Why can't Bellend be out for 4 years so they play down his contract.Bell - 2 months
Thomas - 1 month
Fleck - 1 week
Cameron - 2 weeks
Christie - 1 month
We are not down on numbers from last season. Then we had players from the academy thrown into the 1st team. We have another 6 for this season, but as we have signed so many other players for this season they have been forgotten about. Some of them will be brought in slowly and will be added to our numbers, not played because we have no choice from the start.
The telegraph seems to think it is a formality that wood is off. I find that very frustrating..
missed that ?
really ?
It was in a story about 3 weeks ago, said something about him being the highest earner.
sorry astute that is why I said experience wise. You saw what happened last season it is not fair to expect kids to play more than a gradual introduction. It is not the receipe for promotion. However I know it won't mean relegation like last time.We are not down on numbers from last season. Then we had players from the academy thrown into the 1st team. We have another 6 for this season, but as we have signed so many other players for this season they have been forgotten about. Some of them will be brought in slowly and will be added to our numbers, not played because we have no choice from the start.
By my reckoning we're still anywhere between £0.5 -1M. short of breakeven for the season ,thus sales at some point ,Be that a combination of Wood/Hussey or possibly Christie or A.N Other in Jan.
missed that ?
really ?
Always feared when Brown came in he was a direct replacement for Wood, at the moment we have 6 CB which is to many for a club in our position. If Wood leaves don't expect him to be replacedThis is why you need a big squad. We are a couple of numbers down on last season where the squad was too small. Experience wise.
With the squad as it is we will need a lot of luck to get into the playoffs. However look at the injuries we have already! Hopefully that is the end of it for a while.
The telegraph seems to think it is a formality that wood is off. I find that very frustrating.
We are now two players short of the correct squad size for the play offs. Wood goes that is three in my book.
BTW who broke the news about Deegan nobbling conor. You have a good source.
Telegraph said he will be back in training in a few weeks, dunno when we will see him around the first team again thoughChristie till chrimbo
CCFC.co.uk are listing the squad as...
Goalkeepers - 3
Defenders - 10
Midfielders - 9
Strikers - 6
Excluding the kids, we have 8 defenders, which is cover in each position, which is about right.
sorry astute that is why I said experience wise. You saw what happened last season it is not fair to expect kids to play more than a gradual introduction. It is not the receipe for promotion. However I know it won't mean relegation like last time.
We are down on experienced first team players.
The two players I think we are missing is a striker and midfielder..
And AT, hence when Jenning and the Pole are on trial
Experienced players: Elliot, 28, Kilbane, 35, Murphy, 29, Baker 29, Sheffrey, 29 (might be wrong, if so, sorry), Jennings, 27, Wood, 27... Experience is clearly there and imo, as we have an older team this year and we have a good mix between experience and youth, plus our younguns have had their 'baptism of fire!'
Sorry buddy our squad is not more experienced than last season.
Count the experienced players who have left.
it is more experienced than last season imoSorry buddy our squad is not more experienced than last season.
Count the experienced players who have left.
Jennings and another defender will do fine for me for the time being - that's as good a squad as we can afford and a lot better than I was expecting to be honest - let's run with that and see what it looks like come January
Sorry buddy our squad is not more experienced than last season.
Count the experienced players who have left.
It is more experienced, Keogh + Cranie, 25 been replace by Malaga + Edge, both 25, Clingan, 28 been replaced by Jennings, 27, Nimely by Elliott, 28, Norwood, 20 by Fleck, 20, Kilbane replaced Bigi, 35 to 18, 110+ intl caps to 0, Deegan, 25 (about) been replaced by Barton, 21, BUT, Barton is more exp at Championship as that was where he was putting in his best performances Mcpake weren't at club for * all of last season so he's out of the equation, Platt imo, although experienced, didn't impact the game nor was he a great leader so that counts for little him leaving.
Keogh
Cranie
Clingan
Mcpake
Bigi
Deegan
Platt
Eastwood yes experienced but a waster.
Elliott
Fleck
Kilbane
Ball less experienced than the above
Brown about the same maybe as Bigi
Malaga and edge experienced in another country. However let's include them.
7 experienced players out 5 in of which a couple will need time to adapt to this country.
I can't see how it can be correct to say our squad is more experienced this year.
Jennings will bring some. Peter will need to adapt.
I don't think we can afford to lose wood.
However maybe financially we can't afford to keep him.
Keogh
Cranie
Clingan
Mcpake
Bigi
Deegan
Platt
Eastwood yes experienced but a waster.
Elliott
Fleck
Kilbane
Ball less experienced than the above
Brown about the same maybe as Bigi
Malaga and edge experienced in another country. However let's include them.
7 experienced players out 5 in of which a couple will need time to adapt to this country.
I can't see how it can be correct to say our squad is more experienced this year.
Jennings will bring some. Peter will need to adapt.
I don't think we can afford to lose wood.
However maybe financially we can't afford to keep him.
Mcpake didn't bring much experience last year as he wasn't at the club for most of it, Gael certainly wasn't experienced going into last season I have no idea why you have said that. Deegan has limited experienceKeogh
Cranie
Clingan
Mcpake
Bigi
Deegan
Platt
Eastwood yes experienced but a waster.
Elliott
Fleck
Kilbane
Ball less experienced than the above
Brown about the same maybe as Bigi
Malaga and edge experienced in another country. However let's include them.
7 experienced players out 5 in of which a couple will need time to adapt to this country.
I can't see how it can be correct to say our squad is more experienced this year.
Jennings will bring some. Peter will need to adapt.
I don't think we can afford to lose wood.
However maybe financially we can't afford to keep him.
Fudging again - discounting Platt so you can do a Nimely vs Elliot to prove your point.
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