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Preparing for the Premier League


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Squad

Rob Elliot

Karl Darlow

Matz Sels

Tim Krul

Freddie Woodman

 

Ciaran Clark

Grant Hanley

Jamaal Lascelles

Chancel Mbemba

Kevin Mbabu

 

Achraf Lazaar

Paul Dummett

Massadio Haidara

DeAndre Yedlin

Jesus Gamez

Jamie Sterry

Vurnon Anita

 

Isaac Hayden

Jack Colback

Matt Ritchie

Jonjo Shelvey

Mohammed Diame

Rolando Aarons

Yoan Guoffran

Cheick Tiote

Christian Atsu

Siem de Jong

Henri Saivet

 

Dwight Gayle

Ayoze Perez

Daryl Murphy

Aleksandar Mitrovic

Emmanuel Rivière

Adam Armstrong

 

As the optimism about immediate promotion increasingly looks like being justified, we have two transfer windows to ensure the strength in depth to survive and thrive. Which of the current crop of players do you think should (or will) still be here, assuming 2017-18 is indeed a Premier League season? Which positions do you think we will most need to strengthen and who do you think is a realistic target to fill that positions?

 

 

 

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We definitely need a LB, RB, winger and CM for the starting eleven with proven quality in a top division, possibly even CB.

 

God knows what's going to happen with Rafa but I trust him 100% no matter what decisions he makes.

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Guest palnese

A thread on a football forum will most likely stop us from getting promoted. Aye, right.

 

It's a shame we didn't sell Perez at an earlier point, as I don't think we'll get much for him now.

 

Need upgrades/competition pretty much everywhere.

 

 

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A thread on a football forum will most likely stop us from getting promoted.

Aye :spit: The fuck is this all about

 

anyway - rid of:

 

Matz Sels

Freddie Woodman (loan)

 

Kevin Mbabu

 

Massadio Haidara (maybe loan)

Jesus Gamez

Jamie Sterry (loan)

 

Jack Colback

Rolando Aarons (loan)

Yoan Gouffran

Cheick Tiote

Henri Saivet

 

Daryl Murphy

Emmanuel Rivière

Adam Armstrong

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Quick thoughts on what we'll do:

 

 

Rob Elliot

Karl Darlow

Matz Sels or Tim Krul to leave

Freddie Woodman loaned out

 

Ciaran Clark

Grant Hanley to leave and be replaced by a Prem quality CB

Jamaal Lascelles

Chancel Mbemba possibly leave due to lack of first team football

Kevin Mbabu

 

Achraf Lazaar

Paul Dummett

Massadio Haidara sold

DeAndre Yedlin

Jesus Gamez

Jamie Sterry loaned out

Vurnon Anita

new fullback signed

 

Jack Colback

Matt Ritchie

Jonjo Shelvey

Mohammed Diame

Rolando Aarons loaned out or injured again

Yoan Guoffran released - Rafa is ruthless

Cheick Tiote sold

Christian Atsu not retained

Siem de Jong sold

Henri Saivet sold

several new signings for the midfield

 

Dwight Gayle

Ayoze Perez sold

Daryl Murphy sold

Aleksandar Mitrovic

Emmanuel Rivière sold

Adam Armstrong loaned out

one new Prem quality striker signed

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Broken record player, but I think looking at individuals is the wrong way to go. Danny Simpson won the league last year as part of the best defensive unit in the top flight. For me continuity of a team that knows each other and buys into the ethos of the team is paramount. If we are to adjust an element of the first team I'd much rather it was in January so they have time to fully bed in to Rafa's culture etc

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lots of unknowns.....can't do what you ask.

 

lets try and get up first then if we do we must think no higher than 17th imho, we've lost a lot of ground and any fan who thinks this squad could get mid table in PL is incredibly deluded, lots of work to get up still, even more if the goal comes true.  O0

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I'd rather we got promotion first and then have posts like this.  Don't want it to bite us back in the backside.

 

As if it makes a difference man :lol: The team isn't reading this.

 

:lol: Football Gods, man.

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I'd rather we got promotion first and then have posts like this.  Don't want it to bite us back in the backside.

 

As if it makes a difference man :lol: The team isn't reading this.

 

Mackems will be.

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I would keep for the first 11

 

Darlow

Lascelles

Shelvey

Ritchie

Gayle

 

For the bench/squad

 

Yedlin Clark Anita Hayden Diame  mitrovic

 

The rest I would deem as sub standard for premiership level. I feel it's important we don't carry any players who aren't good enough or deadwood like we did from 2013-15

 

Would say it's important we finally get a quality left back and centre half alongside lascelles so we finally have a premiership worthy defence.

 

A centre midfield to complement Shelvey. A left winger.

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lots of unknowns.....can't do what you ask.

 

lets try and get up first then if we do we must think no higher than 17th imho, we've lost a lot of ground and any fan who thinks this squad could get mid table in PL is incredibly deluded, lots of work to get up still, even more if the goal comes true.  O0

 

No higher than 17th!? We aren't mackems man and the bottom half of the premiership really isn't all that. We will be able to attract better players than any other team in the bottom half

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Pretty sure that people are complaining because if we don't get promoted, this sort of thing will make us look stupid, not that the threads existence is some sort of voodoo doll.

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tbh I reckon Rafa could get us midtable with the current squad - awful lot of dross in the Premier League.

 

Our current defence is the best it's been in years and we have a decent goalscorer for the first time in a while.

 

3 or 4 quality signings and we'll be pushing top 8 imo.

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I'd rather we got promotion first and then have posts like this.  Don't want it to bite us back in the backside.

 

Agreed - NUFC are the experts at blowing safe positions...anyone who witnessed the Cup Final in 1974, the play-off v the Mackems in 1990 or the failure to win the PL in 96 would follow this line.

No further comment from me until it is assured.

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