danburyshrimper
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So, now our squad is 30 players
Morris, Bentley, Belford
Clohessy,Phillips,Barker,Hills,Prosser,Gilbert,Baldwin,Coughlin,Nesbitt,Leonard
Timlin,Grant,Kalala,Mohsni,Sawyer,Ferdinand,Martin,Hall,Woodyard
Sampson,Benyon,Harris,Dickinson,Crawford,Flood,Sturrock,Corr
(on top of this i expect we are still paying wages to Paterson,Johnson& Asante)
30 players -- i accept one or two are injured but this is ridiculous for a club in Div 2 with a limited budget.
i am 100% certain this is the reason for our recent slump-- too many unhappy players not getting a game.
The team spirit appears terrible + little wonder when half the squad have no chance of getting a game every week...and i would argue most players are similar in that all they need is a run of games and confidence and they will play well. Games breeds confidence.
In my opinion 22 players is more than enough, as long as a few of them are versatile enough to play different positions.
God knows what Ricky Duncan thinks , working his butt off producing wonderful quality youngsters who are gagging to bust a gut to get into the 1st team only for their enthusiasm to drain away when they see their chance of a game is next to nothing.
The only way we will ever know if Bentley is good enough is to give him a game. Same with Nesbitt. He looks a cracking left back , ok a little raw but to me he has what it takes to make it. Now we've got Gilbert,Prosser,Hills + most probably Barker who would all play ahead of him he hasnt got a chance.
It wouldnt surprise me if we scrap the youth team next season - which would be a massive shame + the lifeblood of the club will be lost.
Morris, Bentley, Belford
Clohessy,Phillips,Barker,Hills,Prosser,Gilbert,Baldwin,Coughlin,Nesbitt,Leonard
Timlin,Grant,Kalala,Mohsni,Sawyer,Ferdinand,Martin,Hall,Woodyard
Sampson,Benyon,Harris,Dickinson,Crawford,Flood,Sturrock,Corr
(on top of this i expect we are still paying wages to Paterson,Johnson& Asante)
30 players -- i accept one or two are injured but this is ridiculous for a club in Div 2 with a limited budget.
i am 100% certain this is the reason for our recent slump-- too many unhappy players not getting a game.
The team spirit appears terrible + little wonder when half the squad have no chance of getting a game every week...and i would argue most players are similar in that all they need is a run of games and confidence and they will play well. Games breeds confidence.
In my opinion 22 players is more than enough, as long as a few of them are versatile enough to play different positions.
God knows what Ricky Duncan thinks , working his butt off producing wonderful quality youngsters who are gagging to bust a gut to get into the 1st team only for their enthusiasm to drain away when they see their chance of a game is next to nothing.
The only way we will ever know if Bentley is good enough is to give him a game. Same with Nesbitt. He looks a cracking left back , ok a little raw but to me he has what it takes to make it. Now we've got Gilbert,Prosser,Hills + most probably Barker who would all play ahead of him he hasnt got a chance.
It wouldnt surprise me if we scrap the youth team next season - which would be a massive shame + the lifeblood of the club will be lost.