Next Season's Team (33 Viewers)

[Speedie's Head]

Fans cannot asses strikers at all and expect them to score virtually every game. Even Gyokeres took flack for offering nothing at times.

One in three games is good going at any level. All of them have done that for us

 

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[FergieTheFinisher]

I’m certainly not anti Wright, he has had some great performances and is a quality player.

But when you wonder how someone like Vipotnik would have got on in our side this year, being given the same supply that Wright and Simms have had?

You can’t help thinking Wright is just not that clinical. Next year he will get fewer chances than this, will he really be able to step up? I really hope so.

 

[Saddlebrains]

We will see a much changed 11

Not very much changed overall squad. If that makes sense

 

[Graham64]

We will see a much changed 11

Not very much changed overall squad. If that makes sense

It means to me 1st eleven pretty much becomes reserves the rest get moved on and we buy a new 1st eleven

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

We will see a much changed 11

Not very much changed overall squad. If that makes sense

 

[covboy9]

Rushworth 15mill
Hamer 6mill
Vipotnik 12mill
Michael Keane free
Milner free coach
Andrew Robertson free
Callum Wilson free

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Rushworth 15mill
Hamer 6mill
Vipotnik 12mill
Michael Keane free
Milner free coach
Andrew Robertson free
Callum Wilson free

Thank God you aren't on the recruitment team

 

[Cally Fedora]

Assuming we get Rushworth I’d think we’d see something like:

Rushworth
Van Ewijk New New New
Grimes Onyeka
Saka Rudoni EMC
Wright

Signings for depth in midfield and wide

 

[Jamesimus]

Rushworth 15mill
Hamer 6mill
Vipotnik 12mill
Michael Keane free
Milner free coach
Andrew Robertson free
Callum Wilson free

Why would we recruit for back to back relegations?

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Assuming we get Rushworth I’d think we’d see something like:

Rushworth
Van Ewijk New New New
Grimes Onyeka
Saka Rudoni EMC
Wright

Signings for depth in midfield and wide

I find it next to impossible to believe we start that attack next season

 

[covboy9]

Thank God you aren't on the recruitment team

Debate

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Well here's my two pennies worth.

You cannot compete with the small squad we've got in the Premier League so it's going to mean we're going to have to sign more than eight quality players.

 

[Cally Fedora]

Maybe not. I think they’ll all be here. I hope we prioritise defence.

 

[Jamesimus]

Well here's my two pennies worth.

You cannot compete with the small squad we've got in the Premier League so it's going to mean we're going to have to sign more than eight quality players.

Less games in the Prem.

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

I’m certainly not anti Wright, he has had some great performances and is a quality player.

But when you wonder how someone like Vipotnik would have got on in our side this year, being given the same supply that Wright and Simms have had?

You can’t help thinking Wright is just not that clinical. Next year he will get fewer chances than this, will he really be able to step up? I really hope so.

I would 100% get Vipotnik as one of the striker options as part of the squad. He’s still very young and great upside. Would be a good investment.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

I would 100% get Vipotnik as one of the striker options as part of the squad. He’s still very young and great upside. Would be a good investment.

£20m on a 24 year old whos had 1 good year is a good investment?

 

[Jamesimus]

I would 100% get Vipotnik as one of the striker options as part of the squad. He’s still very young and great upside. Would be a good investment.

I would not.

 

[Jamesimus]

Charlie Hughes can get in the bin as well. I want to try and stay in the Premier League in our first season back up.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Less games in the Prem.

Ok let's get knocked out of the first rounds we play in, of the FA Cup and League Cup.

 

[shmmeee]

If we can make the finances work I’d go:

GK (Hopefully Rushworth)
MvE CB CB LB
CM Onyeka
RW Rudi EMC
ST

S: Dovin, Thomas, KKH, Grimes, Eccles, Sakamoto, AM, Wright, LW

I mean TBH I wouldn’t sign Onyeka but that ship has sailed.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

If we can make the finances work I’d go:

GK (Hopefully Rushworth)
MvE CB CB LB
CM Onyeka
RW Rudi EMC
ST

S: Dovin, Thomas, KKH, Grimes, Eccles, Sakamoto, AM, Wright, LW

I mean TBH I wouldn’t sign Onyeka but that ship has sailed.

