What If?

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by SkylaRose, Mar 16, 2022.

  1. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    If we survived, what would you expect/want us to try for post season? Obviously it would depend on where we finished prize money-wise. Of the current first eleven who would you want us to ship out? Who should we keep?

    Of course, this thread will probably be a waste of time because the likely hood we do stay up is still small.

    For me, I would love to keep hold of Sarr, Pedro, Cucho, Louza, Edebo, Serialtra, and Samir.

    Whether we stay up for not, I seriously think Foster will retire after this season, same with Kiko, Cathcart and Cleverly. We would need some decent replacements of course within budget and no more cheap freebees like Fletcher and Gosling.
     
  2. LeedsOrn

    LeedsOrn Reservist

    I reckon it’s worth cashing in on Sarr even if we stay up and getting a big money replacement (15m or so). Unless we’re able to renew his contract of course.

    I’d like to see JP converted into more of an 8/10 (a la Joelinton) so maybe a new striker if we do that or an 8/10 if not. We also need our Capoue replacement.

    On top of that, a young RB to replace Kiko and a CB partner for Samir. We’ll have to figure out if Okoye is good enough too. I don’t think we’d have to do any of these things if we go down; we could make do with Kiko, Okoye and the rump of CBs.
     
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  3. Jumbolina

    Jumbolina First Team

    I want us to make sure we buy only the absolute jewels of the Mogi Bayat clients that comprise our recruitment population.
     
  4. Supertommymooney

    Supertommymooney Squad Player

    I think we should try and stay up again if we stay up.
     
  5. Supertommymooney

    Supertommymooney Squad Player

    And also if we don't.
     
  6. a19tgg

    a19tgg First Team

    More of the same please, if we stay up the defence is obviously good enough so no need to invest there, unless any Danny Rose type bargains crop up that is. Im hoping at some stage we can find someone older than Claudio and Roy to manage us too.
     
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  7. NathWFC

    NathWFC First Team

    Exactly. If we stay up that's proof that the defence is good enough, just like it was when we were promoted.

    New three year deals for Cathcart, Kabasele, Femenia and Troost, and Sierralta moved on on a free to Udinese, please. We need experience not up and comers, and Sierralta has proven without any shadow of a doubt whatsoever that he's not good enough and never will be in his 5 starts in this injury/COVID hit season of his.
     
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  8. Chumlax

    Chumlax Squad Player

    Gonna need to see this Serialtra in action before I pass judgement.
     
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  9. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

  10. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    What if...posters gave the slightest hint of what a thread was about in the title ?
     
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  11. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    I'm sure we will re-appoint both Claudio and Roy in the next 5 years so they can beat their own records.
     
  12. folkestone orn

    folkestone orn Squad Player

    Sarr will be off this summer regardless. His value will rapidly decline afterwards, think he'll have 2 years left?
     
  13. folkestone orn

    folkestone orn Squad Player

    It's like the geriatric version of the Dyche-Zola Dream Team. TVOR will be ecstatic.
     
  14. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    QSF's magnificent scarf to make a comeback too
     
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  15. LeedsOrn

    LeedsOrn Reservist

    Yes. I reckon the club will put an offer on the table to keep if we do somehow stay up but will cash in if he won’t sign and the valuation is met.
     
  16. folkestone orn

    folkestone orn Squad Player

    Can't see it. He's supposedly on £70k a week. Can you really see them increasing his wages much from there?
     
  17. LondonOrn

    LondonOrn Squad Player

    In all seriousness, surely they won’t be that stupid this time round?

    They significantly upgraded a defence that conceded 50 goals in a team that needed to score 3+ to win some games during the first promotion - hopefully they’ll have realised you can’t take anything for granted whatever you achieve in a promoted side.

    And we’ve conceded 55 goals already, so with games at Liverpool, Man City and Chelsea still to come, even if we do stay up our GA isn’t likely to be much better than in any of the seasons after the QSF one that eventually led to relegation.
     
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  18. Halfwayline

    Halfwayline Reservist

    I’d wish for strengthening in all positions by players that improve our squad (we will really have a poor squad with the aging players retiring, a few of our top players leaving plus the positions that still need to be filled)

    I’d wish for a manager that could be with us for a number of seasons. That nurtured our talent. That got a side playing for the shirt

    I’d wish for owners who had a clear strategy. That I respected. That could take our infrastructure and squad to the next level

    but next season will be the same as every other season
     
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  19. a19tgg

    a19tgg First Team

    But they thought WTE and Rose would be enough to strengthen the same defence that was clearly not good enough 2 seasons before, but was now 2 seasons older. And rather oddly despite FS being by far the better of him and WTE the season before, he’s barely been able to get a game. They clearly had doubts about him, yet didn’t have them about WTE and thought he was enough at CB to see us doing better than two seasons before.

    In short very recent history tells me not to trust them to do things differently.
     
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  20. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    :p
     
  21. soton_orn

    soton_orn Reservist

    If we stay up, it’s essential the money is invested wisely. There is a promising aviation business of the swine variety that would be worth a punt
     
  22. HeiaWatford

    HeiaWatford Reservist

    Would be nice to get a manager in who is given a chance to build a squad with players he actually wants and needs.
     
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  23. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Out:
    sarr - sold
    Foster - retired
    Etebo - loan finished

    In:
    winger to replace Sarr
    Winger to replace Etebo
    Winger to replace foster
    Winger to bolster bench
    Winger to bolster u23s
    Winger for good luck
    Teenage prodigy we can ruin
    Ageing centre half who's better than WTE but worse than Cathcart
    Udinese 3rd choice in any position
    3 x players with a Belgian agent (various positions)
     
  24. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    We know that won’t happen though. TBF no matter who the manager is next season, if we are bottom half after 10 games, forget all this “chance to build” sentiment, everyone on here will be shouting for them to be sacked. At least with Gino in charge we don’t have months of “manager out” momentum building. They are gone in the blink of an eye.
     
  25. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    You missed out:

    Out:

    Pedro - Udinese (undisc.)
     
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  26. a19tgg

    a19tgg First Team

    You missed the Welbeck/Rose role.

    Maybe if Wilshere does well abroad we’ll take a punt.
     
  27. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    Three year extension for Cathcart and Cleverley regardless of what league we are in

    This is the way
     
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  28. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Played for one of the big 6. Tick
    Proven England international. Tick
    Got to be worth a cheeky punt. I mean, how could we lose, what could possibly go wrong ? Obviously both parties would need a sign of commitment so min 2 year deal to get the ball rolling.
     
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  29. BeersThen

    BeersThen Reservist

    Haven't we got to buy that Turkish bloke if we stay up?
     
  30. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Dennis - not named in squad, trains alone. No explanation given.
     
  31. ITK platypus

    ITK platypus Squad Player

    Even if we somehow stay up, I do think a change of direction will be needed.

    As I mentioned in another thread, we should get Fergie out of retirement and give him a chance to build the club over the next 10 years.

    I would also like to see changes in the way we recruit. Two possible strategies would be to re-sign our 97/98 promotion winning squad and see what they have left. Alternatively we should consider only signing players born in Moldova. Or even a combination of these two strategies.

    What is clear is that we need change and the steps above would be a start.
     
  32. a19tgg

    a19tgg First Team

    Fergie? Isn’t it regarded that Utd are in such a mess because he still has a big say in a number of things? He’s long since had his day, things move on. I also very much doubt he’d be around for 10 more years.
     
  33. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Perhaps we could get Fergie and Wenger together. A sort of 'Dream team' if you will.
     
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  34. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    And it seemed like such a serious idea...
     
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  35. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Too young.
     

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