Cornet

The problem is we've let go Phillips and Raphinha at less than premium prices, so that invites Newcastle to submit a cheeky low bid for Harrison that would only just cover the Cornet release clause. If we do no further business and keep Harrison I think we are still in the bottom 3rd of the table, lose Harrison and then we have to hope there are 3 worse teams than us.

47, same as most players Phillips was slow, but he learnd and was picked by every coach that came in sinse he got his chance!..

Seems they all saw what Bielsa found!..

Like I've said before, a few times, Milner was 16 when he got his chance, ok, it wasn't the Premiership but it was meant to be the worlds best at its time!..

comment by LufcGermany (U6066)
posted 4 hours, 24 minutes ago
Do we ever have a pre season where our players are given a chance before the season starts?..
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nope

Maddening thing is after three seasons of knowing we
desperately need a top notch left back, a striker who
isn't made of glass, and a solid back up keeper, we still
need a top notch left back, a striker who isn't made
of glass, and a solid back up keeper.

Saying that (and like VOF says), we might be better
than last season, we might be worse. Who knows? We
did stay up for another go of it though. So, I'm really
looking forward to the season. Hopefully, we pull off
some more business before window shuts.

Namely a top notch left back, a striker who isn't made
of glass, and a solid back up keeper.

comment by Wetherby White (U6810)
posted 2 hours ago
comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 49 minutes ago
Depth i think has improved.

Added
Kristensen/Roca/Arronson/Adams/Sinisterra

Lost
Raphinha/Phillips/Shackleton.


Surely cant expect an injury situation like last season again so Bamford is like a new signing.
Expect to get more from the U23s this season
- Joffy, Greenwood, Gyabi Summerville and maybe even Gray look like being able to contribute more this season than last.

Quality - we will know after 10 games how good or bad some of the players are
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I might be wrong, but I'm sure we had about same injury's as everyone else last year, just didn't have the depth to cover key players.
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think the only team to have more injuries than us was everton

comment by Solihullwhite (U10497)
posted 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
Of course we are almost certainly facing relegation. We have sold the only two premier level players we had. Ask yourself what was our biggest problem last season.....obviously our defence with 79 goals conceded, only Norwich were worse. What have we done to strengthen that part of our team....nothing. One change, for Ayling, who was the only half decent one anyway.
Fail to address your problems and you will go on to fail....simple!
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doh

comment by Solihullwhite (U10497)
posted 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
Of course we are almost certainly facing relegation. We have sold the only two premier level players we had. Ask yourself what was our biggest problem last season.....obviously our defence with 79 goals conceded, only Norwich were worse. What have we done to strengthen that part of our team....nothing. One change, for Ayling, who was the only half decent one anyway.
Fail to address your problems and you will go on to fail....simple!
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Just being able to play Bamford probably reduces the goals conceded by 10. Appreciate that perhaps defenders could have been upgraded but you defend as a team. The ball at times would not stick up front last season and Bamford defends the near post set-pieces very well.
Plus unlikely we have all 4 centre backs unavailable at the same time this season?

Marsch has said we are actively looking for a striker and a lb so what's the panic?

Added
Kristensen/Roca/Arronson/Adams/Sinisterra

Lost
Raphinha/Phillips/Shackleton.

Don't forget Tyler Roberts, he was considered first team squad.
So are we really stronger in depth? Are we stronger in quality...we'll know soon enough!

comment by steross17 (U6898)
posted 12 hours, 13 minutes ago
Added
Kristensen/Roca/Arronson/Adams/Sinisterra

Lost
Raphinha/Phillips/Shackleton.

Don't forget Tyler Roberts, he was considered first team squad.
So are we really stronger in depth? Are we stronger in quality...we'll know soon enough!
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We'll squad depth wise, factually, no. Quality wise? We'll we just lost an England and Brazil International.

Still time to get a more deals over the line though.