oucho
Well-Known Member
What do the players in the following list of 103 mostly journeymen have in common?
Aaron Martin (D)
Aaron Phillips (D)
Adam Armstrong (F)
Adam Barton (M)
Andy Rose (M)
Andy Webster (D)
Anton Robinson (M)
Baily Cargill (D)
Ben Turner (D)
Billy Daniels (F)
Blair Adams (D)
Byrn Morris (M)
Callum Ball (F)
Callum Wilson (F)
Carl Baker (M)
Carl Dickinson (D)
Chris Dagnall (F)
Chris Dunn (G)
Chris Hussey (D)
Chris Maguire (F)
Chris Stokes (D)
Chuba Akpom (F)
Cian Harries (D)
Cody McDonald (F)
Conor Thomas (M)
Cyrus Christie (D)
Danny Philliskirk (F)
Danny Pugh (D)
Danny Swanson (M)
Darius Henderson (F)
David Bell (M)
David McGoldrick (F)
David Prutton (M)
Denzel Slager (F)
Dominic Samuel (F)
Dylan McGeouch (M)
Franck Moussa (M)
Frank Nouble (F)
Gael Bigirimana (M)
Gary Madine (F)
Gary McSheffrey (F)
George Thomas (F)
Grant Ward (M)
Ivor Lawton (M)
Jack Finch (M)
Jack Stephens (D)
Jacob Murphy (F)
Jamar Loza (F)
James Bailey (M)
James Maddison (M)
James O'Brien (M)
Jamie Jones (G)
Jamie Reckord (D)
Joe Cole (M)
Joe Henderson (D)
Joe Murphy (G)
John Fleck (M)
Jordan Clarke (D)
Jordan Stewart (M)
Jordan Willis (D)
Josh McQuoid (F)
Kevin Kilbane (M)
Kevin Malaga (D)
Kyle Spence (M)
Lateef Elford Alliyu (F)
Lee Burge (G)
Leon Clarke (F)
Leon Lobjoit (M)
Luke Williams (F)
Marc-Antoine Fortune (F)
Marcus Tudgay (F)
Mark Marshall (M)
Martin Lorentzson (D)
Mathieu Manset (F)
Matthew Pennington (D)
Michael Petrasso (M)
Mohamed Coulibaly (M)
Nathan Cameron (D)
Nathan Delfouneso (F)
Nathan Eccleston (F)
Nick Proschwitz (F)
Peter Ramage (D)
Reda Johnson (D)
Reece Brown (D)
Reice Charles-Cook (G)
Richard Wood (D)
Romain Vincelot (D)
Roy O'Donovan (F)
Ruben Lameiras (M)
Ryan Allsop (G)
Ryan Haynes (D)
Ryan Kent (M)
Sam Ricketts (D)
Sanmi Odelusi (M)
Seb Hines (D)
Shaun Jeffers (F)
Shaun Miller (F)
Simeon Jackson (F)
Stephen Elliott (F)
Stephen Hunt (M)
Steven Jennings (M)
Stuart Urquhart (D)
William Edjenguele (D)
Answer - they have played in our first team since relegation.
This raises a few points:
1) turnover - no wonder we have found it hard to be consistent, we are averaging an average of 25 new players PER SEASON - partly this is a result of 4 permanent managers in this time, but that itself is part of the problem. I wonder how many other clubs have had player turnover at this rate.
2) how many of the players in tht list were actually much good? Half of them I can't even picture, now. This must raise questions over recruitment - we appear to have had a quantity over quality recruitment policy at times
3 ) most of the best players were either home grown - Turner, Maddison, Wilson, or have been allowed to leave at inopportune times or for less than we should have got for them. If we'd held onto the strongest players from this list, we could be on the cusp of the Premier by now. Instead, as Anderson implies, we have tried to bridge the gap in finances by accepting offers from other clubs - but this itself means we are unable to continuously improve the squad, meaning we stay in League One, meaning the deficit remains. If we held onto Maddison, Wilson, etc we may well be more profitable and have a stronger squad, and be much higher up the league ladder.
