Team depth

[Yogi]

Clocks ticking squad still isn’t as balanced as it needs to be specifically on the left

 

[Slim Man]

Clocks ticking squad still isn’t as balanced as it needs to be specifically on the left

It’s 2 injuries away from Coulibaly in midfield too

 

[BrisBlade]

It’s 2 injuries away from Coulibaly in midfield too

Which two injuries? If Souza and Blaster are both injured I think we're playing Peck and Hamer as the two. Shackleton would also be in front of Coulibaly when he's back.

 

[Slim Man]

Which two injuries? If Souza and Blaster are both injured I think we're playing Peck and Hamer as the two. Shackleton would also be in front of Coulibaly when he's back.

That’s assuming Shackleton isn’t injured

 

[BrisBlade]

That’s assuming Shackleton isn’t injured

My point was we're not two injuries away from having to start Coulibaly. Souza, Blaster, Shackleton, Hamer, and Peck are all infront of him, so four of those five need to be out for him to start (not even counting Davies).

 

[Shirty Blade]

Davies ........... forgot about him. When's he back? Don't even know if he is any good?

 

[Bladezz]

All comes down to the last day. Needing 3 players hoping we don’t sell anyone.

 

[Slim Man]

Looks good doesn’t it?

 

[Bladeinleeds]

We’ve got a top 6 first 11.

But we’ve a bottom half squad.

Couple of injuries away from total irrelevance.

No strikers / not enough wingers. And just about everywhere we’re 1 injury away from relying on someone not good enough starting every game.

 

[BigBed]

Shallow.

 

[Slim Man]

Tick tock you useless cunts.

 

[Addison]

No more incomings CW to-day and no outgoings!

 

[Slim Man]

Going with what we've got says Wilder.

Fucking embarrassing club. Great start to the new regime.

 

[Hunter_999]

Going with what we've got says Wilder.

Fucking embarrassing club. Great start to the new regime.

Essentially giving up on a promotion push in August.

 

[Cappy]

No more incomings CW to-day and no outgoings!

He's playing it clever with the presser

 

[Slim Man]

He's playing it clever with the presser

Certain...?

 

[Bladeslad89]

Yeah they'll probably be more outgoings

 

[SuperSonicBlade89]

I see another 2017-18 season happening. Which wasn't entirely that bad.

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

Strikers
2 IN
6 OUT

That's great recruitment?

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

This is probably the best we're left with then...

Cooper
Gilchrist Anel Souttar McCallum
Souza Arblaster
Hamer
Sakyi O'Hare
Moore

It's not a bad team but it's not balanced and it's not good enough. Our attack is a complete mish mash and we're wholly reliant on Moore, which is incredible

 

[loyalblade95]

With everyone fit, I reckon this is our best starting 11 and bench, plus extra players we've got. Only including youth players that have been in and around 1st team/bench in at least 1 game.

(Gone Anel at LCB but could swap him and Souttar depending on who would be better there)

-----------------Cooper
Gilchrist-Souttar-Anel-Burrows
-----------Arblaster-Souza
-------Brooks-O'Hare-Hamer
-----------------Moore

Subs: A Davies, Seriki, JLT, McCallum, Shackleton, Peck, Rak-Sakyi, Campbell, Brewster

Spare senior players: Grbic, RND, T Davies, Coulibaly

Spare youth players: Faxon, Sachdev, Boyes, Hampson, Marsh, Onè

 

[Macfarlane21]

Me assessing the squads depth right now...

 

[Barney Rubble]

With everyone fit, I reckon this is our best starting 11 and bench, plus extra players we've got. Only including youth players that have been in and around 1st team/bench in at least 1 game.

(Gone Anel at LCB but could swap him and Souttar depending on who would be better there)

-----------------Cooper
Gilchrist-Souttar-Anel-Burrows
-----------Arblaster-Souza
-------Brooks-O'Hare-Hamer
-----------------Moore

Subs: A Davies, Seriki, JLT, McCallum, Shackleton, Peck, Rak-Sakyi, Campbell, Brewster

Spare senior players: Grbic, RND, T Davies, Coulibaly

Spare youth players: Faxon, Sachdev, Boyes, Hampson, Marsh, On

For comparison, Heckys team that got us promoted :-

Wes
Baldock Anel Egan JLT Lowe
Berge. Norwood
McAtee. Ndiaye
Oli Mac. Billy

10 or more appearances : A Davies, Enda, Bash, Bogle, Ciaran Clark, RND, Fleck, Doyle, Osborn, Brewster, Jebbison, Khadra

Also played : Amissah, K. Gordon, Buyabu, Sachdev, Coulibaly, Arblaster, Brooks, Osula.

Took the list from Wikipedia and it includes appearances in the 2 cups. Overall, not much difference between the size of the two squads, although this year we seems to be lacking experience compared to what Hecky had to work with

 

[The Bohemian]

There has to be incomings or this is another act of self sabotage. Some good signings in but you have to have depth in this relentless league.

 

[Slim Man]

He's playing it clever with the presser

Don’t think he is

 

[Keen Blade]

For comparison, Heckys team that got us promoted :-

Wes
Baldock Anel Egan JLT Lowe
Berge. Norwood
McAtee. Ndiaye
Oli Mac. Billy

10 or more appearances : A Davies, Enda, Bash, Bogle, Ciaran Clark, RND, Fleck, Doyle, Osborn, Brewster, Jebbison, Khadra

Also played : Amissah, K. Gordon, Buyabu, Sachdev, Coulibaly, Arblaster, Brooks, Osula.

Took the list from Wikipedia and it includes appearances in the 2 cups. Overall, not much difference between the size of the two squads, although this year we seems to be lacking experience compared to what Hecky had to work with

Ndiaye , enough said

 

[A Storm of Blades]

We have the loan market don’t forget. We absolutely have to maximise that.

 

[loyalblade95]

For comparison, Heckys team that got us promoted :-

Wes
Baldock Anel Egan JLT Lowe
Berge. Norwood
McAtee. Ndiaye
Oli Mac. Billy

10 or more appearances : A Davies, Enda, Bash, Bogle, Ciaran Clark, RND, Fleck, Doyle, Osborn, Brewster, Jebbison, Khadra

Also played : Amissah, K. Gordon, Buyabu, Sachdev, Coulibaly, Arblaster, Brooks, Osula.

Took the list from Wikipedia and it includes appearances in the 2 cups. Overall, not much difference between the size of the two squads, although this year we seems to be lacking experience compared to what Hecky had to work with

Good point, there are a few things I would mention though.

• khadra left in January, we brought Osula back and he didn't play too often
• Brewster and RND missed more than half of the season through injury
• Both Berge and Mcburnie missed quite a few games in the middle of the season through injury, same with Lowe

I agree that Hecky has the more experienced squad, whereas our current squad (which does have a few experienced players) is younger but more than half of them have played Championship football before we signed them.