Ins and Outs Summer 2017

Originally Posted by dunk

Or Michael Keane and, say.. Jordan Pickford...?

Even then you'd be up against it Poggers, Rashford, Lingard, Tuanzebe, Johnstone, Keane, Pickford. not sure if TFM has done 3 years?

Would you say that had improved the squad?

Originally Posted by BarryX

Jose already moaned about the squad being too large at the start of his tenure. Maybe not Jones from that list, possibly not Young (experienced head), but the rest and the amount of them makes sense if we've got just a few replacements - the first team needs to be more regular, so trim the squad size and replace quantity with quality.

First team needs to be more regular? £#%&!ing hell he's run some poor @#%&!s into the ground this year as it is.

Originally Posted by ScholesGingerSheen

First team needs to be more regular? £#%&!ing hell he's run some poor c***s into the ground this year as it is.

Have a regular first 11+subs for the premier league and European matches, and play a developmental/youth/recovery team for the other cup games and backup purposes. It's a no-brainer.

Originally Posted by ScholesGingerSheen

There is no way Smalling, Jones, Carrick. Rooney, Young, Shaw and Januzaj all leave in the same window, unless we've got 4 or 5 first team ready U21's we'd fail UEFA and EPL eligibility rules for English players in the squad.

We'd have to sign Welbeck and Cleverley back or some such %@#$&!s

Its funny that he spent the first half of the season saying he had a bloated squad, and the second half moaning about it being stretched too thin.

But I think the former complaint is the bigger issue for Mou. The latter is half mind game %@#$&!s and half a genuine whinge about the mentality of some of the snowflake £#%&!ers in the squad.

Meaning that he'll want to trim it down as well as dump some of the deadwood. I can see more outs than ins but a net gain in quality and testicular fortitude

The squad went from being threadbare throughout last season, to bloated in August, back to threadbare by February I think we had 16 senior players for the bulk of last season, then about 28 come the start of this

It deffo needs t#@&%!, but Mourinho needs to stop flogging the same 14-16, as has been his MO since Madrid..

Originally Posted by dunk

The squad went from being threadbare throughout last season, to bloated in August, back to threadbare by February I think we had 16 senior players for the bulk of last season, then about 28 come the start of this

It deffo needs t#@&%!, but Mourinho needs to stop flogging the same 14-16, as has been his MO since Madrid..

He wants 22 plus Pereira as a third keeper I'd say. Plus maybe 2 youngsters in and about. Tuanzebe one, maybe Fosu makes the step up to the main roster

Keepers
1. ???
2. Romero

Defenders
1. Valencia
2. Bailly
3. Jones
4. Shaw
5. Darmian
6. Fosu
7. Blind
8. Rojo

Middies
1. Carrick
2. Pogba
3. Lingard
4. Fellaini
5. Mhkitaryan
6. Herrera
7. Mata
8. ????

Forwards
1. Martial
2. Rashford
3. Zlatan
4. ????

3 x kids on the fringe:
1. Pereira
2. Tuanzebe
3. Gribbin?

Originally Posted by Switching Off

He wants 22 plus Pereira as a third keeper I'd say. Plus maybe 2 youngsters in and about. Tuanzebe one, maybe Fosu makes the step up to the main roster

Keepers
1. ???
2. Romero

Defenders
1. Valencia
2. Bailly
3. Jones
4. Shaw
5. Darmian
6. Fosu
7. Blind
8. Rojo

Middies
1. Carrick
2. Pogba
3. Lingard
4. Fellaini
5. Mhkitaryan
6. Herrera
7. Mata
8. ????

Forwards
1. Martial
2. Rashford
3. Zlatan
4. ????

3 x kids on the fringe:
1. Pereira
2. Tuanzebe
3. Gribbin?

Probably not far off, but I'd think you'd need to take out Jones, Carrick and Zlatan as well..

Originally Posted by BarryX

Have a regular first 11+subs for the premier league and European matches, and play a developmental/youth/recovery team for the other cup games and backup purposes. It's a no-brainer.

Yes, as I said previously squad management is my main serious criticism of JM this season.

Out: Rooney..

In: Nobody - transfer ban

Carrick surely can't do another season. Middle of the park be like a scene from weekend at Bernie's ffs

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Out: Rooney..

In: Nobody - transfer ban

Yes because we are going to get one but none of the other BIG CLUBS who indulge in stuff at least as dodgy, if not more so.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Out: Rooney..

In: Nobody - transfer ban

Now that would be funny. We'd really see what Jose was made of then...

I think on balance I would rather we were still allowed to sign people, tbh. Woowar or no woowar.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

I think on balance I would rather we were still allowed to sign people, tbh. Woowar or no woowar.