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Title: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: AllyWhite on July 12, 2018, 12:15:35 PM
To be honest, I'll need to pinch myself if we achieve this or even 1 less from this..

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Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: Marcel_Gecov on July 12, 2018, 12:16:52 PM
Subs bench?
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: General on July 12, 2018, 12:18:22 PM
I'd see ream, christie and Mcdonald as our weakest players out of those.. and would wonder who's on our bench!
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: General on July 12, 2018, 12:18:47 PM
Where's le marchand too?
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: AllyWhite on July 12, 2018, 12:27:20 PM
Subs and reserves.

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Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: Porthogs FC on July 12, 2018, 12:44:25 PM
Looks almost bang on based on current activity. I think they actually offload 3-4 of those bench playerds and bring in another DM to compete with McDc and another CF toncompete with Mitro. Think Djalo plays U23 again and we ship Kebano and Cisse, and Fonte if we can recover the 7-8mil that we paid for him
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: Sherlock on July 12, 2018, 12:47:41 PM
Looks fantastic, but I'd rather have Targett than the other guy
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: ToodlesMcToot on July 12, 2018, 12:51:39 PM
I'd be worried about what happens when KMac picks up an injury. Cover there nowhere good enough.

Otherwise, I think you're line is quite good. Really optimistic but, I like it.
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: Woolly Mammoth on July 12, 2018, 12:52:27 PM
A lot of assumptions here, but nevertheless it looks a decent team.
We need at least another six quality players.
Injuries and the unexpected loss of form, as current we are a light weight squad with a skeleton crew, but it could all start changing now.
Especially if we can secure Mitro, which I am confident we should do.
Now that somebody has found the key to the incoming door, and it must be held wide open as we still need a profusion of reinforcements.
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: General on July 12, 2018, 01:24:33 PM
Don't forget the Turkish guy we've been linked with and Plattenhardt
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: General on July 12, 2018, 01:26:13 PM
Subs and reserves look shocking. I'd also expect ream to be competing with le marchand. With possibility of a younger marchand taking the left sided CB position!.
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: Fulhamfan666 on July 12, 2018, 01:28:08 PM
Doesn't look too bad tbh
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: Count Flapula on July 12, 2018, 02:03:02 PM
Don't forget Edun, O'Riley and DLT as cover as well (may go out on loan, but nothing confirmed yet).

If O'Riley is the real deal as some reports say then would hope to see him get at least a smattering of game time somewhere - or a season loan to a Championship team / team in a decent European league.
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: Denver Fulham on July 12, 2018, 02:05:16 PM
I'd save the Cavaliero money, start Kamara there, and upgrade McDonald instead. But anything close to that XI would easily stay up.
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: S.F.Sorrow on July 12, 2018, 05:19:26 PM
It looks great except for no cover at all for KMac and no real cover for Mitrovic (Kamara much better as a winger and Fonte... ???)
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: Woolly Mammoth on July 12, 2018, 05:48:19 PM
Quote from: Count Flapula on July 12, 2018, 02:03:02 PM
Don't forget Edun, O'Riley and DLT as cover as well (may go out on loan, but nothing confirmed yet).

If O'Riley is the real deal as some reports say then would hope to see him get at least a smattering of game time somewhere - or a season loan to a Championship team / team in a decent European league.

I expect to see Matt O'Riley at some stage in the odd match day squad now and again.
I know he is only 17 years old still. He must be 6 feet tall already, and an England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Youth International.
Another excellent prospect from the Fulham Academy. 
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: Southcoastffc on July 12, 2018, 06:43:28 PM
Well, as I have never seen 3 of them play, I'd have to reserve judgment. However, in Slavisa we trust.
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: filham on July 12, 2018, 07:41:56 PM
Try putting a monetary value on that team, we have never had a team costing that much, where do we think the money is to be found. Just a little worried looking back and remembering what happened to big clubs like Portrmouth, Villa and Leeds because of wild spending.
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: jarv on July 12, 2018, 08:00:00 PM
I have been out of touch for a few weeks. What happened to our left back......gone home to Southampton?
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: Southcoastffc on July 12, 2018, 08:49:11 PM
Quote from: jarv on July 12, 2018, 08:00:00 PM
I have been out of touch for a few weeks. What happened to our left back......gone home to Southampton?

Yes. Reports are that we want him but they won't sell because their first-choice Ryan Bertrand  may move on. We have, allegedly, bid £10m but still no go.
Title: Re: Will you be happy with this XI when season starts?
Post by: Deeping_white on July 12, 2018, 09:48:37 PM
We've been linked with Krychowiak and M'Vila so I'd have them in the defensive midfield role with KMac as backup. I think they'll be looking to sign one as they know that without Norwood we have no defensive minded midfielder that's any good other than KMac. I wouldn't bother getting Kalas and Piazon back at this point either as I'd rather put the reported £8m for the pair into a starter rather than a squad player, use the existing or youth players as the backups and bring in better players. Financially speaking, I think we should try to get Musacchio on loan with an option to buy as it spreads the costs out a bit, buy Augustinsson and Joe Bryan and a RB so that we've got two players per spot in the defence. I'd also expect to see Le Marchand at LCB more than Ream this season if I'm honest. That just leaves a winger to sort which it seems that they're trying to purchase with the links to Cavaleiro and Carillo. I reckon we'll also get the Besiktas keeper too as he's worked with our goalkeeper coach who allegedly rates him quite highly and he's likely to only cost about £6m which isn't that expensive really.