Team for next season

[Jampie]

How many goalkeepers do we need?

I think we need to move some people on, including some who are still within contract.

And if results don't improve then yes, that includes the head coach.

I think a great goalkeeper and a great defender or two and we could be very competitive next season. Regardless though, we absolutely must improve results. We are deep into relegation form at the moment which is absolutely shocking and unacceptable.

[Chicken Balti Pie]

You forgot Austin

The fact I forgot him probably means I'd also get rid, I think he's out of contract anyway?

[Chicken Balti Pie]

Pretty much agree with this but can’t see Langstaff nor Jones staying, there will be offers from clubs higher up the pyramid and, crucially (and probably in a big difference to January / last season) you’d imagine that they’ll both be keen to go, so that’ll be extra rebuilding. I do worry about the calibre of players who’d come under SM, whereas clearly under Williams players genuinely did buy-in to the project.

Would also keep Baldwin but he’s out of contract and I imagine he’ll have better offers.

Jones will probably have offers but I can't see Langstaff having offers. He's gone off the boil massively and he hasn't offered much off the ball either.

I was in two minds with Baldwin, on his day, he's our best defender but the likelihood of us shipping out 8 or 9 players with so few out of contract made me think get rid and get someone better.

And I think you're right about SM. I think that is one of the issues with the current squad. I think if he was to be successful, he would have been better to come in as an assistant to someone with experience and then take over. As it stands, he has no gravitas in the professional game and I think that is always in the players mind's

[Glad2BeAPie]

Bit early for this. I want to see what happens in the last 11 games
Main question is who will Montague be consulting with as Head Coach. The present one took over with us in a play-off place and has taken us quickly to 15th with a 4 from 24pt run

The quick answer is None

[OP67]

Do we cash in on Langstaff and Jones as they'll most likely want to leave if we don't show ambition by appointing an experienced coach or at least an exciting young coach. SM is a nice guy but the years of non league football, playing and coaching is showing up in spades in the football league.

[Piessince67]

Can we bring Needham Stubbs and Worthington out of retirement

[Togtastic]

Sadly less than a handful of players have been able to demonstrate they belong at this level and ironically most of those could play a level above. Jones, Crowley and Langstaff of the current first team are the only ones whose performances I would miss. I'd keep JOB, Palmer, Scott, Macari and Robertson. The rest are too reliant on being carried every week or are prone to too many errors. McGoldrick's 'moments' are enjoyable but not enough. I look forward to seeing Cameron & Nemane in anything other than Black&white.

[Piessince67]

Realistically ,how many of the current squad would get in the 2010 munto team.I am not sure any of them would.If that is the case then we are a long way off a promotion team.

[Notts78]

Realistically ,how many of the current squad would get in the 2010 munto team.I am not sure any of them would.If that is the case then we are a long way off a promotion team.

Realistically, can we use Monopoly money again to cheat our way to a promotion?

[SmiffyPie]

Any thoughts we had that this season would be one of consolidation with a strong push for promotion next season has spectacularly backfired. We, the supporters (I consider this site as a fair cross-section of the fan base), seem to have arrived at the conclusion that 70%(+/-) of the current squad are simply not good enough. So what do we look forward to? Season 24/25 being another period of consolidation? As it stands the current radar recruiting model doesn't look to be working. Now whether that is down to the people (person?) running the searches not being capable, there isn't anyone available that meets the financial requirements or the model isn't looking for the right type of player who knows but whatever it is that is wrong it needs some TLC or we many well be in schtuck in 24/25.