Our squad next season.....
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:26 pm
Hey all,
Just some rambling to start a little discussion.....I wonder what our squad will look like next season, who do you want to keep, who can go and who would you like to bring in?
My general thought is to move on a few, bring in a few and not turn over too many players in order to keep many who will be settled and know their role and the playing style.
At present if we break it down:
GK:
Walton -must keep
Hladkey - ideally keep as a backup
Holy - release
RWB:
Burns - must keep
KVY -ok to keep as can play both sides, not the worst of backups
LWB:
Thompson - assume will return to Brentford, but I don't mind him if he was to stay but I think ideally we want to get a better option if we can
Penny - ok to keep as a backup but shouldn't be 1st choice
CB:
Edmundson - keep, solid at this level and possibly above
Wolfie - must keep, the guy has been a rolls royce for us since KMC came in
Donacian - must keep, solid and works so well with Burns
Burges - keep, solid backup, good pro and happy to be 4th choice
NEW CB - ideally either bring Baggot in, or loan him and get 1 more CB for cover/rotation - could Nbada be good enough for that?
CM:
Morsey - must keep
Evans - probably keep, seems generally ok
Bakinson - unsure, not a bad option but maybe we should aim higher if possible
Carroll - release, think he is out of contract? he is tidy enough and would have him as a backup but IMO he is blocking the path for El Min & Humpreys
El Miz - unsure really - I guess he is Evans backup?
Harper, transfer or loan if KMC doesn't think he is good enough - don't think he has even got into the Crewe team
NEW CM - must get Morsey replacement, unless Humpreys can be that
Attacking Midfielders:
Celina - like him - finding his flow now, but doubt we can keep him after this loan? he is special but I wouldn't break the bank for him
Chaplin - keep, like him alot
Aluko - keep, really like him and think he can do another season in league one even if he doesn't play every game
NEW -Given it could only be chaplin let we may need 1-2 more.
Dobra, he looked great pre season but not sure he has set league 2 alight?
Edwards - need to see him more once fit, could he be a Burns backup or even play as a 10?
Strikers:
Bonne - release, can go back to QPR, love him and his passion for the club but he isn't the man to lead our line IMO, happily have him as a backup but that wouldn't be possible
Jackson - keep, I feel we should try and extend his contact, he gives us a different option and is doing well under KMC
Norwood - unsure! good enough for this league, especially as a rotation option
Piggott - transfer, hasn't worked for him and I dont think he fits the system
Simpson - transfer if he doesnt sign a new deal, get a big % sell on set in that deal too
NEW Striker - we need a 1st choice top striker
SO any ideas on players to sign? Same Jay Matette went to Sunderland as I rated him.
Unliekly we could get Prem players but here is those coming out of contract
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/end
endevertraege/wettbewerb/GB1
Schlup or Peiters would be nice as a LWB
Jay Rodriguez or Ashley Barnes would be brilliant as a strikers but likely out of reach (and 1 year options)
Tom cleverly would be a great CM but as above
Championship players out of contact
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/champio ... bewerb/GB2
Brooks and DIaz are the picks but will have high level interest.
Tom Lawence was brilliant when he was here before
Joe Allen, old but might be a good partner for Morsey?
Anyway sorry for the long post! Love to hear your thoughts on our squad for next year, PS this is ALL based on us being in League 1 - the play off dream is alive but I feel the recent draws have killed the real chance.
Just some rambling to start a little discussion.....I wonder what our squad will look like next season, who do you want to keep, who can go and who would you like to bring in?
My general thought is to move on a few, bring in a few and not turn over too many players in order to keep many who will be settled and know their role and the playing style.
At present if we break it down:
GK:
Walton -must keep
Hladkey - ideally keep as a backup
Holy - release
RWB:
Burns - must keep
KVY -ok to keep as can play both sides, not the worst of backups
LWB:
Thompson - assume will return to Brentford, but I don't mind him if he was to stay but I think ideally we want to get a better option if we can
Penny - ok to keep as a backup but shouldn't be 1st choice
CB:
Edmundson - keep, solid at this level and possibly above
Wolfie - must keep, the guy has been a rolls royce for us since KMC came in
Donacian - must keep, solid and works so well with Burns
Burges - keep, solid backup, good pro and happy to be 4th choice
NEW CB - ideally either bring Baggot in, or loan him and get 1 more CB for cover/rotation - could Nbada be good enough for that?
CM:
Morsey - must keep
Evans - probably keep, seems generally ok
Bakinson - unsure, not a bad option but maybe we should aim higher if possible
Carroll - release, think he is out of contract? he is tidy enough and would have him as a backup but IMO he is blocking the path for El Min & Humpreys
El Miz - unsure really - I guess he is Evans backup?
Harper, transfer or loan if KMC doesn't think he is good enough - don't think he has even got into the Crewe team
NEW CM - must get Morsey replacement, unless Humpreys can be that
Attacking Midfielders:
Celina - like him - finding his flow now, but doubt we can keep him after this loan? he is special but I wouldn't break the bank for him
Chaplin - keep, like him alot
Aluko - keep, really like him and think he can do another season in league one even if he doesn't play every game
NEW -Given it could only be chaplin let we may need 1-2 more.
Dobra, he looked great pre season but not sure he has set league 2 alight?
Edwards - need to see him more once fit, could he be a Burns backup or even play as a 10?
Strikers:
Bonne - release, can go back to QPR, love him and his passion for the club but he isn't the man to lead our line IMO, happily have him as a backup but that wouldn't be possible
Jackson - keep, I feel we should try and extend his contact, he gives us a different option and is doing well under KMC
Norwood - unsure! good enough for this league, especially as a rotation option
Piggott - transfer, hasn't worked for him and I dont think he fits the system
Simpson - transfer if he doesnt sign a new deal, get a big % sell on set in that deal too
NEW Striker - we need a 1st choice top striker
SO any ideas on players to sign? Same Jay Matette went to Sunderland as I rated him.
Unliekly we could get Prem players but here is those coming out of contract
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/end
endevertraege/wettbewerb/GB1
Schlup or Peiters would be nice as a LWB
Jay Rodriguez or Ashley Barnes would be brilliant as a strikers but likely out of reach (and 1 year options)
Tom cleverly would be a great CM but as above
Championship players out of contact
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/champio ... bewerb/GB2
Brooks and DIaz are the picks but will have high level interest.
Tom Lawence was brilliant when he was here before
Joe Allen, old but might be a good partner for Morsey?
Anyway sorry for the long post! Love to hear your thoughts on our squad for next year, PS this is ALL based on us being in League 1 - the play off dream is alive but I feel the recent draws have killed the real chance.