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Sorry I phrased that poorly - both transfers are good value for you and Fulham. Was surprised how cheaply the players came in at, given the premium usually attached to English players.
I have Burnley as 4th faves for relegation because I don't see them performing to the same levels as last season and the squad is paper thin. Hope I'm wrong, as I love the gravelly musings of Dyche on MotD
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Assuming we don't lose anyone in the next few days, the back line is probably as solid as last season and that is the foundation for us.
The quality of our replacements is probably a bit less of an issue than for other clubs as everyone is drilled on what they should be doing, the players are less important than the system.
Having said that, I'd be surprised if we were top 10 this season. Teams will have a bit more idea on how to counteract our system and we'll still find scoring goals a challenge.
aggi
Mawson has gone to Fulham, we missed out on him at the last minute.
If we don't lose anyone we're solid across the back 5 with reasonable replacements.
We need another creative midfielder and winger though (Steven Defour, although a quality player, seems to spend a fair bit of time injured), or possibly someone who can fill both roles.
We also need a pacy/skilful striker to complement our 3 big men.
Too many of our replacements are industrious, at the moment we'll be looking at bringing Jon Walters on to change a game ...