siddharth
Player Valuation: £6m
Ohhhh, might be principled or meet us halfway and go player-coach.Will he balls. Will want to keep the paycheque.
Ohhhh, might be principled or meet us halfway and go player-coach.Will he balls. Will want to keep the paycheque.
I don't hate it, but it does need a lot of work over the rest of the season and Summer to get new blood in that will improve that squad.So - on the basis that Mangala is done for the season and the likes of Coleman, McNeil, DCL, Broja & Chermiti will be back in the fold within 4-6 weeks, the squad for the run-in is now looking like this: -
I think with no Mangala and Harrison Armstrong gone to Derby for the rest of the season, we're looking a bit light in CM. I'd expect that, if needed, Doucoure will probably drop into CM with Alcaraz stepping in, possibly McNeil when he's eventually fit again.
I don't think that looks too bad personally, at least until the end of the season.
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What about him mate?What about Armstrong?
I suspect he doesWhat about him mate?
I suspect he doesn't return, personally.
Starting to believe we'll see Gana, Doucoure, and Young all offered at least another 12 months.I suspect a few extensions will be given, so the above probably isnt accurate, but its a possibility.
Think the best of our youth is at Derby and not much after him atmMy hot take:
Get to 36-38 points and start seriously looking at introducing two or three younger lads to the side. We need to start giving the 'best' of our younger players a proper look heading into the summer.
We won't know until we try to be honest, similar to Armstrong.Think the best of our youth is at Derby and not much after him atm
Personally hope we can get players back and keep winning as many games as possible, push up the table and get as high as we can, every place will help us spend more in the summer
Just for fun, this is what the squad POTENTIALLY could look like, if we dont take up any loans or any extensions.
Goalkeepers
Jordan Pickford (HG)
Right Backs
Nathan Patterson
Left Backs
Vitaliy Mykolenko
Centre Backs
Jarrad Branthwaite (HG)
James Tarkowski (HG)
Jake O'Brien
Midfield
James Garner (HG)
Tim Iroegbunam (UA)
Iliman Ndiaye (HG)
Wide Forwards
Dwight McNeil (HG)
Strikers
Youssef Chermiti (UA)
Beto
Total players: 12
That leaves us with only 5 HG players also, 2 UA and 4 Non HG players.
I vaguely recall a trained by the club rule, but that might potentially be only valid for CL?
Either way, from having no HG issues previously, it is something we will need to look at with regards recruitment.
The Homegrown Player Rule is an initiative of the English Premier League to allow for more domestic players to be developed from an earlier age in the hope of nurturing more homegrown talent. It forms part of the League's Elite Player Performance Plan. The Premier League proposed a maximum of 17 non-"homegrown" players in each club squad, and the squad size is a maximum of 25. This means that in a full squad of 25 players, there must be at least eight homegrown players.
Homegrown Player Rule (England) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
I suspect a few extensions will be given, so the above probably isnt accurate, but its a possibility.
My hot take:
Get to 36-38 points and start seriously looking at introducing two or three younger lads to the side. We need to start giving the 'best' of our younger players a proper look heading into the summer.
My hot take:
Get to 36-38 points and start seriously looking at introducing two or three younger lads to the side. We need to start giving the 'best' of our younger players a proper look heading into the summer.