Next Season's Team

[TILTON]

I'm not even judging this on what division we are in but I think as the saying goes you learn an awful lot about players when times are tough.

So I believe it's this lot of of contract etc Ruddy, Etheridge, Roberts, Gardner, Hogan, Juke, Sunjic, Roberts, Burke, Anderson, Oakley, Drameh, Stansfield, Dozzell, Aiwu, Basey, Browne and Mayo.

Of these I'd happily enlist Ruddy and Juke into our academy coaching if they are looking down that path.  If we do go down I would keep them registered as players but only as bench presence so to speak with the odd 10 minutes for Juke.  

The rest I have no real interest in keeping or signing.  Stansfield has gone missing and shows his lack of experience.  I would say even £4m+ is too much for him.  Dozzell is not that much better than Sunjic.  Anderson clearly has fitness issues and one injury finished him for the majority of this season.

Miyoshi I like and I doubt we'd have much offers for him. KEEP
Bacuna is sometimes frustrating but he is a battler. KEEP
James I believe will be snapped up in the summer regardless of what happens.  He has gone missing like Stansfield. SELL
Prithchard a big disappointment, perhaps he don't fancy it. KEEP (Probably no choice)
Paik I do like him and it's been a hell of a settling period KEEP
Bielik another one with injuries and maybe his wages stops him going anywhere.  KEEP (for now)
Dembele I would try to move on and I dare say there would be suitors wanting to pay what we paid. SELL
Longelo I literally have no words, don't think he will ever make a regular player. SELL or LOAN (Get Rid)
Laird I do like him and still think there's a player that could fetch some cash. KEEP
Williams don't know enough but he's not going to threaten the first team. SELL or LOAN
Chang hopefully he is ready to start again. KEEP
Hall not really settled into a period of playing regular.  KEEP
Donovan got bags of talent will improve when he bulks up. KEEP
Toilet Roberts I have no words other than what is already said SELL or pay someone to take that contract off us!
Sanderson this man is a bit of a fraud, the poster boy is just a show pony.  SELL
Buchanan he's a little lightweight but I still think he's got room to develop. KEEP
Campbell I would get rid as not shown anything to suggest he can get into the team.  SELL
Khela should be one to look at but maybe a better quality loan out to see.  LOAN

The development remaining players I do not know much about but we may have to involve a few of them next season if this one goes belly up.

The priorities next season in reality is a new team to be built around Bacuna, Buchanan, Miyoshi, Bielik, Paik, Donovan, Hall, Chang and Laird.  We definitely need 4 big central figures to the squad from keeper through to target man.  Men not boys!!!

[Sammy Wren]

I'd be happy to none of them again, then again I'm not thinking straight at the moment.

[bignumbernine]

Relegation will play a huge role.

No chance the likes of JJ, Dembele, Sunjic and possibly Bielik will want to play League One.

I would hope the squad gets rebuilt around a homegrown core of Josh Williams, Alfie Chang, George Hall and Romelle Donovan. Who remains beyond that I have no clue.

[gammo]

We need to stay up - one, because we need to and two, because I'd love to see how the new owners are going to approach the transition.

Going down would give us a false dawn because we'd have players in league 1 that might not necessarily go into the Championship with us (should we go back up first go) - we'd have to start the recruitment all over again. Next season is the rebirth of the playing squad and it HAS to be in the championship.

As for this season, I'd go extreme and tell this lot that there's a bonus per player for keeping us up - might not be the best move bowing down to mercenaries but the extra money giving to them would be money well spent not going down.