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Big squad again

Everybody we have who has featured for the side be it minutes or on the bench. Almost 50 players and yet we ended up relying on an unknown bench and Izzy Brown to try and save the game. Next season has already started. Contracts in years on the far right - i think are correct (may have missed updating one or two)

As always all posts from the sick vile igor who mocked the death of Leeds fans in Turkey will be deleted.

33. GK Kiko Casilla (32) 02/10/1986 (4)
01. GK Peacock-Farrell (22) 29/10/1996 (1)
13. GK Will Huffer (20) 30/10/1998 (0)
51. GK Kamil Miazek (22) 15/08/1996 (0)
02. RB Luke Ayling (27) 25/08/1991 (2)
xx. RB Vurnon Anita (30) 04/04/1989 (1)
xx. RB Lewie Coyle (22) 15/10/1995 (1)
06. CB Liam Cooper (27) 30/08/1991 (2)
18. CB Pontus Jansson (28) 13/02/1991 (3)
28. CB Gaetano Berardi (30) 21/08/1988 (1)
xx. CB Paudie O’Connor (20) 14/07/1997 (1)
50. CB Pascal Struijk (19) 11/08/1999 (2)
52. CB Aapo Halme (20) 22/05/1998 (2)
44. CB Hugo Diaz (22) 09/02/1997 (1)
35. CB Conor Shaughnessy (21) 30/06/1996 (2)
03. LB Barry Douglas (29) 04/09/1989 (2)
15. LB Stuart Dallas (28) 19/04/1991 (1)
12. LB Laurens De Bock (25) 07/11/1992 (3)
20. LB Tom Pearce (21) 12/04/1998 (3)
40. LB Leif Davis (19) 12/01/2000 (2)
xx. LB Tyler Denton (22) 06/09/1995 (1)
23. CM Kalvin Phillips (23) 02/12/1995 (2)
04. CM Adam Forshaw (27) 08/10/1991 (3)
43. CM Mateusz Klich (28) 13/06/1990 (1)
46. CM Jamie Shackleton (19) 08/10/1999 (2)
53..CM Robbie Gotts (19) 09/11/1999 (3)
xx. CM Eunan O’Kane (28) 10/07/1990 (2)
49. CM Oriol Rey (21) 25/02/1998 (1)
14. CAM Samu Saiz (27) 22/01/1991 (2)
xx. CM Yusuke Ideguchi (21) 23/08/1996 (3)
42. CM Callum Nicell (19) 30/10/1999 (1)
19. RM Pablo Hernandez (34) 11/04/1985 (1)
47. RM Jack Clarke (18) 23/11/2000 (2)
xx. RM Pawel Cibicki (25) 09/01/1994 (2)
xx. RM Hadi Sacko (25) 24/03/1994 (1)
48. RM Jordan Stevens (18) 25/03/2000 (1)
10. LB Ezgjan Alioski (27) 12/02/1992 (2)
54. LM Clarke Odour (19) 25/06/1999 (1)
09. ST Patrick Bamford (25) 05/09/1993 (3)
07. ST Kemar Roofe (26) 06/01/1993 (1)
11. ST Tyler Roberts (20) 12/01/1999 (3)
xx. ST Jay-Roy Grot (21) 13/03/1998 (2)
39. ST Ryan Edmondson (17) 20/05/2001 (2)
57. ST Kun Temenuzhkov (19) 01/02/2000 (1)
xx. ST Malik Wilks (20) 15/12/1998 (3)
xx. ST Caleb Ekuban (24) 07/12/1994 (2)
41. ST Sam Dalby (19) 17/01/2000 (1)

posted on 17/5/19

comment by Sol (U2745)
posted 8 hours, 55 minutes ago
I reckon around 22 of those are academy players. There's definitely some dead wood we need to get rid of, but I don't get the point of lumping everyone in a big list.

It's not the first team squad. Nothing like it.
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It’s everyone who has tasted time with the squad
If Bielsa leaves it’s exactly what any new manager would start with - full list and whittle it down from there.
It also shows just how difficult it is going to be to finance any more players next season and looks like we are selling before buying unless external funds are sourced. It’s going to cost millions to release players so plenty likely to leave on load again

comment by Sol (U2745)

posted on 17/5/19

It’s everyone who has tasted time with the squad
If Bielsa leaves it’s exactly what any new manager would start with - full list and whittle it down from there.
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There's 14 (I think) players aged 20 or under. You can't really be suggesting that if they aren't in a manager's 1st team plans we should get rid.

