Gary67
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Interesting listening to BR yesterday talk about how the squad is too big. There are 32 in first team squad (excl. those out on loan), and he said ideally he would have a 25 man squad. He also said rather pointedly said that we do not need any more 'development' players, we need first team ready players.
When you look at the squad there are obvious players that we should be either moving on permanently or moving out on loan. The problem is will they go and if they are willing to go will anyone want them? I would doubt if we could move anyone deemed surplus to requirement on for any significant money. Most would probably be loans out.
Of the 10 players out on loan Ideguchi & Kenny return in January so that's another 2 to be moved out in January.
Given BR will want 2 or 3 new players in January that could be as many as 10 or 11 players to ship out. Impossible? Nicholson and Lawwell will need to get a significant number out of the door.
The likely names are
No contribution this season - Siegrist, Kobayashi, McCarthy, Kwon, Tilio
Little contribution this season - Bernabei, M. Johnston
Return to parent club - Philips
Out of contract in the summer - Turnbull
Returning loanees - Ideguchi, Kenny
That would reduce the first team squad to 23, freeing up a couple of spaces for new signings, a keeper and a left back the obvious positions that would require strengthened immediately.
The summer window was a bit of a disaster, at least that's how its panned out to date, time for the recruitment team to get their act together and get the players the manager wants and get rid of those who are not in his plans.
When you look at the squad there are obvious players that we should be either moving on permanently or moving out on loan. The problem is will they go and if they are willing to go will anyone want them? I would doubt if we could move anyone deemed surplus to requirement on for any significant money. Most would probably be loans out.
Of the 10 players out on loan Ideguchi & Kenny return in January so that's another 2 to be moved out in January.
Given BR will want 2 or 3 new players in January that could be as many as 10 or 11 players to ship out. Impossible? Nicholson and Lawwell will need to get a significant number out of the door.
The likely names are
No contribution this season - Siegrist, Kobayashi, McCarthy, Kwon, Tilio
Little contribution this season - Bernabei, M. Johnston
Return to parent club - Philips
Out of contract in the summer - Turnbull
Returning loanees - Ideguchi, Kenny
That would reduce the first team squad to 23, freeing up a couple of spaces for new signings, a keeper and a left back the obvious positions that would require strengthened immediately.
The summer window was a bit of a disaster, at least that's how its panned out to date, time for the recruitment team to get their act together and get the players the manager wants and get rid of those who are not in his plans.