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« Reply #4350 on: Monday, June 30, 2025, 11:02:58 » |
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Much mentioned 24 man squad for a 3-4-3 set up probably likely to be something like:
GK
1 Ripley
2 Ward
DF
3 Wright
4 Delaney
5 Minturn
6 Mabete
7 TBC Left Footed CB
WB
8 Kirkman
9 TBC Left Wing Back
10 McGregor
11 TBC Right Wing Back (Sobowale if he doesn't leave)
CB/CM hybrid
12 Clarke
13 Ball
CM
14 Kilkenny
15 Oldaker
16 Snowdon
17 TBC One more midfielder
CM/CF Hybrid
18 Nichols
19 Butterworth
CF/Wide forward
20 Smith
21 Drinan
22 Glatzel
23 Tabor
24 TBC Smith cover
Think that's four spots assuming Sobowale and Ameen both leave. Maybe Butterworth does? Maybe midfielder # 17 is another attacker, depends where Nichols expects to be used I'd guess.
For a "small" squad we'll also have Evans, McCormick, Hart, Brown, Mitchell, Gonzalez-Birchall, Alston on the first team staff - it's not really a reduced size of squad, it's just not counting seven players!
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« Reply #4351 on: Monday, June 30, 2025, 12:32:01 » |
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Positions are very hard to predict with Holloway.
My key question is, is our first 11 stronger than last season?
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« Reply #4352 on: Monday, June 30, 2025, 12:52:42 » |
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Like for like on our starting team vs Chesterfield last season
BYCROFT
FRECKLETON
HALL
WRIGHT
LONGELO
KING
OFOBORH
CLARKE
COTTERILL
DRINAN
SMITH
Ripley, Nichols, Mcgregor, Kilkenny and Kirkman are definate upgrades.
The other starting CB we don't know about yet, Tabor is an unknown as is Ball/Oldaker compared to Cotterill.
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« Reply #4353 on: Monday, June 30, 2025, 13:00:46 » |
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Based of Ball and Holloway’s interviews it seems pretty certain he will be used in the Clarke CB/CM hybrid role. Unfortunately can’t rely on Clarke for 46 games a season so good to see we’ve identified a similar option so we don’t need to change shape.
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« Reply #4354 on: Monday, June 30, 2025, 13:03:53 » |
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Like for like on our starting team vs Chesterfield last season
BYCROFT
FRECKLETON
HALL
WRIGHT
LONGELO
KING
OFOBORH
CLARKE
COTTERILL
DRINAN
SMITH
Ripley, Nichols, Mcgregor, Kilkenny and Kirkman are definate upgrades.
The other starting CB we don't know about yet, Tabor is an unknown as is Ball/Oldaker compared to Cotterill.
You would hope those two are much better fits for the deep role than Cotterill ever was. Totally wasted there. |
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« Reply #4355 on: Monday, June 30, 2025, 13:04:15 » |
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Definite upgrade on the start of last season, maybe slightly below the end of last season? Depends on if we replace Ofoborh I guess. Similar.
First XI something like:
Ripley
Wright
Clarke/Ball
Delaney
Kirkman
Kilkenny
Oldaker/Nichols
McGregor
Drinan
Glatzel
Smith
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« Reply #4356 on: Monday, June 30, 2025, 13:10:14 » |
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You would hope those two are much better fits for the deep role than Cotterill ever was. Totally wasted there.
Absolutely agree, Cotterill only looked good in the advances attacking role sat behind the striker and given free reign. Which he probably got to play only 3 or 4 times in the entire season. |
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« Reply #4357 on: Monday, June 30, 2025, 15:31:31 » |
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Definite upgrade on the start of last season, maybe slightly below the end of last season? Depends on if we replace Ofoborh I guess. Similar.
First XI something like:
Ripley
Wright
Clarke/Ball
Delaney
Kirkman
Kilkenny
Oldaker/Nichols
McGregor
Drinan
Glatzel
Smith
3 Top Players off of being happy going into the season with that. Additions need to improve us now. Only change in your side is i'd have Wright in middle and Clarke at RCB. |
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« Reply #4358 on: Monday, June 30, 2025, 21:24:48 » |
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Interesting to see in the Adver that Holloway has commented on Sobowale coming back as fit as a flea. So that would seem to be where a problem between the 2 of them might have been?
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« Reply #4359 on: Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 07:08:43 » |
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I think we’ll massively miss Ofoborh.
I’ve not seen anything (yet) to suggest those we’ve bought him - will bring what he did to the team.
I admire Holloway’s principle of not allowing players to leave offers on the table for a ridiculously long amount of time, however I’d still be trying to sit down with him one last time…
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« Reply #4360 on: Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 08:09:27 » |
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3 Top Players off of being happy going into the season with that. Additions need to improve us now. Only change in your side is i'd have Wright in middle and Clarke at RCB.
I don't disagree, but not sure there are many L2 squads that are more than 3 top players off being very good indeed! |
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« Reply #4361 on: Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 11:34:50 » |
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« Reply #4362 on: Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 11:39:32 » |
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I think we’ll massively miss Ofoborh.
I’ve not seen anything (yet) to suggest those we’ve bought him - will bring what he did to the team.
I admire Holloway’s principle of not allowing players to leave offers on the table for a ridiculously long amount of time, however I’d still be trying to sit down with him one last time…
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« Reply #4363 on: Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 18:28:47 » |
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I think we’ll massively miss Ofoborh.
I’ve not seen anything (yet) to suggest those we’ve bought him - will bring what he did to the team.
I admire Holloway’s principle of not allowing players to leave offers on the table for a ridiculously long amount of time, however I’d still be trying to sit down with him one last time…
Agree that we'll miss him. Don't agree that Holloway should abandon his principles. I think it sends a message. There is too much player power at our level - and beyond! |
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« Reply #4364 on: Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 20:35:29 » |
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I think we’ll massively miss Ofoborh.
I’ve not seen anything (yet) to suggest those we’ve bought him - will bring what he did to the team.
I admire Holloway’s principle of not allowing players to leave offers on the table for a ridiculously long amount of time, however I’d still be trying to sit down with him one last time…
As you've not seen any of them kick a ball in a Swindon shirt this is a pretty meaningless statement. |
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