Picking at the relegation carcass

[Em City]

Worth a punt.

 

Charlie Austin was supposed to be in January, fixing our striker issues.

 

£4m. 80k a week. 1 goal.

 

He scored on his debut at Old Toilet and every journo and pundit was howling about how every other club had made a huge mistake in not snapping him up. Somehow, I don't think we'll be hearing any admissions of wrongness on their part.

[Boss]

Andros Townsend?

 

*stop laughing at the back*

[J-V]

Worth a punt.

 

Charlie Austin was supposed to be in January, fixing our striker issues.

 

£4m. 80k a week. 1 goal.

He got injured straight after and is out for the rest of the season I believe, to be fair to him.

[JagSquared]

That's why most people weren't interested in signing him. No disputing his talent but everyone was waiting for Austin to break down

[Bamo]

Robbie Brady would improve our set pieces and could cover left back and wing. Decent squad option

[Jairzinho]

Robbie Brady would improve our set pieces and could cover left back and wing. Decent squad option

 

Yep, there's another one.

[3 Stacks]

As I said earlier in the thread, Jordan Amavi is a very good fullback, and could be an improvement/would provide competition for Moreno. Definitely good enough for us talent-wise.

[ngogswilly]

He got injured straight after and is out for the rest of the season I believe, to be fair to him.

 

Careful mate. Don't you know all potential bargains are shite. Get with the program!!!

[VladimirIlyich]

Yep, there's another one.

Ive mentioned him myself as somebody who has always caught my eye when Ive seen him play. Isnt he a Manc reject though?

 

 

Robbie Brady would improve our set pieces and could cover left back and wing. Decent squad option

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Robbie Brady would improve our set pieces and could cover left back and wing. Decent squad option

A spacehopper nailed to a plank would improve our setpieces.

[Paulie Dangerously]

Looks like Moyeseys boys are already gone so it's any 2 out of Boro, Swansea and Hull

 

Don't think I'd go near any of Sunderlands players with the exception of Defoe who I reckon would score double figures even as an impact sub here.  People going on about their keeper but when you face as many shots as he does you're bound to save a few

 

Swansea

Sigurddson obviously, he's too good for them

Alfie Mawson looks a prospect and has played over 120 games as a 23yo centre half on loan  and a decent amount at Swansea

Llorente has done well but don't think he'd suit our style

 

Boro

No-one springs to mind 

 

Hull

Again don't see anything there I think would add to our team

 

In the unlikely event of a Bournemouth collapse Joshua King would top my list, looks handy. 

[joe_fishfish]

Harry Maguire would be really good for us if Hull go down.

[Boss]

Looking at their squads and there's just nothing there.

 

Sigurdsson is the best player, but we don't really need him. I think he'll end up at Everton.

 

Adama Troare was the only player i can remember us double marking all season, so there's obvious talent there but he seems like a headless chicken. He doesn't seem to have any awareness of what's going on around him either.

[Lee909]

Traore is shite

One run he made the other night told you everything. Great pace got past his man then fell over in the area

[GJM]

Traore is a player made for youtube. Full of dribbles and tricks, but you don't get to see the complete lack of end product and the fact that, after every run, he is utterly fucked for the following 10mins.

[Frank Dacey]

I'm surprised Maguire has attracted some positive reviews this season because when I saw him last season in the championship I thought he was one of the poorest centre halves seen at Griffin Park. he must have improved a lot this season.

[Bjornebye]

I'd rather pick at the carcass of a dead Squesant for my death row meal. 

 

Oh apart from Defoe. 

[3 Stacks]

Traore is 21 years old and plays for one of the worst attacking teams the Premier League has ever seen. His lack of end product is obvious but he'd have to be superman to get numbers with the kind of football Boro play. 

 

For a decent attacking side, he'd be a really good low risk/high reward transfer, Imo. 

[Lee909]

The lad is on huge wages.

Villa sold him as he was due 60k a week.

[Trumo]

I was pretty certain I'd already posted the following on this thread at some point so I've gone and found it. In my opinion, the below will never not ring true as there's just too much historical evidence to back it up:

 

Further to my previous point, if your squad is stacked with players well versed in competing for titles and trophies and that is something your team routinely does, it's not a problem to add a player or two from bottom-of-the-table clubs who are not familiar with such things. If the players have the talent and the hunger, they can add a valuable extra to your squad. Hopefully they'll also see what it takes to compete for things at the top level by training and playing alongside those who already do that for you and slowly become experienced winners with knowhow themselves. And the cycle continues.

 

The problem is when you routinely shop at that end of the market and end up with a squad full of talented players but little knowhow as to how to get the job done at the highest level. Especially for a team like Liverpool where they are always expected to do so. The pressure is high but the knowhow and reassurance that they're doing things the right way is not there. There is always that element of doubt and it will show in the performances and results.

[The Golden Eel]

I'd have a look at that Irish bloke Mark O'Vic at Hull if they go down, looks some player

[Ronnie Whelan]

I'd have a look at that Irish bloke Mark O'Vic at Hull if they go down, looks some player

Probably, going to real madrid mate.

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

I'd have a look at that Irish bloke Mark O'Vic at Hull if they go down, looks some player

I think he could do a job at wing-back.

[sir roger]

Don't understand why we would focus specifically on relegated teams. Don't seem to get any money knocked off anyway.

 

Laughed this morning at Burnley saying that if they don't get megabucks for Keane this summer they will force him to stay & let him run his contract down over the last 14 months.

Of course you will.

[RobbieOR]

Andrew Robertson as a left back would be a good signing.

 

Think Llorente could be a decent option as he's definitely leaving Swansea and knows where the back of the net is.

 

That's it really. This year is not like last year when Newcastle had a few good players but were just badly managed. The teams this year are genuinely crap.