Squad Lists 2018/19

[Monkey Tennis]

I agree with the fact there are probably four teams worse than you. However regarding Kay, he’s talented but has very little knowledge of the game, doesn’t put his head up and is quite greedy and had a real attitude problem at Chesterfield. Glad we didn’t sign him because we offered him a contract

Yeah, he lost his head with the ref the other night in a friendly against a team of kids. Looks talented but with a short fuse. Hopefully we see the best of him.

 

[Railway Blue]

A Final Update for ours, we're so well prepared and ready we've even done our squad numbers which I've also included:

Goalkeepers
1. Dean Brill
12. Charlie Grainger
24. Sam Sargeant

Defenders
2. Sam Ling
3. Joe Widdowson
5. George Elokobi
6. Josh Coulson
14. Myles Judd
15. Dan Happe
21. Marvin Ekpiteta

Midfielders
7. Jobi McAnuff
4. Alex Lawless
8. Craig Clay
11. James Dayton
16. James Brophy
17. Dale Gorman
19. Josh Koroma
22. Charlie Lee

Forwards
9. Macauley Bonne
10. David Mooney
18. Matt Harrold
20. Ruel Sotiriou
27. James Alabi

Our squad reports back for training tomorrow and we've completed our squad for the coming season. We already had around 22 players under contract anyway and we only needed one central midfielder and one striker to sign.

That squad should be challenging for the top 7 IMO. There is enough of a mix of youth and experience and squad depth there to do so. We're strong in the wide positions IMO.

For me we still lack a bit of bite in midfield, Alex Lawless is very meh and Charlie Lee spent all of last season out with an ACL injury, so who knows what he will come back like.

Up front is a bit of lottery, Bonne is a good player for this level as we all know after 25 goals last season, so keeping him is key. Mooney was fucking shite last season but still found 6 goals and won us some points early on.

James Alabi has to wake himself up to try and rediscover his Chester form after being shite all of last season.

Finally we have Matt Harrold who I personally don't think is that bad at this level, he has his uses up front and when defending with his height, but he is soon to be 35 and just keeps getting injured all the time and has to come off after around 65mins as age has caught up with him, he is currently out till September (allegedly!) so we may still bring in a loan striker. The worst decision Ling made last summer was giving him a two year deal, because its meant we can't get someone younger and better in who would've seen us gone from playoff contenders to maybe something a bit more.

You should piss this league with that squad. Alabi will score goals for you if you give him balls to run on to. So long as you don't expect him to win headers. If he doesn't get a few goals early his confidence will drain. Tranmere completely fucked him up. Good luck next season.

 

[Railway Blue]

Chester FC

Goalkeepers

Grant Shenton

Defenders

Dom Smalley
Alex Downes
Jon Moran
Matty Thomson
Steve Howson
John Pritchard
Matty Waters

Midfield

Craig Mahon
Nathan Brown
Scott Burton
Gary Roberts
Gary Stopforth
Rhain Hallawell
George Green
Matty Hughes
Iwan Murray
Dan Mooney

Strikers
None yet

Largely a team of youth graduates and players that have played for Bern and Jonno before.

 

[Steve_Wafc]

Chester FC

Goalkeepers

Grant Shenton

Defenders

Dom Smalley
Alex Downes
Jon Moran
Matty Thomson
Steve Howson
John Pritchard
Matty Waters

Midfield

Craig Mahon
Nathan Brown
Scott Burton
Gary Roberts
Gary Stopforth
Rhain Hallawell
George Green
Matty Hughes
Iwan Murray
Dan Mooney

Strikers
None yet

Largely a team of youth graduates and players that have played for Bern and Jonno before.

You have zero strikers?? My word. Folks on Red Passion are freaking out about us not having a proven senior striker yet, goodness knows how yours are holding up..

 

[Monkey Tennis]

In Conference North you can just stick a defender up front and see if that works.

 

[Steve_Wafc]

In Conference North you can just stick a defender up front and see if that works.

Simon Ainge is no longer available.

 

[Railway Blue]

You have zero strikers?? My word. Folks on Red Passion are freaking out about us not having a proven senior striker yet, goodness knows how yours are holding up..

We've had a tall striker trialling with us who has done well and scored 3 in two I think. Can't find out who it is yet, but Jonno reckons we're just assessing his fitness before we sign him. I suppose Matty Hughes and Iwan Murray could play up front as well.

 

[Harrier94]

We've had a tall striker trialling with us who has done well and scored 3 in two I think. Can't find out who it is yet, but Jonno reckons we're just assessing his fitness before we sign him. I suppose Matty Hughes and Iwan Murray could play up front as well.

Not Mani Dieseruvwe is it? Was with Salford last season and apparently hasn't been with them for this pre-season despite having another year left on his contract.

