bluemoondays
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We're definitely light on home-grown players, just squeaking by on the bare minimum of 8 I think (excluding kids). Barry is 32 in Feb, Taylor probably has a job for life at City at the moment as 3rd choice keeper and Lescott is 30 in a couple of months.
Taylor, Richards, Clichy, Barry, AJ, Milner, Hart and Lescott.
Obviously we are looking abroad at all this top talent but I think we should be picking up 1 or 2 home-grown 1st team/regular squad players - the problem is who? They need to be decent enough to not look out of place in our side.
We are extremely unlikely to sign anyone from the scum and chelsea (Sturridge maybe but not convinced he'd a) come back or b) we'd want him, I can't think of any english player in Liverpool or Newcastle's squad we'd want. Arsenal is a possibility but we'd pay through the nose for one of their kids. For Tottenham read Arsenal comment.That pretty much leaves the lower 13 clubs and/or lower league players.
Anyone got any idea's about english championship players who may make it OR english players from PL teams that could be convinced to sell - I'm struggling to think of many. Obviously some signings would be dependent on players leaving e.g. a striker so we could sign Bent or a LB to sign Baines.
Villa - Darren Bent (not a popular choice but guaranteed goals when fit)
Everton - Baines, (not sure on Barclay or Rodwell)
Arsenal - Ramsay, Wilshere (doubt we'd get these)
QPR - Onuoha (would look daft but would be a decent squad CB/RB at least - never going to happen)
Didn't realise there would be so few but I've maybe missed some out. Any other suggestions?
Edit: Changed title :-)
Taylor, Richards, Clichy, Barry, AJ, Milner, Hart and Lescott.
Obviously we are looking abroad at all this top talent but I think we should be picking up 1 or 2 home-grown 1st team/regular squad players - the problem is who? They need to be decent enough to not look out of place in our side.
We are extremely unlikely to sign anyone from the scum and chelsea (Sturridge maybe but not convinced he'd a) come back or b) we'd want him, I can't think of any english player in Liverpool or Newcastle's squad we'd want. Arsenal is a possibility but we'd pay through the nose for one of their kids. For Tottenham read Arsenal comment.That pretty much leaves the lower 13 clubs and/or lower league players.
Anyone got any idea's about english championship players who may make it OR english players from PL teams that could be convinced to sell - I'm struggling to think of many. Obviously some signings would be dependent on players leaving e.g. a striker so we could sign Bent or a LB to sign Baines.
Villa - Darren Bent (not a popular choice but guaranteed goals when fit)
Everton - Baines, (not sure on Barclay or Rodwell)
Arsenal - Ramsay, Wilshere (doubt we'd get these)
QPR - Onuoha (would look daft but would be a decent squad CB/RB at least - never going to happen)
Didn't realise there would be so few but I've maybe missed some out. Any other suggestions?
Edit: Changed title :-)