HAHAHAHHA

 

[Jamesimus]

Ok let's get knocked out of the first rounds we play in, of the FA Cup and League Cup.

The League Cup for sure. It’s worth more to us to stay in the Premier League.

 

[Jamesimus]

I mean TBH I wouldn’t sign Onyeka but that ship has sailed.

You haven’t mentioned this before?

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

I know it’s hard to pull names out of thin air but every time we have one of these threads 99% of names put forward are either a) players who’ve played for us before, b) players we’ve been linked with before (no matter how long ago) or c) players we’ve played against within the last 3 months.

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

It means to me 1st eleven pretty much becomes reserves the rest get moved on and we buy a new 1st eleven

That is what I said earlier as well in terms of the 50% turnover in players.

Out:

Rushworth (Brighton but hope he comes back)
Collins
Bidwell
Brau
Kitch or Woolf (one will go)
Lati
Allen
Rapha
Esse (Palace)
Yang (Spurs)
Bassette
BTA
Simms

12 odd players leaving.

Then we need at least the following new signings:

GK
LB
x2 CBs
x2 CMs
RW
LW
10
x2 ST

 

[shmmeee]

That is what I said earlier as well in terms of the 50% turnover in players.

Out:

Rushworth (Brighton but hope he comes back)
Collins
Bidwell
Brau
Kitch or Woolf (one will go)
Lati
Allen
Rapha
Esse (Palace)
Yang (Spurs)
Bassette
BTA
Simms

12 odd players leaving.

Then we need at least the following new signings:

GK
LB
x2 CBs
x2 CMs
RW
LW
10
x2 ST

Would leave us with a lot of CMs that

 

[Ccfcisparks]

That is what I said earlier as well in terms of the 50% turnover in players.

Out:

Rushworth (Brighton but hope he comes back)
Collins
Bidwell
Brau
Kitch or Woolf (one will go)
Lati
Allen
Rapha
Esse (Palace)
Yang (Spurs)
Bassette
BTA
Simms

12 odd players leaving.

Then we need at least the following new signings:

GK
LB
x2 CBs
x2 CMs
RW
LW
10
x2 ST

We wont sign that many players

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Would leave us with a lot of CMs that

True we would probably need to let one of Eccles or Torp or both out on loan maybe.

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

We wont sign that many players

We have to otherwise we won’t have a chance of staying up imo.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

We have to otherwise we won’t have a chance of staying up imo.

Well we wont so I guess its a shame it had to end like this

 

[skybluecam]

We have to otherwise we won’t have a chance of staying up imo.

Think people need to accept that our signings won't be dictated by what we need to do to stay up, it will be dictated by how much King is willing to spend and what he sees as good investments.

 

[covcity4life]

Rushworth
Thomas
Mve
Grimes
Onyenka
Rudoni
Emc

As starters and I'm happy with that

Add 5 new starts. 7-8 overall new signings

Rest of squad that's kept on become squad doeth.

Doable

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Think people need to accept that our signings won't be dictated by what we need to do to stay up, it will be dictated by how much King is willing to spend and what he sees as good investments.

King said he wants to have a go. So that means doing what he can to stay up.

 

[covcity4life]

King said he wants to have a go. So that means doing what he can to stay up.

Said have a go but not reckless

In-between forest and burnley

 

[Cally Fedora]

Think people need to accept that our signings won't be dictated by what we need to do to stay up, it will be dictated by how much King is willing to spend and what he sees as good investments.

Exactly. Aside from the fact that it’s impossible to know how many signings you need to stay up cash is the only driver in our investment strategy. King will have had his budget settled for 6 months or more. It won’t be based on staying up. It will be a mix of affordability and smart investment.