Summer 24- Who are you keeping

[Bob1978]

From what I’ve seen Devoy has more potential than our other midfielders. Potential to be a Luongo type?

[iParadise]

I'm a little surprised about McEachran, I really like him, yes he's a little inconsistent and has probably been let down by not having a bit of physical presence around him but personally I'd try and keep him. He's still only 23 so can improve and in the last couple of games under Gunning, I think he's been pretty good.

Yes, I think this is it. He’s not good defensively and under Flynn that’s what he was being asked to do, which isn’t his game. Stick a physical DM in there and I’m sure will see the best of him. He already seems like he’s enjoying his football a lot more under Gunning.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

I’d like a 2024 version of Nile Ranger up top and Anthony Grant in midfield.

[Pericardinho]

It's really interesting how people view the game so differently.

I feel like Devoy has a good weight of pass. You can just sort of tell he's a good player.

He's off the back of an awful time at Franchise. New team, system. This should be his pre season really.

I'd be more than happy if we picked him up on a free.

[BambooToTheFuture]

Are we keeping Dave Clark Five on the tannoy though?

[Posh Red]

From what I’ve seen we have these players under contract

Jack Bycroft
Pharrell Johnson
Udoka Godwin-Malife
Harrison Minturn
Jake Cain
Sean McGurk
Anton Dworzak
Ricky Aguiar
Paul Glatzel
Aaron Drinan

Would be good to keep Blake-Tracy, Khan & Kokolo.
Clearly it would be great if we could sign McCarthy.

[Batch]

Goalkeepers (2)
1. Jack Bycroft - keep
25. Conor Brann keep

Defenders (10)
3. Pharrell Johnson  keep
4. Tom Clayton Get Rid
5. Frazer Blake-Tracy DLC keep
12. Tom Brewitt  DC get rid
14. Brooklyn Genesini get rid
17. Williams Kokolo get rid
18. Reece Devine get rid
22. Udoka Godwin-Malife keep
24. Conor McCarthy - no chance
31. Harrison Minturn - keep (,loan)

Midfielders (
6. George McEachran get rid
8. Saidou Khan - indifferent
12. Jake Cain get rid
15. Sean McGurk keep
19. Tariq Uwakwe get rid
20. Dawson Devoy get rid
26. Anton Dworzak keep (loan)
29. Ricky Aguiar get rid

Forwards (6)
7. Zach Elbouzedi - too early to tell
9. Paul Glatzel  keep
10. Harry McKirdy, no chance
11. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy keep
23. Aaron Drinan too early to tell
32. Charlie Austin player coach but not likely

[theakston2k]

From what I’ve seen we have these players under contract

Jack Bycroft
Pharrell Johnson
Udoka Godwin-Malife
Harrison Minturn
Jake Cain
Sean McGurk
Anton Dworzak
Ricky Aguiar
Paul Glatzel
Aaron Drinan

Would be good to keep Blake-Tracy, Khan & Kokolo.
Clearly it would be great if we could sign McCarthy.

Think it’s safe to assume Khan will be gone, gut feel says FBT will look to move on as he seemed visibly distressed during the payment fiasco period in November so will probably want a more stable environment.

[DiV]

Goalkeepers (2)
1. Jack Bycroft - keep
25. Conor Brann - never seen him play? Is he a prospect or just a bench filler? How old is Redman Evans?

Defenders (10)
3. Pharrell Johnson - keep
4. Tom Clayton - keep on a short term contract
5. Frazer Blake-Tracy - keep
12. Tom Brewitt - time to go
14. Brooklyn Genesini - would have liked to have seen more of him. Looked ok in limited time but as no one wants to play him we might as well get rid
17. Williams Kokolo - keep
18. Reece Devine - keep on a short term deal
22. Udoka Godwin-Malife - keep
24. Conor McCarthy - do whatever we can to sign
31. Harrison Minturn - Really undecided. I’d probably keep him as a rotational squad player and hope that improves him enough that he reaches decent potential and either we cash in then or he becomes good enough to be first choice CB here

Midfielders (
6. George McEachran - keep
8. Saidou Khan - keep
12. Jake Cain - keep
15. Sean McGurk - keep
19. Tariq Uwakwe - let go
20. Dawson Devoy - would have to see vast improvement between now and EOS to consider keeping
26. Anton Dworzak - decent National League loan ideally
29. Ricky Aguiar - Undecided maybe look for a Nation League loan

