So following the excellent news of Ameobi signing the squad list for the coming season is shaping up. So far we have;
Adam Colin
Carl Dickinson
Richard Duffy
Haydn Hollis
Matt Tootle
Elliott Hewitt
Rob Milsom
Michael O'Connor (Injured)
Curtis Thompson
Terry Hawkridge
Kevin Nolan (Player/Manager)
Jonathan Forte
Lewis Alessandra
Shola Ameobi
Jon Stead
Alan Smith (Player/Coach) ?
Mike Edwards (Player/Coach) ?
Apprentices offered development contracts
Dominic Hill-Brown
Peter Dearle
Jordan Richards
Joe Searson-Smithard
What additions would people like to see? I would say a second choice keeper, a central defender, along with young striker.
I'd say we're at least 6 players short still. Smith/Nolan/Edwards should only be used in an injury crisis!
And youngish pacy striker, can't see Stead & Ameobi playing together as often as we'd like. Forte was used as a winger when he played alghough his best position is down the middle.
I wrote on another thread we still need seven more signings - goalkeeper, left back, two centre halves, playmaker, enforcer and pacy forward.
As it stands, the current squad is desperately short of pace and muscle in key areas. Be interesting to see how many we look to sign permanently and how many on loan.
I think we will not get a new goalkeeper if you think back to when Loach went out on loan we had the young lad on the bench and that's the way they will go until January at least.
Agree about needing a left back, might be only CB, 2 midfielders and one striker Could go for one from the National League noticed a couple have gone to L1 teams.
With the additional 4 new signings alluded to by Alan Hardy last night and discounting the management we can now field not only a full team but we can also fill ALL the seats on the bench.
Hardy's tweet refers to 4 new signings before the season starts. My guess is that there'll also be a couple of loan signings between the season starting and the transfer deadline on 31 August.
That team picks itself, and that's not a good thing!