Current Players Thread

[nffc93]

Worrall has signed a new contract apparently.

Yates next please

[nffc93]

GK: Turner, Vlachodimos

RB: Aurier, Montiel

LB: Aina, Tavares

CB: Felipe, Worrall, Niakhate, Boly, Murillo, Mckenna, Omobamidele.

MF/W: Sangare, Yates, Dominguez, Danilo, Mangala, MGW, Elanga, Hudson Odoi.

CF: Awoniyi, Origi, Wood.

I haven't mentioned Kouyate and Williams.

What a squad of players that is!

It's a fantastic squad. To have that assembled so quickly is even more impressive.

[Widdow]

GK: Turner, Vlachodimos

RB: Aurier, Montiel

LB: Aina, Tavares

CB: Felipe, Worrall, Niakhate, Boly, Murillo, Mckenna, Omobamidele.

MF/W: Sangare, Yates, Dominguez, Danilo, Mangala, MGW, Elanga, Hudson Odoi.

CF: Awoniyi, Origi, Wood.

I haven't mentioned Kouyate and Williams.

What a squad of players that is!

Or Santos

I would've happily sold Williams

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Inevitable that I would forget someone, sorry Andrey!

[DR Forest]

I suppose the next question is not who’s in the team but who’s in the 25 man squad.
It may not be 100% but Ive lost count of squad names so copied this list off the tinternet.
Excluding Arter and the kids it seems we have 36 players in contention.

Of those, 3 are u21 (santos, Brandon, G Shelvey- let me know if I’ve missed any) and don’t count towards the 25; so that’s 33 to reduce to 25.

If they are not loaned out, I think mighten and Biancone will remain in the B team for development/fitness and won’t be included, with a progress review in January. So that’s 31.

I think Jonjo dennis and horvath won’t be included, with the latter two having to cut their cloth and move on to other leagues eg MLS and Saudi respectively. God knows about Jonjo. Either way, that’s 28.

There are rumours that serge bolly and kouyate may move to Saudi. If they do, then the rest are by default the 25 man squad.

However, I think whilst kouyate may be allowed to leave following the arrival of Sangare and Dominguez, I believe they want to keep Serge and I can’t see Bolly leaving when Felipe has fitness doubts and omo and Murillo have yet to be blooded.

So If serge and Bolly stay, I think we will see kouyate, horvath and Dennis leave, hopefully along with shelvey (won’t be included anyway).

So that leaves 2 more to cut from this list.

1 Matt Turner (G)
13 Wayne Hennessey (G)
23 Odisseas Vlachodimos (G)
34 Ethan Horvath (G)
38 George Shelvey (G)
NA Andrew Omobamidele (D)
2 Giulian Biancone (D)
3 Nuno Tavares (D)
4 Joe Worrall (D)
7 Neco Williams (D)
15 Harry Toffolo (D)
18 Felipe (D)
19 Moussa Niakhate (D)
26 Scott McKenna (D)
29 Gonzalo Montiel (D)
30 Willy Boly (D)
NA Murillo (M)
NA Ibrahim Sangare (M)
5 Orel Mangala (M)
6 Jonjo Shelvey (M)
8 Cheikhou Kouyate (M)
12 Andrey Santos (M)
16 Nicolas Dominguez (M)
22 Ryan Yates (M)
24 Serge Aurier (M)
41 Brandon Aguilera (M)
43 Ola Aina (M)
NA Divock Origi (F)
9 Taiwo Awoniyi (F)
10 Morgan Gibbs-White (F)
11 Chris Wood (F)
14 Callum Hudson-Odoi (F)
17 Alex Mighten (F)
21 Anthony Elanga (F)
25 Emmanuel Dennis (F)
28 Danilo (F)

For me, the three at risk are Omo, neco and toffolo, with probably the latter two as favourites.
That’s a shame for them but there may not have to be such a massive cull after all.
Interested how others see it?

