Personally thought REG looked very decent in the second half of last season. I would probably have him starting alongside Mitchell & Jones at this stage.
Personally thought REG looked very decent in the second half of last season. I would probably have him starting alongside Mitchell & Jones at this stage.
I really rate REG and would also have in the 3 but I'm not convinced Jones has the same opinion. Hope I'm wrong.
Of course it's gone quiet. We're not looking for many players now. A keeper might be all
There will be GK CB and Mid …that will give us squad of 31 players so any incomings after that will be down to who leaves … might see a loan come in last min
Reg is definitely useful. He’s a good player, played at a higher level and covers many positions. No brainer to keep him
And he has experience at RB too, so if we play with attacking wing backs hopefully he can cover that part of the pitch as needed.
I'm not sure if he's going to be first choice, the only CB I feel is guaranteed a starting place is A. Mitchell. The rest will depend on if Potts does sign up I imagine and Jones will make a decision on his first choice back 3 nearer the start of the season.
Personally thought REG looked very decent in the second half of last season. I would probably have him starting alongside Mitchell & Jones at this stage.
Needs to be balanced though, who plays on the left? That’s why we need Potts (or another leftie) signed as our next CB.
I really can’t see that being the starting 3. Gillesphey will be a guaranteed starter, unless Potts or another left footer is brought in
My starting 3 would be Ramsay, Mitchell, Gillesphey based on pre-season so far. If Ramsay is needed at wing back then REG or Jones would come in
Can see Potts and Bishop signing as well as a new keeper. Then later in the window potentially a loan signing if they’re going to be of real quality.
Isted, Ness, Edun, and Fraser all to leave. AMB could also go but will likely be the less of the two keepers to go.
Asiimwe I think will stay, especially if we start to see Ramsay as a potential right centre back that we’ve seen so far this pre season. We might see Zach Mitchell go on loan somewhere but I think he’s well liked so could stay.
When you look at the squad and its size, even with 4 named players and potentially AMB to leave, it does make it challenging for where a loan player might fit in. But overall, at this stage, we are in a much stronger position than we have been for years.
I can still see the above but with Edun staying as a third choice at left back and midfield cover. That way Jones has essentially 3 options in each position, with a couple of oval pegs in round holes
GK New, Mannion, AMB RWB Ramsay, Watson, Asiimwe RCB REG, Z.Mitchell, Ramsay CB A.Mitchell, Jones, REG LCB Gillesphey, Potts, Edwards LWB Small, Edwards, Edun CM Docherty, Taylor, Edun CM Coventry, Anderson, Bishop AM Berry, Campbell, Anderson ST Godden, Kanu, Campbell ST Ahadme, Leaburn, Aneke
Without Edun in there, midfield and LWB might be a bit light, unless Jones believes Watson on the left or even Potts is a viable option in a crisis
Why are we suddenly saying we're selling REG? He's only not featured due to injury
Same as a few weeks ago everyone decided we were selling Taylor based on him not playing the back end of last season
My personal assumption is based on the fact we're now seemingly in the market for a LCB. Let's assume we sign Potts, I still think we'd be looking for a Bradley type figure in the centre. So it would be Gillesphey/Potts on the left, Bradley/Jones for the centre and then the two Mitchells and REG to the right.
Just guessing that having 6 senior CB's might be a little bit too much and with Z.Mitchell impressing, REG is the obvious candidate to go, but yeah to be honest it's just guesswork but can see it happening.
Take your point about Taylor, but with Taylor's injuries, the theory of giving him a mini pre-season does make sense. Obviously it's entirely possible Jones was continuing to look at Thomas/Hector but his exclusion for the last few games aswell as the above makes a bit of sense to me.
Personally not convinced by the defence if we just sign Potts and lose Ness. Not convinced either Jones or REG good enough to be promotion winning regulars, wasn't blown away by Gillesphey and Potts' injuries are also a slight concern.
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I'm not sure if he's going to be first choice, the only CB I feel is guaranteed a starting place is A. Mitchell. The rest will depend on if Potts does sign up I imagine and Jones will make a decision on his first choice back 3 nearer the start of the season.
I really can’t see that being the starting 3. Gillesphey will be a guaranteed starter, unless Potts or another left footer is brought in
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Asiimwe I think will stay, especially if we start to see Ramsay as a potential right centre back that we’ve seen so far this pre season. We might see Zach Mitchell go on loan somewhere but I think he’s well liked so could stay.
When you look at the squad and its size, even with 4 named players and potentially AMB to leave, it does make it challenging for where a loan player might fit in. But overall, at this stage, we are in a much stronger position than we have been for years.
Squad:
New GK, Mannion, (AMB)
Watson, Asiimwe, Ramsay, A.Mitchell, Jones, REG, Z.Mitchell, Gillesphey, Potts, Edwards, Small
Taylor, Coventry, Berry, Docherty, Bishop, Anderson
Godden, Ahadme, Aneke, Leaburn, Kanu, Campbell
GK New, Mannion, AMB
RWB Ramsay, Watson, Asiimwe
RCB REG, Z.Mitchell, Ramsay
CB A.Mitchell, Jones, REG
LCB Gillesphey, Potts, Edwards
LWB Small, Edwards, Edun
CM Docherty, Taylor, Edun
CM Coventry, Anderson, Bishop
AM Berry, Campbell, Anderson
ST Godden, Kanu, Campbell
ST Ahadme, Leaburn, Aneke
Without Edun in there, midfield and LWB might be a bit light, unless Jones believes Watson on the left or even Potts is a viable option in a crisis
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That I think, sums it up nicely from my perspective.
Just guessing that having 6 senior CB's might be a little bit too much and with Z.Mitchell impressing, REG is the obvious candidate to go, but yeah to be honest it's just guesswork but can see it happening.
Take your point about Taylor, but with Taylor's injuries, the theory of giving him a mini pre-season does make sense. Obviously it's entirely possible Jones was continuing to look at Thomas/Hector but his exclusion for the last few games aswell as the above makes a bit of sense to me.
Personally not convinced by the defence if we just sign Potts and lose Ness. Not convinced either Jones or REG good enough to be promotion winning regulars, wasn't blown away by Gillesphey and Potts' injuries are also a slight concern.