Crab Lungs Posted 1 February, 2017 Share Posted 1 February, 2017 (edited) This is obviously a hypothetical scenario but I'd be interested to see what people's opinions on this are. Hypothetical Scenario Saints limp to Premier League safety but win the EFL Cup 2-1 thanks to a late Ward-Prowse penalty (stay with me ), meaning the possibility of european football again next season. Claude Puel, despite the heroics of his team in the final is released along with his coaching staff (a lot of compensation, no doubt) and once again, the slate is wiped clean in preparation for the 2017-18 season. As director of football, you have to recruit a new manager, decide on who to sell and recommend players to buy in anticipation of the new season. So, who would you choose, why and what decisions would you make? Here's the current situation: Players Under Offer Bertrand - £21m Liverpool - interested in moving to a bigger club but can be persuaded to stay (payrise from £50k to £70k) Van Dijk - £48m Man City, Chelsea, Barcelona - interested in moving to a bigger club is happy to stay another year New Manager Budget (for compensation) £3m New Manager Salary Budget (per year) £4m Transfer Budget £22m Wage Budget Available (per week) £50,000 Obviously, by selling these players it will enable you to free money in your wage budget and add whatever is received in transfer fees to your transfer budget. Additionally, you can make other players available for transfer if you so wish. However - one caveat - try to be as realistic as possible with what transfer fees you receive/spend likewise with the wage budget. Cristiano Ronaldo for £1m on a £1 a week, as good as that sounds, isn't within the realms of realistic possibility. I'll go first. ______________________________________________ New Manager: Marco Silva (free, end of contract - Hull) New Manager Salary: £4m (because he's worth it...) Retain: Bertrand (wage increase to 70k), Van Dijk Release: Taylor (7k), Isgrove (3k) Transfer In: Darlow, GK (£9.5m, 30k) Denayer, RB/CB (£9m, 50k) W Carvalho, DM (£22m, 50k) Transfer Out: Clasie, DM (£4m, 30k) Martina, RB (£1m, 15k) Forster, GK (£16m, 55k) First XI GK Karl Darlow RB Cedric Soares LB Ryan Bertrand CB Virgil van Dijk © CB Jason Denayer DM Oriel Romeu DM William Carvalho AM Sofiane Boufal AM Manolo Gabbiadini AM Dusan Tadic ST Charlie Austin _____________________________________ Over to you... I'm sure I've left some players off my 'wanted' list but these'll do for now! Edited 1 February, 2017 by Crab Lungs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 1 February, 2017 Author Share Posted 1 February, 2017 Oh and I really want to see who Dalek will appoint...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally_uk Posted 1 February, 2017 Share Posted 1 February, 2017 Build a team around Van Dicks, Boufal and Gabbadini the rest are ****e.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwichsaint Posted 1 February, 2017 Share Posted 1 February, 2017 Chuff me, the keys to the kingdom and we end up with Charlie Austin at CF (who's going to play the other 20+ games?) I'd employ a succession of hench Italians and Argentinians, irrespective of if they were any good, take every brown envelope going and blow the remainder of the wages budget on cocaine and hookers. It wouldn't be pretty, it wouldn't be sustainable, but boy we would have some fun, tramps like us, baby we were born to run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 1 February, 2017 Share Posted 1 February, 2017 I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted 1 February, 2017 Share Posted 1 February, 2017 Id have a big clear out - we are fantastic at selling decent players and managers to the top 7 but equally efficient at holding onto very average players GKs Forster McCarthy Taylor Defenders Gardos Yoshida Pied Stephens Targett Soares Martina Midfielders Clasie Ward-Prowse Höjbjerg Reed Isgrove Forwards Tadic Redmond Rodríguez Long Could give all the above a transfer, start buying some actual quality and spending some of the huge revenue we recieve each year. Puel obviously must go, would get in Laurent Blanc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 1 February, 2017 Share Posted 1 February, 2017 (edited) First I'll phone up UFEA/FA and tell them they can take their FFP and stick it up their arse, then I'll phone Kat and tell her she is going to bankrupt herself to give saints fans what they want, I''ll follow this up with the sort of spending spree that will make the Chinese League look like spending your pocket money on a bag of pick and mix then I'll reinstate Adkins just to **** off Saint Lard. As for players other than bringing Bale home the rest of the squad