Edit: I’m f****d if I’m deleting this as it took me too long to research and write but I see sniff basically beat me to it!
Great minds think alike and all that lol

[wassy04]

I suppose the next question is not who’s in the team but who’s in the 25 man squad.
It may not be 100% but Ive lost count of squad names so copied this list off the tinternet.
Excluding Arter and the kids it seems we have 36 players in contention.

Of those, 3 are u21 (santos, Brandon, G Shelvey- let me know if I’ve missed any) and don’t count towards the 25; so that’s 33 to reduce to 25.

If they are not loaned out, I think mighten and Biancone will remain in the B team for development/fitness and won’t be included, with a progress review in January. So that’s 31.

I think Jonjo dennis and horvath won’t be included, with the latter two having to cut their cloth and move on to other leagues eg MLS and Saudi respectively. God knows about Jonjo. Either way, that’s 28.

There are rumours that serge bolly and kouyate may move to Saudi. If they do, then the rest are by default the 25 man squad.

However, I think whilst kouyate may be allowed to leave following the arrival of Sangare and Dominguez, I believe they want to keep Serge and I can’t see Bolly leaving when Felipe has fitness doubts and omo and Murillo have yet to be blooded.

So If serge and Bolly stay, I think we will see kouyate, horvath and Dennis leave, hopefully along with shelvey (won’t be included anyway).

So that leaves 2 to cut from this list.

1 Matt Turner (G)
13 Wayne Hennessey (G)
23 Odisseas Vlachodimos (G)
34 Ethan Horvath (G)
38 George Shelvey (G)
NA Andrew Omobamidele (D)
2 Giulian Biancone (D)
3 Nuno Tavares (D)
4 Joe Worrall (D)
7 Neco Williams (D)
15 Harry Toffolo (D)
18 Felipe (D)
19 Moussa Niakhate (D)
26 Scott McKenna (D)
29 Gonzalo Montiel (D)
30 Willy Boly (D)
NA Murillo (M)
NA Ibrahim Sangare (M)
5 Orel Mangala (M)
6 Jonjo Shelvey (M)
8 Cheikhou Kouyate (M)
12 Andrey Santos (M)
16 Nicolas Dominguez (M)
22 Ryan Yates (M)
24 Serge Aurier (M)
41 Brandon Aguilera (M)
43 Ola Aina (M)
NA Divock Origi (F) 
9 Taiwo Awoniyi (F)
10 Morgan Gibbs-White (F)
11 Chris Wood (F)
14 Callum Hudson-Odoi (F)
17 Alex Mighten (F)
21 Anthony Elanga (F)
25 Emmanuel Dennis (F)
28 Danilo (F)

For me, the three at risk are Omo, neco and toffolo, with probably the latter two as favourites.
That’s a shame for them but there may not have to be such a massive cull after all.
Interested how others see it?

Given Boly and Aurier have started every game and Neco wasn't in the most recent squad I suspect you have your answer.

[Fumanchew]

Santos as a loan will count as over 21, however Elanga counts as u21 also Murillo, omobamidele and mighten

[Shawoddyred]

Santos as a loan will count, however Elanga counts as u21

Murillo, Olo and Mighten all U21s I think....?

But Shelvey (GK) I think is now too old.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Omobamidele only turned 21 a couple of months ago.

Doesn't that mean he can be included without counting towards the 25?

[DR Forest]

Does that mean there might not need to be a cull at all, if the expected ones leave?
That’s good news ….but I’m confused again.

[McDurban]

GK: Turner, Vlachodimos

RB: Aurier, Montiel

LB: Aina, Tavares

CB: Felipe, Worrall, Niakhate, Boly, Murillo, Mckenna, Omobamidele.

MF/W: Sangare, Yates, Dominguez, Danilo, Mangala, MGW, Elanga, Hudson Odoi.

CF: Awoniyi, Origi, Wood.

I haven't mentioned Kouyate and Williams.

What a squad of players that is!

You've only got 7 home growns, need one more.
It is looking impressive though, isn't it?

[DeesideRed]

Neco really needs a decent loan IMO