midfield - Out (6)
1 - Hendrick - an insult the shirt, gone and good riddance
2 - Longstaffs - both - not gonna cut it sadly. Hate to see local lads leave but they are victims of Bruce damaging thir careers
3 - Hayden - sadly lost his way and injuries have lead to his demise. Good lad just not good enough
4 - Almiron - Always a positive lad but didn't ever step up to give the Goals and Assist required in the prem
5 - Matt Richie - love this guy but his legs have gone, I wish him all the best

Playing a midfield 2 with Bruno & Ruiz would work as they are both CL quality. 3 with Palhinha is a frightening midfield.
Shelvey, Willock and Joelinton complete the midfield slots

To be continued... gotta get back to work hahaha

I assume you mean Gillespie when you say Elliott. Also you wanted 3 midfielders in and only named 2, are we to guess?

Only pulling ya pi55er... Good topic, should get loads of opinions / guesses in... I guess most of us will be on the same page regarding players out (give or take one or two) but incoming should bring some interesting views.

[MidsMagpie]

Keeper In Henderson or Vlachodimos
Out Woodman and Gillespie

Defence In Milenkovic Targett and Carlos
Out Clark Krafth Dummett and Fernandez

Midfield In Kostic and Lingard
Out Ritchie Hendrick The Longstaffs and Murphy

Strikers In Jovic and Zapata
Out Gayle

[Milburn9]

Keeper In Henderson or Vlachodimos
Out Woodman and Gillespie

Defence In Milenkovic Targett and Carlos
Out Clark Krafth Dummett and Fernandez

Midfield In Kostic and Lingard
Out Ritchie Hendrick The Longstaffs and Murphy

Strikers In Jovic and Zapata
Out Gayle

Mids. You forgot about Mitroviç?

[MidsMagpie]

Mids. You forgot about Mitroviç?

Maybe if we cant get Jovic

[Jammy89]

mids. You forgot about mitroviç?

Good topic.

I like the idea but the paranoid, fate tempting part of my brain just won't let me start thinking things like this till we are safe.

[Tut_Foster]

In for me

Henderson
Targett
Botman
Kalvin Phillips
Raphinha
Darwin Nunez

Out...

Hayden
Gayle
Wilson
Darlow
Matty and Sean

[toonviking]

Safe!? Get a grip. Dont get me wrong, things look a lot better, but its one loss and a draw and were back in the mud.

Our best asset is not the table position or our January shopping, its the spirit in the group. Long may it continue.

[Derek57]

Safe!? Get a grip. Dont get me wrong, things look a lot better, but its one loss and a draw and were back in the mud.

Our best asset is not the table position or our January shopping, its the spirit in the group. Long may it continue.

Its the sort of spirit and togetherness i saw in the Leicester team when they won the Premiership. Everyone was expecting them to blow it but they played far better than the sum of their parts with team spirit and desire to prove people wrong. Its this that will keep us up this season

[Zippity]

Can't wait to contribute to this thread...but not until we're a LOT closer to safety.