Re: Close Season Football Chat : Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:56 pm  

Sthelens RLFC wrote:

I'm gonna believe everything that's written in the papers in a minute......

Took your time didn't you? I expected you to be the last to bite.

Re: Close Season Football Chat : Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:18 pm  

Hodgson comfirms Mascherano wants to leave! Maybe Torres will be next

Re: Close Season Football Chat : Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:26 pm  

Dan_FC wrote:

Hodgson comfirms Mascherano wants to leave! Maybe Torres will be next

RH said in the same interview that Torres has told him he is looking forward to coming back after his holiday. As good as Mascherano is, he's wanted to leave for the last 2 years so he can leave, best wishes etc and we'll have £25million to rebuild again. ATEOTD if our squad looks like:

Out: Riera, Benayoun, Insua, Mascherano for £40 million
In: Jovanovic (better than Riera), Cole (better than Benayoun), Figeroa/Salcido (both better than Insua) and a top quality DM for £20/£25 million that'll leave us money to sign a top class striker to take the weight off Torres shoulders. We could start next season with a first XI of Reina, Johnson, Carra, Agger, Figeroa, Cole, New DM, Gerrard, Jovanovic, Torres, Kuyt/New ST. With Aquilani, Babel, Maxi providing cover for the front positions.

I'd back that starting XI to certainly challenge for the top 4 and with a bit of luck, a little bit more.

Re: Close Season Football Chat : Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:37 pm  

Sthelens RLFC wrote:

RH said in the same interview that Torres has told him he is looking forward to coming back after his holiday. As good as Mascherano is, he's wanted to leave for the last 2 years so he can leave, best wishes etc and we'll have £25million to rebuild again. ATEOTD if our squad looks like:

Out: Riera, Benayoun, Insua, Mascherano for £40 million
In: Jovanovic (better than Riera), Cole (better than Benayoun), Figeroa/Salcido (both better than Insua) and a top quality DM for £20/£25 million that'll leave us money to sign a top class striker to take the weight off Torres shoulders. We could start next season with a first XI of Reina, Johnson, Carra, Agger, Figeroa, Cole, New DM, Gerrard, Jovanovic, Torres, Kuyt/New ST. With Aquilani, Babel, Maxi providing cover for the front positions.

I'd back that starting XI to certainly challenge for the top 4 and with a bit of luck, a little bit more.

With the squad that Man City will be putting together for next season I'd doubt you'd be getting back into the top four very soon. Can see the same top 3 (in no particular order!) and City up there having said that Spurs may have too many European distractions to do as well in the league as last season, Villa could be a lot weaker so the door is open for you again. I really think we can challenge up the top of the table again this season, strongest squad we've had since Moyes arrived and barring any late leavers we've only got domestic competitions this season I think we could surprise a few this season.

Re: Close Season Football Chat : Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:48 pm  

Sthelens RLFC wrote:

RH said in the same interview that Torres has told him he is looking forward to coming back after his holiday. As good as Mascherano is, he's wanted to leave for the last 2 years so he can leave, best wishes etc and we'll have £25million to rebuild again. ATEOTD if our squad looks like:

Out: Riera, Benayoun, Insua, Mascherano for £40 million
In: Jovanovic (better than Riera), Cole (better than Benayoun), Figeroa/Salcido (both better than Insua) and a top quality DM for £20/£25 million that'll leave us money to sign a top class striker to take the weight off Torres shoulders. We could start next season with a first XI of Reina, Johnson, Carra, Agger, Figeroa, Cole, New DM, Gerrard, Jovanovic, Torres, Kuyt/New ST. With Aquilani, Babel, Maxi providing cover for the front positions.

I'd back that starting XI to certainly challenge for the top 4 and with a bit of luck, a little bit more.

Have you signed Figueroa?

Re: Close Season Football Chat : Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:59 pm  

Sthelens RLFC wrote:

RH said in the same interview that Torres has told him he is looking forward to coming back after his holiday. As good as Mascherano is, he's wanted to leave for the last 2 years so he can leave, best wishes etc and we'll have £25million to rebuild again. ATEOTD if our squad looks like:

Out: Riera, Benayoun, Insua, Mascherano for £40 million
In: Jovanovic (better than Riera), Cole (better than Benayoun), Figeroa/Salcido (both better than Insua) and a top quality DM for £20/£25 million that'll leave us money to sign a top class striker to take the weight off Torres shoulders. We could start next season with a first XI of Reina, Johnson, Carra, Agger, Figeroa, Cole, New DM, Gerrard, Jovanovic, Torres, Kuyt/New ST. With Aquilani, Babel, Maxi providing cover for the front positions.

I'd back that starting XI to certainly challenge for the top 4 and with a bit of luck, a little bit more.

That's the spirit - when all else fails, blind optimism will see you through.

Re: Close Season Football Chat : Tue Jul 27, 2010 4:27 pm  

Think Arsenal will have a poor season this year. Even if Fabregas stays, I can just see them struggling.

Re: Close Season Football Chat : Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:32 pm  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

Think Arsenal will have a poor season this year. Even if Fabregas stays, I can just see them struggling.

Think it will be United and Chelsea going for the title again with City third, Arsenal fourth.
Wolves, West Brom, Blackpool to go down.

Re: Close Season Football Chat : Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:59 am  

Ian 77 Redux wrote:

That's the spirit - when all else fails, blind optimism will see you through.

Just out of interest, what don't you agree with?

I suppose blind optimism is better than having to rely on one player to carry an entire squad this season though, eh?

Re: Close Season Football Chat : Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:01 am  

Mark wrote:

Have you signed Figueroa?

90% done apparently. I know he's no A Cole/Evra but he's certainly better than what we had last season.