30 Jul 2017 13:01:43
Warburton has stated two more players to come in before Friday one a Premier League loan player I assume to be Baker from Chelsea and one a midfielder I hope will be McDonald from Fulham this he states will give him the 22 man squad he's been looking to build for the season (stated this 22 man squad thing a dozen times at least) however the current squad is 28 players I assume lica and Stojkovic will leave along with laccovitti out on loan so that's 25 plus 2 more equals 27 can someone please tell me the other 4 or 5 that are being dumped! all i can say is it better not include brereton and osborn.

1.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 13:21:42
Yates, and Walker have been mentioned, County are interested in Yates. That still needs more to go though, perhaps Cash would have gone until his injury.

2.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 13:46:45
yates and walker are not part of the 28 man first team squad so even if they do go out on loan four or five first team players need to go to make the 22 he talks about.

3.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 14:15:40
ive tried getting it down to 20 to make room for the 2 new players to take it up to 22 and it is difficult for him to be fair. it would probably mean moving one or two that would suprise people such as maybe hobbs or lam (if we sign a cb) and vaughan, osborn or carayol. should we sign baker on a two year loan i eouldnt mind too much if osborn went as baker is a creative player also.

4.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 14:18:16
Yes i do not know where my mind was then.

5.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 14:23:29
MW has said he "wants" 2 players before kickoff. He hasn't made any promises he has just stated a desire.
Would be great if we get the 2 players with McDonald being one and possibly a defender on loan ( maybe the Chelsea lad)
The squad is looking good. If he can get the 2 proposed deals over the line top 6 wouldn't be out of the question.

6.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 14:32:48
Fox, Lam, Henderson, Mills, Hobbs, and Cash would be my favourites to go.

7.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 14:59:08
The way I calculate our current squad, our 22 is:

Smith Henderson

Lichaj Darikwa
Traore Fox
Mancienne Mills
Worrall Hobbs

Cohen Bouchalakis
Vaughan Cash
McKay Carayol
Osborn Clough

Murphy Vellios
Cummings Brereton


That leaves:

Stojkovic (Going)
Evtimov (Loan, sold or 23rd place as 3rd keeper)
Iacovitti (Loan)
Lam (Loan or sold)
Ward (Possibly injured/ in for Carayol/ Cash)
Lica (Going)
Walker (Loan or sold)
Yates (Loan)

If we sign 2 more, it's anybody's guess, but Cash could possibly head out on loan, and Hobbs/ Mills/ Fox could also be in that potential sale pile. Personally, I'd keep Fox as he's a leader in the dressing room and is fully committed.

8.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 15:17:10
That's not happening bright, that would leave us with just manciene and Worrall and no cover same as goalkeeper put Henderson out and Smith gets injured what we left with? .

9.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 15:23:45
I think Hobbs will be out of the door to be honest, high wages and I've heard rumours of him not particularly getting on well with the rest of the team, though to be honest the rumours are from a friend of a friend.

I think we need to get a decent CB, and someone to add a little more steel in the team.

10.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 15:36:37
IR. There must be better players than Fox that are leaders at a price we can afford.

11.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 15:53:09
Why cash? The lad is going to be something special.
How many young players come in first season and play centre mid right back wing back and do a job.
Picked up fracture against villa on the way too.
The kid is good his place is with us.

12.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 16:01:32
Dazza60. If you want to be pedantic, he said we would be in a great place if we can land the final two signings they are pursuing before they face Millwall on Friday. We are close to adding the two final signings he believes would complete his squad for the coming campaign. When they are signed we will let you know.

13.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 16:13:40
FF79. Depending on who is coming in Cash could be loaned, the same with Henderson. Should players get injured there are talented academy players to take over, you can not cover all possibilities. I was not meaning all would be sold.

14.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 16:23:22
Considering the amount of games we have to play, League and cups, in a long season, and with our luck in picking up significant injuries, I'd be very surprised if we could manage this with a squad of only 22 players. Maybe he wants only 22 in the 1st XI squad but to me that spells trouble of our own making.

