15 Aug 2015 17:57:00
We have to invest heavily now. We can get a return on the TV deal so this season is huge for us. Go for Hernandez and Austin and offer them big money. This is what Short must do. We would get a return on wage as for the deal. Tell them they would be our main players for the season and would be huge for us. But Marcus Alonso and De sciglio on loan if we can and get Fabian Schar an offer him good money and get Jonny Evans and try and get januzaj on loan and a solid midfielder. Ellis you must invest is similar quality players at least try and offer good money and persuade them. If you don't invest your an idiot Mr Short. Lol
GK: Pantiliomon
RB: De sciglio
CB: Schar
CB: Evans
LB: Alonso
CM : M'Villa
CAM/CM: januzaj or rodwell
ST: Hernandez
ST: Austin


1.) 15 Aug 2015
15 Aug 2015 19:43:07
Agree with you both completely! But I don't even know if Van Aanholt would cut it further up, he has no heart at all. It's embarrassing! Need another left back sharpish, he looks like he knows he won't be dropped as there's no one else! Jones 1st choice rb? Shouldn't of bought Matthews in should of brought in better so Jones was a squad player! Coates awful said it when we were linked he was a waste, squad/cup player at best! Kaboul average at best, reason he hasn't had a game at Tottenham for so long. Need some creativity, if we played 4-2-3-1 with Cattermole and M'Vila as the two with Lens left we need a number 10 and striker that can do the job on his own and also a right winger!

I'd happily see Austin or Hernandez come in, we HAVE to pay up and get them in. I'd rather pay money for someone like Matt Phillips than get Januzaj in on loan. We need to fork out for a 10 Dembele could fit in there as playing him as a holding midfielder is out of position, destroyed Utd few season ago playing 10, he has more freedom. Rather see Ron Vlaar come in on a free than either of the two centre halves we have. Fork out and get Van Dijk in, even Evans would improve us. I'd also take Ashley Cole on a free as completion. Rather have Alonso though. Get a RB in Sam Byram? I'd even have Jon Flannagen on loan.

Thoughts?!


2.) 15 Aug 2015
15 Aug 2015 22:29:12
I agree because you mention quality not players like Kaboul and Jones. It's simple why does the boardroom not understand invest and a return on TV deal.


3.) 16 Aug 2015
16 Aug 2015 00:56:37
That was appaling agree something deeply wrong at this club and if Short can't see it he needs to go now!. Kaboul makes Oshea look like world class . DA has to take some responsibility with the team selection as he should have dropped Kaboul and put Oshea in even brown would have been better!! put the entire U21 team in and drop this shambles of a team!!


4.) 16 Aug 2015
16 Aug 2015 09:32:01
Realistically that will never happen. Though we should have a team like that now, if not better considering the substantial amount of money which has been spent since Shorts arrival (£250m). I would expect if Short took note of the problems, he'd look for at least £30m free to spend now.

GK: Pantillimon
RB: Matthews
CB: Evans
CB: O'Shea
LB: Alonso
CDM: M'Vila
CM: Rodwell/Calhanoglu
CM: Larsson
LW: Lens
ST: Hernandez/Austin
RW: Watmore

These team is more than achievable if the supposed £50m was the budget at the beginning of the window, because we have only spent £15m and recouped £9m of that. That should leave £44m but £8m from Alvarez maybe, leaves us with nothing to worry about! Though we all know we probably didn't have that substantial budget to start off with, boy do we need it now