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Post by davep on Jun 25, 2023 19:36:01 GMT
👋⚽️🎈 A very good source (friend of Ryan Jackson) told me today that he hasn’t arrived at the club to play second fiddle to anyone. So maybe that does suggest a tweak in the system. Cannot imagine Joe Kizzi being left out.. It does suggest he is a replacement for Enzio. He will primarily be a winger for us and cover in defence. More pace and a long throw! It seems Matt has done well👍🏻 Don't agree that Ryan will 'primarily be a winger' or that he is a (direct) replacement for Enzio. If he had been signed as a winger, don't think the club would have announced that we have signed a right back. He is a full back who is a useful provider of assists when he goes forward. Enzio is a winger who can fill in at full back when required. Although there is obvious 'overlap' between the two, they could no more be permanent replacements for each other than Sam Hart and Will Randall could have been for each other.
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Post by is4 on Jun 27, 2023 19:49:03 GMT
Regarding Matt's interview on the radio ( see other thread )It might seem that there could be announcements Regarding new signings on the 1st July.
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Post by Andy K on Jun 28, 2023 7:12:34 GMT
Regarding Matt's interview on the radio ( see other thread )It might seem that there could be announcements Regarding new signings on the 1st July. Would make sense. Most players contracts run until 30th June. Indeed Ali Smith is still technically a Sutton player until 1st July.
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Post by oohaah on Jul 1, 2023 11:44:34 GMT
1. Jack Rose (S. Arnold) (B.House) 2. J.Kizzi (R. Jackson) 3. R. Milsom (S. Hart) 4. C. Eastmond (J. Barden) 5. B. Goodliffe (T. Ogundega) 6. L. John (O.Sowumni) 7. 8. H. Beautyman (C.N'Guessan) (C. Dundas) 9. K. Kouassi (T.Fadahunsi) 10. L. Angol (H.Kasimu) 11. Numbers mean nothing nowadays. So this is what we've got then with notable gaps although we could play with wing backs. Goal - Rose, Arnold, House Right back Kizzi, Jackson Left back Milsom, Hart Centre backs Goodliffe, John, Sowunmi, Ogundega Right midfield Centre midfield Beautyman, Eastmond, N'Guessan, Barden, Dundas Left midfield Strikers Kouassi, Angol, Kasimu, Fadahunsi So, what are your thoughts now, both in shirt numbering and positions?
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Post by paz on Jul 1, 2023 15:17:26 GMT
Numbers mean nothing nowadays. So this is what we've got then with notable gaps although we could play with wing backs. Goal - Rose, Arnold, House Right back Kizzi, Jackson Left back Milsom, Hart Centre backs Goodliffe, John, Sowunmi, Ogundega Right midfield Centre midfield Beautyman, Eastmond, N'Guessan, Barden, Dundas Left midfield Strikers Kouassi, Angol, Kasimu, Fadahunsi So, what are your thoughts now, both in shirt numbering and positions? I always try to take a pragmatic approach. Not too down when things look glum and not to high when we turn a corner. No doubt we have made some solid signings, but some of the players gone were also solid. Our main goal for me again is making sure we do not get relegated. Still going to need some depth and quality on the wings and up front someone with more pace like we had with Tanto. I think its going to come down to how quick Matt can get the new team to work together. Dare I say I am confident we can avoid relegation (unlike I was at the close of season). But if we want more than that we are going to need to hit the ground running and make sure we have that pace and goals from the wings.. Our defence looks the strongest its ever been.
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Post by davep on Jul 3, 2023 9:12:40 GMT
Squad position as I understand it to be as of 3.7.23.
Goalkeeper: Jack Rose (injured?), Brad House, Matt Kerbey
In: Steve Arnold Out: Lewis Ward, Filip Chalupniczak, Tyla Dickinson.
Right Back: Joe Kizzi, Jon Barden (injured?)
In: Ryan Jackson Out: Roman Charles-Cook
Left Back: Rob Milsom, Sam Hart
Centre Backs: Ben Goodliffe, Louis John (injured?), Tobi Ogundega (injured?)
In: Omar Sowumni Out: Coby Rowe, Matt Ridley, Aaron Pierre
Centre Midfield: Craig Eastmond (injured?), Harry Beautyman, Craig Dundas
In: Craig Clay, Chris Nguessan Out: Adam Lovatt, Ali Smith
Wingers:
In: Josh Coley Out: David Ajiboye, Josh Neufville, Enzio Boldewijn, Will Randall, Luke Gambin
Forwards: Lee Angol, Kylian Kouassi, Hisham Kasimu (injured?), Tope Fadahunsi
In: Harry Smith Out: Omar Bugiel, Kwame Thomas, Donovan Wilson, Matt Dennis
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Post by Andy K on Jul 3, 2023 14:24:01 GMT
Squad position as I understand it to be as of 3.7.23. Goalkeeper: Jack Rose (injured?), Brad House, Matt Kerbey In: Steve Arnold Out: Lewis Ward, Filip Chalupniczak, Tyla Dickinson. Right Back: Joe Kizzi, Jon Barden (injured?) In: Ryan Jackson Out: Roman Charles-Cook Left Back: Rob Milsom, Sam Hart Centre Backs: Ben Goodliffe, Louis John (injured?), Tobi Ogundega (injured?) In: Omar Sowumni Out: Coby Rowe, Matt Ridley, Aaron Pierre Centre Midfield: Craig Eastmond (injured?), Harry Beautyman, Craig Dundas In: Craig Clay, Chris Nguessan Out: Adam Lovatt, Ali Smith Wingers: In: Josh Coley Out: David Ajiboye, Josh Neufville, Enzio Boldewijn, Will Randall, Luke Gambin Forwards: Lee Angol, Kylian Kouassi, Hisham Kasimu (injured?), Tope Fadahunsi In: Harry Smith Out: Omar Bugiel, Kwame Thomas, Donovan Wilson, Matt Dennis I find this confusing. Why even mention Pierre and Ward when we had already got rid of the in the middle of last season, but not Kendall who we also offloaded in the middle of last season? And why mention the "injured" bit when the only one we really know will be Barden.
