Ben Hamer 3 Ben Alnwick 3 Michael Morrison 3 Dorian Dervite 0 Leon Cort 1 Richard Wood 2 Rhoys Wiggins 4 Cedric Evina 2 Danny Green 0 Mark Gower 0 Johnnie Jackson 1 Bradley Pritchard 1 Andy Hughes 0 Dale Stephens 4 Jordan Cook 1 Yann Kermorgant 2 Michael Smith 2
Depends largely on budget, which division we end the season in and other players availability. Regardless of that, I would offer contracts to Wiggins, Yann and Stephens. For continuity I would probably sign up a couple of others now and the rest can wait.
Ben Hamer - 2 Ben Alnwick - 2 Michael Morrison - 2 Dorian Dervite -1 Leon Cort - No Richard Wood - 1 Rhoys Wiggins - 2 Cedric Evina - No Danny Green - No Mark Gower - No Johnnie Jackson - 1 Bradley Pritchard - 1 Andy Hughes - Coach Dale Stephens - 2 Jordan Cook - No Yann Kermorgant - 2 Michael Smith - 1
Difficult to answer without having a proper understanding of our post-takeover playing budget. I think our squad is actually ok, it's just short on a couple of top-end players if we had the elusive 20-goal-a-season striker and an Andy Reid-style creative midfielder then we'd be drawing games we've been losing and winning the ones we've been drawing. Look at how we plummeted down the table of the back of selling Andy Reid in 2008. I like to see continuity in goal, so I'd keep the keepers unless we were financially capable of making a big step up in quality.
Reluctant to let Green go, still think there's a decent player in there, but I think he's used up most of his chances now.
Ben Hamer Ben Alnwick Michael Morrison Dorian Dervite Richard Wood Rhoys Wiggins Cedric Evina Johnnie Jackson Bradley Pritchard Dale Stephens Yann Kermorgant Michael Smith
Ben Hamer - 3 Ben Alnwick - 3 Michael Morrison - 3 Dorian Dervite - 2 Leon Cort - 1 Richard Wood - 2 Rhoys Wiggins - 4 Cedric Evina - No Danny Green - 1 Mark Gower - No Johnnie Jackson - 2 Bradley Pritchard - 2 Andy Hughes - No Dale Stephens - 3 Jordan Cook - No Yann Kermorgant - 2 Michael Smith - 2
Ben Hamer Ben Alnwick Michael Morrison Dorian Dervite only just Richard Wood Rhoys Wiggins Johnnie Jackson Andy Hughes Coaching staff Dale Stephens Yann Kermorgant Michael Smith
Ben Hamer 3 years Ben Alnwick 1 year Michael Morrison 3 years Dorian Dervite 1 year Leon Cort 1 year depending on fitness Richard Wood 1 year Rhoys Wiggins 3 years Cedric Evina 1 year Johnnie Jackson 1 year Bradley Pritchard 3 years Dale Stephens 3 years Jordan Cook 1 year Yann Kermorgant 3 years (should still be useful at 35!) Michael Smith 1 year
He's an interesting one isn't he. Powell clearly doesn't rate him and he's only got a game last couple of weeks when we've been as desperate as I can remember for new ideas and numbers. Wonder what happened there. I seem to remember people saying he was on Powell's transfer wish list at the time too.
He's an interesting one isn't he. Powell clearly doesn't rate him and he's only got a game last couple of weeks when we've been as desperate as I can remember for new ideas and numbers. Wonder what happened there. I seem to remember people saying he was on Powell's transfer wish list at the time too.
I think it's hard to comment as he's hardly played. In truth if we aren't going to sign someone who is better than a player that's started, from memory, two games in two years then we have bigger problems than we realise.
It sort of depends what their wages are but those who I think have done enough are;
Ben Hamer Ben Alnwick Michael Morrison Dorian Dervite Richard Wood Rhoys Wiggins Johnnie Jackson Bradley Pritchard Dale Stephens Yann Kermorgant Michael Smith (provided he can show something at this level over the next few months)
Yes: Ben Hamer - 3 years Ben Alnwick - 1 year Michael Morrison - 3 years Rhoys Wiggins - 3 years Johnnie Jackson - 2 years Bradley Pritchard - 2 years Yann Kermorgant - 2 years
+ Powell 10 years!
No: Dorian Dervite - Too Inconsistant Leon Cort - If he was fit then yes Richard Wood - Am I being too harsh in thinking we can do better? Cedric Evina - Clearly not a Powell favourite Danny Green - League 1 Standard Mark Gower - Hasn't played enough to convince me Andy Hughes - Hopefully a coaching role instead of a playing one Dale Stephens - A controversial choice, but for me he's a Ambrose type player, ie too inconsistent. Jordan Cook - Just nowhere near championship standard Michael Smith - Hope he can prove me wrong int he next couple of months!
I like them all, but realistically we'll need spaces in order to bring new faces in. Realistically it's all dependent on the contracts that they're on though...
