Squad 24/25 Season

[Shadota]

If we were playing PNE tonight what would your 11 be? (Everyone fit)

Davies

Shackleton Anel Robinson McCallum

Arblaster Hamer

Brooks O'Hare Slimane

Moore

Couple of changes for me. I'd take Anel over Trusty mainly to give a better balance to the back 4, though I'm also not convinced by Trusty yet. I feel like having a left footer on the right (or vice versa) makes things less fluent - playing off the "wrong" foot tends to force the player to look to the side of the pitch that matches their dominant foot - especially so with someone like JLT who isn't all that gifted technically. So we would have an imbalance with both CBs being biased towards the left hand side.

I'd bring Brooks in for Osula as well. Again partly for balance, but I also feel Brooks is a more natural fit for a wide role, whereas Osula is considered simply because he's a striker with pace. O'Hare is a shoe-in for the central role, and I have liked what I've seen of Slimane so far in pre-season - this formation seems to benefit him a lot more than last season did. Having Osula in the back pocket also means we have an option to terrify tired defenders if we're under the cosh or holding onto a lead, and need an outlet for a counter-attacking threat.

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

2 weeks tomorrow to get a few players in up and running!

 

[BigBed]

 

[loyalblade95]

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Where do people think up this stuff, Szmodics will be expensive and talking about Hecky being interested in signing Pellistri in January, even though we'd sacked him two months before

 

[Colombia Blade]

Where do people think up this stuff, Szmodics will be expensive and talking about Hecky being interested in signing Pellistri in January, even though we'd sacked him two months before

I assume from here, mainly

 

[BigBed]

Where do people think up this stuff, Szmodics will be expensive and talking about Hecky being interested in signing Pellistri in January, even though we'd sacked him two months before

Well, if they don't lock people up, they're free to touch phones and then this sort of thing happens.

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

Think we need minimum 7 in...

GK
RB
LB
CB
CM
W
ST

 

[loyalblade95]

Build a squad that based on current links, you would like to see by September 1st.

Can change the formation of you want.

Only rule is that they have to be players that we have been genuinely linked with, e.g Cooper, Worrall, Gilchrist.

4-2-3-1
----------------Cooper
Hoever-Worrall-JLT-Burrows
--------Arblaster-Grimes
----Brooks-Hamer-O'Hare
----------------Moore

Subs: Rodak, Gilchrist, McCallum, Dozzell, Peck, Osula, Cannon

That's what I'd go with, what would your ideal squad be for this season.

 

[jono_t2000]

So one week till season kicks off and our squad is actually getting smaller by the day rather than bigger

 

[Wizard]

Hoping that once the Osula deal goes through that allows a few more dominoes to fall in the same way as with Benie -> Burrows. Even if we get 3 in with those funds the squad is woefully thin. Maybe there's also a couple loans on top of that that don't rely on the sale.

Generally when you look back on our recent windows we have got our business done by the end of it but not as quickly as we'd ideally want. If we're going to be waiting for the sale of Souza/Anel before spending any more money then we could be in for a hectic end to the month.

As such I'd expect it to be a shaky start to the season. I'm worried as well that we'll over rely on the few first teamers we do have and expose them to injury risk. Wilder has already said Brewster needs to be protected but he's our only fit striker atm.

 

[Proper Blade]

7 days before the season starts and we need probably three new first teamers (GK, RB, CF).

We also need several new signings to fill out the squad (CBx2, RB, CFx2).

So one week out from the new season, I'd say we still need 8 signings.

A complete joke and shambles once again. Indefensible.

 

[UddersBlade]

Plus the usual injury list building up nicely:

Tom Davies
RND
Jamie Shackleton
Kieffer Moore
Sam Mccallum

Plus if you add the now ‘unselectable’ Grbic because he is so bad….

If Wilder can keep us around mid table this season it will be a miracle.

 

[Champagneblade]

Think we need minimum 7 in...