 

[Railway Blue]

Not Mani Dieseruvwe is it? Was with Salford last season and apparently hasn't been with them for this pre-season despite having another year left on his contract.

A mate speculates that it might be Deane Smalley?

 

[Bluandwite]

A mate speculates that it might be Deane Smalley?

He's right, Smalley is the trialist. Mind you we are after a Salford striker as well, don't know which one as they have 25,000 of them.

 

[Railway Blue]

He's right, Smalley is the trialist. Mind you we are after a Salford striker as well, don't know which one as they have 25,000 of them.

They'll be challenging City and United as the biggest team in Greater Manchester in 4 years time.

 

[Moss Rose Silkmen]

He's right, Smalley is the trialist. Mind you we are after a Salford striker as well, don't know which one as they have 25,000 of them.

Anthony Dudley?

 

[Gatekeeper]

We now have 7/8 players in our squad that have played more than 100 games for the club.

Can Salford City match that?

 

[John Still]

Our Professional appearances combined for our whole squad is not even 100.

 

[George Reilly's Hairpiece]

Keepers
Mark Cousins
Kai Mckenzie Lyle (Available for loan with new keeper to come in)
Rennel McKenzie Lyle

Defenders
Craig Robson
Callum Reynolds
Cheye Alexander
Elliot Johnson
Darnell Smith
David Tutonda
Joe Payne
Harry Taylor
Ricardo Santos (Injured for months rather than weeks)
Richard Brindley

Midfield
Andre Boucaud
Dan Sparkes
Charlee Adams
Jack Taylor
Dan Sweeney
Wes Fonguck
Fuad Sule
Nana Kyei
Fumnaya Shomotun
Simeon Akinola (Injured for months rather than weeks)
Mauro Vilhete (Injured for months rather than weeks)

Strikers
Jack Barham
Shaq Coulthirst
Dave Tarpey
Ephron Mason-Clarke
Malakai Mars
Alex Nicholls
John Akinde

Our squad is almost there now. A couple more hopefully to come in with one of them needing to be a target man up front. There is a huge Akinde shaped hole that needs to be filled.

Hard to gauge where we are giving the opposition in pre-season but goals are a concern. Relying heavily on Tarpey who is coming back from a serious injury and has only played a few games at this level anyway, Coulthirst who has never been prolific and Barham who is stepping up a long way from where he has been scoring for fun.

We should be good from set plays with Sparkes' delivery and I expect us to be hard to break down. Whether that will be good enough to challenge remains to be seen.

 

[Leewilson]

Goalkeepers
Elliott Justham
Lewis Moore

Left Backs
Liam Gordan
Ollie Harfield

Right Backs
Ben Nunn
Gavin Hoyte

Centre Backs
Luke Pennell
Alex Davey

Wingers
Lamar Reyonds
Elliot Bonds

Centre Mids
Matt Robinson
Tyrique Hyde
James Blanchfield
Harry Donavon

Forwards
Michael Cheek
Elliott Romain
Chike Kandi


Taylor is going to have to wheel and deal his way through the season. Hopefully get 1-2 experienced heads in on loan once the season gets going and inevitably some will be frozen out by parent clubs. We're looking weak though. Definitely a relegation battle this season.

 

[Soup Ladle]

Goalkeepers

Scott Loach
Ryan Catterick

Defenders

Carl Magnay
Andrew Davies
Myles Anderson
Louis Liang
Peter Kioso
Kenton Richardson
Mark Kitching

Midfielders

Liam Noble
Michael Woods
Ryan Donaldson
Connor Newton
Paddy McLoughlin
Josh Hawkes
Nicky Featherstone
Lewis Hawkins

Forwards

Luke James
Nico Muir
Jake Cassidy
Marcus Dinanga

Looks a good squad on paper but I still have reservations about the defence as if Davies gets injured we’re knackered. Lots of competition for places elsewhere though. Think we’ll be flitting between a preferred form of 352 and back 4 systems if needed because of injury, tactical reasons or suspension.

 

[Padge]

Updated Wrexham Squad
, We've played 4-2-3-1 in all our pre-season games so far

GK

Christian Dibble
Rob Laiton (Loan from Port Vale)


DEFENDERS

Kevin Roberts - RB
Manny Smith - CB
Shaun Pearson - CB
James Jennings - LB
Doug Tharme - CB - Offer contract yet to sign

Midfield

Mark Carrington - CM/RB/LB/
Luke Young - CM
Akil Wright - CM
Luke Summerfield - CM
Nicky Deverdics - CM
Leo Smith - CM
Paul Rutherford - RM/LM

FORWARDS

Rekeil Pyke (Loan from Huddersfield) - ST
Chris Holroyd - ST/LM
Mike Fondop-Talom - ST



Short on wingers, forwards and Defensive cover. Both keepers are currently injured too

Add a few youth to that maybe but nobody that looks like they can make much of a impact, had 4/5 trialist's last night too

Some good players signed but still going to be lacking width and cutting edge going forward imo. We cant afford a third season with one of the lowest goal tallies in the league. Could do with a player who can cover both centre back and full back.