Definitely Ben Alnwick Michael Morrison Richard Wood Rhoys Wiggins Johnnie Jackson Dale Stephens Yann Kermorgant Michael Smith
Maybe Ben Hamer: if we can only have one first choice keeper then it would be BA at the moment. Jordan Cook: comes on and plays brilliantly every new year. Needs a bit more, but there's a good player in there. Bradley Pritchard: meteoric rise hasn't continued and confidence has had a bashing. Can Powell recover it? Dorian Dervite: big and solid, but maybe too slow for the game at this level
Cedric Evina: cover for Wiggins, Fox can do this Leon Cort: Lots of injuries Andy Hughes: Injuries and age catching up with him Danny Green: Not quick enough to maintain a first team berth. Mark Gower: Not shown enough
Ben Hamer - 3 years Dorian Dervite - 2 years Richard Wood - 2 years Rhoys Wiggins - 2 years Johnnie Jackson - 1 year Dale Stephens - 2 years Jordan Cook - 2 years Yann Kermorgant - 18 months Michael Smith - 2 years
Comments
Ben Alnwick 3
Michael Morrison 3
Dorian Dervite 0
Leon Cort 1
Richard Wood 2
Rhoys Wiggins 4
Cedric Evina 2
Danny Green 0
Mark Gower 0
Johnnie Jackson 1
Bradley Pritchard 1
Andy Hughes 0
Dale Stephens 4
Jordan Cook 1
Yann Kermorgant 2
Michael Smith 2
Depends largely on budget, which division we end the season in and other players availability. Regardless of that, I would offer contracts to Wiggins, Yann and Stephens. For continuity I would probably sign up a couple of others now and the rest can wait.
Ben Alnwick - 2
Michael Morrison - 2
Dorian Dervite -1
Leon Cort - No
Richard Wood - 1
Rhoys Wiggins - 2
Cedric Evina - No
Danny Green - No
Mark Gower - No
Johnnie Jackson - 1
Bradley Pritchard - 1
Andy Hughes - Coach
Dale Stephens - 2
Jordan Cook - No
Yann Kermorgant - 2
Michael Smith - 1
Rhoys Wiggins
Dale Stephens
Yann Kermorgant
That's about it, subject to budget, most of the others could be replaced with better free transfers in the summer if we had a larger wages budget.
Reluctant to let Green go, still think there's a decent player in there, but I think he's used up most of his chances now.
Ben Hamer
Ben Alnwick
Michael Morrison
Dorian Dervite
Richard Wood
Rhoys Wiggins
Cedric Evina
Johnnie Jackson
Bradley Pritchard
Dale Stephens
Yann Kermorgant
Michael Smith
Ben Alnwick - 3
Michael Morrison - 3
Dorian Dervite - 2
Leon Cort - 1
Richard Wood - 2
Rhoys Wiggins - 4
Cedric Evina - No
Danny Green - 1
Mark Gower - No
Johnnie Jackson - 2
Bradley Pritchard - 2
Andy Hughes - No
Dale Stephens - 3
Jordan Cook - No
Yann Kermorgant - 2
Michael Smith - 2
Ben Alnwick
Michael Morrison
Dorian Dervite only just
Richard Wood
Rhoys Wiggins
Johnnie Jackson
Andy Hughes Coaching staff
Dale Stephens
Yann Kermorgant
Michael Smith
Ben Alnwick 1 year
Michael Morrison 3 years
Dorian Dervite 1 year
Leon Cort 1 year depending on fitness
Richard Wood 1 year
Rhoys Wiggins 3 years
Cedric Evina 1 year
Johnnie Jackson 1 year
Bradley Pritchard 3 years
Dale Stephens 3 years
Jordan Cook 1 year
Yann Kermorgant 3 years (should still be useful at 35!)
Michael Smith 1 year
Ben Hamer
Ben Alnwick
Michael Morrison
Dorian Dervite
Richard Wood
Rhoys Wiggins
Johnnie Jackson
Bradley Pritchard
Dale Stephens
Yann Kermorgant
Michael Smith (provided he can show something at this level over the next few months)
Ben Hamer - 3 years
Ben Alnwick - 1 year
Michael Morrison - 3 years
Rhoys Wiggins - 3 years
Johnnie Jackson - 2 years
Bradley Pritchard - 2 years
Yann Kermorgant - 2 years
+ Powell 10 years!
No:
Dorian Dervite - Too Inconsistant
Leon Cort - If he was fit then yes
Richard Wood - Am I being too harsh in thinking we can do better?
Cedric Evina - Clearly not a Powell favourite
Danny Green - League 1 Standard
Mark Gower - Hasn't played enough to convince me
Andy Hughes - Hopefully a coaching role instead of a playing one
Dale Stephens - A controversial choice, but for me he's a Ambrose type player, ie too inconsistent.
Jordan Cook - Just nowhere near championship standard
Michael Smith - Hope he can prove me wrong int he next couple of months!
Definitely
Ben Alnwick
Michael Morrison
Richard Wood
Rhoys Wiggins
Johnnie Jackson
Dale Stephens
Yann Kermorgant
Michael Smith
Maybe
Ben Hamer: if we can only have one first choice keeper then it would be BA at the moment.
Jordan Cook: comes on and plays brilliantly every new year. Needs a bit more, but there's a good player in there.
Bradley Pritchard: meteoric rise hasn't continued and confidence has had a bashing. Can Powell recover it?
Dorian Dervite: big and solid, but maybe too slow for the game at this level
Cedric Evina: cover for Wiggins, Fox can do this
Leon Cort: Lots of injuries
Andy Hughes: Injuries and age catching up with him
Danny Green: Not quick enough to maintain a first team berth.
Mark Gower: Not shown enough
Michael Morrison
Richard Wood
Rhoys Wiggins
Andy Hughes
Dale Stephens
Yann Kermorgant
Michael Smith
Dorian Dervite - 2 years
Richard Wood - 2 years
Rhoys Wiggins - 2 years
Johnnie Jackson - 1 year
Dale Stephens - 2 years
Jordan Cook - 2 years
Yann Kermorgant - 18 months
Michael Smith - 2 years