GK
RB
LB
CB
CM
W
ST

Looking at the minimum we could get away with:
GK - Signing 1, Davies, Faxon (offload Grbic)
RB - Signing 2, Shackleton, Seriki
LB - Burrows, McCallum, Norrington-Davies
LCB - Robinson, Trusty
RCB - Ahmedhodzic, Signing 3
CM - Arblaster, Souza, Coulibaly
CM - Hamer, Davies, Peck
AM - O’Hare, Marsh
RW - Brooks, Signing 4
LW - Slimane
CF - Moore, Brewster, Signing 5, Oné

Probably you can rotate for the final winger slot with adaptable midfielders like Hamer, O’Hare, Peck.

It’s very youthful, with 7/28 listed being 20 or under, but either way, we will need at least 5 players once Osula goes.

Maybe you can get away with not having a centre back cover for Anel if we sign the Chelsea lad and he moves over from right back when needed and gets covered by Shackleton when fit again. You also have Souza who can drop back (unless sold).

All looks a bit thin. Big week needed.

 

[BrisBlade]

Looking at the minimum we could get away with:
GK - Signing 1, Davies, Faxon (offload Grbic)
RB - Signing 2, Shackleton, Seriki
LB - Burrows, McCallum, Norrington-Davies
LCB - Robinson, Trusty
RCB - Ahmedhodzic, Signing 3
CM - Arblaster, Souza, Coulibaly
CM - Hamer, Davies, Peck
AM - O’Hare, Marsh
RW - Brooks, Signing 4
LW - Slimane
CF - Moore, Brewster, Signing 5, Oné

Probably you can rotate for the final winger slot with adaptable midfielders like Hamer, O’Hare, Peck.

It’s very youthful, with 7/28 listed being 20 or under, but either way, we will need at least 5 players once Osula goes.

Maybe you can get away with not having a centre back cover for Anel if we sign the Chelsea lad and he moves over from right back when needed and gets covered by Shackleton when fit again. You also have Souza who can drop back (unless sold).

All looks a bit thin. Big week needed.

This is the best post I've seen about the squad so far. I was about to post something very similar, so thanks for saving me the time.

 

[Tickhill Blade]

Looking at the minimum we could get away with:
GK - Signing 1, Davies, Faxon (offload Grbic)
RB - Signing 2, Shackleton, Seriki
LB - Burrows, McCallum, Norrington-Davies
LCB - Robinson, Trusty
RCB - Ahmedhodzic, Signing 3
CM - Arblaster, Souza, Coulibaly
CM - Hamer, Davies, Peck
AM - O’Hare, Marsh
RW - Brooks, Signing 4
LW - Slimane
CF - Moore, Brewster, Signing 5, Oné

Probably you can rotate for the final winger slot with adaptable midfielders like Hamer, O’Hare, Peck.

It’s very youthful, with 7/28 listed being 20 or under, but either way, we will need at least 5 players once Osula goes.

Maybe you can get away with not having a centre back cover for Anel if we sign the Chelsea lad and he moves over from right back when needed and gets covered by Shackleton when fit again. You also have Souza who can drop back (unless sold).

All looks a bit thin. Big week needed.

Unless signings 4 and 5 have plenty of goals in them, who is scoring 60+ goals in that squad?

 

[Zero dark thirty]

Unless signings 4 and 5 have plenty of goals in them, who is scoring 60+ goals in that squad?

Brewster..he couldn't score in a fucking brothel even if it was paid for..

 

[Stretch]

Unless signings 4 and 5 have plenty of goals in them, who is scoring 60+ goals in that squad?

I suppose you have hit the nail on the head, in so far as signings 4 and 5 will need to score goals, and that's why we would bring them in.

Beyond that, it's all guesswork but I don't think any of the following are unreasonable predictions at this level:

Moore - 11
Hamer - 8
O'Hare - 7
Burrows - 3
Brooks - 3
Ahmedhodzic - 3
Arblaster - 2
Brewster - 2 (hopefully more)
Robinson - 2
Slimane - 1


That's 42 goals, and we might get a few more elsewhere from the likes of McCallum, Trusty, Marsh etc, so add in 2 goal scorers who can both hit double figures or thereabouts, and that potentially sees us at 60+ goals, which is often play off level. That assumes that we can actually defend well this season too, of course.

