DownUnderToff

Honestly never read or heard it. If we want to be successful long term, the whole organisation needs to embrace review and improvement. The managers don't just get a leave pass. If he/they won't buy in to that, then part ways. That needs to wait till the end of the year though.

Understand what you're saying, but he looks to have decent touch and an accurate boot. Doesn't seem like just a man child, get more of that impression from Hornsby and his game style (but impressed/hopeful with him also).

Found this goal compilation, definitely looks a natural scorer. Looks like he'll be a big, powerful, lad as well.

Well said @nyblue23, we need to avoid the doom spiral of constant change now. Working towards establishing that winning culture should hopefully include a club wide internal review at the end of the year. Any areas of improvement & solutions identified, with the goals wholeheartedly embraced. Hopefully that includes a solution to our set piece defending woes. Near as I can figure (from a very rough and simplistic count), we've dropped 7 league points to set piece goals. Silva/the club can't continue to hide from the failures in this area, even if it means bringing in a specialist defensive coach.

Is Walcott able to keep possession or do anything valuable in attack?

I'd add a new, starting, holding mid to that. I'm assuming PSG, or similar, come back in for Gueye and I'd expect Besic to go. Would love it if one/both of Beni and Williams could step up.

Coleman's goal.

Could be really good. Royle is already there and rumours Unsworth is on the manager replacement list (if they change).

Caught a bit of a Lille game a week or so ago. Hardly a large sample size, but wasn't impressed by him.

@Matt Could be wrong, but I thought I read the (media) suggestion as Gueye + some cash for Meunier.

A package deal with Djibril Sidibe. Given the club's linked, he's probably out of our league already, but...Hope we're asking questions of the Sandro Tonali lad as well. A young Italian DM, can't just let the Reds get him.

He must not have been mature enough, we should send him back there to ripen for a few more years.

30 year old, average, Russian league striker...yes please!

@Bailey (if you know) do those touches include headers/aerial duels won? Would be curious to see how many each were involved in and how many they won.

We'd be silly to pay £40m for a player no one else wants, except on loan. Half would be pushing it. plus... he's been bang average in Spain, and only had 1/0.5 good year in Germany. He did manage to score a few off the bench for Chelsea, but still way too pricey at 40m.

He's a lock to go to Bayern, no point entertaining this one.

5 at the back is shite, has only worked against a team that also played 5. Our right side has been incredibly poor. If Kenny's not good enough, we need another RB. Walcott doesn't deserve to start again, he's had his opportunities this year. Needs to be forced to fight his way back from the bench (hopefully Lookman's fit).

Irrelevant now but would have been DCL, shift Richarlison to the wing. Are you defending Walcott?

Walcott off next, has offered nothing

Also been good. Call him 2nd best, if it makes you feel better.

Probably been our best player, offered attacking impetus and made good interceptions.

May not make purchases any this window, but I hope we're chatting away to any number of Monaco players. Sitting in relegation zone, no champ league next year...a number would be assessing options. Benjamin Henrichs or Djibril Sidibe could answer our RB problem. Youri Tielemans would be a great get. Plenty of young talent there, Willem Geubbels and Pietro Pellegri would have plenty of suitors.

Contract expires in the Summer, definitely for free.

I like Gana, think he's very good at his role. ...but realistically, he's 29 and we're going to need to replace him in the next 2-3 years anyway. If we can turn him into £35m+ before then, we absolutely should. The stated 20m is laughable though. There will be replacements out there, Brands just needs to work his magic. That Salzburg lad (Samassekou?) or Denis Zakaria spring to mind.

What's wrong with Lookman?