Summer 2022 - Transfer Talk

I think that’s it but I am still hoping Dion arrives

 

Me too but the outgoings are going to be large. I can see Cook now moving on for sure?

 

Jake Young looked promising out wide yesterday, it maybe a case of we see him as a wide man not striker hence bringing Oliver in. I’d be surprised if anyone else comes now tbh.

 

Current Squad - As It Stands

GK - Harry Lewis, Colin Doyle
RB - Luke Hendrie, Bradley Halliday
CB - Matty Platt, Yann Songo'o, Romoney Crichlow, Timi Osudina, Fiacre Kelleher, Reece Staunton, Finn Cousin-Dawson
LB - Liam Ridehalgh, Matty Foulds

DM - Richie Smallwood, Oscar Threlkeld
CM - Ryan East, Emmanuel Osadebe, Levi Sutton, Alex Gilliead
AM - Jamie Walker, Kian Scales, Charlie Wood

LW - Abu Eisa, Harry Chapman
RW -
ST - Lee Angol, Andy Cook, Jake Young, Kian Harratt, Vadaine Oliver

 

Maybe we can just move the club to Redcar? I'm sure somewhere in the world there has been a successful relocation of a professional football club.

 

Are you saying we should do a Wimbledon

 

And centre half. Threlkeld started off as a centre half, then moved to central midfield and then more recently right back.

 

The guy has real pace he will do well for them this year

 

He has had a fair career but seems to have lost all his confidence

 

And David Coverdale on the board of directors

 

Cant see us doing much now in the transfer market now apart from the outgoings at least this time we are more or less there with a few weeks to go .............

 

Ah that explains in full why he’s all over the place

 

Looking at that team, its 95% complete at this point

You have a good No.1 (Lewis) With a capable backup (Doyle)

Halliday has spent the last few years in the league above an may take time getting back up to scratch. But we still have Hendrie who is an able deputy an irrespective of his limitations, he always gives 110% when putting on the claret an amber

CB options look decent.
Platt - No nonsense defender. Young. Promising
Songo - Leader. Reads the game well.
Crichlow - Good at playing out from the back.
Odusina - Strong, Powerful, Pace

FCD will likely stay on as deputy

Decent competition at LB. Ridehalgh an Foulds

CM :
Smallwood : The Leader, Captain, First name on the team sheet
Gillead & Sutton : Will cover a lot of ground. Will take care of the dirty work
East : Good on the ball. Deep lying playmaker
Osadebe : Wildcard

Won’t find a better CAM at this level than Walker

Got pace with the wingers (Chapman & Eisa)

Got an out an out target man now in Oliver. Angol can also play the role. And you have 3 players who can play off them (Harratt, Cook, Young)

Get Dion back to cover that RW, Send Staunton & Wood on loan, Get Kelleher & Threlkeld off the books, An id say thats our summer done

 

You should’ve said

 

Get Dion back and that should complete the incomings this summer

 

Squad is too big. Expect outgoings very soon then.

Building a squad to challenge to get us up in 2 seasons I see. Not earth shattering signings but a squad that hopefully will be good enough this season or next.

 

Fair play to Rupp. This squad can't be cheap.

 

I have a question. What's happened to this 'equipment' linked to one of the sponsors that was going to be part of a big reveal of a signing? Was that BS, did the signing it was linked to not come off, or is there still a big signing to come?

 

More well done to the off field team and the good work of the academy

 

The club is obviously trying to create something that can be maintained. Lots of 2/3 year contracts handed out. If we do well and go up, we'll have the basis of a side that just needs tweaking for (hopefully) back to back successes. But if we struggle, we'll have a squad that has little wriggle room for change next summer.

I actually think we might start slowly, then pick up up.