I agree - however next season we will be one promotion away from the Premier League!!!It’s time to embrace and enjoy these very special moments and season as a whole, it’s a once in a lifetime experience.
Let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves and just enjoy.
We're a far better team than those 3 were in this league.
Yup.We are not there yet...
I’ll indulge, mostly coz I love squad building and not because I’m counting chickens (we are going up though)
GK: Marosi would be OK IMO, most importantly he fits in our system. Leave Wilson as backup as he’s not likely to get a game anyway.
CB: I have questions about whether all three can step up, and even if they do we have limited backup. Ideally I’d like to see a CB in, but only if there’s funds.
LWB: Mason doesn’t seem to be able to play this role at this level. Would need to replace unless there’s a kid coming through already, which I don’t think there is.
RWB: Dabo easily good enough. Pask OK backup. Nothing needed.
DM: Kelly would struggle I think. Maybe Eccles will break through, I’d still like to see 2 x DM signed unless he’s looking outstanding.
AM: Allen should step up, not sure about Shipley, Westbrooke, Jones and Jobello. Maybe half of them if that? Could do without in a pinch but I’d like to see at least one AM
ST: Godden might be good enough, Baka/Biamou won’t be.
So that’s bare minimum a LWB and 2 DMs, ideally also a CB, AM, ST.
Two or three loanees from the Prem and some smart recruitment and that’s doable. It’d be close whether we stay up but shouldn’t break the bank trying.
Depends how highly rated they areWe have Pask, Drysdale and Williams at CB, plenty of depth I’d say. Pask is v highly rated by the management.
Julian gray on the left
Carl baker on the right
Marlon king up top
Oh and bring back Westwood between the sticks and we got a chance
I just had an involuntary shudder when I read that name...I had blocked him from my memory.Freddy Eastwood
They also let the core of their solid defence leave (GK and captain Davies, CBs Lindsay and Pinnock) plus their top goalscorer Kieffer Moore), not to mention their manager Daniel Stendel who was very popular with their fans but who was "pushed out" in mysterious circumstances half way through their first season in the Championship. We need to learn from this. We don't want to start our first season in the Championship without Marosi, McFadzean and Hyam (or Rose), and without Godden and Mark Robins too. You need to keep the core of your promotion team together, using players like Kelly, Shipley, Pask and Westbrooke as squad members at first, rather than automatic starters. Build on your strengths. Don't try to create a totally new team.
Yup. We are talking about who we are offloading for next season, before we have even gone up this season.Until confirmed promotion , then let’s look
What is the situation with the contracts of O’Hare and Walsh ? I believe both are out of contact but their parent club have a years option what does that mean ? Can either just up sticks and move on whether it’s here or elsewhere or can their parent club hold on to them for another year. Be a real boost if we kept either.I suspect there would be a fair amount of post-season transfer activity if we were to go up.
The players who might be deliberately off-loaded, if we can, are: Mason; Hiwula; Max; Baka; Wakefield; Kasta and more controversially: Godden; Shipley; Westbrooke; Kelly; Jobello.
I think we might get Walsh but very much doubt we'd get O'Hare. Expect incoming: 1 CD; 2 Left Backs; 1 Right Back; 3 Midfielders; 2 No. 10; 2 Strikers. Some may be loans.
I expect more of the same for the inbound players - no big names and plenty we've never heard of.
Allen?If we get to championship, Next season at the mo
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———-rose——-?????——hyam——
Dabo—————————————???
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plenty to do
Allen?
They spent a million on a striker.We need to open the wallet a bit to survive in the Championship - Barnsley spent a bit of cash and are bottom.
I think if we could get a good fee we’d sell Dabo and possibly Godden as well as we’d need funds for attracting out of contract players on championship wages
They spent a million on a striker.
........................Morosi...........
Dabo,......????.....Rose......Hyam......????
........Giles......Allen.......Walsh.......????
.......................Godden......(O'Hare?)
I suspect there would be a fair amount of post-season transfer activity if we were to go up.
The players who might be deliberately off-loaded, if we can, are: Mason; Hiwula; Max; Baka; Wakefield; Kasta and more controversially: Godden; Shipley; Westbrooke; Kelly; Jobello.
I think we might get Walsh but very much doubt we'd get O'Hare. Expect incoming: 1 CD; 2 Left Backs; 1 Right Back; 3 Midfielders; 2 No. 10; 2 Strikers. Some may be loans.
I expect more of the same for the inbound players - no big names and plenty we've never heard of.
No we have a good coreal ready And we won't be able to buy much. Godden easily good enough, will flourish more in championship given a bit more space, his movement is excellent.
We will shrink the squad and replace with fewer but more quality to add to what we have. This core side is a good one.
I expect we will buy them, or at least try. If Villa stay up O'Hare will be available if not to buy for another loan.giles, Walsh and ohare aren’t ours
Trouble understanding? Yes he is.godden easily good enough ?.
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