Hughes has addressed all the problem positions to be fair.
Goalkeeper is not a problem, however we will probably get Given on board.
Kompany will move to Centre Back, and certain respected authorities think he is better there.
Hughes could not have expected Dunne, Tel Ben Haim and Richards to lose form as badly as they have.
Zabaleta is a 1st pick for Argentina.
Bridge is more solid than Cole, and nowhere near as flash, I have alot of mates who support Chelsea, and they reckon he is more solid at the back and rarely loses the ball, that will do for me.
SWP no one will really argue with that
De Jong is quality.
I don't believe he signed Jo for one minute.
Bellamy will give us some fight, Hughes knows his game inside out.
Robinho who cares who signed him, I never thought we had room for two Galactico's any way but wouldn't have moaned if we had landed him.
Bojinov and Petrov to return, however I still think we will get some consolation from the last signing which I believe will be a quality NO 9.
Heskey, crouch or Owen would do, at this stage of our development, and before you all scream sad abuse lets not forget they are all established internationals.
A decent left winger would not have gone amiss.,
We could possibly even land Tevez, who looks on his way out.
worse ways we could swap Robinho for Anelka, Alex, Malouda and a n other.
A starting transitional 11 of
1 Given 2 Richards 5 Alex 6 Kompany 3 Bridge
7 SWP 8 Ireland 4 De Jong 11 Malouda
9 Anelka 10 Bellamy
Looks very balanced to me possibly more balanced than what we have at present
12 HART 13 ZABALETA 14 Onouha 15 DUNNE 16 BALL 17 Garrido 18 JOHNSON 19 FERNANDES 20 Bojinov 21 Sturridge 22 Petrov
Another thing which is occurs to me, is that the players who are highlighted particularly Johnson with all the shit I have read on here about him, remember he is quite a tender age still, where would he have fitted in if Kaka had came? Is that they are all unsettled with the exception of Zabaleta, Fernandes WAS and still is rated the best prospect in switzerland, we all raved about him when he 1st came, all the othewrs would be prepared to stay and fight for their place.
24 Schmeichel 25 Ben Haim 26 Caicedo 27 Berti 28 Hamann
Elano Vassell Benjani and Jo can all FCUK off IMO
As back up looks fairly mouth watering to me.
Remember Jo could be swapped for Adriano still.
Or Wagner Love could be swapped for Jo.
I still think there is plenty of life in this window yet.
Why you think its all doom and gloom because we risk losing our "Jewel in the crown" is beyond me, that lot would buckle down and fight for a top four placing.