Guest AbbeyOwl Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Obviously this is an emotive subject but we have to face facts, this season we have really struggled to survive in the Championship. We brought in a mass of players last summer who DJ thought were going to be good enough for us to thrive, I don't need to list them but a large percentage of the players brought in simply have not featured on a regular basis indeed some have barely featured at all. I have thought about this, Dave Jones has an awful lot of experience in The Championship but in the couple of years he was away from it do people felt the standard moved up a notch, especially with all the Premiership Loanees due to restriction on squad sizes and also the Foreign Loanees in the case of Watford. Effectively we will start this close Season as we did last with a large number of players who need replacing, obviously the loanees with go back, so we definitely need a striker and winger, we have scored so few goals, so we obviously need to be more creative, so who would you let go, thinking with your head not your heart and who would you realistically get to replace them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
folger Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Half our squad is here on loan so those first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Distraught! Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Exchange Pecnik for a Christmas Tree and set of dangly baubles (at least the Christmas Tree will make more appearances). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 You say we've struggle and we have, but so has 10 other teams really and it's not over yet! If we hadn't gone through that awful patch - even strung 2-3 win in the middle of it, we'd be on verge of the play offs. The league is crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanzaroteowl Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 We seem to need more players for next season than we did at the beginning of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee A Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Centre of midfield is a big problem area Prutton, Lines and Semedo to leave, all could find a job in league 1 but that is probably their level, and of course take a look at Palmer and decide whether or not he is good enough after his loan spell. Need to bring in some quality in there, no idea who, but good experienced quality, Olofinjana might be a good start, ideally with a more mobile, creative player coming in aswell, one who wants to get forward and arrive late into the box, sick of seeing midfielders stood on halfway when we are attacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFC_Liam Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Replace Prutton and probably Lines and Semedo with two experienced midfielders. Olifinjana and another preferably. Get Lita and Helan back on permenant deals too and we'd be looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) Our midfield needs remodelling, and then there's the question of who we can afford upfront - because Lita won't be easy to improve upon with our budget. Edited April 22, 2013 by wilyfox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee A Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Replace Prutton and probably Lines and Semedo with two experienced midfielders. Olifinjana and another preferably. Get Lita and Helan back on permenant deals too and we'd be looking good. This is a good start, add one more winger and at least one CB, although ideally another two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Our whole midfield is shybo except from Antonio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AbbeyOwl Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 For me Chris Burke on the wing who is coming to the end of his contract at Birmingham. Im not sure what happened with Boyd he is on loan at Hull but presume that was to lead to a permanent deal. Guess Centre Forward will be a hard position to cover, in reality we wont get Lita and at times he doesn't look so great in anycase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesbarbeux Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) You say we've struggle and we have, but so has 10 other teams really and it's not over yet! If we hadn't gone through that awful patch - even strung 2-3 win in the middle of it, we'd be on verge of the play offs. The league is crazy. Very true, but can we REALLY say that we've actually played well? I don't think so. We've gone back hoof ball and need an injection of creativity, and some quality at the back so we don't have to play four fullbacks, to progress. Edited April 22, 2013 by lesbarbeux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eightace Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Don't need to but could do with replacing llera. Its a sore point for some but there are better defenders out there.There are always better players out there for all positions but its not a priority. Not sure about olo due to injury worries but prutton and coke,although they've been good for us, are players that should be coming on as subs not starting the game.Nothing wrong with them and coke could become even better but next season i'd want someone else in the midfield. Need another wide man.Not sure if Helan will stay.Would like to see a bit of flair out wide but i might be living in the past.Seems to be about athletes now. Hopefully we can get Lita but we need someone else.I don't think maguire will be a first choice and neither will madine. Not sure also if we need a reda replacement too if he carries on missing games. Probably need 5 or 6 quality players.Maybe a couple will have to be loans.But we need to get some business done early and not wait for the players nobody wants. Might have to spend a few bob an all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzieowl Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Boyd Adomah Burke *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eightace Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Yeah Boyd seems a good player.I always see Tomlins name on the score sheet,maybe we could nab him when we send posh down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborne_rat_of_s6 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 We need a centre half, possibly two, we need a commanding combatative midfielder in the mold of O'jana, a left winger and two decent centre forwards. Lita would be a good addition. For me, Semedo, Prutton, Mattock, Pecnic and Taylor are all surplus to requirements as they are not up to it. Would also have a career chat with Madine along the lines of, you have the ability to play at this level, now show what you are capable of, you have ten games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatahoot Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 The loan players must obviously return to their clubs and add to these JJ, LLera,Howard, Lines, Semedo, Weaver. I would like us to resign Olifinjana, Helan and Lita if possible, depending on price or resign them on season long loans.Couple of decent forwards and a centre back then the priorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatahoot Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Sorry...forgot to add Taylor, Mattock and Prutton to leave too. Would like to think a couple of our youngsters can make the step up next season....that would be a real bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ka58 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) Assuming we don't keep any of the existing loanees I think we need (assuming llera & JJ stay and prutton, lines, semedo go); 1 x centre half 1 x left back 2 x wingers 3 x centre mid 2 x strikers If Helan stays prob knock off left back and 1 x winger. I don't mean all those player will be needed to start, but that's what we'll need as a squad. DJ's got a lot of work to do this summer. Edited April 22, 2013 by ka58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Wylde Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 It all depends on who you are going to replace them with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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