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Offline eric woolban woolban

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Our Squad
« on: July 01, 2011, 09:32:39 PM »
Goalkeepers - Brad Guzan, Andy Marshall - Two new keepers required

Defenders - Luke Young, Stephen Warnock, Richard Dunne, Ciaran Clark, Habib Beye, Carlos Cuellar, James Collins, Eric Lichaj, Nathan Baker - Two full backs required, plus replacements for whoever leaves

Midfielders - Stewart Downing, Stephen Ireland, Marc Albrighton, Fabian Delph, Jean Makoun, Stilyan Petrov, Barry Bannan, Chris Herd, Daniel Johnson. Replacement for Young is a must, another experienced centre midfielder * 2 needed. + a replacement for Downing if required

Strikers- Gabby Agbonlahor, Nathan Delfenouso, Emile Heskey, Darren Bent, Andreas Weimann.  Another top striker needed. Hopefully Weimann will come on a bit.

25 players in the squad at the moment.

Feel free to sticky and then we can add, remove players as the summer goes on.

1st July and I'm already worried.

Offline TaxDodger

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Re: Our Squad
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2011, 09:43:36 PM »
I don't think it's that bad a squad if we manage to sign decent players in the positions you've highlighted. I'd have thought that squad would finish 7th-10th, which I'd take for McLeish's first season. Also, why do we need two new keepers if we keep both Marshall and Guzan as cover?

Offline noodles_

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Re: Our Squad
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2011, 09:48:43 PM »
There's no need to be worried. It's still a decent squad of experienced internationals mixed with talented youngsters. We'll be fine. I have a feeling we'll be similar to the sides under Gregory; solid, dependable... And slightly boring.

Offline Eigentor

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Re: Our Squad
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2011, 09:54:19 PM »
Think we only need one keeper and one extra central midfielder. But adding that to a replacement for Ashley Young, two fullbacks and a striker equals six players. I guess we'll sign four, tops.

Ideally I would like to see us ship out Dunne and sign a (better) replacement, but that seems totally unrealistic.

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Re: Our Squad
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2011, 09:57:20 PM »
I guess the strength in depth/merits of our squad depend on whether you view 2010/11 as a season of underachievement through poor man management by Gerard or about right for a team shorn of it's leader (M'ON) and best player (Milner)

We ended up 9th and spent all bar the last two weeks in the bottom half of the table so for me without significant strengthening will struggle to even replicate this at the moment

Young, Friedel and Walker all gone and Downing getting itchy feet... not saying Big Eck not got all this in hand but for me he has his hands full

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Re: Our Squad
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2011, 09:58:55 PM »
Goalkeepers - Brad Guzan, Andy Marshall - Two new keepers required
Four keepers? Plus the very promising Siegrist?

Really?

Offline eric woolban woolban

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Re: Our Squad
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2011, 10:02:03 PM »
I should have said I think Guzan will probably move on.

Offline N'Zimidy

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Re: Our Squad
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2011, 10:03:16 PM »
We need a goalkeeper, left-back and a winger. Anything on top of that is just luxury.

Central midfield is absolutely fine; I would much rather give Delph and Bannan playing time over an older central midfielder that will be worse in the long-run. Even if we do play 3 in the middle of the park, I think that the six central midfielders in Petrov, Makoun, Ireland, Delph, Bannan and Gardner would provide more than enough cover.

Bent, Gabby, Delf and Weimann are more than enough strikers, especially if we're only playing one up front.

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Re: Our Squad
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2011, 10:04:30 PM »
I should have said I think Guzan will probably move on.
Which would be a bit pointless.

Why not just keep him, get a good first choice keeper and then keep Guzan as our reserve. They we only need one keeper.

Offline eric woolban woolban

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Re: Our Squad
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2011, 10:13:39 PM »
We lost Reo-Coker too.

Offline tricky dicky

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Re: Our Squad
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2011, 10:15:42 PM »
add to that squad i think gary gardner will get a squad number what about shane lowery has he been released ?

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Re: Our Squad
« Reply #11 on: July 01, 2011, 10:52:34 PM »
GK - Guzan, Marshall Sign Foster or Given

FB - Young, Warnock, Beye, Lichaj Dunno who we could sign

CB - Dunne, Cuellar, Collins, Clark - Fine

Wing - Downing, Albrighton Sign N'Zogbia

CM - Makoun, Petrov, Delph, Bannan, Ireland

ST - Bent, Gabby, Heskey, Delfouneso - Fine

Offline hawkeye

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Re: Our Squad
« Reply #12 on: July 01, 2011, 11:56:54 PM »
GK - Guzan, Marshall Sign Foster or Given

FB - Young, Warnock, Beye, Lichaj Dunno who we could sign

CB - Dunne, Cuellar, Collins, Clark - Fine

Wing - Downing, Albrighton Sign N'Zogbia

CM - Makoun, Petrov, Delph, Bannan, Ireland

ST - Bent, Gabby, Heskey, Delfouneso - Fine
that squad reeks of mid table mediocrity at best

Offline VillaZogmariner

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Re: Our Squad
« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2011, 12:20:43 AM »
GK - Robinson/Foster, Guzan, Marshall
RB - Young, Lichaj
LB - New Signing Baker
CB - Dann/Johnson, Cuellar, Clark, Collins, Lowry
CM - Parker, Delph, Makoun, Petrov, Gardner, Hogg, Herd
AM/W - N'Zogbia, Downing, Albrighton, Bannan
ST - Bent, Agbonlahor, Heskey, Delfouenso, Wiemann


Offline darren woolley

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Re: Our Squad
« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2011, 07:13:15 AM »
It does not look a bad squad with four or five signings we will be ok.

 


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