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As things stand, this is how our squad shapes up for the season ahead... (have i missed anyone out?)
GK
- Smithies
- Ingram
- Lumley
RB
- Perch
- Furlong
LB
- Bidwell
- Robinson
- Kpekwa
CB
- Lynch
- Hall
- Onouha
- Caulker*
DM
- Luongo
- Borysiuk
- Doughty
- Henry
- Tozser
RM
- Phillips*
- Petrasso
- Mackie
LM
- El Khayati
- Gladwin
AM
- Chery
ST
- Polter
- Washington
- Emmanuel-Thomas
U21
- Grego-cox
- Prohouly
- Comley
- Hamalainen
- Kakay
- Shodipo
OUT
- Hoilett Free Agent
- Fer >> Swansea
- Sandro >> Knackered
It's clear that Jimmy and Les are looking to sure up the back four, as evidenced by two key additions in Lynch and Bidwell. Two left sided defenders with experience, leadership and grit, just what we needed.
So all eyes now turn to how the club decide to address the lack of attacking options. Thankfully, Les appears to be standing firm as far as hemorrhaging wages on players who aren't playing to their potential, so Hoilett looks set to test free agency before possibly tucking his tail between his legs and returning to the club, doubtless sighting his fondness for the fans and "unfinished business" as the reasoning, instead of, "no one was daft enough to splash out funny money", so he took Les's best offer.
Assuming Jimmy sticks to his favoured 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 formation, then, as it stands, this could be our most likely starting XI to face Leeds;
Smithies
Perch/Onouha - Hall - Lynch - Bidwell
Borysiuk - Henry/Luongo
Emannuel-Thomas - Chery - El Khayati
Polter
Owing to the lack of offensive options I've slotted JET in as a right sided attacking option over the relatively untested Petrasso or an injured Mackie. It's clear that the cupboard is rather bare in terms of proven attacking threat on the wings and as back up to Tjarron Chery.
I hope there's enough room in the budget for some pacy wide men!
...thoughts?
GK
- Smithies
- Ingram
- Lumley
RB
- Perch
- Furlong
LB
- Bidwell
- Robinson
- Kpekwa
CB
- Lynch
- Hall
- Onouha
- Caulker*
DM
- Luongo
- Borysiuk
- Doughty
- Henry
- Tozser
RM
- Phillips*
- Petrasso
- Mackie
LM
- El Khayati
- Gladwin
AM
- Chery
ST
- Polter
- Washington
- Emmanuel-Thomas
U21
- Grego-cox
- Prohouly
- Comley
- Hamalainen
- Kakay
- Shodipo
OUT
- Hoilett Free Agent
- Fer >> Swansea
- Sandro >> Knackered
It's clear that Jimmy and Les are looking to sure up the back four, as evidenced by two key additions in Lynch and Bidwell. Two left sided defenders with experience, leadership and grit, just what we needed.
So all eyes now turn to how the club decide to address the lack of attacking options. Thankfully, Les appears to be standing firm as far as hemorrhaging wages on players who aren't playing to their potential, so Hoilett looks set to test free agency before possibly tucking his tail between his legs and returning to the club, doubtless sighting his fondness for the fans and "unfinished business" as the reasoning, instead of, "no one was daft enough to splash out funny money", so he took Les's best offer.
Assuming Jimmy sticks to his favoured 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 formation, then, as it stands, this could be our most likely starting XI to face Leeds;
Smithies
Perch/Onouha - Hall - Lynch - Bidwell
Borysiuk - Henry/Luongo
Emannuel-Thomas - Chery - El Khayati
Polter
Owing to the lack of offensive options I've slotted JET in as a right sided attacking option over the relatively untested Petrasso or an injured Mackie. It's clear that the cupboard is rather bare in terms of proven attacking threat on the wings and as back up to Tjarron Chery.
I hope there's enough room in the budget for some pacy wide men!
...thoughts?
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