NAME / CONTRACT EXPIRY DATE
Goalkeepers
Stephen Henderson 2017
Marko Dmitrovic 2016
Nick Pope 2018
Dillon Phillips 2016
Right Backs
Chris Solly 2017
Loïc Négo 2017
Centre Backs
André Bikey-Amougou 2016
Harry Lennon 2016
Left Backs
Rhoys Wiggins 2018
Morgan Fox 2017
Right Midfielders
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson 2016
Central Midfielders
Jordan Cousins 2016
Alou Diarra 2016
Johnnie Jackson 2016
Left Midfielders
Franck Moussa 2016
Callum Harriott 2016
Strikers
Igor Vetokele 2019
Tony Watt 2018
Reza Ghoochannejhad 2016
Piotr Parzyszek 2018
Joe Pigott 2016
George Tucudean 2017 (Loaned to Steaua Bucharest until end of 2015/16)
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Comments
x3 defenders
x3 midfielders
x2 strikers
plus another defender if Bikey goes, another midfielder if Harriott goes.
Goalkeepers
Dimitar Mitov 2017 plus one year option
Jordan Beeney 2018 (had heard he signed a 2 year scholarship and 2 year pro deal)
Right Backs
Aaron Barnes 2016 or 2017 (estimated)
Centre Backs
Ayo Obileye 2016
Terell Thomas 2017
Ezri Konsa (estimated, u18 scholarship would run until 2016 and he has already signed pro. Listed on FA website as signing a deal on 17th birthday in October http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/more/player-registrations)
Left Backs
Tareiq Holmes-Dennis 2016
Archie Edwards 2016 or 2017 (estimated, u18 scholarship would run until 2015 and he has already signed pro)
Midfielders
Oliver Muldoon 2017
George Lapslie 2017 or 2018 (estimated, u18 scholarship would run until 2016 and he has already signed pro)
Regan Charles-Cook 2016 or 2017 (estimated)
Alex Kelly 2016 or 2017 (estimated)
Strikers
Karlan Ahearne-Grant 2017 plus 1 year option
Zak Ansah 2016
Mikhail Kennedy 2016 (estimated, he recently posted on Twitter about his new contract)
Tobi Sho-Silva 2015 or 2016 (estimated, not in the released list on the OS)
Brandon Hanlan 2016 or 2017 (estimated)
Josh Umerah 2016 or 2017 (estimated)
Would anyone consider Reza a fourth choice striker?! We need a top striker to move forwards, either starting games or on the bench depending upon Watt and Vetokele.
Whether people think we need six, eight or ten players, we need at least five quality additions so all will be relieved when they start arriving.
Four of those 18 rumoured by the SLP to be available (Harriot, Bikey, Pigott, Wiggins?) leaving 14
Four of whom are keepers leaving 10 outfield players.
A full match day squad is 2 keepers and 16 outfield players.
So ten players seems a minimum requirement either from purchases or from the youth team (Ansah, Holmes-Dennis, Ayo have league experience)
So lots of transfer activity which is fun but less stability or momentum.
Bumpy ride continues.
Right back we need an alternative to Solly, I don't see that being Nego or Barnes.
Centre back if Bikey is sold we need 3 senior centre backs and one of Lennon or the u21s to step up as the 4th choice. I can't see us bringing in 4 who all expect to play while reducing opportunities for the youngsters.
Wiggins was another that there was talk of selling. It would be a risk to go with Fox, Holmes-Dennis and Edwards but maybe one we'll consider. Could have done the same with Solly and Jenkinson in League 1 when we brought in Francis, but that was a lower level and they were probably better players than the three we have now.
Even if Bulot comes in we'll still need to keep JBG and bring in another wide player for competition. Harriott is another that could go and Moussa hasn't proven himself at this level.
Central midfield we really need someone with more quality and creativity on the ball as well as keeping Cousins.
Up front we still need that hold up/target man option and ideally someone else. Tucudean's on loan for another season, I can't see Pigott or Piotr making the step up and I doubt Reza wants to be here.
I make that 6 senior signings as the bare minimum (right back, two centre backs, winger, central midfielder, striker) without anyone leaving. More likely I think we'll see at least 8, those 6 plus a replacement for Bikey and another attacking midfielder/winger. That still leaves space for a 4th striker and centre back, so we might see as many as 10. If we don't get enough we'll be in the same position as last season, using players out of position and playing u21s that may or may not be ready (as you could say we did in the last two seasons with KAG and Pigott).
1x RB
4x CB
1x LB
2x RW. (Assuming JBG is off)
2x LM
2x CM
2x S
So 14. All good. Current hit rate is about 50% good enough, so 28 new players needed.
Painfully thin.
1 RB
2 CB
2 Wide
1 CM (Playmaker)
1 ST (Target-Man)
Expect Nego & Reza to be sold.
Not sure about PP & Pigott maybe both loans to League One.
3 GK - Henderson, Pope, Dmitrovic
8 DF - Solly, Wiggins, Fox, Bikey, Lennon ? ? ?
5 MC - Cousins, Diarra, Jackson, Moussa ?
4 Wide - Gudmundsson, Harriott, ? ?
4 ST - Vetokele, Watt, KAG ?
Hoping to see KAG make the step up this year.
Least surprising transfer of the summer will be PP to STVV for an undisclosed fee
I saw him for the u21s away at Brighton and from what I remember he didn't give the impression he had either the strength or pace to be a threat at first team level. Without either of those he'd have to be very good in other areas to make up for it.