skipper Are we really that stretched that Akpan is in every ones starting 11??

Yes.

Not bothered by the move. Adkins clearly will feel either he doesn't want him or the money is worth the sale to be invested into either other areas (LB/ ST) and or a CB who fits his style and can pass it from the back.

Good signing if true but what does that mean for Tanner, taylor and edwards?

McCarthy

Gunter Ferdinand Hector Cummings

Tshibola Kuhl

Blackman Tanner Edwards

Cox

After we've signed Ferdinand think we need a LB , and a 20 goal a season striker to replace Pog. Making our best team something like Federici Gunter Pearce Ferdinand ? Karacan Guthrie McCleary Cox Obita ? Subs-McCarthy (or Andersen if we sell), Morro/Hector, Williams, Mackie, Blackman, Robson-Kanu, ...

Tbh think Cox and Mackie are both decent signings but neither are exactly 20 goal a season strikers at this level and neither is Pog so struggle to see who is going to fill the Le Fondre void.

Messi and Xavi had trials with us before Barcelona but we decided they were too small :/

think it will be

McCarthy

Gunter Pearce Hector Obita

Edwards Akpan Taylor Blackman

Pogrebnyak Robson-Kanu

and we will lose 3-1

We have two premiership players in McCleary and McCarthy and tbh think they will both leave by the beginning of the season anyway. Other than that if you think we have one of the best teams in the league you are deluded. Look at Cardiff, Norwich, Fulham, Wigan, Blackburn, Bournemouth, even Watford h...

God our team is so poor. This takeover needs to be completed asap, so we can get a few key additions in.

I fully expect Adkins to name Gunter as the new captain, he has clearly favoured him ever since he came in for McDermott. Pearce on the other hand is likely to be in and out of the team as a rotation option this year (most likely to be out of the picture completely in a few years). Although Gunter i...

I'd buy:

Dean Cox £2-3million
Nahki Wells £4 million
Billy Sharp £800k
Joel Ekstrand £2million

Starting 11-

Pogrebynak Wells(Sharp)

Cox Williams Karacan(Guthrie) McCleary

Obita Ekstrand Pearce Gunter

McCarthy

Cardiff City Fulham ---- Blackburn Rovers Reading----> wins playoff final against boro Norwich City Middlesborough --- Wigan Athletic Forest Wolves Leeds Bournemouth Bolton Watford Ipswich Huddersfiled Town Brighton Blackpool Millwall Birmingham Sheff Wed --- Rotherham Brentford Charlton

He is actually a winger / wingback played left back on a number of occasions for Peterborough, much like Obita. Would be a very good signing if we got him. Him and Obita on the left flank could be very useful.

In fairness there would have been a camaraderie and a spirit to the team left over from winning the championship, meaning we probably would have got play-offs at least.

50/1 apparently

West Brom have sacked Pepe Mel. Will they come back in for Nigel ??

Think Forest will have a good season next year, as well as Cardiff, Norwich (if they go down), Wigan (if they don't go up), think Reading will do well as well tbh if we can keep McCleary, Obita, Williams, Guthrie, and Gunter and add a decent forward and ball playing centre-back.

Mikkel Andersen Reading Adam Federici Reading Alex McCarthy Crystal Palace Stuart Taylor Released Wayne Bridge Brighton Shaun Cummings Millwall Kaspars Gorkss Blackpool Chris Gunter Hull City Michael Hector Aberdeen Stephen Kelly Fulham Sean Morrison Reading Jordan Obita Reading Alex Pearce Reading ...

A mixture of injuries, ownership and player performance I think. If we hadn't have had long term injuries to Karacan and Morrison and short term injuries to Guthrie, Williams and McCleary we probably would have finished a lot higher. Equally, though our "squad players" have not stepped up ...