Aaron Martin (D)
Aaron Phillips (D)
Adam Armstrong (F)
Adam Barton (M)
Andy Rose (M)
Andy Webster (D)
Anton Robinson (M)
Baily Cargill (D)
Ben Turner (D)
Billy Daniels (F)
Blair Adams (D)
Byrn Morris (M)
Callum Ball (F)
Callum Wilson (F)
Carl Baker (M)
Carl Dickinson (D)
Chris Dagnall (F)
Chris Dunn (G)
Chris Hussey (D)
Chris Maguire (F)
Chris Stokes (D)
Chuba Akpom (F)
Cian Harries (D)
Cody McDonald (F)
Conor Thomas (M)
Cyrus Christie (D)
Danny Philliskirk (F)
Danny Pugh (D)
Danny Swanson (M)
Darius Henderson (F)
David Bell (M)
David McGoldrick (F)
David Prutton (M)
Denzel Slager (F)
Dominic Samuel (F)
Dylan McGeouch (M)
Franck Moussa (M)
Frank Nouble (F)
Gael Bigirimana (M)
Gary Madine (F)
Gary McSheffrey (F)
George Thomas (F)
Grant Ward (M)
Ivor Lawton (M)
Jack Finch (M)
Jack Stephens (D)
Jacob Murphy (F)
Jamar Loza (F)
James Bailey (M)
James Maddison (M)
James O'Brien (M)
Jamie Jones (G)
Jamie Reckord (D)
Joe Cole (M)
Joe Henderson (D)
Joe Murphy (G)
John Fleck (M)
Jordan Clarke (D)
Jordan Stewart (M)
Jordan Willis (D)
Josh McQuoid (F)
Kevin Kilbane (M)
Kevin Malaga (D)
Kyle Spence (M)
Lateef Elford Alliyu (F)
Lee Burge (G)
Leon Clarke (F)
Leon Lobjoit (M)
Luke Williams (F)
Marc-Antoine Fortune (F)
Marcus Tudgay (F)
Mark Marshall (M)
Martin Lorentzson (D)
Mathieu Manset (F)
Matthew Pennington (D)
Michael Petrasso (M)
Mohamed Coulibaly (M)
Nathan Cameron (D)
Nathan Delfouneso (F)
Nathan Eccleston (F)
Nick Proschwitz (F)
Peter Ramage (D)
Reda Johnson (D)
Reece Brown (D)
Reice Charles-Cook (G)
Richard Wood (D)
Romain Vincelot (D)
Roy O'Donovan (F)
Ruben Lameiras (M)
Ryan Allsop (G)
Ryan Haynes (D)
Ryan Kent (M)
Sam Ricketts (D)
Sanmi Odelusi (M)
Seb Hines (D)
Shaun Jeffers (F)
Shaun Miller (F)
Simeon Jackson (F)
Stephen Elliott (F)
Stephen Hunt (M)
Steven Jennings (M)
Stuart Urquhart (D)
William Edjenguele (D)
Answer - they have played in our first team since relegation.
This raises a few points:
1) turnover - no wonder we have found it hard to be consistent, we are averaging an average of 25 new players PER SEASON - partly this is a result of 4 permanent managers in this time, but that itself is part of the problem. I wonder how many other clubs have had player turnover at this rate.
2) how many of the players in tht list were actually much good? Half of them I can't even picture, now. This must raise questions over recruitment - we appear to have had a quantity over quality recruitment policy at times
3 ) most of the best players were either home grown - Turner, Maddison, Wilson, or have been allowed to leave at inopportune times or for less than we should have got for them. If we'd held onto the strongest players from this list, we could be on the cusp of the Premier by now. Instead, as Anderson implies, we have tried to bridge the gap in finances by accepting offers from other clubs - but this itself means we are unable to continuously improve the squad, meaning we stay in League One, meaning the deficit remains. If we held onto Maddison, Wilson, etc we may well be more profitable and have a stronger squad, and be much higher up the league ladder.