McQuoid may well end up staying as it doesn't look as if we will be keeping Madine following the latest report in the CT.
Tudgay has been a massive disappointment and should go and we already know Miller is on his way (not sure that's a wise decision). I would love Nouble to stay and in terms of ability it's a no brainer. I fear that SP doesn't have it in him to keep him disciplined. The CT also suggest that it could be a short term deal until the end of the season which is again a load of bollocks. He is head and shoulders above most at this level but he is already being dubbed as a journeyman. I fear we will be gazumped through SISU pissing about yet again, as they will with Madine.
Jackson, Nouble, McQuoid and Tudgay on paper should be a good strikeforce but the reality is that SP isn't getting the best from them.
Keeping Martin is vital, he has quietly gone about his business since his arrival but it's no coincidence that the clean sheets have coincided with him being in the side. Willis, Johnson, Webster (backup), Haynes, Pugh and Phillips should be sufficient in this league.
Kirkland is too good for this level and I don't think we are anywhere near being able to contribute toward his wages with the noises coming from SP, so we may end up keeping Allsop until the end of the season. He's certainly improved of late and I would much rather have him than Burge who has shown absolutely no indication during his appearances that he is or is ever going to be an able number 1 for us. I'm sure that the young lad Cooke will stay at Nuneaton until the Summer.
Midfield is the most worrying area of the pitch. Creatively we struggle, and the goals contributed is appalling once more. The gaps left by Baker and Moussa have not been replaced, and as high as my hopes for Swanson and JOB were, they just haven't delivered. Centre of the park needs to be broken up too; Barton and Finch should never ever play in those two berths together again. We need a hard man to break up the play in addition to a creative player alongside him.
I fear that at the end of January, our already depleted squad will look even weaker. SISU have the ability to destroy us even further and will eventually take us down!