grecian-near-hell
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As the season moves into the final quarter and all appears up for grabs, with the potential of playoffs or even automatic promotion a possibility, I question whether the squad we currently have is strong enough to challenge in league one or heaven forbid should we fall short again will it be strong enough with a few tweaks to actually maintain a successful promtion campaign, and regrettably in both instances I fear it is not.
Should we be promoted it will need to be severely strengthened, almost on a Mansfield scale this season, as some of the players are struggling to maintain consistent fourth division football let alone third division! Likewise as Pete has pointed out on another thread I also feel the first team is weaker this year than last with the loss of Watkins Wheeler and Reid, as well as being supported by three loan players (Loft hasn't really contributed yet so I haven't included him) who will return to their parent club at the end of the season. So whatever the final outcome I believe that we should be having a major clearout.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Pym - Keep
Hamon - Release
Jones - Sign permanently
Defenders
Pierce Sweeney - Keep
Craig Woodman - Release
Troy Brown - Keep
Jordan Moore Taylor - Keep
Dean Moxey - Keep (long term contract)
Troy Archibald Henville - Release
Dan Seaborne - Release
Luke Croll - Keep (Contracted ?)
Jordan Storey - Keep
Alex Hartridge - Keep
Midfielders
Lloyd James - Release
Jordan Tilson - Release
Ryan Harley - Release
Lee Holmes - Release
Alex Byrne - Keep
Jake Taylor - Keep
Joel Randall - Academy Product
Archie Collins - Academy product
Harry Kite - Academy Product
Jack Sparkes - Academy Product
Max Smallcombe - Academy Product
Will Dean - Academy Product
Hiram Boateng - Keep
Forwards
Robbie Simpson - Release
Jayden Stockley - Keep
Ryan Brunt -Keep
Liam McAlinden - Release
Matt Jay - Keep
Ben Seymour - Academy Product
So from the current squad I would release 10, with the two West Brom players retruning making twelve to go and possibly more if some of the Academy products aren't progressing, so I do hope that Mr Tisdale is more successful at the end of the season with his contacts and signings than he was in the January window, particularly as the summer window will be closing earlier this year!
Should we be promoted it will need to be severely strengthened, almost on a Mansfield scale this season, as some of the players are struggling to maintain consistent fourth division football let alone third division! Likewise as Pete has pointed out on another thread I also feel the first team is weaker this year than last with the loss of Watkins Wheeler and Reid, as well as being supported by three loan players (Loft hasn't really contributed yet so I haven't included him) who will return to their parent club at the end of the season. So whatever the final outcome I believe that we should be having a major clearout.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Pym - Keep
Hamon - Release
Jones - Sign permanently
Defenders
Pierce Sweeney - Keep
Craig Woodman - Release
Troy Brown - Keep
Jordan Moore Taylor - Keep
Dean Moxey - Keep (long term contract)
Troy Archibald Henville - Release
Dan Seaborne - Release
Luke Croll - Keep (Contracted ?)
Jordan Storey - Keep
Alex Hartridge - Keep
Midfielders
Lloyd James - Release
Jordan Tilson - Release
Ryan Harley - Release
Lee Holmes - Release
Alex Byrne - Keep
Jake Taylor - Keep
Joel Randall - Academy Product
Archie Collins - Academy product
Harry Kite - Academy Product
Jack Sparkes - Academy Product
Max Smallcombe - Academy Product
Will Dean - Academy Product
Hiram Boateng - Keep
Forwards
Robbie Simpson - Release
Jayden Stockley - Keep
Ryan Brunt -Keep
Liam McAlinden - Release
Matt Jay - Keep
Ben Seymour - Academy Product
So from the current squad I would release 10, with the two West Brom players retruning making twelve to go and possibly more if some of the Academy products aren't progressing, so I do hope that Mr Tisdale is more successful at the end of the season with his contacts and signings than he was in the January window, particularly as the summer window will be closing earlier this year!