They just go back to the u23's, unless they aren't wanted there.

posted on 17/5/19

I am staggered by the length of that list. And if the useless set of f@ckers who played on the night are the best of the squad we've got, AR may as well chuck his money into the nearest bin.
What a depressing post. But an informative one.

posted on 17/5/19

Loads of u23s in there. Some of who will definitely be on their way out anyway like Paudie OConnor and at least one of the keepers.

Anita, Grot, Cibicki, Sacko, Ideguchi, O'Kane, Shaughnessy are the dead wood there. Ekuban is already on his way out with a little profit. I think Grot and Cibicki will be easy to move on back to their leagues without much fuss. Not sure how Shaughnessy has done in Scotland but think he will be fairly easy to move on a free as he's young and won't be on much.

Problem will be Ideguchi and O'Kane with the long term injuries, Anita who's value has dropped massively since signing for us and Sacko. If they'll loaned out again, it's not much of an issue.

posted on 17/5/19

comment by Sol (U2745)
posted 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
It’s everyone who has tasted time with the squad
If Bielsa leaves it’s exactly what any new manager would start with - full list and whittle it down from there.
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There's 14 (I think) players aged 20 or under. You can't really be suggesting that if they aren't in a manager's 1st team plans we should get rid.

They just go back to the u23's, unless they aren't wanted there.


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Not at all but if they all go back to the U23s there is not much room for any 16-18 yr olds coming though.
Take away the U23s and you still have a huge squad with too many players we will not be able to offload easily. The good news is that there are plenty down to 1 year deals who we dont really need and so these could be loaned out and then freed.

comment by Sol (U2745)

posted on 17/5/19

comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Sol (U2745)
posted 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
It’s everyone who has tasted time with the squad
If Bielsa leaves it’s exactly what any new manager would start with - full list and whittle it down from there.
________________

There's 14 (I think) players aged 20 or under. You can't really be suggesting that if they aren't in a manager's 1st team plans we should get rid.

They just go back to the u23's, unless they aren't wanted there.


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Not at all but if they all go back to the U23s there is not much room for any 16-18 yr olds coming though.
Take away the U23s and you still have a huge squad with too many players we will not be able to offload easily. The good news is that there are plenty down to 1 year deals who we dont really need and so these could be loaned out and then freed.
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There's room for 16-18 year olds in the u18's. If they're good enough they'll move up and the displaced will eventually move on.

Kids don't always make it. I don't see a problem with youth team numbers. They aren't the problem in terms of moving deadwood on.

It's just bizarre to include kids who sat on the bench once because we needed to make up the numbers to try and illustrate an oversized squad.

There is deadwood to move on, just be honest about the actual problem. The squad size is nowhere near 50

posted on 17/5/19

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posted on 18/5/19

Notable absence is Bogusz but there are others missing as well.
Not so concerned about some on long contracts, I am worried though that the likes on Roofe are on very short contracts, we need to get them signed up immediately.

posted on 18/5/19

comment by Elsbels (U21658)
posted 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
Notable absence is Bogusz but there are others missing as well.
Not so concerned about some on long contracts, I am worried though that the likes on Roofe are on very short contracts, we need to get them signed up immediately.
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Ah yeah bogusz - I had thought to add him in and then forgot

posted on 19/5/19

xx. RB Vurnon Anita (30) 04/04/1989 (1)
28. CB Gaetano Berardi (30) 21/08/1988 (1)
35. CB Conor Shaughnessy (21) 30/06/1996 (2)
03. LB Barry Douglas (29) 04/09/1989 (2)
15. LB Stuart Dallas (28) 19/04/1991 (1)
12. LB Laurens De Bock (25) 07/11/1992 (3)
04. CM Adam Forshaw (27) 08/10/1991 (3)
xx. CM Eunan O’Kane (28) 10/07/1990 (2)
xx. CM Yusuke Ideguchi (21) 23/08/1996 (3)
xx. RM Pawel Cibicki (25) 09/01/1994 (2)
xx. RM Hadi Sacko (25) 24/03/1994 (1)
54. LM Clarke Odour (19) 25/06/1999 (1)
07. ST Kemar Roofe (26) 06/01/1993 (1)
09. ST Patrick Bamford (25) 05/09/1993 (3)
xx. ST Caleb Ekuban (24) 07/12/1994 (2)

Not sure if I would sell Bamford, have to think a bit on that.

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