Squad of 25 ?

[QPR1976]

But if we sign Lansbury he will be cheating for us, so who cares?

I care - I don't like cheats. Too many of them in top class football these days IMO.

[Norths]

Good shout hitman - I didn't realise he was under 21 - so him & Petrasso as U21 Squaddies.
Sadly Harriman & Ehmer both over 21 now, so will end up being loaned out for the season again.

With Harriman i don't think he will ever get a look in and unlikely to be in the 25, could see him leave permanently this summer.

Would like to have see more of Ehmer last season but cant see him making the 25 like you say. Deffo worth holding onto though and a season long loan to a top half championship club would be a good test.

[QPR1976]

+1 regards Henry

Holtby a good shout, but Levy will want top dollar. Will we pay it ?

[QPR1976]

With Harriman i don't think he will ever get a look in and unlikely to be in the 25, could see him leave permanently this summer.

Would like to have see more of Ehmer last season but cant see him making the 25 like you say. Deffo worth holding onto though and a season long loan to a top half championship club would be a good test.

Probably worth keeping Ehmer in mind for 2015/16. Worse case scenario. Also Dunne & Hill won't play after next season. Rio too ?

[Norths]

+1 regards Henry

Holtby a good shout, but Levy will want top dollar. Will we pay it ?

Shipped him out on loan to Fulham last season and his resale value would have taken a bit of a dent IMO. Worth a loan bid for the season, if he performs then levy will no doubt cash in at a good price come next summer.

[Norths]

Probably worth keeping Ehmer in mind for 2015/16. Worse case scenario. Also Dunne & Hill won't play after next season. Rio too ?

Deffo keep Ehmer long term but a loan will benefit the club and him as we will get to see if he is good enough. Unlikely to get much of a look in this season otherwise with the players you mention plus onuoha and possibly caulker.

[maidstone_hoop]

Pure speculation & assuming Green, O'Neil & Zamora sign new deals.
New arrivals in Bold. How does this look ?

Green, Cesar, Murphy (3)

Simpson, Onouha, Traore, Suk-Young, FERDINAND, CAULKER, LASCELLAS, Dunne, Hill (9)

Barton, LAMPARD, Henry, Faurlin, O'Neil, Hoilett, Phillips, Wright-Phillips (8)

Austin, HOOPER, SIGTHORSSON, MAY, Zamora (5)


7 in, approx. £31m, Remy, Taarabt & Granero out £16m - Net spend £15m - would seem realistic.
Fatboy Frankie is a long shot 6 month contract as Sidwell & Bryson bids failed.

Cant see is buying both caulker and lascelles - hopefully just caulker. Think harry wants a rb to. Lampard isnt coming no chance and that midfield is awful. Not much creativity and no change from last year. We'd at least need to keep taarabt but I think its important we go and buy at least three new midfielders - a winger with a end product and pace, a two cm one with experinece but not over the hill and can pick a forward pass and one with a engine,.
Up front 4 strikers is all we need and like the four of austin, sigurdsson, hooper and zamora.

My squad would be something like this

green, murphy, new gk

Simpson, Onouha, Traore, Suk-Young, FERDINAND, CAULKER, new rb, Dunne, Hill

Phillips, hoilett, barton, faurlin, oneil, taarabt, new cm, new cm, new winger

Austin, Hooper, sigurdsson, Zamora

[Norths]

Cesar, Green, YOUNG GK that doesn't take up a place in the 25 man squad (2)

Simpson, Onuoha, CAULKER, RIO, Dunne, Hill, Yun, NEW LB, VERSATILE DF (9)

Barton, Faurlin, Granero, BARRY, FER OR DIAME, Oneil, Taarabt, Phillips, Traore, Hoilett (10)

Austin, Remy, Hooper, Zamora (4)

[West Acton]

I can see why Lansburys name is being thrown about but for me he would be a little bit lightweight and we need something more then that.

The Ideal player to get in but we would have no chance is Noble from West Ham we need that type of player for me

[West Acton]

A player who may be worth taking a risk on as I think hes on a free but he wont tick the boxes of the majority on here is Essien. Still a very decent player in my view just not good enough for a top four side

[Norths]

Not a bad shout on Essien. My only worry with him would be the amount of injuries he has had over the last few years and how much he has left in the tank.

[QPR1234]

swp out of 25, traore as a left winger. bring in a left back to compete with Yun