As I said before I think we need to see outgoings before anyone else comes in, simply because we've now filled all the gaps and new signings are now us looking to upgrade on what we have
That makes sense, the squad feels pretty bloated at the moment and there’s still some deadwood that we haven’t been able to move on yet. Hopefully we can make some progress there over the next week.
How many more do you reckon we'll have brought in by then?
2/3
Definitely one more goalkeeper and I would be very surprised to not see another midfielder added. Beyond that depends on who goes and who of the academy kids are felt ready to step up (if any.)
Can see 4 or 5 out at least either permanently (AMB, Isted, Ness, maybe Fraser) or on loan (Casey, Mbick and Fraser if no-one meets his wage)
How many more do you reckon we'll have brought in by then?
2/3
Definitely one more goalkeeper and I would be very surprised to not see another midfielder added. Beyond that depends on who goes and who of the academy kids are felt ready to step up (if any.)
Can see 4 or 5 out at least either permanently (AMB, Isted, Ness, maybe Fraser) or on loan (Casey, Mbick and Fraser if no-one meets his wage)
I hope we get another keeper but I wouldn't be massively surprised if we didn't. There comes a point where you go down your list of available keepers and if we've missed out on all the ones that are considered better than Mannion then we might just stop until that list is shaken up in January. We definitely need another centre back I think, I can't imagine us playing Gillesphey as first choice all season and we've lost Thomas in terms of the versatility of being able to play on the left side of defence. We might use Edwards there but more likely we'll rotate him with Small and we still look a bit vulnerable at the back; after last season's performances only bringing in one new centre back would be madness.
I would loan out Ness, asiimwe and z Mitchell. Too many defenders on the books, Watson and edun will be difficult to move on so probably keep as back up. Get rid of Scott Fraser and aneke but again difficult. Other than that I am happy with the squad, we need one more player like tyreece Campbell but that's it.
I would loan out Ness, asiimwe and z Mitchell. Too many defenders on the books, Watson and edun will be difficult to move on so probably keep as back up. Get rid of Scott Fraser and aneke but again difficult. Other than that I am happy with the squad, we need one more player like tyreece Campbell but that's it.
I would loan out Ness, asiimwe and z Mitchell. Too many defenders on the books, Watson and edun will be difficult to move on so probably keep as back up. Get rid of Scott Fraser and aneke but again difficult. Other than that I am happy with the squad, we need one more player like tyreece Campbell but that's it.
So we play 3 at the back but you'd only keep 4 of them in A.Mitchell, Gillesphey, Edmonds-Green and Jones? So one gets injured, another gets sent off, who you playing at the back in the next game?
I would loan out Ness, asiimwe and z Mitchell. Too many defenders on the books, Watson and edun will be difficult to move on so probably keep as back up. Get rid of Scott Fraser and aneke but again difficult. Other than that I am happy with the squad, we need one more player like tyreece Campbell but that's it.
So we play 3 at the back but you'd only keep 4 of them in A.Mitchell, Gillesphey, Edmonds-Green and Jones? So one gets injured, another gets sent off, who you playing at the back in the next game?
I would loan out Ness, asiimwe and z Mitchell. Too many defenders on the books, Watson and edun will be difficult to move on so probably keep as back up. Get rid of Scott Fraser and aneke but again difficult. Other than that I am happy with the squad, we need one more player like tyreece Campbell but that's it.
So we play 3 at the back but you'd only keep 4 of them in A.Mitchell, Gillesphey, Edmonds-Green and Jones? So one gets injured, another gets sent off, who you playing at the back in the next game?
The 7 we have brought in may be a bit of an upgrade but it doesn't feel like a top 6 squad to me and nowhere near strong enough for top 2. If the club are serious about promotion, I still think we need 2-3 starters down the spine of the team as opposed to squad fillers. But what do I know?
The 7 we have brought in may be a bit of an upgrade but it doesn't feel like a top 6 squad to me and nowhere near strong enough for top 2. If the club are serious about promotion, I still think we need 2-3 starters down the spine of the team as opposed to squad fillers. But what do I know?
