Carson, Sissoko and Riise

[New York Red]

Would you get rid of the three of them to raise the 17 million for Marscherano?

 

Let's assume that we have no cash available other than what we can raise from sales. Would you make that switch?

 

The bottom line is this, I can't see how we can not afford to buy Marscherano and I can't see any scenario where we couldn't.

 

It has to be done.

[Guest Ant]

Yes

[crisps]

I think we'd get 17 from just carson and sissoko. I know Riise is like hated here but i dont think selling him in jan would be wise with Aurelios injury record and finnan/agger being injured a bit this season.

[alias75]

We wouldnt need to sell Riise. The fee being talked about for Sissoko is around 7-8 million and Carson maybe 8 million. Theres also Guthrie who i reckon we could get 2-3 million for.

 

Still think Riise could do a job here.

[The_MC]

Sell 2 back up players and a below-par left back to get in Mascherano? Hell yes. I will be seriously annoyed if we lose out on having him on a permanent basis.

[MFletcher]

Sissoko and Carson alone would cover the Mascherano fee.

[Dee]

I wouldn't mind seeing the back of sissoko in the slightest.

Carson can go too..

 

Riise...yep, he can go too!

 

but we need another striker

[salkavalka]

Agree, I think selling Carson & Momo would do a deal for Mascherano.

[New York Red]

I can't see any way that we can't make this happen.

 

We can't lose Javier.

[RafaShanks]

In a logical world, yes.

 

In a illogical world according to G&H, then possibly no.

[Guest GrandpaSimpson]

Unless we have someone good lined up, hang on to Riise. Aurelio is not reliable injury-wise at all.

 

I'd get rid of Momo and Carson defo.

[Guest Themba]

Only sell Carson. Villa would pay 10m but I know two stupid London clubs who would probably pay 15m. Theres your money there. Sell Danny.G for the additional money. Are we really a weaker team without Mashcerano. I don't think so.

[richt71]

Only sell Carson. Villa would pay 10m but I know two stupid London clubs who would probably pay 15m. Theres your money there. Sell Danny.G for the additional money. Are we really a weaker team without Mashcerano. I don't think so.

 

Oliver Kay in todays Times about Mascherano situation:-

 

Benítez is prepared to sell players such as Mohamed Sissoko, John Arne Riise and Peter Crouch to raise the funds to sign Mascherano, but, with the manager’s long-term future in serious doubt, Hicks and Gillett are reluctant to sanction drastic changes in the transfer window.

[Guest Anders Honoré]

carson, momo and leto are all ccompletely expendable.

 

Riise and Crouch may be sellable and look like going, but they will be needing replacement.

[fred milne]

I know Riise is like hated here but i dont think selling him in jan would be wise with Aurelios injury record and finnan/agger being injured a bit this season.

Agree with that. I can't see us letting him go.

[Gilps]

I know Riise is like hated here but i dont think selling him in jan would be wise with Aurelios injury record and finnan/agger being injured a bit this season.

 

Agree, we'd look very short of options at fullback without him. Unless of course the defender we're hopefully bringing in is as comfortable at left back as he is at centre back.

[McBain]

We need to keep hold of the players we have down the left and add to them . Kewell is a reported target of Fulham in the Mirror this morning. And Riise was linked with Valencia again in the Times

[Gilps]

We need to keep hold of the players we have down the left and add to them . Kewell is a reported target of Fulham in the Mirror this morning. And Riise was linked with Valencia again in the Times

 

Aurelio gets injured again and it's the second half of the season with a left side of Insua and Leto. What could possibly go wrong?

[sutty]

Selling Riise would be a mistake unless we bought somebody to replace him.

[sutty]

I wouldn't mind seeing the back of sissoko in the slightest.

Carson can go too..

 

Riise...yep, he can go too!

 

but we need another striker

 

Can this striker play left back as well?

[Gilps]

Can this striker play left back as well?

 

He can if he's Heskey

[The_Adder]

He can if he's Heskey

 

Sign PaUl WArhuRst

[kopindian]

We have to get the back-up for Riise though(Heinze?).

Those 3 can together raise about 25 million which is way more than enough as Mascha's deal also include some part of his wages too.

 

PS:If Momo is not in today's squad,can't we say for sure that we are gonna sell him?

[growler]

in fm world, we would sell Riise, Carson, sissoko, crouch and buy Heinze, sign masch permanently and buy pandev (or another striker). not sure if all possible in real life though.