Squad reshape this summer

[ckpe147]

I think Shackleton is the back up RB.
We played a behind doors game vs Bradford in the week and he got another 70min

How long before he breaks down with injury again and come march we get the tom Davies style announcement that he'll be leaving at the end of his contract...

 

[ckpe147]

Oxford United have been placed into a transfer embargo. With them being in League One again maybe now is the time to pounce and sign Cameron Brannagan. He'd bring some much needed leadership to the midfield and team.

Would prefer de Keeersmaecker or jamie McDonnell

 

[BerksBlade]

Still got loads of players, haven’t we?

G (4): Cooper, Davies, Grbic, Faxon

RB (5): Seriki, Shackleton, Curtis, Sachdev, Polendakov

LB (5): McCallum, Burrows, Norrington-Davies, Buyabu, McGlinchey

CB (5): Tanganga, McGuinness, Baptiste, Sasnauskas, Zatterstrom

M (9): Arblaster, Hamer, O’Hare, Brooks, Chong, Matos, Peck, Rothwell, Ukaki

CF (6): Bamford, Campbell, Cannon, Marsh, Oné, Nwachukwu

That’s 34. Way too many

Could we get away with just loans this year? The odd irresistible free thrown in?

We’ll look to offload Grbic on loan or perm. Faxon also needs to go and play and the young lad Betts needs to play U21s regularly. That’s -1

I would say none of the right backs are up to supporting Seriki so either continue their education on loan or move on. I see Polendakov leaving and Curtis and Sachdev on loan. We’ll be stuck with Shackleton. Depending on formation Walker is obviously in a central defensive 3 or right back. That’s -3 and +1.

I don’t see any change at left back and I can see RND moved on, as well as Buyabu. That’s -2.

We have 5 centre backs and question marks on them all. Maybe Sasnauskas gets brought into the squad but I can see the other two younger ones pushed out the door. McGuinness we may be stuck with but we need a new first choice. Maybe we get Souttar on loan and pair him with Tanganga and have McGuiness and Sasnauskas as back ups? That’s -2 and +1.

So down from 34 to 28 as we move to midfield.

Hamer will leave. We’ll push Matos out the door too. We’ll be stuck with Chong. I’d be amazed if Ukaki isn’t pushed out too. Can see one of Peck or Brooks leaving but not both. I can then see Phillips on loan or Choudhury on loan if that fails. That’s -4 +1.

Squad down to 25 now with one free and 2 loans.

Up front we might cash in on Campbell but eventually realise it’s not worth it and we will be stuck with Cannon. Nwachukwu won’t be here come end of August. So that’s down to 24, possibly 23. Expect then another loan striker if Campbell goes otherwise Oné playing more and potentially a loan winger.

Take us to 25 with one free and three or four loans depending on the fate of Campbell. Expect us to try something decisive like Jamie Vardy for a year though he won’t come.

That’s my prediction.

You're right, the squad is far too big. Didn't Wilder say as much when he came back?
So far we've lost Brooks & Matos and brought in Donovan. I agree with most of your choices but it's going to be difficult to shift the players we don't want.

 

[joe casey]

Just had a quick look and despite frustrations having only signed one player.
First team players signed by this date (10th July) since 19/20 read as follows:

19/20: 2 (L Freeman & Jagielka)
20/21: 0
21/22: 0
22/23: 2 (Anel & T Doyle)
23/24: 0
24/25: 1 (Jamie Shackleton)
25/26: 2 (Bindon & Ukaki)
26/27: 1 (Donovan)

Not saying this is the way it should be but this is the way it is I'm afraid.

 

[Bladesman]

No bids

 

[Bladesman]

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

I dont mind frees and loans but last minute deals aren't great are they? Management bang on about a pre season for fitness and tactics but late signings are going to be weeks behind

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

I can see the squad being overall weaker by the end of the window. Just the feeling I get.

That said, the biggest issue or biggest change I can see at the moment, is Wilder's hunger...

At each of his previous clubs and here previously, he's been very up front and vocal if the squad isn't good enough and if he needs backing. We could really do with a bit of that right now.

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

4 weeks today first game.

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

4 weeks today first game.

Plenty of time. What could possibly go wrong?!

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

Suppose new players don't need a proper pre season...

 

[Champagneblade]

We just need a proper centre back. It would change people’s feelings overnight.

I still rather optimistically maintain there isn’t massive changes needed to this squad unless others start to leave.

If Matondo has made a decent impression then don’t over complicate things. He is a genuine winger who plays on that side even if he is inverted, provided he’s proved his fitness.

He’s going to provide an alternate squad option, a breather for O’Hare or Hamer.

At present, Donovan/Chong will take up the right. It’s then a question of whether we play Cannon alongside Bamford in some games or just one up top. Either way, unlikely Matondo is a bona fide starter.

 

[calcalcal]

I sort of agree. If nobody leaves, basically just replace anel and vini