The one we should sell first is Hudd. Livermore needs to go out on loan and play PL footy every week and see if he develops. If he does then he comes back as a more plausible first team option or it ups his value if we do decide to sell him.
I'd bring in Holtby now, and then I'd maybe look at a loan deal if anyone was available or more likely just use the rest of the squad/youngsters to get by.
So get rid of players proven at the level, bring in someone unpoven (Holtby) and who is not a defensive midfielder and play unproven youngsters to get by, crazy.
Personally i'd rather finish 4th which would be highly unlikely in your senario if anything happened to Parker. You'd have to play a boy who has only played against boys in a mans game.
You'd have 2 defensive midfielders on the books injured and under 21's. Dembele is not a defensive midfielder.
Don't think you've thought it through.
Parker is the ideal guy to set in to the starting line up. our last player of the year, footballer of the year the season before.
We moan when youth players are not given the chance, here is that chance.
He is already a squad player and international. having Livermore step in when needed (and maybe take his chance to stay in the team) is like when Caulker gets selected, yet not many are opposed to him being in the team despite a few costly errors.
Livermore is a squad player and no more. Ryan Shawcross is also an international as is Stewart Downing, so this carries little credibility
Caulker is a talent and has massive potential, which unfortunately Livermore doesn't. This may be the reason many are less critical of Caulker's selection.
Jake Livermore, the new Jermaine Jenas?
Poor guy hasn't really put a foot wrong and he is being cast out by the majority. The idea that people have about the development of young players really baffles me. Just because someone plays a handful of first team games doesn't mean they are instantly a first team player. He is still developing as a player, he can do a job when required. So to get rid of him to then spend money on someone to come in and cover Sandro for an as yet unspecified period of time is jut ridiculous. Clueless, the lot of you!