And who do we keep for the rest of the season?!

You're proposing to rip the heart and soul out of the squad?

We need more players, not to get rid of what would be good squad players, even first XI on their day.

Edited by loosebolts (03 Oct 2017 8.56am)

We won't get rid of all of them because clubs won't take certain ones at current wages and form. We currently only have 1 place for a striker so we have to move out a few in January.

It's academic re: survival imo as Parish has likely nailed on relegation.

It's a fair shout for the summer and tbh there's going to be more leaving in the summer. All those first on the team sheet players all sold.

Edited by Rudi Hedman (03 Oct 2017 9.28am)

COYP

Suggest you reread the points I made.

Where did I suggest that jules and Jimmy Mac should be let go ?

Joel Ward as I understand it does not want to sign a new contract currently and therefore it is better for us to sell him if possible.

If we are relegated players such as Hennessey and Sako will not get us back up.

If as you say Sako and Hennessey are useful in the Championship ,then I would suggest that some desperate clubs in the Championship may come knocking in Jan - for a reasonable price of course.

The original poster is living in cloud cuckoo land.

No firm descisions will be taken on out of contract players until our position is clearer. If we are in championship contract offers will be less for obvious reasons and will likely be less than they are on now This means some may decide to sign pre-contract agreements.

The January window will be used to increase depth of squad a new striker/goalkeeper. If we are looking a relegation Certs these will be players for championship and if we are still in with a chance of keeping our EPL status then I would expect to see solid EPL quality professionals arrive not names.

If we are certs for relegation I think we may sell Sakho, Benteke Amdros and possibly Wilf in January. Purely as we may get better prices then. This money will be used to build a squad capable of playing in Championship or lower EPL

We're in a bad place because the good ones are too expensive to keep and the sh1t ones I couldn't trust to perform in the championship. The only player I think fits is Jimmy.

Either too expensive to keep or too sh1t to keep and possibly deluded to think the offer isn't high enough. It will be about 10 players we'd need to move out to completely address it all. I hope they're planning for either league and not the usual leave it to the last hour or just not fill a position.

COYP

You are suggesting decimating the depth of squad in January when at we will most probably be around relegation zone due to our bad start.

The young players you suggest do not need to be in 25 anyway.

If we were to place Hennessey, Ward and Kelly on market we would get buyers. We already need 1 keeper so we would need 2 and we need replacements for other 2. The replacements will be on EPL wages so little if any saving.

Cabaye I agree with you is past his best but I am not sure we will get a buyer and he will want to see contract out.

Most of the others you suggest other than Sako (I can see him going back to Wolves) we are unlikely to find buyers due to wages.

Of the players you suggest keeping Jules may stay but is not adequate cover in EPL. McArthur will not extend unless he is a first team regular so I think he will move on. Freddie time will tell but he is not EPL (or championship) level at present.

The priorities in January have to be getting cover where we need it. Players like Ward and Kelly are adequate bench players at worst so in my view will be kept till our future is clearer.