Thats part of the problem with the recruitment this summer. Where are the next £1m players to keep funding this model?
Options don't work. We take up the extra year to try and get some money ala Byrne this year but the real money and negotiation is having longer term contracts which we don't have with people. I want to say there are more gambles in the squad but as we've paid nothing for them they are not really gambles other than a footballing sense. Where are the high risk high reward players like Luongo? Why have we not looked at that this season?
No offence but you are talking nonsense, let's do a direct comparison just to humour you:
Fods = replaced by Vigs
Belford = still here
N Thompson = still here
Branco = still here
Turnbull = still here
Stephens = replaced by Williams
Toffolo = replaced by BOO
Ricketts = not replaced (big loss?)
Bartram = Brophy
Kasim = still here
Byrne = replaced by J Stewart, a punt yes but why not
Luongo = Kevin Stewart
Gladwin = Robert
L Thompson = Traore
Swift = not relaced but ran out of room in squad last season.
Rogers = Still here
Obika = still here
A Williams = Wes Thomas
Hylton = Still here
M Smith = not replaced
Have I missed anyone?
So out of last seasons main players (approximately 20 of them) we've got players in 17 of the areas with just Ricketts, Swift and Smith not replaced. This doesn't include Barry, Balmy or the Estonian guy which you could say covers at least 1 of the numbers. Also maybe a couple of our youths might make an impact?
Yes we have taken a few punts but numbers wise we aren't really any different and let's face it bar Williams and Ricketts last season the rest were young punts that came good.
So I don't really get the squad size panic?