15.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 16:57:07
It won't be no one expensive bright coming in.
McDonald is a joke at 7 million or even half that.
28 years old had more clubs than Jack Nicholson.
Manly div 1 so why all of a sudden he's worth that?
Sack that one off.

16.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 17:23:41
i think we should try and get lewis baker on a 2 year loan and spend maybe 2/ 3 mil on a young, decent centre back and that'd be a brilliant summer for us.

17.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 17:46:36
Never heard of a 2 or 3 year loan.
That's a lifetime in football.

18.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 17:53:03
FF79. I thought we wold not spend more than £3m on a midfielder, that is why i asked why we would go back after alledgeidly being quoted £7m.
99. A 2 year loan is unusual, what makes you want that.

19.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 18:12:28
Bright,

I'm sure there are better and younger than Fox, but I'm just not a huge fan of kicking 10 players out and expecting the new squad to bed down quickly.

Fox is not solid at LB, but for me is a decent short-term backup as well as added CB cover. He's also a great role model and apparently popular lad with the squad.

So, I would ask why spend more money on another player, likely to be backup, when we have one already?

I see this squad making progress on last year, and then next summer, we can look at moving others on to build again.

I don't think we can expect to address every single area of the team in one summer. Plus, with prices as they are, I'd rather keep the cash in the bank until we NEED a signing.

20.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 18:51:52
IR. I could not agree with you more about expecting large numbers being changed and expecting them to bed down quickly. In my opinion by getting rid of Fox it gives a another player time to adapt, as he will only be back up as you said yourself. When MW said he wanted quality not quantity i was surprised how many players he has ended up wanting in, popularity apart Fox for me is one of the weakest links in the squad. I thought we would get 3/ 4 players this Summer then 1, or 2 in January if it would help us, if not wait till next summer.

21.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 20:02:57
I think two of Hobbs, Fox and Lam will go myself. Think he will go for two centre defenders plus youth players in reserve.

22.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 21:26:11
Bright,

I just don't see it. Fox was, in my opinion, solid as a rock at CB last season and is a lot less injury prone then others, as well as clearly keen to stay fit and ready to step in.

I wouldn't let him go unless he wanted to go. He's a good influence, a committed performer and has let no one down as far as I can see.

I'd see Mills and Hobbs out before I'd get rid of Fox.

Unless something incredible lines itself up, I don't think we need anything else in this window. On top of the squad I listed earlier, we've got Gabriel, Edser, Ahmedhodzic, Walters, McDonagh, Bossin, and a couple of others who I would happily trust to step in to cover any 2-3 month injury gaps that appeared in the squad. I mean, who was Joe Worrall or Ben Osborn or Lewis McGugan or any of them?

I'd sooner have a young, hungry your teamer step in and try to create a name for himself than sign players just to bulk up the backup who may not care about the club. Players, dare I say it, like Assombalonga. Yes; he was top drawer, but on leaving didn't even say he played for us. he said he "Worked" for Forest. You'd swear he was working in the gift shop! I would take a Tyler Walker or a Gerry McDonagh every day of the week. Win, lose or draw, I just want to love the team, not cheer for the van Hooijdonks and Bohinens who are just in it for themselves.

Just my opinion. I think we're in a really promising position and I trust the club, finally, to take us forward.

23.) 30 Jul 2017
30 Jul 2017 22:34:52
Fox was involved in more build up to more goals last season and the season before than any other player. He does get caught out sometimes and try's hard long balls and cross field passes that don't pay off but is more solid than many, like Osborn he is an easy target for criticism as he try's to work the ball and gets himself about so stands out but for me he is a better player than Lam, Hobbs, Mills and Manchienne! I would keep him as with better plus and good team moral around him I think he could become a great lad.

24.) 31 Jul 2017
31 Jul 2017 10:54:05
Come on redrascal really.
Fox only played 23 games last season and 10 season before didn't possibly be involved In more build up goals.
Nowhere near good enough far too casual.