I know this was done a few weeks ago (sorry I can't remember who posted it) but now we are down and the season has ended thought I would look at the team, who will go, who will stay, what we need to bring in. Some reserves youth players included, So....
Goalkeepers
Paul Robinson - SOLD £2mil
Mark Bunn - STAYING
Jake Kean - STAYING
Sebastian Usai - STAYING
Defenders
Michel Salgado - Out Of Contract GONE
Martin Olsson - SOLD £3-4mil
Gael Givet - SOLD £3mil
Scott Dann - STAYING (No one would buy him after this season surely?)
Bradley Orr - STAYING
Grant Hanley - STAYING
Bruno Ribeiro - STAYING
Anthony O'Connor - STAYING
Myles Anderson - STAYING
Adam Henley - STAYING
Jackson Ramm - STAYING
Midfield
David Dunn - STAYING
Mauro Formica - SOLD £2mil
Vincenzo Grella - Out of Contract... GONE
Morten Gamst Pedersen - SOLD £2mil
Radosav Petrovic - STAYING...
Steven Nzonzi - SOLD £4mil
Ruben Rochina - STAYING
Marcus Olsson - STAYING
Junior Hoilett - Out of Contract GONE
Simon Vukcevic - Who knows? SOLD £1.5mil
Jason Lowe - STAYING
Amine Linganzi - STAYING
Josh Morris - STAYING
Zac Aley - STAYING
Robbie Cotton - STAYING
Herold Goulon - Out of Contract GONE
James Knowles - STAYING
Tim Payne - STAYING
Raheem Hanley - STAYING (think his contract is up this summer though...)
Striker
Anthony Modeste (on loan from Brdeaux ) GONE
Jordan Slew - STAYING
Nick Blackman - Out of Contract (think he will stay) STAYING
Ayegbeni Yakubu - SOLD £3mil
David Goodwillie - STAYING
Micah Evans - STAYING
Jamie Maclaren -STAYING
Osayamen Osawe - STAYING
OK so that leaves us with this team (including reserves and some youth players, so some you would imagine will get know where near the first team, but who knows!)
GK
Mark Bunn, Jake Kean, Sebastian Usai
DF
Scott Dann, Bradley Orr, Grant Hanley, Bruno Ribeiro, Anthony O'Connor, Myles Anderson, Adam Henley, Jackson Ramm
MF
David Dunn, Radosav Petrovic, Ruben Rochina, Marcus Olsson, Jason Lowe, Amine Linganzi, Josh Morris, Zac Aley, Robbie Cotton,James Knowles, Tim Payne, Raheem Hanley
FW
Jordan Slew, Nick Blackman, David Goodwillie, Micah Evans, Jamie Maclaren, Osayamen Osawe
With player sales of £20.5mil (perhaps a bit generous....) and lets say the Owners give us £5mil to spend (again a bit generous perhaps...) who would you like brought in?
I think Forwards may be a problem, looks like we have a lot but most are very young, so a Championship goalscorer should be brought in. Couple in midfield and a couple of defenders. Any suggestions?
I know that we may end up with playing with what we have, investment seems unlikely, and they seem to want to bring through youth, but surely we will get a couple of players.
What do you guys think? Any others going? Is that squad good enough for the Championship? Do we need to strengthen?
With Kean in charge may be hard, perhaps he will go... (wishful thinking)
Rovers squad for Championship
posted on 14/5/12
I think Scott Dann will go and I also reckon we'll get £5mil for the Yak. He wanted to stay with us in January so I don't think he'll go to Kean begging for a move.
posted on 14/5/12
Raheem Hanley is a midfielder. He'll probably be going, though.
It's 50/50 with Pedersen, I reckon he may stay.
posted on 14/5/12
Ooops, ill adjust that, my mistake. To many player with similar names
Was unsure about peds, just think he may feel time is up now. With his wages as well, I imagine the owners will want rid.
posted on 14/5/12
Terrible squad.
And no, we will not sign any decent established players. Look for those that have starring roles on the bench at Leyton Orient or Aberdeen...
posted on 14/5/12
Raheem Hanley is out of contract he will leave and i don't think as many players will leave as you think they all have been shockingly bad i don't think many clubs will want them.N'zonzi M Ollson Robinson Yakuba Hoilett will go but the rest don't think so
posted on 14/5/12
Can see Dann going. Its hard to believe he really is as bad as he's looked this season and I expect some club to see things that way as well and put in a bid of £3-4m for him.
posted on 14/5/12
Well that adds Givet, Formica and Pedersen back into the mix then skinrovers.
Still, if what I imagine will happen, happens, which is little to no investment, our squad still looks very weak. Don't you agree?
------------------------------Bunn-----------------------------------
Orr---------------Dann------------Hanley-----------------Givet
--------------------Dunn----------Lowe------------------------
Formica-----------------Rochina----------Pedersen/Olsson
---------------------------Goodwille--------------------------------
Subs: Kean, Henley, CB, Petrovic, Either MGP or Olsson, Morris, Blackman
That would be the starting line up ans potential subs with the players you mentioned in the team as well skinrovers that I think I would pick. It is the depth from the rest of the squad which is a bit worrying, beyond the first 11 and a few of the subs. Injuries (which will happen especially to players like Dunn) would criple us. Agree with that team?
posted on 14/5/12
That team is with a few of the players I think may leave, staying. Obviously no transfers as well.
posted on 14/5/12
I think the team is good enough to come back up It's the manager that's the problem.We just need Venky's to sack Kean and install a good manager i missed Givet i think he's going
posted on 15/5/12
I think Givet will be gone as well. So replace him at left back with Henley or Olsson maybe?