 

[Champagneblade]

This is the best post I've seen about the squad so far. I was about to post something very similar, so thanks for saving me the time.

Hopefully we get some action this week.

It would seem we are light in certain areas.

But it is the age old gamble. Do you make your move now and have a settled team earlier or do you wait for the PL teams to make their moves and then you can pick up the highest level of loans available?

All managers say the same thing every year; They want the players in by the first day of training. But they are fully aware that the better loans are only freed up right at the end.

At least the Championshis is 46 matches. If you have a slight stumble you have time to recover. Not sure that was the case last year chucking away points vs Palace and Forest when a large number of games are already in winnable.

 

[BigBed]

Cooper/Rushworth/(oddly I guessed) Dubravka.

Souttar/Worrall/Hoever/Gilchrist..................

Tom Cannon/Rak-Sakyi/Brooks.................

Who do we think we have a chance of getting in??
4 days to go....
We need players desperately and a sponsor ASAP!

 

[Champagneblade]

I can imagine we are now potentially looking at the following with Gilchrist being imminent:

1. Cooper
2. Gilchrist
3. Burrows
4. Souza
5. Ahmedhodzic
6. Robinson
7. Rak-Syaki
8. Arblaster
9. Moore
10. O’Hare
11. Hamer
12. Shackleton
13. Davies
14. McCallum
15. Trusty
16. Brooks
17. Cannon
18. Brewster
19. Seriki
20. Norrington-Davies
21. Davies
22. Slimane
23. Peck
24. Marsh
25. Oné
26. Faxon / Molyneux

Signing Gilchrist means you get first choice right back and centre back cover with Shackleton and Seriki there as back up.

You get Cooper as a perm keeper and push out Grbic somehow.

Rak-Syaki is your first choice, goalscoring wide player on loan.

Cannon comes in on loan as first choice back up striker. Oné becomes 4th pick in a system that only needs one striker.

So three signings, 2 of them perm.

In your back pocket you have a move for Worrall should a decent bid for Ahmedhodzic come along and should Souza depart then you move Hamer alongside Arblaster and away from the 10/inverted left slot he shares with O’Hare and you bring in potentially Miller.

That’s how I see the potential business.

We’ll have spent around 8m if Ahmedhodzic and Souza stay and potentially 14m if both depart and we will have taken in fees on Archer (or non-spends), Traore, Bogle, Jebbison and Osula totalling around 35m and if Anel and Souza both go potentially 65m. So we’ll have a net of either 27m or 51m.

Not ruling out departures of Slimane and whatever we may get for Grbic added to the above kitty though I can see Grbic as a last minute loan, which was no more than he should have originally been.

If we end up there by the window then I’d say that is a decent job done with a coherent squad that has also addressed any financial concerns for the year.

I don’t feel the above is insurmountable before the window closes. If the Palace lad doesn’t come in then you can turn to other loan options like David Brooks for instance.

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

Presuming Gilchrist signs we still need at least 5 I'd say?

GK
RB
CM
W
ST

 

[The Fox]

I can imagine we are now potentially looking at the following with Gilchrist being imminent:

1. Cooper
2. Gilchrist
3. Burrows
4. Souza
5. Ahmedhodzic
6. Robinson
7. Rak-Syaki
8. Arblaster
9. Moore
10. O’Hare
11. Hamer
12. Shackleton
13. Davies
14. McCallum
15. Trusty
16. Brooks
17. Cannon
18. Brewster
19. Seriki
20. Norrington-Davies
21. Davies
22. Slimane
23. Peck
24. Marsh
25. Oné
26. Faxon / Molyneux

Signing Gilchrist means you get first choice right back and centre back cover with Shackleton and Seriki there as back up.

You get Cooper as a perm keeper and push out Grbic somehow.