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Post by davep on Jul 3, 2023 15:17:37 GMT
If you find it confusing, Andy, probably the easiest thing to do would be to ignore it.
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Post by sufc1898 on Jul 3, 2023 16:17:16 GMT
Agree with Andy No need to mention those who might/might not be injured. They are in the squad and will play at some point during the season. Keep it simple eh?!
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Post by paz on Jul 3, 2023 16:32:02 GMT
OK. for those interested here is my assessment.
Keepers - Chalupniczak & Tyla Dickinson OUT Steve Arnold IN
Not really sure how good Dickinson was but it looks like our keeper situation is quite solid with Arnold being no mug, he will keep Rose on his toes and provide depth if we have any cup runs. Keeper situation is stronger than last year, and perhaps the year before.
Defence - Roman Charles-Cook, Matt Ridley, Coby Rowe, OUT Omar Sowunmi, Ryan Jackson IN
Given some did not even make the bench, the only loss here is Coby. I think he started last season a bit unfit and on the Heavy side after pre-season, and tends to get injured a fair bit. When fit he was more than a backup for John and Goodliffe. And even scored a few goals. That said, with Sowunmi we certainly have a replacement with more first-team experience and bossed his last team's defence who had a good defensive record in a very competitive National League. I predict he may start ahead of John? Add Jackson into the picture, who is a league-one quality right back, though just turning 33 I am sure he has a good couple of seasons left in the tank. So Defense is stronger than last year.
Midfield - Luke Gambin, Adam Lovatt, Will Randall, David Ajiboye, Josh Neufville, Smith, Enzio, OUT Christian N'Guessan, Craig Clay, Josh Coley, Anonymouse, Anonymouse, IN
Big losses in the middle, Smith a big loss, Ajiboye a big loss, Neufville done well at times, Enzio was very mobile, And Randell was a goal threat. In N'Guessan we have potentially a very good player who could fill the Boots Smith left, but that remains to be seen. Clay will certainly cover ground and ball-winning in that area. Josh Coley more than covers the space left by Enzio. We will need some good loan signings to fill the shoes of Randell and Ajiboye, while they were not irreplaceable they were quite important in our attack. Have to say, the midfield is hard one to call. A couple good loans could bring us up to par with last season, and with Matts's record of bringing the best out of players, we could be just fine, or more than fine.
Strikers - Omar Bugiel, Kwame Thomas, Donovan Wilson, Matt Dennis, OUT Harry Smith, Hisham Kasimu (Including him as new signing), Anonymouse IN
Our strikers were not on fire last year with Wilson and Omar plugging away and giving us %100 every week but not scoring or creating enough. Thomas, seems like a tidy player & done well on loan but obviously did not work for Matt. Dennis looked good but never really had a run-in. Harry is a good replacement for Omar with more experience at this level, a bit younger and with a slightly better scoring record. Kasimu is rated by many and it would not surprise me if he steps up, And with Angol getting a new preseason under him and Kouassi only getting better I think our attack line as it is could improve on last season, but with another addition it it may look even better. I will also not rule out Tope from having a good season, the boy has talent.
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Post by davethegrave on Jul 3, 2023 17:25:28 GMT
And the current squad is/ ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) ? The OUTS should be listed on the Ins/Outs thread, not here.
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Post by paz on Jul 3, 2023 18:19:50 GMT
And the current squad is/ ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) ? The OUTS should be listed on the Ins/Outs thread, not here. Isn't who is departing and coming and the comparisons not relevant to the coming season squad? Im getting confused.
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Post by Andy K on Jul 3, 2023 19:10:14 GMT
Not that I often agree with Davethegrave, but he's on the money.
Those who are not part of the 23/24 squad are irrelevant to this thread. The only exception would be using past players in the context of our current squad, as paz did excellently.
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Post by Amber Aleman on Jul 4, 2023 5:39:20 GMT
I'd expect most of the players injured at the end of last season to be fit again, notably Craig Eastmond and Louis John. There's understandable uncertainty about whether Jon Barden is yet ready to play again, and I've heard that Tobi Ogundega has picked up an injury - but he probably wouldn't be quite ready for League Two football anyway.
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Post by opus2024 on Jul 4, 2023 6:54:04 GMT
You do not mention Hisham do you have any news on his recovery?
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