will be picked by Poll on saintsweb. All the players will all be paid huge wages and given ten year contracts so they can never leave..... ....easy this DOF shiz Edited 1 February, 2017 by doddisalegend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsaint Posted 1 February, 2017 Share Posted 1 February, 2017 Appoint Eddie Howe Keep both Van Dijk and Bertrand Sell/Release Taylor, Gazzanigga, Martina, Gardos, Reed, Clasie Sign Erik Sviatchenko, Alexsandar Dragovic, Ignacio Camacho Team Forster Cedric Van Dijk Dragovic Bertrand Romeu Camacho Boufal Gabbiadini Redmond Austin Subs Hassen Sviatchenko Yoshida JWP Davis Rodriguez Long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 1 February, 2017 Share Posted 1 February, 2017 I've always thought 'Football DOF 2017' would be a much better game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted 1 February, 2017 Share Posted 1 February, 2017 I'd resign as DOF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectraman Posted 1 February, 2017 Share Posted 1 February, 2017 repeat post - sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectraman Posted 1 February, 2017 Share Posted 1 February, 2017 Appoint Eddie Howe Keep both Van Dijk and Bertrand Sell/Release Taylor, Gazzanigga, Martina, Gardos, Reed, Clasie Sign Erik Sviatchenko, Alexsandar Dragovic, Ignacio Camacho Team Forster Cedric Van Dijk Dragovic Bertrand Romeu Camacho Boufal Gabbiadini Redmond Austin Subs Hassen Sviatchenko Yoshida JWP Davis Rodriguez Long What about Tadic?! Not even a squad player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsaint Posted 1 February, 2017 Share Posted 1 February, 2017 What about Tadic?! Not even a squad player Forgot about Dusan, JWP to drop off the bench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adkins' Bus Posted 1 February, 2017 Share Posted 1 February, 2017 Try to get some money back on clasie and replace with an athletic midfielder. Probably a long shot, but Sissoko perhaps if spurs would let him go for half what they paid. Someone in that mould anyway. Cash in on j rod and replace with a more physical option that might get on the end of some of our loopy crosses. New black box special at cb. Basically, improve our squad balance and options a bit. Especially in centre mid, they are all too similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nta786 Posted 1 February, 2017 Share Posted 1 February, 2017 Would William Carvalho as OP has mentioned not cost around £40m, not £22m? He has been linked with like Arsenal in the past I believe who were put off from asking price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 1 February, 2017 Share Posted 1 February, 2017 I'd sell or release Martina, Long, Clasie and JWP. Bertrand and Virgil would depend entirely on whether they'd stay for an affordable contract. I'd go back to 4-2-3-1 and find a new manager who plays that system. Not a clue who I'd sign, I've rarely seen or heard of half the players we sign. Fonte will need replacing and please, my kingdom for a midfielder who is over 5'9" and can either kick or run in a forwards direction. Starting 11 Forster Cedric - Virgil - Yoshi - Bertrand Hojbjerg - Romeu J Rod - Boufal - Tadic Gabi/Austin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai27 Posted 2 February, 2017 Share Posted 2 February, 2017 New Manager: Marco Silva (free, end of contract - Hull) New Manager Salary: £4m Retain: Bertrand (wage increase to 70k), Van Dijk Release: Taylor (7k), Isgrove (3k) Transfer In: Nicolai Jorgensen, ST (8m, 30k) Kamil Glik, CB (16m, 40k) Leander Dendoncker, DM (10m, 35k) Transfer Out: Clasie, DM (6m, 30k) Martina, RB (1m, 15k) Austin, ST (12m, 40k) First XI GK Fraser Forster RB Cedric Soares LB Ryan Bertrand CB Virgil van Dijk © CB Kamil Glik DM Oriel Romeu CM Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg AM Sofiane Boufal AM Manolo Gabbiadini AM Dusan Tadic ST Nicolai Jorgensen Subs ST Shane Long CB Maya Yoshida GK Alex McCarthy CM Steven Davis DM Leander Dendoncker RB Jeremy Pied AM Nathan Redmond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint1977 Posted 2 February, 2017 Share Posted 2 February, 2017 I'd sell or release Martina, Long, Clasie and JWP. Bertrand and Virgil would depend entirely on whether they'd stay for an affordable contract. I'd go back to 4-2-3-1 and find a new manager who plays that system. Not a clue who I'd sign, I've rarely seen or heard of half the players we sign. Fonte will need replacing and please, my kingdom for a midfielder who is over 5'9" and can either kick or run in a forwards direction. Starting 11 Forster Cedric - Virgil - Yoshi - Bertrand Hojbjerg - Romeu J Rod - Boufal - Tadic Gabi/Austin This. Martina and Isgrove