The Squad for this season

[mike_field]

I'd get them all out to be honest - next season is a wipe off for me regardless - but the youngsters need to shine in the Champ and we need to dictate like others do when it comes to game time, training, how they are used.

They then, sink or swim.

 

[Silhillvilla]

Loan them out to lower level championship sides. Supercharge the smurfs relegation party

 

[Villan57]

This is how some twonk from talksport thinks we could rotate the squad next season in order to survive

 

[Lord Ron Saunders]

Obviously a thick nose or Tesco bag supporter, but I have to say they have been very quiet lately. You have to expect that sort of comment on talk shit.

 

[JuanPabloAngel]

This is how some twonk from talksport thinks we could rotate the squad next season in order to survive
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Adomah?

Finger on the pulse eh?

 

[northamptonvillan]

The only youngster who should be anywhere near the match day squad is O'Hare IMO. Even then, a loan to a Championship side would be better. It's easy to say send the others out on loan, finding clubs that will have them is more difficult.
If Barney wants to stay, I would keep him based on his preseason. Hogan will be of little use.

Too early to judge the new signings but the attitude and desire to succeed is there.
Looking forward to getting behind them in our bid to continue the resurrection.

 

[Tierney]

Don't forget there are rules in the Premier League regarding squad size.

1. At least 8 players must befit the 'Home Grown Player' criteria (I think this will be no issue for us).
2. A squad can be no larger than 25 players (see our current list below)
3. Any player deemed as an U21 (born on or after 1st Jan 1998) can be added to the group of 25.

Our current list:

GK (4):
L Kalanic
O Nyland
M Sarkic
J Steer

DEF (5):
J Bree
J Chester
A Elmohamady
F Guilbert
N Taylor

MID (7):
B Bjarnason
G Gardner
J Grealish
C Hourihane
H Lansbury
J McGinn
A Tshibola

ST (2):
S Hogan
J Kodjia

So we currently have 18 spots filled out of the 25. D Revan, J Doyle-Hayes, A Green, C O'Hare, J Ramsey, K Davis, R Hepburn-Murphy are all in the U21 category.

An update. For those of you who missed it the previous two times, the PL rules (including stipulations to be U21) appear in the quoted message:

Our current 25 man list:

GK (3):
L Kalanic
O Nyland
M Sarkic (season loan at Livingstone)
J Steer

DEF (10):
J Bree
J Chester
A Elmohamady
B Engels
F Guilbert
K Hause
E Konsa
T Mings
M Targett
N Taylor

MID (9):
B Bjarnason
A El Ghazi
J Grealish
C Hourihane
Jota
H Lansbury
J McGinn
MH Trezeguet
A Tshibola

ST (3):
S Hogan
J Kodjia
Wesley M

So we currently have the maximum 25 players. Everyone else we have on the books (Douglas, O'Hare, Suliman, Doyle-Hayes, Hepburn-Murphy, Davis, etc) falls in the U21 category.

 

[Beovilla]

We do look light up front.

 

[gmvillan]

This is how some twonk from talksport thinks we could rotate the squad next season in order to survive
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Nyland? Tsihbola? ADOMAH?

 

["Merd"]

Some are leaving us me thinks. The gaffer will have seen all he needs from the "friendly" cameos and will be offloading over the next couple of weeks. This is the window that just keeps on giving.

 

[garygaryshaw]

An update. For those of you who missed it the previous two times, the PL rules (including stipulations to be U21) appear in the quoted message:

Our current 25 man list:

GK (3):
L Kalanic
O Nyland
M Sarkic (season loan at Livingstone)
J Steer

DEF (10):
J Bree
J Chester
A Elmohamady
B Engels
F Guilbert
K Hause
E Konsa
T Mings
M Targett
N Taylor

MID (9):
B Bjarnason
A El Ghazi
J Grealish
C Hourihane
Jota
H Lansbury
J McGinn
MH Trezeguet
A Tshibola

ST (3):
S Hogan
J Kodjia
Wesley M

So we currently have the maximum 25 players. Everyone else we have on the books (Douglas, O'Hare, Suliman, Doyle-Hayes, Hepburn-Murphy, Davis, etc) falls in the U21 category.

Dont see much future for Bree, Tshibola, Hogan so they will probably be moved on. Wouldnt be surprised to see Barney, Lansbury and Nyland leave either.

 

[overlookedvillan]

I’d keep Bree. He looks to have improved and good young wingbacks are hard to come by.

 

[garygaryshaw]

I’d keep Bree. He looks to have improved and good young wingbacks are hard to come by.

I thought he looked good when he first joined, but he's now 3rd choice RB. Probably be worth sending him out on loan to a Championship club for the season.

 

[Stephen Jay Hawkings]

We do look light up front.

Agree.

Surely we must be bringing in another striker?

 

[ldgavfc]

Bree, Green send out on loan.

Bjarnason can go now we have two defensive midfielders.

Nyland can go and make room for Heaton or Butland.

 

[overlookedvillan]

Where are these players going though? Wages are likely too high for the championship and they’ve not played, so who’d want them?

 

[northamptonvillan]

Where are these players going though? Wages are likely too high for the championship and they’ve not played, so who’d want them?

I don't think we'll get much of a return on any players that we manage to relocate and they'll have to take a pay cut.

 

[gmvillan]

Here’s how we look by position:

GK: Heaton (Steer, Kalinic, Nyland)
RB: Freddy (Elmo, Bree)
RCB: Engels (Konsa, Chester)
LCB: Mings (Hause)
LB: Target (Taylor)
DCM: Luiz (Marvelous, Bjarnasson)
ACM 1: Grealish (Hourihane)
ACM 2: McGinn (Lansbury, O’Hare)
LW/F: El Ghazi (Hepburn-Murphy)
RW/F: Jota (Trezeguet)
CF: Wesley (Kodja, Davis, Hogan)

Surplus: Nyland, Bjarnasson, Bree, Hogan or Davis or Kodja (or both if we sign another CF), O’Hare.
Of the surplus players, we could potentially keep O’Hare and get him into some cup games, or send him on loan to the championship. Maybe Bree and Davis too. Of the others, they should command a small fee...

 

[McParlandTheGreat]

O'Hare isn't ready for the PL. He has qualities but in the friendlies he didn't look settled in the first team squad. Think he has to go out on loan. If we sign another CF I reckon we'd probably keep Kodjia and send Hogan and Davis out on loan, or sell them.

 

[garygaryshaw]

Here’s how we look by position:

GK: Heaton (Steer, Kalinic, Nyland)
RB: Freddy (Elmo, Bree)
RCB: Engels (Konsa, Chester)
LCB: Mings (Hause)
LB: Target (Taylor)
DCM: Luiz (Marvelous, Bjarnasson)
ACM 1: Grealish (Hourihane)
ACM 2: McGinn (Lansbury, O’Hare)
LW/F: El Ghazi (Hepburn-Murphy)
RW/F: Jota (Trezeguet)
CF: Wesley (Kodja, Davis, Hogan)

Surplus: Nyland, Bjarnasson, Bree, Hogan or Davis or Kodja (or both if we sign another CF), O’Hare.
Of the surplus players, we could potentially keep O’Hare and get him into some cup games, or send him on loan to the championship. Maybe Bree and Davis too. Of the others, they should command a small fee...

RHM has a medical at Tranmere today apparently. Looks to be going on loan for the season.