Spyman wrote:
JE93 wrote:
Any ideas who this means we have contracted for next season? By my reckoning It would be:
Contracted
Maddison
Galbraith
Hughes
Burn
Wheatley
Elliott
Glover
Nicholson
Thompson
Ainge
Unsure:
Trotman
O'Hanlon
Vaulks
Henshall
Currently on loan
Kokolo
Smith
Palmer
Saunders
Looking at that list, you'd probably put question marks over Burn and Maddison in terms of quality but the others on there (Glover excepted as he's one for the future) make the basis of a decent team.
Yeah pretty much agree. Think you would have to add Henshall to that list too as I'd imagine he is another who has a contract for next season but not entirely sure. Would happily offload Burn if a rich northern league team wanted him. Never seen a CB so poor in the air.
I still have hope for Maddison. Reminds me a bit of Jameson, A good shot stopper, good 1v1, but needs to do better on his positioning and his handling. Or perhaps this is what we should expect at NLN level, after all we were spoilt by having Pears here last season.
Would certainly like to see Trotman signed up again for next season. Although won't he be finishing his Degree soon so that by depend on what he plans to do afterwards. Vaulks, i think should be given a chance and Glover needs to start playing a bigger part to help him develop. He's in an awkward catch 22 at the moment where he's probably not fully ready for the physicality of the league, but from what others have said is too good for the youth team.
If we are to persist with 3-5-2 and we can get Trotman confirmed for next year that would give us:
-------------------------- Maddison -------------------------
------------ Vaulks/
Loanee, Hughes, Galbraith ------------
Trotman --------------------------------------------
Loanee-------------- Wheatley - Nicholson - Elliott ----------------
-------------- Ainge/
Loanee ---- Thompson/
Loanee -----------
Subs: Yth Keeper, Vaulks/Loanee, Glover, Henshall, Striker/Loanee
Looks like a mid-table side to me if we can get them performing consistently to a reasonable level. And if that's what we can afford then that's fine with me.