Forwards (6)
7. Zach Elbouzedi - sign if possible
9. Paul Glatzel - keep
10. Harry McKirdy - sign if we can
11. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy - keep
23. Aaron Drinan - not a clue
32. Charlie Austin - providing he isn’t on a substantial wage I’d keep him. His experience is valuable & with the right game plan I think he still offers something. Would not be worth it if he was on big wages comparatively



I still think we are just a few players short. The problem is we’ve always been the same type of players short. We’ve shuffled the pack around but it’s like swapping hearts with diamonds - they’re still red when  we want some black cards in there…or something like that…

[Nemo]

We are all forgetting our loaned out players - Shade and Adeloye. I imagine most will want to keep them?

Redman Evans is a second year scholar so he'll be 17/18 and up for a pro contract.

I'd have to check who the other second years up for a pro deal are but definitely Abu Kanu (may be able to extend his scholarship because of injury as they did with Harvey Fox this year) and Sonny Hart.

Edit: I think second years are Evans, Hart, Kanu, Jaxon Brown, Josh Keyes, Harvey Fox (third year as he had extended). Possibly Alston and Hubbard who definitely played u18 last year but may have been playing up a category


Fwiw I'd like to keep most people with caveats - Clayton and Devine on pay as you play or some sort of highly incentivised deal, Austin assuming he's not on more than an average salary, McEachran similarly. The ones who need to go are fairly obvious - Shade, Genesini, Uwakwe, Adeloye.

[TailBetweenLegs]

Goalkeepers (2)
1. Jack Bycroft - keep
25. Conor Brann - never seen him play? Is he a prospect or just a bench filler? How old is Redman Evans?

Defenders (10)
3. Pharrell Johnson - keep
4. Tom Clayton - keep on a short term contract
5. Frazer Blake-Tracy - keep
12. Tom Brewitt - time to go
14. Brooklyn Genesini - would have liked to have seen more of him. Looked ok in limited time but as no one wants to play him we might as well get rid
17. Williams Kokolo - keep
18. Reece Devine - keep on a short term deal
22. Udoka Godwin-Malife - keep
24. Conor McCarthy - do whatever we can to sign
31. Harrison Minturn - Really undecided. I’d probably keep him as a rotational squad player and hope that improves him enough that he reaches decent potential and either we cash in then or he becomes good enough to be first choice CB here

Midfielders (
6. George McEachran - keep
8. Saidou Khan - keep
12. Jake Cain - keep
15. Sean McGurk - keep
19. Tariq Uwakwe - let go
20. Dawson Devoy - would have to see vast improvement between now and EOS to consider keeping
26. Anton Dworzak - decent National League loan ideally
29. Ricky Aguiar - Undecided maybe look for a Nation League loan

Forwards (6)
7. Zach Elbouzedi - sign if possible
9. Paul Glatzel - keep
10. Harry McKirdy - sign if we can
11. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy - keep
23. Aaron Drinan - not a clue
32. Charlie Austin - providing he isn’t on a substantial wage I’d keep him. His experience is valuable & with the right game plan I think he still offers something. Would not be worth it if he was on big wages comparatively



I still think we are just a few players short. The problem is we’ve always been the same type of players short. We’ve shuffled the pack around but it’s like swapping hearts with diamonds - they’re still red when  we want some black cards in there…or something like that…

Problem with keeping all those defenders we will be exactly where we are this season with a real shit defence

[Nemo]

Is our defence that shit today? Kokolo-FBT-McCarthy-UGM doesn't seem that bad, it's just getting no cover at all from midfield.

[DiV]

What Nemo said….

[adje]

Yet most want Brewitt gone. Don't get that especially as everyone thinks we've "no chance" of signing McCarthy

[Batch]

Yet most want Brewitt gone. Don't get that especially as everyone thinks we've "no chance" of signing McCarthy

probably just seeing unrealistic expectations of challenging for promotion and adjusting to suit

I thought he was pretty good early season and would have kept him on that forum. But he's been injury prone and shaky recently which skews opinion.

kokolo - jury out for me