14 Jul 2026 01:35:15
Next seasons squad with £100 million to spend this summer + money made from sales. Aimed to keep realistic here but also fill our squad out.
Pickford
Ørjan Nyland - 35 year old Norwegian keeper. Better than Travers or King. Very good WC bar the Bellingham spill. Knows the country after his spells in England. Out of contract so will be cost effective.
Omar El Hilali - 18-25m. 22 year old Moroccan RB for Espanyol. 1 year left on his deal so his fee may have even come down further from our interest last year. Robust and reliable enough to make RB his own for 38 games a season.
Rico Lewis - 25-30m. Rumoured to be surpluse to requirements at City. Can play RB, RWB, Inverted full back or CDM. Great age and good schooling under Pep.
James Hill - 25m. 24 years old Bournemouth CB. Bournemouth bought him for under 2 million from Fleetwood and they like to sell for a profit. Really like this lad and started watching him when they had him filling in at RB. He had a blinder against us last season as well.
JB
Jake O'Brien, Tark & Keane as back ups in that order.
Archie Brown - 12-15m. 24 years old Fenerbahce LB. 6ft 3, big and fast powerful runner. Would offer an out ball to whoever is on our left flank.
Diouf - 20-25m
Myko
Inao Oulai - 25-30m. 20 years old Trabzonspor CDM. Should never be guilty of buying off a WC but this lad looks absolutely tremendous and is exactly the type of player that will have another year of exposure and then double in value and probably sign for a top CL club.
Jimmy
Hackney
Rohl
KDH
Grealish - 15-20m.
George
Ndiaye
Dibling
Kofane - 35-40m. 19 year old Bayer Leverkusen Striker. Replace Barry like it never happened. This lad has everything that you would like Barry to have. Granted, still a gamble but so is anyone that comes in. Just look at Thiago and how well that has aged.
Beto
Total - 210m max.
Sell:
Travers - 5m
Patterson - 8m
Myko - 15-20 m
Tim - 18m
McNeil - 15m
Barry - 30m
Total - 85-96m max
£115m spent. Other than Rico Lewis and Grealish, those players will be on peanuts at their current clubs and wouldn't bring the wages up silly amounts.
Strongest 11:
Pickford
El Hilali/Lewis
Hill
JB
Diouf
Inao Oulai
Jimmy
KDH
Ndiaye
Kofane
Grealish
Subs:
Nyland
Lewis/El Hilali
O'B
Brown
Hackney
Rohl
George
Dibling
Beto
A full bench of decent options and not a 3rd GK in sight. Bliss.
14 Jul 2026 10:11:14
No mention of a manager. ??
14 Jul 2026 11:25:15
Cruel, but true, give him a role upstairs, and a young manager with drive, and the guts to change things when a game plan is not working.
14 Jul 2026 11:35:38
Don't want him upstairs or anywhere near the club. Upstairs doing what exactly?
14 Jul 2026 13:04:51
Making brews and feather dusting, Skylark!
14 Jul 2026 13:29:47
I don't think there will be any change of manager, despite your wishful thinking, Skylark!
14 Jul 2026 14:41:17
Unfortunately, I agree, mate, probably just another season gone by, and we will stay stuck in the mud, with more money lost, no trophy and mid table mediocrity, but at least we aren't fighting relegation, and Sir Moyes will get a chance of going upstairs, and keep poking his nose in where it's not wanted.
14 Jul 2026 14:51:53
Moyes will be Scotland manager when he leaves here.
14 Jul 2026 16:22:58
Poor Scotland, got to feel for them.
14 Jul 2026 17:21:29
Just got to try and be optimistic, mate. If we can bring in better quality players, we might see a difference in the way the team plays. If not, and we do bring quality in, but DM doesn't do anything with them, then you will get your wish before Christmas, I reckon.
{Ed025's Note - i have already posted my letter to Santa BP.. :)
14 Jul 2026 22:59:59
£30m for Barry.. What foolish club would pay around that for him.. Oh, wait..