The Squad List (2024/25 Edition)

[Bob's Orange]

Got 3 ain't we Brynn, Brann (at least its easy for the Kitman) and Copland, a veritable bundle of riches.

Brann buggered his knee and is out for the season I think. Copland is 17 and I'd imagine some way off first team football. Does the emergency window still apply for keepers? I wonder if we might be going down that route rather than getting in a number 2.

[Nemo]

Because Copland hasn't played a first team game, I think we'd be able to get an emergency loan in outside of the window. Just have to hope Brynn doesn't do himself an injury in the warm up.

[Audrey]

Sandro has said that there is no value in a L2 club owning a good keeper as nobody pays good money for them at that level. Loanee keepers it is then.

[tans]

The kind of places that tend to claim they know these things reckon that Williams is our highest earner. Which is odd as he signed under the strict embargo, but it's possible we backloaded his contract so he was on less last year (because of the cap_) in return for a higher salary this year. But honestly we don't know, although 3-5k for the very top tier earners feels about right in this division. Not for the average squad members though!

Williams today:

I signed under the embargo back in 2021, I have really enjoyed my time here. I am up in the summer, but I want to stay. If we can get something sorted then amazing, but if not then who knows. I have loved my time here, the fans have been amazing since I came in. There are a number of factors, I would love to get promoted and stay and if the offer is there then I would consider staying. We will see.

Money is important but not everything. You want to be valued and be a part of something. Many things, location as well. Big things are feeling valued, being apart of something, going to work every day and looking forward to it, and the manager playing you.

I guess it is football, you never really know what will work. The turnover in the summer was huge, we let a lot of good people go. In order to be successful you need to keep good people here, value people and keep a strong bond between the fans and in the dressing room. Sometimes it works, but sometimes you get injured. I really don't know what will happen. I have loved my time here and I am desperate to get promotion. I would like to stay, but we have to come to an agreement.

[Dr Pierre Chang]

Sandro has said that there is no value in a L2 club owning a good keeper as nobody pays good money for them at that level. Loanee keepers it is then.

Good with me - our best ‘keepers at this level in recent seasons have been loanees - Brynn, Benda, Foderingham (initially)

[Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG]

Good with me - our best ‘keepers at this level in recent seasons have been loanees - Brynn, Benda, Foderingham (initially)

and also our worst.

[Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG]

Williams today:

Get him a contract offer out ASAP. One player that will still be straight on the team sheet if we're in League One.

[Bob's Orange]

Get him a contract offer out ASAP. One player that will still be straight on the team sheet if we're in League One.

I suspect it depends on which league we'll be in next season. If it's true that he is on £4k+ per week that's a lot of outlay for a league 2 player. I think if we get promoted it's a stick on he'll get another contract offer. He's been good this season so i'd hope we are doing what we can to retain him, come what may.

[Riddick]

I suspect it depends on which league we'll be in next season. If it's true that he is on £4k+ per week that's a lot of outlay for a league 2 player. I think if we get promoted it's a stick on he'll get another contract offer. He's been good this season so i'd hope we are doing what we can to retain him, come what may.

No chance Williams is here next season with Sandro making decisions.

[Audrey]

Didn’t know where to put this

Most goals scored in the EFL since 2000 (play-offs excluded)

1️⃣Peterborough United - 1533
2️⃣Bristol City - 1450
3️⃣Rochdale - 1424
4️⃣Swindon Town - 1419

[Nemo]

Didn’t know where to put this

Most goals scored in the EFL since 2000 (play-offs excluded)

1️⃣Peterborough United - 1533
2️⃣Bristol City - 1450
3️⃣Rochdale - 1424
4️⃣Swindon Town - 1419

We must be pretty high up the goals conceded chart too, seeing as we've ended up net two divisions lower than we were in 2000, and have been relegated five times in total!

[Peter Venkman]

Didn’t know where to put this

Most goals scored in the EFL since 2000 (play-offs excluded)

1️⃣Peterborough United - 1533
2️⃣Bristol City - 1450
3️⃣Rochdale - 1424
4️⃣Swindon Town - 1419

TBH Rochdale genuinely surprises me as they have had a fair few struggling seasons recently.

[Quagmire]

TBH Rochdale genuinely surprises me as they have had a fair few struggling seasons recently.

I bet if you looked, there aren’t actually that many teams that have stayed in only the EFL during that time. Will have been a fair few that have played premier league football, and others that were in non league.

[singingiiiffy]

Whilst we want open and transparent communications from the club, I'm not liking the extent of interaction from players on twitter.

To get players keep responding to negative fans tweets isn't going to work and someone at the club needs to keep a lid on it. RHP last week, wakeling yesterday and austin sticking up for him.

If you continuously react to every fans opinion your going to eat yourself up and it will effect you. If we lose badly there are going to be hundreds of these comments floating around and you can't respond and stoke the fire. Ignore

[DMC]

I think with how quickly falsne bollocks gets spread around on twitter now it makes sense to argue your point. That in particular was Wakeling standing on the spot and waiting with the ball for Austin. That escalated into people saying he isn't a team player isn't committed to the team etc.... Why shouldn't he respond to that