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All I can think if RND is getting his option taken up is that the medical staff must know something we don't as regards his recovery. I'll be amazed if he's a top end Championship player when he comes back, just due to the nature of the injuries and how close together they were.
He agreed his current contract a few years ago when he was inexperienced. Therefore I assume his wages are relatively inexpensive. He's worth a gamble as when he's fit he's one of our better players in my opinion. He's still young and may continue to improve.
 

Ones that looks uncertain then.. (by no rumours and links)
A.Davies
Basham
Egan
Coulibaly
McBurnie

Looking like new deals..
Bogle
RND
Osborn
Jebbison

Looking like leaving..
Wes
Amissah
Baldock
Lowe
Norwood
Ironic isn't it. After the manager said he was looking to retain players who did not have poor injury records we offer deals to 4 of the most injury prone players in the squad. Jebbison and RND have been out all season Bogle has a past history of being out with knee problems requiring 2 operations and causing him to miss most of the 22/23 season. Osborn played little in our promotion push last season with persistent niggles not helped by the stag party antics. He's currently injured again.
 
I think it all boils down to numbers and the reality of our situation.
We simply cannot expect this club with its abysmal handling of transfers to be able to get sufficient bodies through the door to build a full squad.
Trying to get those 4 for one more year kicks that can down the road for 12 months!
 
With 5 loans returning and 14 OOC, we clearly need to offer some new deals out.

(I think we have 14 contracted for next season)

Grbic
Curtis
Anel
Trusty
Robinson
Slimane
Davies
Souza
Hamer
Arblaster
Brooks
Osula
Brewster
Traore


Id say around half of them might leave/crap/injury prone..
 
With 5 loans returning and 14 OOC, we clearly need to offer some new deals out.

(I think we have 14 contracted for next season)

Grbic
Curtis
Anel
Trusty
Robinson
Slimane
Davies
Souza
Hamer
Arblaster
Brooks
Osula
Brewster
Traore


Id say around half of them might leave/crap/injury prone..
"Half of them might leave/crap/injury prone", I'd say that's everyone in the whole squad when you think about it 🤣😉
 
With 5 loans returning and 14 OOC, we clearly need to offer some new deals out.

(I think we have 14 contracted for next season)

Grbic
Curtis
Anel
Trusty
Robinson
Slimane
Davies
Souza
Hamer
Arblaster
Brooks
Osula
Brewster
Traore


Id say around half of them might leave/crap/injury prone..
Shouldn’t we give this years signings…. err…misfits… a season in the championship, except for Garbage (who is shocking) ….I think we are stuck with RB until his contract runs out and Davies is injury prone…the rest of the list probably need a good go at the much lower level.
The loan market should be the key but I have no confidence in our recruitment - loan or permanent.
 
With 5 loans returning and 14 OOC, we clearly need to offer some new deals out.

(I think we have 14 contracted for next season)

Grbic
Curtis
Anel
Trusty
Robinson
Slimane
Davies
Souza
Hamer
Arblaster
Brooks
Osula
Brewster
Traore


Id say around half of them might leave/crap/injury prone..
I think we signed around 10 players every summer under Wilder and expect 9-14 players coming in this year. I'd guess we end up with something like

FWD
??
McBurnie
------------
??
Jebbison
Osula
Brewster

MF
Hamer
??
Arblaster
------------
??
Osborn
Brooks
T.Davies

WB
??
Bogle
------------
??
RND
Curtis

CB
??
??
Robinson
------------
Egan
Trusty

GK
??
------------
??

Question marks over McBurnie, Hamer, Egan & Jebbison and also the youngsters like Marsh and Peck who might get a chance but will probably be loaned out
 
Remember last summer when we all said that selling Lowe to Forest would be stupid etc.
Now we're applauding let him leave on a free.

Football doesn't stand still
We weren't all saying that!

It was an obvious opportunity to sell a (very mediocre, replaceable) player for a decent fee and we have to be better at not wasting these opportunities in the future - because they are increasingly rare

Waste such opportunities and you end up lumbered with the likes of Coulibaly for about 15 years
 
Remember last summer when we all said that selling Lowe to Forest would be stupid etc.
Now we're applauding let him leave on a free.

Football doesn't stand still
My recollection is that we were open to selling Lowe to Forest in the summer of 2022 but the then-newly promoted TSCs only offered a derisory amount despite chucking money about elsewhere. Don't think there was any interest last summer?
 
My recollection is that we were open to selling Lowe to Forest in the summer of 2022 but the then-newly promoted TSCs only offered a derisory amount despite chucking money about elsewhere. Don't think there was any interest last summer?
It was £2m offered I think in summer 2022.

We’d have been without a specialist left back from RND getting injured onwards if we’d have let him go and obviously we were under embargo in the January window.
 
He didn’t against QPR. Looks like he will be if he gets promoted, a defender in a relegation team)
Just one match though over the whole season (and I've watched ever match the missus is a Leeds supporter) he has been a very good player for them.
 

With 5 loans returning and 14 OOC, we clearly need to offer some new deals out.

(I think we have 14 contracted for next season)

Grbic
Curtis
Anel
Trusty
Robinson
Slimane
Davies
Souza
Hamer
Arblaster
Brooks
Osula
Brewster
Traore


Id say around half of them might leave/crap/injury prone..
Don't forget the colomby whatever he's called
 
I think we signed around 10 players every summer under Wilder and expect 9-14 players coming in this year. I'd guess we end up with something like

FWD
??
McBurnie
------------
??
Jebbison
Osula
Brewster

MF
Hamer
??
Arblaster
------------
??
Osborn
Brooks
T.Davies

WB
??
Bogle
------------
??
RND
Curtis

CB
??
??
Robinson
------------
Egan
Trusty

GK
??
------------
??

Question marks over McBurnie, Hamer, Egan & Jebbison and also the youngsters like Marsh and Peck who might get a chance but will probably be loaned out
There’s so many question marks. It’s such a big recruitment drive. It’s good we got to start early but we need to make sure the board are willing to put pen to paper to get them signed.
 
Davies has been offered a deal, according to someone I know, who knows him.

I hope it’s not true. Although he did also say that Davies is looking to be a number 1.
If he is going to be a number 2 or 3 goalkeeper then that’s fine really. These decisions don’t usually impact a season. If the GK got injured long term we would most likely get another loan I would imagine.

It’s the #1 spot which is the huge concern.
 

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