Quote Originally Posted by Guerny View Post
My bad, no mudslinging intended.

I agree we probably cannot afford 7 more first teamers under the cap, so if we cant use the "outside the cap" allowances i'd settle for FOUR? first teamers and just start next season with a minimum sized squad. Half a team of first teamers + squaddies starting each week is better than a whole team of squaddies starting each week.

The names your throwing around don't strike me as the quality i'd like to see the first team squad being, nor do i think they will excite the supporter base enough to save our membership numbers for next season.

just my 2c.
All good mate.

I agree four under the cap is a more than realistic target, because any use of the marquee has got to be a first teamer simply by the nature of the position so I wasn't including that.

They don't really excite me either, but the market seems pretty tight this off-season so far. I'm surprised more teams haven't put out their "released players" list. It will be a few interesting weeks. Makes the urgency around the coaching decision all the more important.

Gamiero would be a massive risk, so any wage he is on anywhere would need to reflect that (i.e. low given his poor injury record).