EPL money & billionaire shareholders could help

FFP has been our main issue but there's a fair few contracts that won't be renewed when they expire at the end of the season - should free up a reasonable pot of cash for wages too.

Will this be five? It's gonna be five! It IS five!

We are beginning to sound like Liverpool fans "next year's are year".

Unfortunately, I am an eternal pessimist who hopes to be proven wrong.

Should we stay up next season we there are 3 things we must do.

- Secure Big Sam
- Secure Wilfred Zaha
- Sign Sahko.

BFS has a lot of ambition, Parish has shown willingness to match it. It seems to have put the fire back in his belly. So there's little risk of loosing hime.

I don't think Wilf will want to leave London, and he'll want to play in the Champions League. That leaves Chelsea and Spurs. He doesn't fit in to Chelsea's system. From my limited knowledge, Spurs don't have another out and out wide man to play on the other wing. He's also worth a lot more to us than any other side. I think we will meet his wage demand and stay for at least one more season.

The only other interest in Sahko is from West Brom. I think we can beat them to his signature. It all depends on how much money Liverpool are after.

We are also likely to get Wickham and Pape back next season. They will almost feel like new signings.

Cabaye, Mandanda and a number of fringe players might be leaving. Puncheon is also starting to get on a bit. Which means we'll also need a keeper, a right back, a defender (Sahko), a centre midfielder, an attacking midfielder, a winger and a striker to ensure we have sufficient depth in the squad. That's still a lot of signings.

Next year the priority is staying up. Same as every year. We should be happy with being an also ran at this level and look to build the best squad we can and take anything extra as a bonus.

I think it'll be a long time before we have another Leicester City story.

Clubs like Bolton, Blackburn, Charlton, Newcastle, West Ham etc have all paid a heavy price for trying 'to be more than they are'.

And to be honest, there isn't really much incentive to finish in the top 10, other than Europe - and that can be a poison chalice.

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I very much doubt that Parish, or any of the other owners for that matter, would share that sentiment.

Bexley Dave

Can you hear the Brighton sing? I can't hear a ******* thing!

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I agree that big Sam will stay

Wilf, I think he will stay. He wants guaranteed first team football which none of the top half dozen clubs will give him. I think the Manchester experience was an eye opener and I don't think he will make same mistake again. Yes he is older and has got more consistent but in my view he is still not ready for theses sides. My only worry would be Arsenal their interest may just turn his head.
Sahko I think we have a very good chance of getting him,I think he is enjoying his football . He is not happy at Liverpool and Klopp doesn't rate him. He needs to be wanted much like Wilf and we can do that. The fee I think could be a lot less than being quoted. His falling out with Liverpool, and ban will have reduced his value. I think a much lower transfer figure and hefty sell on clause will be answer

When TalkSh!te started banging on about "Allardyce to Arsenal" the other day I laughed for so long I couldn't hear to find out why they believed there was any milage in such total s***e.

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