Squad So Far...

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PNE

GK: Chris Maxwell
GK: Declan Rudd
GK: Matt Hudson (2nd year pro)
GK: Callum Roberts (1st year pro)

RB: Callum Woods
RB: Marnick Vermijl
RB: Darnell Fisher
CB: Paul Huntington
CB: Tom Clarke (injured till Christmas)
CB: Andy Boyle
LCB: Tommy Spurr
LCB: Ben Davies
LB: Greg Cunningham
LB: Kevin O'Connor
LB: Josh Earl (1st year pro)

CM: Ben Pearson
CM: Alan Browne
CM: Paul Gallagher
CM: John Welsh
CM: Liam Grimshaw
CM: Melle Meulensteen (1st year pro)

RW/ LW: Daryl Horgan
AM/ CM: Daniel Johnson
AM/LW: Josh Harrop
LW/ ST: Callum Robinson
LM: Ben Pringle

ST: Jordan Hugill
ST/ RW: Tom Barkhuizen
ST: Sean Maguire
ST: Stevie May
ST: Eoin Doyle

Hopefully we can find permanent moves for Pringle, Doyle and Grimshaw and get loan clubs for the youth players (although Josh Earl looks like he could play a part to me).

Definitely need another CB while Tom Clarke is out, plus another CM in a similar mould to Pearson. Think we'll be in the market for another striker, maybe two depending on departures. Possibly another winger at a push.

Maxwell
Woods, Huntington, Boyle, Cunningham
Pearson, Browne
Barkhuizen, Harrop, Robinson
Hugill
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Made definite progress as a squad with the likes of Horgan, Gallagher and Johnson on the bench.

 

[JaseTheVillain]

GK:
Pierluigi Gollini*
Mark Bunn
Jed Steer

RB:
Alan Hutton
Richie De Laet
James Bree
Micah Richards**

LB:
Jordan Amavi**
Neil Taylor
Aly Cissokho**

CB:
John Terry
Nathan Baker
James Chester
Tommy Elphick

CM:
Mile Jedinak
Conor Hourihane
Henri Lansbury
Leandro Bacuna
Gary Gardner
Jordan Veretout**
Aaron Tshibola**

Wings:
Albert Adomah
Andre Green
Birkir Bjarnason
Jack Grealish

FW:
Jonathan Kodjia
Ross McBigmac
Gabriel Agbonlahor
Scott Hogan

*Out on loan, unlikely to return
**Likely to be sold

Best team right now?

Bunn
Hutton Chester Terry Taylor
Jedi
Hourihane Lansbury
Adomah -------------------- Green
Kodjia​

Couple of additions and we SHOULD be pushing top 2 this season.

 

[Blitzballer]

GK:
Pierluigi Gollini*
Mark Bunn
Jed Steer

RB:
Alan Hutton
Richie De Laet
James Bree
Micah Richards**

LB:
Jordan Amavi**
Neil Taylor
Aly Cissokho**

CB:
John Terry
Nathan Baker
James Chester
Tommy Elphick

CM:
Mile Jedinak
Conor Hourihane
Henri Lansbury
Leandro Bacuna
Gary Gardner
Jordan Veretout**
Aaron Tshibola**

Wings:
Albert Adomah
Andre Green
Birkir Bjarnason
Jack Grealish

FW:
Jonathan Kodjia
Ross McBigmac
Gabriel Agbonlahor
Scott Hogan

*Out on loan, unlikely to return
**Likely to be sold

Best team right now?

Bunn
Hutton Chester Terry Taylor
Jedi
Hourihane Lansbury
Adomah -------------------- Green
Kodjia​

Couple of additions and we SHOULD be pushing top 2 this season.

What's the deal with Samba mate?

 

[JaseTheVillain]

What's the deal with Samba mate?

Fucked if I know, he's been training with us since February, they reckon there's still a chance he could sign, but I don't see it happening, he'd have a contract by now if so. Surely it doesn't take 5 months to prove yourself worthy of a contract.

 

[KevinMcallister]

GK
Robert Green
Felix Wiedwald
Marco Silvestri
Bailey peacock-Farrell (possibly going out on loan)

DEF
Luke Ayling
Pontus Jansson
Liam Cooper
Paudie O'Connor
Gaetano Berardi
Tyler Denton
Guiseppe Belusci

MID
Vurnun Anita
Pablo Hernandez
Liam Bridcutt
Ronaldo Vieira
Kalvin Phillips
Mateusz Klich
Stuart Dallas
Hadi Sacko
Madger Gomes
Toumani Diagouraga

ATT
Kemar Roofe
Chris Wood
Marcus Antonsson
Souleymane Doukara

I expect a lot more trimming and adding

 

[JJH]

Off the top of my head...