Rak-Syaki is your first choice, goalscoring wide player on loan.

Cannon comes in on loan as first choice back up striker. Oné becomes 4th pick in a system that only needs one striker.

So three signings, 2 of them perm.

In your back pocket you have a move for Worrall should a decent bid for Ahmedhodzic come along and should Souza depart then you move Hamer alongside Arblaster and away from the 10/inverted left slot he shares with O’Hare and you bring in potentially Miller.

That’s how I see the potential business.

We’ll have spent around 8m if Ahmedhodzic and Souza stay and potentially 14m if both depart and we will have taken in fees on Archer (or non-spends), Traore, Bogle, Jebbison and Osula totalling around 35m and if Anel and Souza both go potentially 65m. So we’ll have a net of either 27m or 51m.

Not ruling out departures of Slimane and whatever we may get for Grbic added to the above kitty though I can see Grbic as a last minute loan, which was no more than he should have originally been.

If we end up there by the window then I’d say that is a decent job done with a coherent squad that has also addressed any financial concerns for the year.

I don’t feel the above is insurmountable before the window closes. If the Palace lad doesn’t come in then you can turn to other loan options like David Brooks for instance.

I'd be happy if the final squad looked like that.
How does this fit with squad requirements of the EFL ? , from the rules it's something like 25 and so many home grown , loans etc .
Seams like a jigsaw puzzle but which players fit into which ? . It'd help the bemused on here like myself .

 

[Gimli]

The players we have look decent, but it’s so paper thin.

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

I can imagine we are now potentially looking at the following with Gilchrist being imminent:

1. Cooper
2. Gilchrist
3. Burrows
4. Souza
5. Ahmedhodzic
6. Robinson
7. Rak-Syaki
8. Arblaster
9. Moore
10. O’Hare
11. Hamer
12. Shackleton
13. Davies
14. McCallum
15. Trusty
16. Brooks
17. Cannon
18. Brewster
19. Seriki
20. Norrington-Davies
21. Davies
22. Slimane
23. Peck
24. Marsh
25. Oné
26. Faxon / Molyneux

Signing Gilchrist means you get first choice right back and centre back cover with Shackleton and Seriki there as back up.

You get Cooper as a perm keeper and push out Grbic somehow.

Rak-Syaki is your first choice, goalscoring wide player on loan.

Cannon comes in on loan as first choice back up striker. Oné becomes 4th pick in a system that only needs one striker.

So three signings, 2 of them perm.

In your back pocket you have a move for Worrall should a decent bid for Ahmedhodzic come along and should Souza depart then you move Hamer alongside Arblaster and away from the 10/inverted left slot he shares with O’Hare and you bring in potentially Miller.

That’s how I see the potential business.

We’ll have spent around 8m if Ahmedhodzic and Souza stay and potentially 14m if both depart and we will have taken in fees on Archer (or non-spends), Traore, Bogle, Jebbison and Osula totalling around 35m and if Anel and Souza both go potentially 65m. So we’ll have a net of either 27m or 51m.

Not ruling out departures of Slimane and whatever we may get for Grbic added to the above kitty though I can see Grbic as a last minute loan, which was no more than he should have originally been.

If we end up there by the window then I’d say that is a decent job done with a coherent squad that has also addressed any financial concerns for the year.

I don’t feel the above is insurmountable before the window closes. If the Palace lad doesn’t come in then you can turn to other loan options like David Brooks for instance.

A pal of mine regularly watches the U23s he says One is nowhere near ready for the first team & needs a loan spell. I doubt you'll see him as 4th choice at the moment. You're more likely to see him go out on loan somewhere. I presume Marsh will be 4th choice (who I also think needs a loan spell) unless we manage to raise some funds from somewhere.

 

[loyalblade95]

Based off of current links/rumours for 4-2-3-1.

New signings in italics.

--------------Rushworth
Gilchrist-Anel-Souttar-Burrows
---------Souza-Arblaster
-----Rak-Sakyi-Hamer-O'Hare
-----------------Moore

Other options: Davies, Seriki, McCallum, JLT, Trusty, Shackleton, Peck, Slimane, Marsh, Cannon, Brewster, Onè.