I kind of agree but would also say that the thing Nathan Jones is good at is making squads outperform the expectation. It's a risky thing to bank on though
The 7 we have brought in may be a bit of an upgrade but it doesn't feel like a top 6 squad to me and nowhere near strong enough for top 2. If the club are serious about promotion, I still think we need 2-3 starters down the spine of the team as opposed to squad fillers. But what do I know?
I think it looks a top 6 squad, when you consider the teams who have made the top 6 in recent years. But lacking that bit of quality to really compete for the top 2 at the moment.
But then it's only July, so time to get the icing on the cake, which could be a loan player, the 2024 version of a Rak-Sakyi.
The 7 we have brought in may be a bit of an upgrade but it doesn't feel like a top 6 squad to me and nowhere near strong enough for top 2. If the club are serious about promotion, I still think we need 2-3 starters down the spine of the team as opposed to squad fillers. But what do I know?
agree with this and think we'll still see 1 or 2 guaranteed starters come in the door
Our defence was terrible all the way through to the end of last season.
Since then we have added a Cambridge keeper who was number 2 for most of the season; a LB from the Scottish Championship who looks like back up to Small and Alex Mitchell.
It is too early in Pre season for any real concerns, but we have continued letting in goals.
We 100% need a better keeper and at least one more high quality CB, I would personally like 2 more with Ness and Gillesphy moved on if space is needed.
I liked the look of Sean Hutchinson but he hasn't got the best injury record and having been released by Millwall he will already be behind in pre season so I wouldn't bother now.
We also need a high quality midfielder with goals and assists in them imo.
The 7 we have brought in may be a bit of an upgrade but it doesn't feel like a top 6 squad to me and nowhere near strong enough for top 2. If the club are serious about promotion, I still think we need 2-3 starters down the spine of the team as opposed to squad fillers. But what do I know?
I think it looks a top 6 squad, when you consider the teams who have made the top 6 in recent years. But lacking that bit of quality to really compete for the top 2 at the moment.
But then it's only July, so time to get the icing on the cake, which could be a loan player, the 2024 version of a Rak-Sakyi.
Given the teams that did not get promoted last season and those coming down from Championship and up from L2, I think we have 4 to 10 squad. We can play a lot better this season than last but the challengers are greater
The 7 we have brought in may be a bit of an upgrade but it doesn't feel like a top 6 squad to me and nowhere near strong enough for top 2. If the club are serious about promotion, I still think we need 2-3 starters down the spine of the team as opposed to squad fillers. But what do I know?
I think it looks a top 6 squad, when you consider the teams who have made the top 6 in recent years. But lacking that bit of quality to really compete for the top 2 at the moment.
But then it's only July, so time to get the icing on the cake, which could be a loan player, the 2024 version of a Rak-Sakyi.
Given the teams that did not get promoted last season and those coming down from Championship and up from L2, I think we have 4 to 10 squad. We can play a lot better this season than last but the challengers are greater
Barnsley and Posh at the moment are clearly weaker than last season. Lincoln in 7th are MUCH weaker than last season. Stevenage in 9th won't be the same without Evans.
I still think we’ll sign Sonny Bradley but it will be late on in the window. Would love a proven attacking midfielder but I think that’ll be hard to do. Still expecting a GK.
Has there been a genuine link with Walton at any point? I'm fairly certain he'd get a Championship move if he was made available, even that feels unlikely.
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How many more do you reckon we'll have brought in by then?
Can see 4 or 5 out at least either permanently (AMB, Isted, Ness, maybe Fraser) or on loan (Casey, Mbick and Fraser if no-one meets his wage)
Get rid of Scott Fraser and aneke but again difficult. Other than that I am happy with the squad, we need one more player like tyreece Campbell but that's it.
But then it's only July, so time to get the icing on the cake, which could be a loan player, the 2024 version of a Rak-Sakyi.
Since then we have added a Cambridge keeper who was number 2 for most of the season; a LB from the Scottish Championship who looks like back up to Small and Alex Mitchell.
It is too early in Pre season for any real concerns, but we have continued letting in goals.
We 100% need a better keeper and at least one more high quality CB, I would personally like 2 more with Ness and Gillesphy moved on if space is needed.
I liked the look of Sean Hutchinson but he hasn't got the best injury record and having been released by Millwall he will already be behind in pre season so I wouldn't bother now.
We also need a high quality midfielder with goals and assists in them imo.