GKs - Frank Fielding, Ivan Lucic*, Max O'Leary*, Marcus Bettinelli(?).

Defenders - Zak Vyner*, Eros Pisano, Bailey Wright, Hordur Magnusson, Jens Hegeler, Aden Flint, Taylor Moore*, Scott Golbourne, Joe Bryan.

Midfielders - Jamie Paterson, Josh Brownhill, Korey Smith, Gary O'Neil, Bobby Reid, Callum O'Dowda, Lee Tomlin, Marlon Pack, George Dowling*, Diego De Girolamo*.

Strikers - Matty Taylor, Gustav Engvall, Milan Djuric, Famara Diedhiou, Shawn McCoulsky*.

* - promising academy players that could feature at any stage.

(?) - potential signing (Bettinelli).

Need a keeper, winger and a midfielder really. Another couple of full backs and a striker would be nice as well.

 

[Madejski]

Reading's squad so far..

GOALKEEPERS:
Ali Al-Habsi
Anssi Jaakkola

DEFENDERS:
Paul McShane
Liam Moore
Tiago Ilori
Tyler Blackett
Jake Cooper
Chris Gunter
Jordan Obita
Robert Dickie
Tennai Watson

CENTRAL MIDFIELD:
John Swift
George Evans
Liam Kelly
Joey van den Berg
Stephen Quinn
Pelle Clement
Sandro Wieser

WINGERS:
Garath McCleary
Roy Beerens
Callum Harriott
Adrian Popa
Paolo Hurtado
Josh Barrett

STRIKERS:
Yann Kermorgant
Joseph Mendes
Dominic Samuel
Yakou Meite

Italics/Underlined for players I expect to leave.

I think we will need a new first choice goalkeeper, two strikers and a back-up defender.

 

[HertsWolf]

Reading's squad so far..

GOALKEEPERS:
Ali Al-Habsi

Italics/Underlined for players I expect to leave.

What's the story there? Always liked him.

 

[MagpieBee]

Brentford Squad at the moment:

Goalkeepers:
Daniel Bentley
Luke Daniels
Jack Bonham*

Right Back:
Maxime Colin
Henrik Dalsgaard
Josh Clarke

Centre Back:
Harlee Dean**
Yoann Barbet
John Egan
Andreas Bjelland**
Chris Mepham

Left Back:
Rico Henry
Tom Field

Centre Mid:
Kamohelo Mokotjo
Josh McEachran
Nico Yennaris
Ryan Woods
Lewis Macleod
Romaine Sawyers
Alan Judge
Konstantin Kerschbaummer*

Wingers:
Florian Jozefzoon
Sergi Canos
Jota**

Strikers:
Lasse Vibe**
Justin Shaibu

* Out on Loan
** Out of contract at the end of the season, expect them to be sold unless they agree new deals

The midfield and defence look very strong, with good depth, on paper. It'll be a blow if we lose Dean but we planned ahead by getting Egan, and I trust us to bring in a good replacement if he goes. Jota will be a massive miss if he goes, should get a good fee for him, I just hope he goes to the PL and not another team in this division.

Lasse should sign a new contract, but we massively need more depth up front. Not too concerned about the wings as Judge and Clarke can play there, but we need one or two strikers, and have done since Gray left unfortunately. Shaibu, while a decent prospect, can't be relied upon to play many minutes.

We should have a decent amount of cash to splash on a striker, we have the Hogan fee, and we've sold Gogia and Hofmann for decent fees this summer too.

Other than a new striker, it'll be one in one out at best. Might be that we do our usual thing of waiting 6/12 months to sign a replacement so the prices come down.

Starting XI:

Bentley

Colin - Dean - Barbet - Henry

Woods - Mokotjo
Judge

Jota - New Striker - Canos

Bench: Daniels, Dalsgaard, Bjelland, Yennaris, Sawyers, Macleod, Jozefzoon​

 

[LeylandWhite]

Brentford Squad at the moment:

Goalkeepers:
Daniel Bentley
Luke Daniels
Jack Bonham*

Right Back:
Maxime Colin
Henrik Dalsgaard
Josh Clarke

Centre Back:
Harlee Dean**
Yoann Barbet
John Egan
Andreas Bjelland**
Chris Mepham

Left Back:
Rico Henry
Tom Field

Centre Mid:
Kamohelo Mokotjo
Josh McEachran
Nico Yennaris
Ryan Woods
Lewis Macleod
Romaine Sawyers
Alan Judge
Konstantin Kerschbaummer*

Wingers:
Florian Jozefzoon
Sergi Canos
Jota**

Strikers:
Lasse Vibe**
Justin Shaibu

* Out on Loan
** Out of contract at the end of the season, expect them to be sold unless they agree new deals

The midfield and defence look very strong, with good depth, on paper. It'll be a blow if we lose Dean but we planned ahead by getting Egan, and I trust us to bring in a good replacement if he goes. Jota will be a massive miss if he goes, should get a good fee for him, I just hope he goes to the PL and not another team in this division.

