If we go up - transfers

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HalifaxWhite
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If we go up - transfers

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I am interested to hear people's thoughts on this subject. I have seen many mentions of the fact most of our players are not what would be considered premier league quality, most eluding to the fact that only Phillips and White are real top notch players in the current squad.

So if we go up. How many players do we replace first season? Go for bust, nice a steady or very little?

My thoughts: firstly I would say last year if asked this question about sheff utd I would have said none of their team are premier league quality except maybe the keeper but look at them now.

On our team while I agree that Phillips and white are our best players and I would say top 6 quality. With that in mind I feel a lot of our first team are premier league quality but maybe not quite top 10 level, alioski, Dallas, Klich, Harrison, Cooper I think all fit into that category.

I don't think the gap between top championship teams and bottom half prem teams is as great as it used to be which is why we don't see much yoyo going on any more, coming down is now very dangerous just look at recent seasons.

I would follow the Sheff utd model for the most part with a couple of top quality additions, mainly CB, attacking mid and maybe a striker.
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Really think we should wait until we are up before discussing summer transfers.
Not criticising your enthusiasm but been a superstitious type I think it's tempting fate and setting us up for a fall.
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Selby White wrote:Really think we should wait until we are up before discussing summer transfers.
Not criticising your enthusiasm but been a superstitious type I think it's tempting fate and setting us up for a fall.
I couldn’t agree more!
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My thoughts are that such thinking should be put on ice along with the champagne until we set foot in the Promised Land. In the mean time perhaps we should restrict our sights to issues in the near future like the next months games, January Transfer Window etc. A bird in the hand and all that :think:
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Haha, I completely agree with everything you've said, HalifaxWhite - right up to where we'd need additions - but I also have to say: let's not jinx it. We're still some way away and we had a thread like this in March and, well, y'know...
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If reports are accurate, it's not a matter so much of where we finish, it's who the club finishes up in the hands of. If it's QSI then we allegedly will have multimillions available to spend.

Fulham spent £109 million on transfers when they went up, and they came straight back down. As long as we have Bielsa here to oversee transfer policy, I would honestly expect us to spend much less than that and bring in much higher quality players than Fulham managed to. I think I would expect say 10 new signings to the squad with 3 or 4 departures, amicably too :D
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I feel like closing this thread.

Don't jinx it.

Nothing is a given, not for this club ..
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rigger wrote:I feel like closing this thread.

Don't jinx it.

Nothing is a given, not for this club ..
Jinxes don't exist, mate, along with fate, luck and the Tooth Fairy :D
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Another Northern Soul wrote:
rigger wrote:I feel like closing this thread.

Don't jinx it.

Nothing is a given, not for this club ..
Jinxes don't exist, mate, along with fate, luck and the Tooth Fairy :D
ANS, glad you didn't include Father Christmas in that. I once heard that he wasn't real, still can't believe it.
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johnh wrote:
Another Northern Soul wrote:
rigger wrote:I feel like closing this thread.

Don't jinx it.

Nothing is a given, not for this club ..
Jinxes don't exist, mate, along with fate, luck and the Tooth Fairy :D
ANS, glad you didn't include Father Christmas in that. I once heard that he wasn't real, still can't believe it.
I'm clearly more considerate than you mate, I did consider claiming it but thought it might upset some people :lol:
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