2021/22 promotion squad

[MagpieNate]

GK- Slocombe
GK- Brooks (offered contract)
GK-

R/WB- Brindley
R/WB- Kelly-Evans (offered contract)

L/WB- Chicksen
L/WB-

CB- Lacey
CB- Rawlinson
CB-

CM- O’Brien (offered contract)
CM- Doyle
CM-
CM-
CM-

FWD- Wootton
FWD- Rodrigues
FWD- Roberts
FWD- Knight
FWD- Sam
FWD- Palmer
FWD-

[MagpieNate]

I’ve based the above on us playing 352 / 433 / 4231 therefore classed players such as Roberts and Rodrigues as forwards. As others have said, centre midfield signings are going to make or break of our season

[ncfcog]

Perfect, 22 man squad!

As others have said it's CM where we desperately need a couple more faces. Not sure we need a No.3 keeper if Brooks signs, a young athletic CB and one more forward to put pressure on Wootton.

[MagpieNate]

IB said in one of the recent catch ups that he likes 3 keepers. Also (not that it means too much at the moment) that he’s hoping for about 6 players coming in.

[ncfcog]

IB said in one of the recent catch ups that he likes 3 keepers. Also (not that it means too much at the moment) that he’s hoping for about 6 players coming in.

Yeah saw that, I think the keepers remark was to do with always having keepers available for training? This is one thing I actually don't agree with him on. We have Jake Kean who can fill in at training, if we get hit with an injury to Slocombe either loan a keeper in or let Brooks have a go. Having 3 keepers and mostly never having one on the bench doesn't make a great deal of sense. That said you can guarantee we end up with two injured keepers nest season now I've said that!

[jacobncfc]

I think that looks about right. Chicksen and Brindley I suspect are seen as much as centre back options as wing back ones in the back three.

There’s almost a category between midfielders and strikers that Roberts and Rodrigues (and Knight/Sam from what I’ve seen of them) probably fall into as well.

[Glad2BeAPie]

Doyle will be concentrating on the coaching side although registered as a player, if needed in an Emergency

[MagpieNate]

Doyle will be concentrating on the coaching side although registered as a player, if needed in an Emergency

True but with O’Brien also get to resign leaving Doyle out of the list would give zero midfields currently employed

[Kelton]

True but with O’Brien also get to resign leaving Doyle out of the list would give zero midfields currently employed

Scary isnt it
2 midders in the books with a combined age of 75

[the_anticlough]

Scary isnt it
2 midders in the books with a combined age of 75

Yeah, glaring hole there.
The Reeves thing was a blow - at least to have some continuity in an entire area of the team.