I have never understood the people who say they do not want a player or players because they have been in a relegated team.

Bad management, poor tactics, lack of signings and, more than anything, a handful of players not up to standard gets teams relegated. It certainly does not mean every player who played for them is rubbish in the same way as one or two players do not win you the league - the entire team/squad does that.

Remember guys such as Kanu; Defoe; Kinkladze; Carrick, Salgado; Di Canio; Les Ferdinand; Owen; Juninho and Roy Keane, among countless others, have been relegated from the top flight in their time. Were any of them bad players?

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. Groucho Marx

Lascelles
Wijnaldum
Sissoko
Townsend
Redmond

Rest aren't good enough to push us to the next level.. simples

CPFC

Think most of us will but an England international will certainly not be content on the bench.

nor will yala or wilful. even in squad rotation I'd predict issues.

Redmond, Olsson, Kloss, Townsend

Yes, but he comes with baggage, and could be a disruptive influence in the dressing room, as he was at Spurs.

To be honest I would have him in before Zaha, or Bolasie, as he has far more end product than both of them together, but not at the expense of an unsettled team spirit the club has.

I also don't see any Villa players as a step up, and Norwich only Klose would be of interest, he looked a class act at Selhurst until his injury.

The left-footed Ciaran Clark as well as being a central defender has played at left-back and also in a defensive midfield role.

Wears his heart on his sleeve and gives everything for the cause but he can be rash in his decision making.