Lasse should sign a new contract, but we massively need more depth up front. Not too concerned about the wings as Judge and Clarke can play there, but we need one or two strikers, and have done since Gray left unfortunately. Shaibu, while a decent prospect, can't be relied upon to play many minutes.

We should have a decent amount of cash to splash on a striker, we have the Hogan fee, and we've sold Gogia and Hofmann for decent fees this summer too.

Other than a new striker, it'll be one in one out at best. Might be that we do our usual thing of waiting 6/12 months to sign a replacement so the prices come down.

Starting XI:

Bentley

Colin - Dean - Barbet - Henry

Woods - Mokotjo
Judge

Jota - New Striker - Canos

Bench: Daniels, Dalsgaard, Bjelland, Yennaris, Sawyers, Macleod, Jozefzoon​

Looks like a very good squad to me on paper.

Got to fancy you lot to have another good season.

 

[Madejski]

What's the story there? Always liked him.

Al-Hilal have bid for him.

He would get a higher wage and longer contract, as well as being much closer to home. So seems a no brainer.

Has been our player of the season the last two years and was the best keeper in the league last season so will be a big miss.

Does give us the opportunity to sign someone younger (Ali is 35) and more importantly for our style, hopefully a keeper who is good on the ball.

 

[JoshBCFC]

Off the top of my head...

GKs - Frank Fielding, Ivan Lucic*, Max O'Leary*, Marcus Bettinelli(?).

Defenders - Zak Vyner*, Eros Pisano, Bailey Wright, Hordur Magnusson, Jens Hegeler, Aden Flint, Taylor Moore*, Scott Golbourne, Joe Bryan.

Midfielders - Jamie Paterson, Josh Brownhill, Korey Smith, Gary O'Neil, Bobby Reid, Callum O'Dowda, Lee Tomlin, Marlon Pack, George Dowling*, Diego De Girolamo*.

Strikers - Matty Taylor, Gustav Engvall, Milan Djuric, Famara Diedhiou, Shawn McCoulsky*.

* - promising academy players that could feature at any stage.

(?) - potential signing (Bettinelli).

Need a keeper, winger and a midfielder really. Another couple of full backs and a striker would be nice as well.

Out of that we will probably play a 4-4-2 with this team:
GK: Fielding
RB: Pisano
CB: Flint
CB: Wright
LB: Bryan
RM: Brownhill
CM: Smith
CM: Pack
LM: Paterson
ST: Diedhiou
ST: Djuric/Taylor

 

[markwwfc1992]

Out of that we will probably play a 4-4-2 with this team:
GK: Fielding
RB: Pisano
CB: Flint
CB: Wright
LB: Bryan
RM: Brownhill
CM: Smith
CM: Pack
LM: Paterson
ST: Diedhiou
ST: Djuric/Taylor

Does Tomlin not make the team anymore?

 

[JoshBCFC]

Does Tomlin not make the team anymore?

Too inconsistent. Also hard to fit into a formation when we have 4/5 strikers vying for a first-team spot.

 

[JJH]

Does Tomlin not make the team anymore?

He should do but him and LJ aren't the best of friends.

 

[Ciderup]

He should do but him and LJ aren't the best of friends.

As things stand, unless Diedhou is friggin' Messi, I think we're in deep shit!

 

[blade1889]

Off the top of my head...

GKs - Frank Fielding, Ivan Lucic*, Max O'Leary*, Marcus Bettinelli(?).

Defenders - Zak Vyner*, Eros Pisano, Bailey Wright, Hordur Magnusson, Jens Hegeler, Aden Flint, Taylor Moore*, Scott Golbourne, Joe Bryan.

Midfielders - Jamie Paterson, Josh Brownhill, Korey Smith, Gary O'Neil, Bobby Reid, Callum O'Dowda, Lee Tomlin, Marlon Pack, George Dowling*, Diego De Girolamo*.

Strikers - Matty Taylor, Gustav Engvall, Milan Djuric, Famara Diedhiou, Shawn McCoulsky*.

