New found optimism

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It's difficult to be optimistic when were linked with the following players:

Maynor Figueroa
Steven Taylor
Damien Duff
Paul Scharner

I know there only rumors, but Roy will end up building a bottom four team, not a top four.

Difficult to optimistic with that..

The Fig would be a great signing

Duff would probably end up doing better than Nunez, Gonzalez and any other Leftie Rafa has bought and would be a good addition to the squad as long as we brought a higher profile player in to

Steven Taylor
this is probably paper talk, its the place we least an expensive purchase and cant see iy myself. Even if we got him cant see him getting in front of carragher and Agger next year.

Scharner
again as a squad player we have had a lot worse over the last few years

[Vermilion]

The Fig would be a great signing

Duff would probably end up doing better than Nunez, Gonzalez and any other Leftie Rafa has bought and would be a good addition to the squad as long as we brought a higher profile player in to

Steven Taylor
this is probably paper talk, its the place we least an expensive purchase and cant see iy myself. Even if we got him cant see him getting in front of carragher and Agger next year.

Scharner
again as a squad player we have had a lot worse over the last few years

Really, you believe that, and this higher profile player we'll bring on top of what we are made to pay for Duff ?

I know people are trying to be optimistic, but please, base it in reality pleeeeese, Duff is NOT the type of player we need to bring in once...and in a matter of only weeks...we are taken over, if Duff IS the type of player we'll go for after the takeover, then that's sad. imo.

The club is about to be taken over..FACT, (according to Broughton) so why would we want players like Duff.

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Really, you believe that, and this higher profile player we'll bring on top of what we are made to pay for Duff ?

I know people are trying to be optimistic, but please, base it in reality pleeeeese, Duff is NOT the type of player we need to bring in once...and in a matter of only weeks...we are taken over, if Duff IS the type of player we'll go for after the takeover, then that's sad. imo.

The club is about to be taken over..FACT, (according to Broughton) so why would we want players like Duff.

yes fair enough, once we have the takeover in place i concur that players similar to Duff are not needed, but i would take him to get us through till january as i am not sure money would be available this transfer window

[Darth Marty]

The other teams will strengthen so even if our 1st 11 is good enough we would have to be injury free all season. Not gonna happen. City are dead certs for top 4 finish this coming season and along with the chavs, arse and scum its hard to see where we would fit remembering that spurs and villa are competing with us also.

[SB]

The other teams will strengthen so even if our 1st 11 is good enough we would have to be injury free all season. Not gonna happen. City are dead certs for top 4 finish this coming season and along with the chavs, arse and scum its hard to see where we would fit remembering that spurs and villa are competing with us also.

Regarding Arsenal, I know they've signed Chamekh (sp?) but he could take time to settle and if they do loose Cesc they could struggle a bit. Wishfull thinking maybe but who knows?

[Mostar]

I cannot see us competing for top 4 spots even if we keep everyone and have Jovanovic as our only signing. We are simply not good enough.

To put us in any CL contention we need at least 2 (3 or 4 would be better) additional signings to address primary problems of LB and a striker.

Having said that, our transfer kitty of £12M is insufficient to get us 2 decent players. One perhaps, two no way.

To me, if we have aspirations this year to be we in the mix, will need to sell likes of Masch, Babel, Riera and/or Kuyt and use all proceeds to get us some quality players.

Otherwise, I don't expect anything but Europa League spot at best.

[SB]

I cannot see us competing for top 4 spots even if we keep everyone and have Jovanovic as our only signing. We are simply not good enough.

To put us in any CL contention we need at least 2 (3 or 4 would be better) additional signings to address primary problems of LB and a striker.

Having said that, our transfer kitty of £12M is insufficient to get us 2 decent players. One perhaps, two no way.

To me, if we have aspirations this year to be we in the mix, will need to sell likes of Masch, Babel, Riera and/or Kuyt and use all proceeds to get us some quality players.

Otherwise, I don't expect anything but Europa League spot at best.

If we sell Masher and Riera we should have about 30-35 mil to spend plus the proposed 12 mil kitty. Other than say Arda for around 12-15 mil we'd still have enough for a good LB and another striker and any squaddies Roy thinks good enough. That would give me reasons to be cheerfull.

[Mostar]

If we sell Masher and Riera we should have about 30-35 mil to spend plus the proposed 12 mil kitty. Other than say Arda for around 12-15 mil we'd still have enough for a good LB and another striker and any squaddies Roy thinks good enough. That would give me reasons to be cheerfull.

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