WINDOW SHUT - Fulham squad 2015/16, all the info here:

[FPT]

With the first two signings of Fulham's summer, I thought I'd keep a post tallying how our squad transforms throughout the window.

Goalkeepers: Marcus Bettinelli, Andy Lonergan, Joe Lewis,

Right backs: Ashley Richards, Ryan Fredericks, Jack Grimmer,

Centre backs: Richard Stearman, Tim Ream, Dan Burn, Shaun Hutchinson, Nikolay Bodurov,

Left backs: Luke Garbutt, James Husband, Sean Kavanagh, Kay Voser,

Right sided midfielders: Tom Cairney,

Central midfielders: Jamie O'Hara, Lasse Vigen Christensen, Scott Parker, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Emerson Hyndman, Sakari Mattila

Left sided midfielders: Ben Pringle, Alex Kacaniklic, George Williams,

Attacking midfielders:

Strikers: Ross McCormack, Matt Smith, Moussa Dembele, Cauley Woodrow,

*note, players can play elsewhere of course, but I've placed them where they are most recognised. Should Ben Pringle, for example, play every pre-season game on the right, I'll move him there for future planning.



Ins:

Permanently:

Andy Lonergan (free),

Ashley Richards (£500k),
Ryan Fredericks (£175k),
Tim Ream (£1.2m),
Richard Stearman (£2m),

Tom Cairney (£3m),
Jamie O'Hara (free),
Sakari Matilla (£150k),
Ben Pringle (free),  

Loans:

Luke Garbutt (Everton - season long),
James Husband (Middlesbrough - one month),



Exits:

Permanently:

Gabor Kiraly (Free - Szombathelyi Haladás),

Tim Hoogland (free - VfL Bochum),

Chris David (free),
Adil Chihi (free),
Patrick Roberts (£5m - Manchester City),
Ryan Williams (£150k - Barnsley),
Thomas Eisfeld (? - VfL Bochum),

Bryan Ruiz (£700k - Sporting Lisbon),

Hugo Rodallega (free - Akhisar Belediyespor),

Loans:

Maarten Stekelenburg (Southampton - season long),
Jesse Joronen (Stevenage - until Jan),

Fernando Amorebieta (Middlesbrough - season long),

Larnell Cole (Shrewsbury - until Jan),

Adam Taggart (Dundee United - until Jan),
Kostas Mitroglou (Benfica - season long) sources currently say a loan fee of £1m,




Expenditure:

-£200k.

[simplyfulham]

How could you miss out the instrumental Kay Voser  096.gig

[Riverside]

Very useful . Can you try and split the CBs to left and right sided ?


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[Twig]

How could you miss out the instrumental Kay Voser  096.gig

He wasn't missed

[FPT]

How could you miss out the instrumental Kay Voser  096.gig

He wasn't missed

He was! I put him back in, though to be fair to myself, he's been the same scrap pile as Adil Chihi, Dino Fazlic and Mark Fotheringham... This summer surely won't bring a quadruplet as bad as those!

[fulhamfever]

Maarten Stekelenburg needs updating bruv

[FulhamStu]

What about Cole, Eisfeld, Burgess,R Williams ?

[FPT]

Maarten Stekelenburg needs updating bruv

Thank you, will put the post in my bookmarks to remind me it's there.

[FPT]

What about Cole, Eisfeld, Burgess,R Williams ?

Wouldn't class them as part of the first team. If they play a good amount over pre-season, I'll pop them in.

[bog]

I hope we do not keep Amorebieta. 

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[Fulham1959]

Good idea.

I personally never ever look at the Silly Season threads  -  seems pointless  -  but if others enjoy them, then fine.

[filham]

Six weeks to the start of the new season and Ruiz and Mitroglou still with us and a free keeper and wide left player signed.
A lot yet to happen, I hope, in the next three weeks or so.

[mike_corkcity12]

Are people, or would people, be happy going into the season with a strike force of McCormack, Smith, Woodrow, Dembele and Taggart?

[filham]

Are people, or would people, be happy going into the season with a strike force of McCormack, Smith, Woodrow, Dembele and Taggart?

Yes ,so long as Pringle performs we sign a replacement for Ruiz and LVC is fit.  The attack then looks OK , more important is the back four, a left back and central defender become our transfer priorities.

[mike_corkcity12]

Are people, or would people, be happy going into the season with a strike force of McCormack, Smith, Woodrow, Dembele and Taggart?

Yes ,so long as Pringle performs we sign a replacement for Ruiz and LVC is fit.  The attack then looks OK , more important is the back four, a left back and central defender become our transfer priorities.

I think central midfield is vital and Jamie O'Hara is not the answer! If we could find a buyer for Tunnicliffe that would free up two central midfield slots. Left back is vital. Speaking of full backs, all quiet of the Jazz Richards front despite having a bid accepted two weeks ago.

[MJG]

Are people, or would people, be happy going into the season with a strike force of McCormack, Smith, Woodrow, Dembele and Taggart?

No,  I don't think so,  would need another main player to come in for one of them at least.

[Barrett487]

Are people, or would people, be happy going into the season with a strike force of McCormack, Smith, Woodrow, Dembele and Taggart?

Yes ,so long as Pringle performs we sign a replacement for Ruiz and LVC is fit.  The attack then looks OK , more important is the back four, a left back and central defender become our transfer priorities.

I think central midfield is vital and Jamie O'Hara is not the answer! If we could find a buyer for Tunnicliffe that would free up two central midfield slots. Left back is vital. Speaking of full backs, all quiet of the Jazz Richards front despite having a bid accepted two weeks ago.

Regarding Tunnicliffe, some posters on the Blackburn forum said they be ok with Cairney coming to us if they got Tunni on loan. They were complimentary of his 'engine' and his general play and a couple intimated that he was the better player.

[snarks]

I thought Tunni did OK last season playing out of position in a formation that didn't suit him.

Quite happy to keep him.

[FPT]

I'm not a fan of Ryan Tunnicliffe. I think he's below average technically, missed opportunities when playing in the more obvious holding role. He's alright, but very scrappy. After his homophobic outburst (of which he admitted to) and then ranting about his ability to afford a fine his way, on top of his behaviour at Wigan which led to them wanting to send him back to us... He's recyclable. We would then have a gap in the central midfield in terms of more defensively able players, but we'd have made room for a technically better, more Fulham fit personality with potential to add a defensive midfield player.

He is only 22, but I just don't like him. That's just me, I think he lacks the class of Emerson Hyndman, the skill of Lasse Vigen Christensen and the ability to recycle play like Scott Parker.

[The Rock]

All we need are 4 top quality defenders and that team looks quality. I feel we'll bring in 0 or 1 at best.