Work starts now = Possible new players.

[Fordy]

Key positions we need players CB, CM and striker.

CB options: Caulker, Ollson, Lacelles, Both Dawson's (west brom and spurs) Kaboul, Tommy Smith (Ipswich) really rate him.

CM options: Thorne, Bryson, Hughes, Hendrick, Lansbury, Mutch, McArthur, Howson, Abdi, Diame

Striker options: I'd go all out for Ings but highly unlikely, Rhodes, Deeney, McCormack, Can't really think of any other strikers off the top of my head.

[Johnny Tightlips]

So much for 4 or 5 reinforcements, dont unbalance the squad etc. Do we really need another 10+ signings this transfer window?! lolOne CB, one LB, one creative CM and one FW are the essentials for now.

We certainly do!

Goalkeeper for starters - Green and Murphy out of contract....though you'd expect Green to be offered another one.

Once the loans and out of contract players are taken into consideration - we're left with not many more than 10 players.

Harry will clearly bring in a few players he's worked with before - that's a given and to be fair, he's earned that right to be cautious.

Expecting bids to go in for Dawson, Parker, Crouch, Lampard, Joe Cole - then he might supplement that with a few players that are riskier in his eyes (McCormack, the left back at Ipswich - name escapes me - couple of African lads from the World Cup) etc...

4 or 5 re-inforcements won't be anywhere near enough.

We will be the slowest team in PL history.

[Stilts]

Ipswich left back, Aaron Cresswell. Quality.

[Johnny Tightlips]

Ipswich left back, Aaron Cresswell. Quality.

That's the fella - cheers Stilts. Very impressive. Like a cheaper Luke Shaw

[QPRWeRTogetheR]

This may be a bit leftfield, but I remember Peter Crouch in a recent interview last year saying how he would love to come back to us one day, as he loves the club so much. His International record is immense if he does seem like a nomad.

Couldn't possibly command too much in wages and knows Uncle Arry, plus would give 100% to cause being a boyhood fan, which could rub off on the others?

Worth a punt?

[Stilts]

I'd have a little sniff around Wigan. With their fanbase and failure to go straight back up, they might need to unload a couple.
I'd start with an annoying sod, but a very decent player. Jordi Gomez.

I wouldn't take back one single player who bailed out on us when we went down. Not one.
That would be instantly bad for the group we have now. The "band of brothers".

[Shania]

Maloney Is also a blinding player.

[Briankey81]

I'd like us to grab Lewis Grabban from Bournemouth if we can. Harry regretted he didn't try to take him earlier in the season and maybe, just maybe he could be a guy Harry's referring to when he said he only wanted players that he knows and what they're made of.

[Gtleighsr3]

Reading in a bit of financial strife, anyone there we can get

[Simonj10]

I'd have a little sniff around Wigan. With their fanbase and failure to go straight back up, they might need to unload a couple.
I'd start with an annoying sod, but a very decent player. Jordi Gomez.

He has just gone to Sunderland I believe?

[Gtleighsr3]

Yep free July 1st done dusted

[MattyRangers]

I'd like us to grab Lewis Grabban from Bournemouth if we can. Harry regretted he didn't try to take him earlier in the season and maybe, just maybe he could be a guy Harry's referring to when he said he only wanted players that he knows and what they're made of.

He's gone Cardiff aint he?

[Gtleighsr3]

Not yet, they had bid accepted ,he not agreed yet

[Simonj10]

Personally the out of Contract players I would like to give a new contract is
Green, Traore, Faurlin, and Zamora.

In terms of new players think can never aim too high at players as long as they are young and hungry, I would look at
Townsend, Caulker, Shelvey, Mancienne, yes most of these will be very hard to get and very unlikely but they are the kind of calibre we should look to bring in

On loan think we should look at Harry Kane(Spurs), Serge Gnabry, Chuba Akpom (Arsenal)

Free Agents some will laugh, some will say no way but Bendtner, Delfouneso, Lescott and pantillimon (dependant on wages)

This is by no means all that we need to sign as we do need some players in as back up should we get injuries, one thing we cannot do is sign players of a calibre that are only coming for the money, hence the lescott and pantillimon based on wages and willingness to come for a fight.

[bonheurjh]

Will Keane