- May 15, 2004
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With the squad size restrictions we're going to have to off load a fair few players to be able to make signings and still complyIf Spurs do offload half a squad load of first team players, we will get relegated. No team can cope with that amount of dismantling and then replacements looking to find their feet in our culture. Relegation I tells thee.
A large clear out isn't actually the same as offloading half the squad because many players techinically on our books are not part of our squad and do not figure in our plans in any way.
Bentley, Bassong, Corluka and Jenas do not factor in our squad plans at all and all well be loaned, sold or released
GDS, Niko and Rose really play only a very minor bit part role and are all equally likely to be sold and probably want out too
At least two of King, Gallas, Nelson and Saha will be released
Modric and Bale may both kick up a fuss to be sold
If Caulker is kept and the Belgian from Ajax signed perhaps even Dawson could be sold and Jermain Defoe is very likely to be sold too because he needs first team football and we can't offer him that.
We'd need to replace and upgrade less than half of those players really as so many do not feature at all, 3 first team signings and a couple of squad fillers would be enough to upgrade our squad if the bulk of these players are moved on as I suggest