Worst case scenario:
Goalkeepers - We don't sign anyone and go into the season with Ikeme & one of the kids.
Defenders - We sell Iorfa & Hause to the first bidder, sign Dorian Dervite & Jeremy Helan as replacements. Give EEL another chance after Williamson is put out to pasture, develop Deslandes for half a season and then sell him in Jan.
Midfielders - Someone throws a cheeky 500k at Jack Price and KJ lets him walk out the door so he can develop Coady into his future captain. We sell McDonald to Rangers for half of what we could've got for him last season before he signed his new contract. Bradford go up through the play-offs, Evans kicks up a fuss about not wanting to return to KJ and we sell him for peanuts. Replace these 3 with some clogger like Liam Trotter or Darren Pratley. Pratley - Coady - Edwards - Saville. #rhombus #dynamic #power
Wingers - We spend most of our budget on giving James Henry a nice new contract, making him the highest paid player at the club. Talk up JG's return to fitness all year, get him back about mid Nov, wins us enough points to save KJ's job until the end of the season and then sell him in Jan. Proceed to tout up Nathan Byrne as the answer to all our problems now that he's hit the gym and built up enough neck muscle to support his massive head.
Forwards - After he proves his fitness with a good start to the season we sell Nouha to Villa just before the window slams shut, fail to replace him with several derisory bids for Chris Wood or Sebastian Polter and eventually offer Sigurdarson a 3 year contract in a fit of blind panic. We take up the permanent option on Alfie's loan and KJ continues to mismanage him.
Manager - Keep KJ.
Best case scenario:
Goalkeepers - We actually have some sort of budget, sign Martinez or someone of a similar quality and then actually $#@!ing PLAY him.
Defenders - We manage to keep hold of Iorfa & Hause and develop them into our new CB partnership. Pick up a few gems on the cheap like Cunningham or Rico Henry to slot into the full back positions. Keep Doc as back up for both sides. Sell EEL to newly promoted Walsall and he gives away a penalty against us with his massive clown feet.
Midfielders - Give Jack Price the captains armband. Saville & Evans come back after good seasons out on loan looking like the real deal and really start to kick on at crucial stages in their careers. Keep the poor mans Scott Brown as back up, throw him on in the last 10-15 mins to protect a lead. Or sell him. Not bothered really. Whip up some sort of bidding war between Fulham & Rangers for McDonald and reinvest the fee in Bradley Dack.
Wingers - Sell Byrne. Give the likes of Hunte, Wallace & Enobakhare a chance to impress and keep Henry as back up until Graham returns.
Forwards - Don't. Sell. Nouha. Sign a young striker on loan from a top Prem academy, keep Average Joe as 3rd striker and use Bright/Wilson/Collins/Ennis as back up.
Manager - Fook off KJ. Get someone like Paul Cook in who will get the fans back onside and play some entertaining football.