* - promising academy players that could feature at any stage.

(?) - potential signing (Bettinelli).

Need a keeper, winger and a midfielder really. Another couple of full backs and a striker would be nice as well.

How is Diego doing JJ?

 

[JJH]

How is Diego doing JJ?

Not doing much mate, he scored a few for our reserves last year and was sent out on loan to Cheltenham and scored a couple there, but I don't think he'll be in the first team anytime soon.

Scored a couple in a pre-season friendly today but I think it'll be another year of hanging around for him. Pemberton was the man who brought him into the club and he was sacked last season so I'm not really sure where Diego's future lies in honesty.

 

[SamScfc]

Brentford Squad at the moment:

Goalkeepers:
Daniel Bentley
Luke Daniels
Jack Bonham*

Right Back:
Maxime Colin
Henrik Dalsgaard
Josh Clarke

Centre Back:
Harlee Dean**
Yoann Barbet
John Egan
Andreas Bjelland**
Chris Mepham

Left Back:
Rico Henry
Tom Field

Centre Mid:
Kamohelo Mokotjo
Josh McEachran
Nico Yennaris
Ryan Woods
Lewis Macleod
Romaine Sawyers
Alan Judge
Konstantin Kerschbaummer*

Wingers:
Florian Jozefzoon
Sergi Canos
Jota**

Strikers:
Lasse Vibe**
Justin Shaibu

* Out on Loan
** Out of contract at the end of the season, expect them to be sold unless they agree new deals

The midfield and defence look very strong, with good depth, on paper. It'll be a blow if we lose Dean but we planned ahead by getting Egan, and I trust us to bring in a good replacement if he goes. Jota will be a massive miss if he goes, should get a good fee for him, I just hope he goes to the PL and not another team in this division.

Lasse should sign a new contract, but we massively need more depth up front. Not too concerned about the wings as Judge and Clarke can play there, but we need one or two strikers, and have done since Gray left unfortunately. Shaibu, while a decent prospect, can't be relied upon to play many minutes.

We should have a decent amount of cash to splash on a striker, we have the Hogan fee, and we've sold Gogia and Hofmann for decent fees this summer too.

Other than a new striker, it'll be one in one out at best. Might be that we do our usual thing of waiting 6/12 months to sign a replacement so the prices come down.

Starting XI:

Bentley

Colin - Dean - Barbet - Henry

Woods - Mokotjo
Judge

Jota - New Striker - Canos

Bench: Daniels, Dalsgaard, Bjelland, Yennaris, Sawyers, Macleod, Jozefzoon​

What an exciting side that is, fancy Brentford for top 6 this season, assuming they keep hold of their better players.

 

[lee Stand]

We've signed Curtis Davis

 

[SUTSS]

Goalkeepers:
Angus Gunn
Remi Matthews
Paul Jones
Michael McGovern

Defenders:
Timm Klose
Russell Martin
Christoph Zimmerman
Ivo Pinto
Ben Godfrey
Harry Toffolo
Jamal Lewis (A youth player that's likely to be loaned out when/if we sign a left back. Played in both our friendlies so far)

Midfielders/Wingers:
Steven Naismith
Matt Jarvis
Wes Hoolahan
Yanic Wildschut (Has played at right back in both our friendlies so far)
Alex Pritchard
Josh Murphy
Jacob Murphy
Alex Tettey
James Maddison
Louis Thompson (possibly out for the season with injury)
Mario Vrancic
Harrison Reed
Marley Watkins

Strikers:
Cameron Jerome
Nelson Oliveira
Carlton Morris

Definitely need some reinforcements at the back especially at CB and LB.

If the season started tomorrow I think we'd line up something like:

Gunn
Pinto ---- Zimmerman --- Klose --- Toffolo
Reed
Watkins --- Pritchard --- Vrancic --- Ja. Murphy
Jerome​

 

[blade1889]

Not doing much mate, he scored a few for our reserves last year and was sent out on loan to Cheltenham and scored a couple there, but I don't think he'll be in the first team anytime soon.

Scored a couple in a pre-season friendly today but I think it'll be another year of hanging around for him. Pemberton was the man who brought him into the club and he was sacked last season so I'm not really sure where Diego's future lies in honesty.

Gonna say, last time I heard he wasn't doing much so surprised to see you list him as a "promising academy player that could feature at any time". Shame for the lad as he clearly had a lot of talent before his injury.

