OK then, it looks like the "new" Championship winning side is taking shape but, from what I can see, we still look desperately short in the middle of the park.
Our probable team looks like this....
Randolph
Sankofa - McCarthy - Bougherra - Thatcher
Ambrose - ??? - ??? - Reid
Varney - Iwulemo
Yes, notice the problem? A big feckin gap in the middle of the park, more like a chasm actually.
What are the options?
Holland is out of contract and I personally think we have seen his best days. Don't forget his real peak as a player was way back in 2000/01 in Ipswich's great first season in the Premiership, that's a bloody long time ago now and I think we can invest our cash better elsewhere.
Faye. Useless, even at a lower level. Get rid.
Walton. Untried with us and only mixed success on loan last season. Keep but not a first choice yet.
Hughes. Also out of contract, could do a job in the CCC but probably not in the middle of the park.
Kishishev. Also out of contract, seen his best days. Release.
So, we need at least three new central midfielders, probably another striker and a goalkeeper or two and we will be looking OK.
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Need a goalkeeper of proven quality at this level, we need to bounce back an need an experienced custodian
Need a right back, IF Luke Young goes
A midfield, Reid is not the same player out on the left we need him more central
S.
Sure, not the most skilful but a great ball winnner, led by example and really dominated the middle of the pitch which we have not had since.....well, you know the rest of that sentence.
Well said. At the moment our midfield could be Ambrose - Holland - Reid - Thomas. More than capable of tearing teams apart at CCC level. But i've said it before and i'll say it again i still expect Pards to move for Mullins and Etherington who curbs doesn't want.
As Smudge pointed out the other day, Mark Poom was quoted as saying that the offer he received from us was the same as from Watford, however we were bringing him in as our No.2, whereas Watford said he'd be their No.1, so it must mean that we have someone lined up.
Not nice having to wait for the crumbs from Chelsea, Arsenal or whoever's table but we did alright with Carson and Song last year.
Agree about central midfield. A Kinsella type is needed but much easier to say than to find. Who is there who would come, permanently or on loan?
Buggered if I know Henry. I guess that's why we pay Pards the big bucks!!!
Doesn't say much for Pards' opinion of Randolph then if he was planning to bring in 2 keepers ahead of him.
Yeah? How about signing 16-stone clapped out striker Tony Brown from Mooroondu of the Brisbane XXXX League on a freebie?
He'll take 100,000 per year and a two-year deal, thanks.
Henry, after that trip back for the Blackburn game I have been doing little else but extremely heavy domestic duties!
But that large cash bung we gave your agent must have come in handy?
What do you mean she never told you! : - )
You only want a 2 year contract and £100,000 per year, Ormy?
Isn't that what we pay Lisbie?
You'll never make Operation Ewood again on that deal. ;-)
Sometimes the technology here is just a whisker beyond my grasp........ :-)