03 May 2026 11:31:04
Joyful

Question for you buddy. With one eye on the Championship (reluctantly), Ipswich have returned straight away by not making wholesale changes to their team.

Which of our players could possibly stay and help us get out at 1st attempt? I know a fire sale could happen and Fernandes and Bowen would definitely leave, but what about the others? What could our starting 11 look like in August?

1.) 03 May 2026
03 May 2026 13:54:18
The basis of the defence, i.e. Mavropanos and Todibib, assuming Disasi stays at Chelsea. If Djouf is wanted by Man Utd, then that brings Scarlet back ?. Not the starting reckoning, Walker Peters has looked good.
Midfield, I would hope Soucek would stay. Fernandez goes, Bowen, he's not been himself in the last half dozen games, also goes, which means Traore stays. Alvarez comes back into the reckoning as a battling midfielder.

Taty and Pablo, and I would hope Wilson would stay.

Of the youngsters, Potts, Kente and Oxford would come into the side, along with Gelonbedes, excuse the spelling if I've got it wrong, who has a really good long throw.

Probably lose one of the goalkeepers, and probably Areola. No doubt there are others to come in through the season. With Bowen gone to Liverpool, then Soucek becomes captain to give the Nolan effect.

2.) 03 May 2026
03 May 2026 14:14:13
I think it would depend on wages. The top earners will definitely go if we can shift them. Players like Cornet and JWP will really hamstring any rebuild, as no one is stupid enough to want them.

3.) 03 May 2026
03 May 2026 16:37:13
I think one good thing, if that were to happen, is JWP and Cornet would have their wages halved, so not sure. Hopefully JWP will find it too difficult to live on 50K per week and have to look elsewhere. ?