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
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-
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
Last edited by MagpieNate; 24-06-2021 at 02:21 PM.
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.
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!
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.
Doyle will be concentrating on the coaching side although registered as a player, if needed in an Emergency