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Ridehalgh has played most of his games with no one in front of him. I don't think he s not replaceable but then you could say that about most of the squad. Left back ain't a priority for me.

 

Also a good way for Lewis to stagnant and become complacent rather than develop further.

 

Didn't do him any harm this season. Heath Richardson offered a new deal so three keepers in the building.

 

Wouldn’t say it’s a priority but we need better. He hardly beats a man and poor at crossing.

We need a better RB too.

 

Hendrie - Just back up, might play 4 or 5 games a season. Does a job.
Oliver - He's done it in league 1, so we know he can do it.
Young - Not developed. Probably a National League loan at Halifax?
East - Decent back up. Highly rated within the club. Pushing to start games.
Odusina - MIA after bullying issues by Wootton. Presumably we'll try and get him out on loan but will he go out?
FCD - Out on loan again. Looks like he hasn't developed. Presumably not on big wages.
Derbyshire - 20 mins off the bench when we need a goal.

 

Not scapegoated, but if we are honest he’s not been the same since the injury, however the issue that affected him more than anyone is the lack of a consistent left sided front/wide man. He will be good back up !

 

And then dosnt play him.

 

When we played Clayton, Smallwood & Gilly in the middle, the balance just felt off every time. Smallwood is a deep sitting mid, East too plays deep, i think Hughes probably thought he wasn't needed especially if he is going to just sit on the bench. Clayton probably wants to start at this point in his career too.

Could see him going to a Grimsby, Harrogate, Hartlepool type. Maybe Crewe want someone with experience to help along some of their teenage/early 20 young lads?

 

I think the plan for last season was to have a big squad and have a good go at the Cup's too.
Didn't really pan out like that as lost to Harrogate in FA Cup R1 and scraped through the groups in Pizza Cup before losing to Salford.
Had two good games in the Carabao Cup.

 

Agree does not deserve contract

18 under contract still is a lot for a team who.only finished 6th. Lot not good enough but given longer contracts.

 

More of the same. Bar loans, it doesn't seem as though we have a lot of wriggle room.
Clayton/Songo'o will need replacing in CM
Possibly another CB.
Then 3 AM.
1 CF if Cooke leaves.

Maybe 6 to come in unless we can ship some out.

 

On paper Costelloe & Perriera looked excellent. It just didn't work though.

 

ah touché, bit of a bird in the hand sort of situation though. I do expect him to become the next sutton I.e comes off the bench sort of player - players that actually are quite hard to sign in the first place as they always want to play.

get one 'marquee' signing in that will do me nicely. but as you touch on does mean that one player has to be quality

 

He's not an attacking midfielder now so what he did in a past spell doesn't matter. What matters now is the job he does in midfield either as part of a 2 or a 3 and this season he's done well but also there are areas for improvement.

 

A bit harsh. He has done well at times. MH clearly likes him. He's a good allrounder.
He's missing the assists and goals though.
Presumably MH wants them to come from other parts of the team.

 

This idea that he is bad at tackling is a myth. How often do CM's compete for high balls. His job is to win the ball and give it to the better players which he doesn't and often players who do that role go unnoticed. A lot questioned Josh Cullen who did a similar type of role but a lot of good is simple but needed.

 

Thanks I had no idea

 

He's the attack minded midfielder in the partnership with Smallwood. Sure he's not requited to hit the output that the number 10 is but he is absolutely expected to add to the team in an attacking sense and he isn't capable of it.

 

There may be a lot of assumptions being made around Gilly and Ridehalgh. I have a feeling they won’t be no1 choices for their position and as a result backup? Who knows , we shall have to see assuming the club offers are accepted?