Squad starting to take shape even with just 3/4 out of the following (Rushworth, Gilchrist, Souttar, Rak-Sakyi, and Cannon), signing all five of those signings would put us in a strong position, not to mention any other signings that Wilder manages to pull out of nowhere.

 

[Wizard]

Based off of current links/rumours for 4-2-3-1.

New signings in italics.

--------------Rushworth
Gilchrist-Anel-Souttar-Burrows
---------Souza-Arblaster
-----Rak-Sakyi-Hamer-O'Hare
-----------------Moore

Other options: Davies, Seriki, McCallum, JLT, Trusty, Shackleton, Peck, Slimane, Marsh, Cannon, Brewster, Onè.

Squad starting to take shape even with just 3/4 out of the following (Rushworth, Gilchrist, Souttar, Rak-Sakyi, and Cannon), signing all five of those signings would put us in a strong position, not to mention any other signings that Wilder manages to pull out of nowhere.

Yeah I'd expect similar.

It looks a lot stronger but still a bit light. We'd be relying on a handful of players to cover multiple areas.

RB - Shackleton/Seriki. Shackleton already out for a bit and Seriki unproven.

CM - Hamer/Shackleton but then who's AM/RB cover? Peck maybe also?

Wing - Brooks backup for both sides? McCallum/Burrows? Not sure I'd want us to rely on Slimane or Brewster there.

Striker - Cannon/Brewster/One doesn't fill me with confidence

Might be one of those seasons where we need a couple signings in Jan to strengthen if we can't get everything done this window.

 

[BigBed]

If, if we get Gilchrist, Souttar in today, Rak-Sakyi this week, we HAVE TO GET A KEEPER SORTED!!!
Keeper is our weakest position by a country mile, and if we could get Cooper/Rushworth/Dubravka in, then I for one will feel much better starting the season, even if we do still need a couple of players.

 

[blade too long]

Looking at the minimum we could get away with:
GK - Signing 1, Davies, Faxon (offload Grbic)
RB - Signing 2, Shackleton, Seriki
LB - Burrows, McCallum, Norrington-Davies
LCB - Robinson, Trusty
RCB - Ahmedhodzic, Signing 3
CM - Arblaster, Souza, Coulibaly
CM - Hamer, Davies, Peck
AM - O’Hare, Marsh
RW - Brooks, Signing 4
LW - Slimane
CF - Moore, Brewster, Signing 5, Oné

and they still keep coming

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

With Souttar signing, will Gilchrist be for right back? We've lost 3 players there so we're definitely light.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

1. Cooper
2. Gilchrist
3. Burrows
4. Souza
5. Ahmedhodzic
6. Robinson
7. Rak-Syaki
8. Arblaster
9. Moore
10. O’Hare
11. Hamer
12. Shackleton
13. Davies
14. McCallum
15. Trusty
16. Brooks
17. Cannon
18. Brewster
19. Seriki
20. Norrington-Davies
21. Davies
22. Slimane
23. Peck
24. Marsh
25. Oné
26. Faxon / Molyneux

..............................Davies
.............................(Grbic)

Gilchrist.....Souttar......Robinson......Burrows
(Shackleton)...(Anel)...(Trusty)...(McCallum)

.......Arblaster.......Souza.......Brooks
........(Davies)........(Peck).....(........)

.....................O'Hare.......Hamer
..........................(Slimane)

............................Moore
..........................(Brewster)

Goalkeeper desperately required.

Defensively we look OK, but I don't like that we have two attacking LWBs and two less technically gifted RWBs.

Midfield looks good on paper, but any injuries and we're struggling.
We could really do with getting a few in.

Likewise, up front.

I think we probably need GK, RB, CM, LM & RM, CF x 2.
We need a couple of players that are capable of beating a man. We had it in spades the season we went up (Berge, Ndiaye, Bogle etc.). Real shame we lost the latter.