07 Jul 2014 23:30:18
Presuming that Diakite, Roberge, Cabral, NDiaye, Karlsson, Graham and Scocco all leave permanently with Ba and Watmore going out on loan, I think we need around 8 more signings. We need a rb, 2 cb, a lb, 2 cm and 2 wingers/forwards.
Now considering Poyet wants his squad to be almost complete for pre season their must be a lot going on behind the scenes that they are keeping quiet

{Ed024's Note - most of those lads never played so don't really need replaced. I agree we need at least 1 CB, and an attacking midfield player to replace Borini - but i don't think there will be much more than that, we may get Alonso as well}

1.) 08 Jul 2014
08 Jul 2014 09:58:41
i would keep ndiaye give the lad a chance

2.) 08 Jul 2014
Yes I know most of them were sent out on loan but if all of them do leave that will leave us with a squad of 16 and Poyet wants a squad of at least 23. So that's at least 7 new players coming in

3.) 08 Jul 2014
Please tell me why alfie n cabral havnt had a chance and how do they not fit into poyets style of play obviously if I was an expert in this situation I would be working at the stadium instead of missing the start of the season working away

4.) 08 Jul 2014
Ed are you saying alonso is only a bonus considering we don't have a single right back and only one left back?

{Ed024's Note - Nope - only saying its not guaranteed that we'll get him with other EPL team interested.}

5.) 08 Jul 2014
Come on ed. 3 players and you think that's all. we've no left back and only 2 ageing centre halves because god knows roberge and diakete are hopeless, so there's 2 just for the back four. We need a20 goal striker because the lot we have do not have 20 in them as a group!. we need a replacement for borini and somebody in the middle of the park who can actually pass a ball forward and back the play up. We are very static when all around us are picking up players that we should be pushing for. gomis, ince, caulker all linked or gone to teams I accept to be around us in the bottom half of the table. out has already gone Westwood dossena, cuellar, alonso, colback, Gardner. so 6 out replaced by three and none of the three signings are going to set the world alight. I don't see where we are going and we definitely not strengthening the squad. a new season same story struggle yet again I fear

{Ed024's Note - Just telling you what I'm hearing - Poyet wants everyone in for pre-season which starts in less than 2 weeks with our first friendly in 3 weeks. I can't see 6 more coming in.}

6.) 08 Jul 2014
08 Jul 2014 18:17:28
Perhaps Gus is waiting for the deadwood to go before we buy as the wage bill must be high . but we need to buy soon to improve the squad BEFORE the friendlies to bed in the new recruits!

{Ed024's Note - Lets hope we have a few irons in the fire !}