 

[Steve_Wafc]

Some good players signed but still going to be lacking width and cutting edge going forward imo. We cant afford a third season with one of the lowest goal tallies in the league. Could do with a player who can cover both centre back and full back.

Think if we’re going with 3 more (but I think more may come now), then I’d like to see another centre forward, centre back cover (Carrington can cover both full back positions and also more cover if we sign this trialist right back) and an attacking left footed winger.

 

[Fyldefan]

Keepers

Lynch
Russel

Defenders

Burke
Byrne
Tunnicliffe
ZFA

Midfielders

Bond
Montrose
Croasdale
Hardy
Tasdermir
Cardle
Philliskirk

Forwards

Rowe


Once again the size of the squad is a pisstake. Leaving things late which means we’re gonna be getting loanees in.

 

[doveranddover]

DOVER ATHLETIC update (includes basketball squad)
GOALKEEPERS
Mitch Walker
Chris Lewington


DEFENDERS
Josh Passley
Kevin Lokko
Connor Essam
Manny Adebowale
Loui Fazakerley (player-coach)
Ejiro Okosieme
Moussa Diarra
Tim Schmoll


MIDFIELDERS
Mitch Brundle
Bedsente Gomis
Nortei Nortey


FORWARDS / WINGERS
Jamie Allen
Tobi Sho-Silva
Inih Effiong
Kadell Daniel
Anthony Jeffery

 

[Monkey Tennis]

DOVER ATHLETIC update (includes basketball squad)
GOALKEEPERS
Mitch Walker
Chris Lewington


DEFENDERS
Josh Passley
Kevin Lokko
Connor Essam
Manny Adebowale
Loui Fazakerley (player-coach)
Ejiro Okosieme
Moussa Diarra
Tim Schmoll


MIDFIELDERS
Mitch Brundle
Bedsente Gomis
Nortei Nortey


FORWARDS / WINGERS
Jamie Allen
Tobi Sho-Silva
Inih Effiong
Kadell Daniel
Anthony Jeffery

Playing six at the back?

 

[doveranddover]

it'll be 5-2-3
but kinnear has played 6 centre backs before [ not all at centre back]

 

[dobbo]

We have 15 players in the squad for our friendly against Macclesfield tonight, two of them being GK's and two being youth players. Can anyone lend us some players please?

 

[Railway Blue]

Keepers
Mark Cousins
Kai Mckenzie Lyle (Available for loan with new keeper to come in)
Rennel McKenzie Lyle

Defenders
Craig Robson
Callum Reynolds
Cheye Alexander
Elliot Johnson
Darnell Smith
David Tutonda
Joe Payne
Harry Taylor
Ricardo Santos (Injured for months rather than weeks)
Richard Brindley

Midfield
Andre Boucaud
Dan Sparkes
Charlee Adams
Jack Taylor
Dan Sweeney
Wes Fonguck
Fuad Sule
Nana Kyei
Fumnaya Shomotun
Simeon Akinola (Injured for months rather than weeks)
Mauro Vilhete (Injured for months rather than weeks)

Strikers
Jack Barham
Shaq Coulthirst
Dave Tarpey
Ephron Mason-Clarke
Malakai Mars
Alex Nicholls
John Akinde

Our squad is almost there now. A couple more hopefully to come in with one of them needing to be a target man up front. There is a huge Akinde shaped hole that needs to be filled.

Hard to gauge where we are giving the opposition in pre-season but goals are a concern. Relying heavily on Tarpey who is coming back from a serious injury and has only played a few games at this level anyway, Coulthirst who has never been prolific and Barham who is stepping up a long way from where he has been scoring for fun.

We should be good from set plays with Sparkes' delivery and I expect us to be hard to break down. Whether that will be good enough to challenge remains to be seen.

Would I be right in saying that Barnet now own the National League as they've been relegated into more times than any other team.

