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haha i hope he stays with city next year, his antics are pure gold

honestly, i think Bent is just plain garbage. How he managed to make a footballing career out of her limited skills just astonishes me. N'Zogbia can go pound sand, i dont want him anyone near us tbh. Abgonlahor does provide some nice pace and he might be the only 1 i would take, i think he could provide some depth up front but he would be warming the bench most of the time. Unless i can get him on a free and some really low wages then no thanks.

i dont want any of them, i hardly rate any of them, and half of them are bad enough that i wish they went to play for the scums.

i think we are best served going for some help in the back. 1 strong CB that can go straight into the lineup (or fight the spot with Taylor) but has to be miles ahead of Williamson. I have been reading a lot of posts here in regards to Santon and i just cant stop shaking my head. I remember when Enrique joined and he was developing everyone made fun of him and wnated him out. Look how that turned out. I think he can develop into a very strong back, he may not be quite there but it would be foolish to get someone to block his progress, perhaps we should get someone that is at his current level or slightly better so that we can rotate the squad. Simpson, another controversial player. Some feel he is good enough and some dont. I think he is very serviceable, should he be a lock into the starting 11? i dont think so, it hink we can and should do better if we want to challenge for europe again. However if we cant find proper players at the right price i wouldnt sweat it to much, Santon may chanllenge him at RB anyway so just 1 outside back should challenge both simpson and snaton; with Perchinho maybe also fighting for a spot. Its not incredible depth but more than we have now. Like many here i feel the middle is pretty sorted; would definitely be interested in getting another HBA type player for development, not to go into the lineup but just in case we pick up injuries. I feel Obertan has some upside but not to the same extent and we would have to change how we play if we miss HBA for an extended period. SO iw ould go with 1 creative and 1 defensive midfielder, neither has to be better than what we have (tall order, really) but good enough to replace in a pinch. Guthrie could be it but he is not hard to replace, i think we can do better with a transfer. Up front I think we need 1 more quality starter to come in during ACN or if we pick an injury to the dembas. Honestly Best and shola are not going to get us into europe next year. Also we have to keep in mind tht we will need to rotate the squad so we need to be able to mix in a 3rd striker and not lose much. to summarize, my shopping list: 1 young GK to challenge Elliot (or replace if he is not ready). I would still keep Harper if he is up for it. 1 CB, must be quality (not overpaid though, i trust the scouting team to find us a young CB) 1 LB to challenge Santon, Santont to challenge Simpson at RB, Perch to challenge them all and offer coverage across the back. 2 midfielders. 1 creative, of the mold of HBA (not as good but must be able to take on defenders with pace and deliver a good pass), 1 defensive midfield to challenge Guthrie and Jonas. 1 striker, must be able to compete with the Dembas, or at least complement them so we can rotate the squad or fill in when injured.

overall its not a terrible result for us. Would have been easier if they lost but there is both an upside and downside to them making it through. 1. they will be "forced" to use some of their strongest players against us because they cant play in the final; but thats not to say they would have done that any way. However they may still save them given that they have to play in the FA Cup final 2 days later. 2. The fact that they make it through means that they will hopefully have the "delusion" that they can win the CL and perhaps thats their way in, caring less about getting 4th in the PL. Its probably better for them to chase the double rather than try for 4th and possibly miss anyway with 2 teams ahead of them. 3. With our current form i definitely do not fear them. I think that the way we are playing now we can take all 3 points from them.