Exiled_Rover

So here's a thought exercise for everyone. Assuming Brittain is the last 'starter' to leave, what would you do in Gestede's place? Where do we need strengthening? Who needs shipping out? For mine: Sell Pears Sell Buckley Assess Duru or loan him out and bring in another RB Bring in a starting CB (possibly loan) Bring in another CM Bring in a RW (probably loan) Bring in a GK to challenge Toth So even conservatively (I wouldn't expect to challenge for the Playoffs with that squad, unless that loan RW was sensational) we're 5 players short.

Only a year left on his contract, but worth £8m on Transfermarkt so it's unlikely.

Why? He's a Uni student so probably 21 - it's sink or swim time for him. Might as well throw him in a professional game against men to see if he's got anything.

Good - you'd be mad to play for this lot. They've shown their true colours.

Who says he's on £10k a week?

He's played RB a few times for us - he's clearly not a RB. He's a CM (and probably not good enough to play there at this level).

He's a more athletic version of JRC (at RB). Very good going forward, good enough defensively when he's set, but still lacks a little pace (obviously JRC lacked a lot of pace). We'll miss him when he goes.

So basically "we quite fancy him in and around the squad, but not enough to pay a fee for him". Which is pretty much right.

Game's gone I'm afraid. Know loads of Liverpool fans at work - none of whom are from Liverpool. There'll never be any sort of parity again.

Seen the highlights of the Stanley game - the new kit is awful.

Surely all of those things are on hand when you're performing a medical?

That was left over money in the annual budget. They won't commit to significant multi-year contracts it seems.

6-8 weeks, apparently.

£60m despite absolutely slashing the playing squad since Mowbray left. A flat £20m a year come what may. Not shady at all.

Why would they? The last two managers have been cut off at the knees.

I'd drive Pears to wherever he wants to go.

A cut price? We're the ones that have let his contract run down.

Duru played L2 last year and apparently looked quite useful (before injury). Albieusu has played a season in the SPL and they wanted him back - that's probably your two RBs now that we've sold JRC and Brittain is pushing to leave too.

He's a CM.

He knew what he was signing up for - the last two managers walked (one paid to get out of his contract!) and the manager before that had his contract run out without a word from Pune.

Every summer we rebuild from scratch. It's exhausting.

If our billionaire owners can't afford to pay the wages, maybe they should sell us?

£72m in the black on transfers.

I think we're quickly going to find out how good Duru is.

Won't that just match the photo? It's not facial recognition software.