 

[CFC91]

Players released / sold
Ian Evatt - BARROW MANAGER
Sam Hird
Jack Brownell
Josh Kay - SIGNED FOR BARROW
Giles Coke - SIGNED FOR OLDHAM
Dylan Parkin - SIGNED FOR BOSTON
Delial Brewster
Ricky German
Scott Wiseman - SIGNED FOR SALFORD CITY
Kristian Dennis - SOLD TO NOTTS COUNTY - 200k
Alex Whitmore - SIGNED FOR GRIMSBY
Jak McCourt - SIGNED FOR SWINDON
Marshall Willock
Louis Dodds - SIGNED FOR PORT VALE (LOAN)
Chris O'Grady - SIGNED FOR OLDHAM

Players under contract but available to leave for no fee...
Joe Anyon
Jordan Sinnott

Players under contract
Gozie Ugwu
Jerome Binnom-Williams
Robbie Weir
Bradley Barry
Laurence Maguire
Joe Rowley
Charlie Wakefield
Drew Talbot
George Smith
Ify Ofoegbu
Zavon Hines

Signings In
Michael Nelson (Barnet)
Will Evans (Aldershot)
Sam Wedgbury (Wrexham)
Shwan Jalal (Macclesfield)
Curtis Weston (Barnet)
Brad Nicholson (Handsworth Paramore)
Lee Shaw (Grantham)
Charlie Carter (Woking)
Sam Muggleton (York)

 

[Quakerz]

Darlington FC

Goalkeeper
Jonny Maddison

Defenders
Luke Trotman
Ben O'Hanlon
Terry Galbraith
Dom Collins
Jack Vaulks
Jonny Burn

Midfielders
Joe Wheatley
Mitchell Glover
Liam Hughes
David Syers
Stephen Thompson
Jordan Nicholson
Alex Henshall

Strikers
Simon Ainge
Reece Styche
Harvey Saunders
James Caton - Transfer listed

Think that's pretty much us done baring maybe a young keeper to sit on the bench and possibly a defensive midfielder. Though that may depend on getting rid of Caton and I don't have much hope of that happening. All in all I think we've strengthened and we'll definitely carry a goal threat next season. We need Jonny Burn to step up and fill Josh Heatons boots after he got a transfer to the SPL. Looking forward to the season ahead and think we have a good chance of making the top 7.

We certainly have enough midfielders, especially if we sign Tom Elliot.

Agree about carrying more of a goal threat this season, as not only do we have the best strike force in the division with Styche and Ainge, but we've added Nicholson who has a great goal scoring record too. With Thompson and Syers also being pretty good for goals I think we're definitely well set.

In nets I think we'll give Matty Bancroft another contract as understudy to Johnny Maddison.

Biggest worry is defence, where we have not only lost Josh Heaton, but a raft of other defenders too.

Certainly the likes of O'Hanlon, Galbraith and Trotman have proven to be quality defenders at this level but we only have a grand total of 6 out and out defenders? This is not enough, especially given that Collins is always crocked (and surprise, surprise is again), and Trotman often gets crocked.

We need more depth there, the squad is unbalanced.

 

[#Beebot]

Maidenhead:

GK:
Carl Pentney
Nick Hamann

DF:
Remy Clerima
Ryan Peters
Rene Steer
Max Kilman
Alan Massey
Ayo Obileye (Eastleigh)
Jake Goodman (Bromley)

MF:
Harold Odametey
James Comley
Ryan Upward
Nana Owusu
Christian Smith
Sean McCormack
Herson Alves (Brentford)
Max Worsfold (Staines)
Ravi Shamsi (Chesham)
James Mulley (Hampton & Richmond)
Harry Pritchard (Blackpool)
Sam Barratt (Southend)

FW:
Josh Kelly
Adrian Clifton
Ryan Bird (Dover)
James Akintunde (Chester)
Jake Hyde (Woking)
Sean Marks (Hornchurch)

 

[Tin Roofs & Stone Steps]

Goalkeeper.
David Gregory

Defenders.
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling
Dan Johnson
Jack Holland
Mark Anthony-Okoye
Roger Johnson
Jake Goodman

Midfielders.
Bobby-Joe Taylor
Kyle De Silva
Frankie Raymond
Frankie Sutherland
Adam Mekki
Aiden Enver
Reece Meekums
Jordan Higgs

Strikers.
Omar Bugiel
George Porter
Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe

By all accounts we’re expecting another 1 or 2 to come in. Greg Cundle & Jack Williams look to be the players in that bracket but don’t quote me on that...yet.

 

[DarkSithLord]

Goalkeepers

Sam Ramsbottom
Ross Durrant
Tom Nicholson


Defenders

Luke Shiels
Cieron Keane (released)
Josh Wilde
Jack Lane
James Clifton
Josh Clackstone
Martin Riley


Midfielders

Tom Platt
Craig King
Craig Disley (released(
Danny Clarke
Nathan Hotte
Bobby Johnson
Callum Chettle
Harry Middleton


Strikers

Tom Denton
Curtis Bateson
Richard Peniket
Declan Bacon

By far the and away the strongest squad we have had for 5 years since the Akinde season.
We look very very solid. If we can stay injury free I belive we can mount a serious promotion challenge. Cant see us going forward with three keepers. Ross Durrant may leave.