 

[MagpieBee]

Goalkeepers:
Angus Gunn
Remi Matthews
Paul Jones
Michael McGovern

Defenders:
Timm Klose
Russell Martin
Christoph Zimmerman
Ivo Pinto
Ben Godfrey
Harry Toffolo
Jamal Lewis (A youth player that's likely to be loaned out when/if we sign a left back. Played in both our friendlies so far)

Midfielders/Wingers:
Steven Naismith
Matt Jarvis
Wes Hoolahan
Yanic Wildschut (Has played at right back in both our friendlies so far)
Alex Pritchard
Josh Murphy
Jacob Murphy
Alex Tettey
James Maddison
Louis Thompson (possibly out for the season with injury)
Mario Vrancic
Harrison Reed
Marley Watkins

Strikers:
Cameron Jerome
Nelson Oliveira
Carlton Morris

Definitely need some reinforcements at the back especially at CB and LB.

If the season started tomorrow I think we'd line up something like:

Gunn
Pinto ---- Zimmerman --- Klose --- Toffolo
Reed
Watkins --- Pritchard --- Vrancic --- Ja. Murphy
Jerome​

Incredible depth in that midfield! Any chance you'd let James Maddison go?

 

[JJH]

Gonna say, last time I heard he wasn't doing much so surprised to see you list him as a "promising academy player that could feature at any time". Shame for the lad as he clearly had a lot of talent before his injury.

I would say that yeah as he's doing well for the reserves but I haven't seen anything of him really. Will have to see.

 

[SUTSS]

Incredible depth in that midfield! Any chance you'd let James Maddison go?

No chance. If any of the AMCs leave it will be Naismith. Maddison will get a lot of game time this season I think.

 

[MagpieBee]

No chance. If any of the AMCs leave it will be Naismith. Maddison will get a lot of game time this season I think.

Fair enough. We're potentially in the market for a new AMC / Winger (i.e. Jota replacement), he was one I had my eye on given your depth.

If you're keen on keeping him maybe Pritchard would be allowed to come back?

 

[91SPP]

Goalkeepers:
Scott Carson
Jon Mitchell
Kelle Roos

Defenders:
Andre Wisdom
Richard Keogh
Curtis Davies
Craig Forsyth
Chris Baird
Jason Shackell
Farrend Rawson
Alex Pearce
Max Lowe
Marcus Olsson

Midfielders:
George Thorne
Craig Bryson
Bradley Johnson
Jacob Butterfield
Jamie Hanson
Callum Guy
Timi Elsnik

Wide Players:
Johnny Russell
Ikechi Anya
Nick Blackman
Andreas Weimann
Mason Bennett

Attackers:
Chris Martin
David Nugent
Matej Vydra
Darren Bent
Offrande Zanzala

It's still a pretty bloated squad, although we're definitely in need of a couple of wide players & perhaps a DM to cover Thorne.

 

[Bluebird_Dai]

Goalkeepers
Lee Camp
Neil Etheridge
Brian Murphy
Ben Wilson*

Defenders
Callum Paterson
Lee Peltier
Matt Connolly
Bruno Manga
Sean Morrison
Sol Bamba
Jazz Richards
Joe Bennett

Midfielders
Aron Gunnarsson
Joe Ralls
Loic Damour
Lee Tomlin
Kadeem Harris
Junior Hoilett
Craig Noone*
Anthony Pilkington*
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Mark Harris

Attackers
Kenneth Zohore
Danny Ward
Rhys Healey
Idriss Saadi
Frédéric Gounongbé*

* = Likely to be moved on

Decent enough squad but can't see us doing anything of note this season. Could do with more quality up front and in midfield though. We do have a few promising kids coming through that should hopefully get some game time this season.

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[JoshBCFC]

Goalkeepers
Lee Camp
Neil Etheridge
Brian Murphy
Ben Wilson*

Defenders
Callum Paterson
Lee Peltier
Matt Connolly
Bruno Manga
Sean Morrison
Sol Bamba
Jazz Richards
Joe Bennett

Midfielders
Aron Gunnarsson
Joe Ralls
Loic Damour
Lee Tomlin
Kadeem Harris
Junior Hoilett
Craig Noone*
Anthony Pilkington*
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Mark Harris

Attackers
Kenneth Zohore
Danny Ward
Rhys Healey
Idriss Saadi
Frédéric Gounongbé*

* = Likely to be moved on

Decent enough squad but can't see us doing anything of note this season. Could do with more quality up front and in midfield though. We do have a few promising kids coming through that should hopefully get some game time this season.

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What do you reckon your starting line-up will look like then?

 

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Cardiff looking strong at the moment.

I wouldn't mind us trying to sign Noone or Pilkington if Neil fancies another winger/ attacking midfielder in the squad.