Is Van Dijk pronounced Van Dick?

if so, can you imagine when he scores, and the announcer shouts 'vannnnn: '

And the crowd ROARRRRR 'DICCCCCCCKKKK'

jesus i hope he signs now.

I think bolasie is capable of developing his game. Now he's back to getting crosses in that we're converting, he might start to relax around the box. Once he's making better quality runs in and around it he'll be fukin joocy.

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Now that we are clear of relegation and are getting American investment into the club, the coming transfer window should be vital to our future.

Here are a few names I think we should go for in order to be in the top half of the league table and perhaps challenge for the Europa league spots. We have a very good manager in Alan Pardew and I am sure he will turn us into an established Premier League side in the next couple of years.

1. Tm Krul - Speroni is brilliant but isn't getting any younger and so we will need a replacement eventually. Krul seems the best candidate to replace him. He is a proven shot stopper in the PL and now seems a good time to be able to convince him as Newcastle don't seem to have an exciting future under Mike Ashley's ownership.

2. Virgil Van Dijk - The centre back was targeted by Spurs and Arsenal; He is only 23, is 6ft 4cm tall and seems to be a solid centre back, with attributes like strength, technique, composure and a threat from set pieces. He would need to be promised a first team action as a lot of clubs will be seeking him during the window. He can be a world class centre back in a few years.

3. Steven Caulker - With QPR looking almost certain to go down, we should capitalize on Caulker, one of the best English centre halves around. We all know about him and having CB options of Caulker, Van Dijk and Scott Dann would be scary, positively! Not sure how much he would cost though.

4. Erik Pieters - Although Souare is beginning to prove himself, he doesn't seem to be a reliable option 'yet' to be our first choice left back. We should pursue Pieters, the Dutch left back for Stoke. He is an attacking full back and is hard to get past. Alan Pardew has said that he tried signing Pieters. He would be a good option for LB with Souare as back up.

5. Idrissa Gueye - The Lille defensive midfielder is a tough tackling, no-nonsense player who is very skilful technically. Would be great competition for Jedinak and wouldn't find it hard to adapt to the Premier League. He could be available for 5 million.

6. Sammy Ameobi - Shola's brother shows his skills for Newcastle every week. He is available for free at the end of the season and would be worth taking on since he is young, proving himself in the PL and is available for nothing.

7. Tom Cleverley - It is highly unlikely that he will have his contract renewed at Man United. Although a scapegoat in English football, he is talented and his 13 caps for England should say something. Worth having in our midfield ranks, especially as he is available for free too.

8. Micah Richards - The strong right back or centre back is going to be a free agent at the end of the season and would be good value to have in our squad. He would be a good starting centre back or a back up option to Ward.

9. Javier Hernandez - He has proven himself to be a goal poacher. He hasn't been a starter for United or Real Madrid. The prospect of regular first team football should attract him. Looking at his goalscoring capabilities, regular starts can make him a 10 to 15 goal a season man.

10. Danny Ings - AMBITIOUS! Since he is going to be available for nearly nothing since his contract gets over this year, it would be hard to sign him, especially as Liverpool and Man United are after him. However, the prospect of playing regularly could be an attraction to him as well. Unlikely though.

11. Alexandre Pato - His talent is known around the whole world. A massive drop of form and home sickness made him quit AC Milan. He is back to scoring goals for fun. We should try our luck with him. A definite 20 goal a season man!

Also, we should get rid of dead wood like Hangeland, Mariappa, Gayle, Jonathan Williams, Shola Ameobi, Chamakh and Lewis Price.

What do you think???

Edited by footballmusic24x7 (23 Mar 2015 5.37pm)

This post has been merged from a topic called 'Transfer Suggestions for next season! ' by Moose

i think you play championship manager far too much

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I'm not saying we should sign each and every player I've mentioned. We should try to sign from this list. Whoever comes, good, whoever doesn't, cool.

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I think the OP is clueless and will leave it to AP to improve THE TEAM.
Which will be difficult.

Palace 13th 2017/18.