29 Jun 2024 13:17:09
As I stated the other day 2 (marquee, first team signing) will be made ie experienced first team regulars, the rest will be young development players that fit the new model. The squad is extremely bloated in certain areas of the pitch and will need to be trimmed. If we manage to sign the boys from Bayern and the Moroccon and McLean, that will be 8 signings. So another 2 seems about right as 10 signings in a window is a lot, esp when we have so many players that need to be moved on, which will be difficult as most are on good wages.
I full expect if the three above are signed then incoming will go very quite until after the CL qualification ties and players are moved on before we make our final few signings. Rangers and clem will have better idea of budgets after this.
29 Jun 2024 13:23:46
If you believe reports we have missed out on the boy from bayern and the morocon lad.
29 Jun 2024 13:50:24
It will depend on who leaves, if Goldson goes and possibly Davies as well, we will be looking for 2 experienced centre backs, we still need a holding midfielder and an attacking midfielder, a winger and a striker . All need to be experienced . I am expecting at least 4 experienced players and hoping none of them are Kenny McLean because they need to be good as well as experienced.
29 Jun 2024 14:42:54
We need a striker danilo may not be fit for the start of season and coming off a bad injury will have to be managed clearly dessers isn't good enough to be outer main. striker and if you believe reports wants away so that leaves a young lad who's never played outside of his home league so we need some1.
29 jun 2024 15:10:07
i’m hoping all 4 of them are kenny mclean.
29 Jun 2024 15:32:33
I believe we will go into the start of the season with lovelace, dessers, danilo and poss the new boy from Morocco. Danilo will have a full pre season. I still think we will sign Sima, who can play as a striker.
If we sign McLean think middle park is done. The boy from bayern and if sima signs will give us 6 wingers but full expect Wright to be moved on. The finals signing IMHO will be hopefully sima and a left sided experienced ch and poss a forward if dessers moves, same goes with a right back.
We should get good money for hagi, Lammers and poss tav, Davis, and lawrence, poss around between 15-20 mill for all of the above.
29 Jun 2024 17:44:26
That front 4 won't score enough goals imo and the midfield is too slow without creativity.