will be out of contract and we've got enough home grown product now to not worry about the 25 anymore. I'd keep Fraser, McCarthy, Cedric, VVD (unless the offer is over £50m - take note Reed), Yoshida, McQueen, Bertrand, PEH, Romeu, Davis, Redmond, Tadic (assuming Puel leaves), JWP, Boufal, Austin and Gabbiadini if he settles. Outs: Clasie, Targett (on loan), Reed (loan), Hesketh (loan), Martina, Isgrove, Long, Stephens loan/keep as competition, J Rod New signing positions - 2x CB, 2xCM (A big strong brute and an ACM), 2 strikers (central ones) Good raw materials, don't know how Reed and Wilson have gotten it this wrong. Both will be gone by May if we get tonked in the final and finish 16th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 2 February, 2017 Share Posted 2 February, 2017 I would be quiet, go to games in a comfy seat and bury my head in the sand about signing a centre back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 2 February, 2017 Share Posted 2 February, 2017 I would be quiet, go to games in a comfy seat and bury my head in the sand about signing a centre back. I wouldn't even go to games I'd tell Kat I had some leads on some quality footballers in Bermuda or St Kitts and party myself stupid on club expenses.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 2 February, 2017 Share Posted 2 February, 2017 This is obviously a hypothetical scenario but I'd be interested to see what people's opinions on this are. Hypothetical Scenario Saints limp to Premier League safety but win the EFL Cup 2-1 thanks to a late Ward-Prowse penalty (stay with me ), meaning the possibility of european football again next season. Claude Puel, despite the heroics of his team in the final is released along with his coaching staff (a lot of compensation, no doubt) and once again, the slate is wiped clean in preparation for the 2017-18 season. As director of football, you have to recruit a new manager, decide on who to sell and recommend players to buy in anticipation of the new season. So, who would you choose, why and what decisions would you make? Here's the current situation: Players Under Offer Bertrand - £21m Liverpool - interested in moving to a bigger club but can be persuaded to stay (payrise from £50k to £70k) Van Dijk - £48m Man City, Chelsea, Barcelona - interested in moving to a bigger club is happy to stay another year New Manager Budget (for compensation) £3m New Manager Salary Budget (per year) £4m Transfer Budget £22m Wage Budget Available (per week) £50,000 Obviously, by selling these players it will enable you to free money in your wage budget and add whatever is received in transfer fees to your transfer budget. Additionally, you can make other players available for transfer if you so wish. However - one caveat - try to be as realistic as possible with what transfer fees you receive/spend likewise with the wage budget. Cristiano Ronaldo for £1m on a £1 a week, as good as that sounds, isn't within the realms of realistic possibility. I'll go first. ______________________________________________ New Manager: Marco Silva (free, end of contract - Hull) New Manager Salary: £4m (because he's worth it...) Retain: Bertrand (wage increase to 70k), Van Dijk Release: Taylor (7k), Isgrove (3k) Transfer In: Darlow, GK (£9.5m, 30k) Denayer, RB/CB (£9m, 50k) W Carvalho, DM (£22m, 50k) Transfer Out: Clasie, DM (£4m, 30k) Martina, RB (£1m, 15k) Forster, GK (£16m, 55k) First XI GK Karl Darlow RB Cedric Soares LB Ryan Bertrand CB Virgil van Dijk © CB Jason Denayer DM Oriel Romeu DM William Carvalho AM Sofiane Boufal AM Manolo Gabbiadini AM Dusan Tadic ST Charlie Austin _____________________________________ Over to you... I'm sure I've left some players off my 'wanted' list but these'll do for now! Bl**dy 'ell mate, you've got some time on your hands Me, I'll just wait and see what transpires, mainly because I have no influence whatsoever as to what may happen ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 2 February, 2017 Share Posted 2 February, 2017 Ring Les during ungodly hours of the morning and laugh at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 2 February, 2017 Share Posted 2 February, 2017 If we win the EFL Cup I'd reappoint Puel as manager for a start. I like your idea of having an ex-Newport County player in goal though. Anyone who's kept clean sheets against Gateshead, Telford, Alfreton and Darlington in the Conference is ok with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 2 February, 2017 Share Posted 2 February, 2017 I'd make a new account on here and troll the likes of Batman and SaintRobbie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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