Post by stevek192 on Sept 1, 2016 8:27:49 GMT
So that's it - Business is over with until January and how do I feel DC has done?
Let's look at all the dealings as if they were the total dealings since last season.
OUT- Parkes Permanent
Preston Permanent
Gosling 6 Month
Lucas 6 Month
IN Hartley Centre Half Permanent
Moore Winger Permanent
James Striker Season Loan
Roberts Full Back 6 Months Loan
Clarke Salter Centre Half Season Loan
Colkett Central Midfield Season Loan
Boateng Central Midfield 6 month Loan
Roos Goalkeeper Season Loan
This leaves us with a squad as follows
Goalkeepers
Roos
Mildenhall
Puddy
Defenders
Roberts
Leadbitter
Lockyer
James Clarke
McCrystal
Hartley
Clarke Salter
Brown
Wingers
Bodin
Moore
Montano
Broom
Midfielders
Mansell
O Clarke
Lines
Sinclair
Colkett
Boateng
Lawrence
Strikers
James
Harrison
Easter
Gaffney
Taylor
If I can count that is a squad of 27 and we also have Kilgour, Malpas,Lyttle,Greenslade and possibly a couple of other youngsters as well (I am sure somebody can tell me those and whether any of them have gone out on loan.
So I was quick to criticise for too quiet a summer (which I still maintain it was ) so it is only fair on close of business to give praise where praise is due and numberwise well done Darrell AND Wael .
Lets make no mistake about it firstly regarding the cost - it is not cheap to carry a squad of 27 players and I really fear to think what that squad would have been without Wael. It could not have been cheap to retain the vast majority of last seasons squad especially to keep Matty Taylor and DC. We obviously don't know at present the money involved but the new players brought it would not have been cheap either.
To be honest I cannot as yet comment on the quality of these signings and haven't a clue as to whether they were all the players DC was after but really that does not matter because DC has; at the end of the day; in my opinion covered every position that was in need of covering with the only possible exception being another tall striker in the McBurnie mould.
On paper the squad looks to be a good mix of youth and experience and could we honestly 2 years ago even dreamed of having a squad of 27 players of which all with the possible exception of Broom would be looking to play regularly?
My only gripe would be that we have 6 players on loan and can only have 5 in the matchday squad however only four are season long loans so really they are permanent signings in these days of one year contracts only we don't own them.
As I say I cannot really comment on the quality aspect of these because the majority I have never heard of but my initial thoughts are of excitement especially to see the two Chelsea youngsters and Boateng and also am still looking forwards to seeing Byron Moore. My real hope now is that we have the players to enable us to play wingers at home and really go for the opposition with maybe using a mixture of the wingback system and 4-4-2 away.
So Well done Darrell on business done. One question which I am not sure is can you still bring in Non Contract players? or do you have to now wait until January?
Let's look at all the dealings as if they were the total dealings since last season.
OUT- Parkes Permanent
Preston Permanent
Gosling 6 Month
Lucas 6 Month
IN Hartley Centre Half Permanent
Moore Winger Permanent
James Striker Season Loan
Roberts Full Back 6 Months Loan
Clarke Salter Centre Half Season Loan
Colkett Central Midfield Season Loan
Boateng Central Midfield 6 month Loan
Roos Goalkeeper Season Loan
This leaves us with a squad as follows
Goalkeepers
Roos
Mildenhall
Puddy
Defenders
Roberts
Leadbitter
Lockyer
James Clarke
McCrystal
Hartley
Clarke Salter
Brown
Wingers
Bodin
Moore
Montano
Broom
Midfielders
Mansell
O Clarke
Lines
Sinclair
Colkett
Boateng
Lawrence
Strikers
James
Harrison
Easter
Gaffney
Taylor
If I can count that is a squad of 27 and we also have Kilgour, Malpas,Lyttle,Greenslade and possibly a couple of other youngsters as well (I am sure somebody can tell me those and whether any of them have gone out on loan.
So I was quick to criticise for too quiet a summer (which I still maintain it was ) so it is only fair on close of business to give praise where praise is due and numberwise well done Darrell AND Wael .
Lets make no mistake about it firstly regarding the cost - it is not cheap to carry a squad of 27 players and I really fear to think what that squad would have been without Wael. It could not have been cheap to retain the vast majority of last seasons squad especially to keep Matty Taylor and DC. We obviously don't know at present the money involved but the new players brought it would not have been cheap either.
To be honest I cannot as yet comment on the quality of these signings and haven't a clue as to whether they were all the players DC was after but really that does not matter because DC has; at the end of the day; in my opinion covered every position that was in need of covering with the only possible exception being another tall striker in the McBurnie mould.
On paper the squad looks to be a good mix of youth and experience and could we honestly 2 years ago even dreamed of having a squad of 27 players of which all with the possible exception of Broom would be looking to play regularly?
My only gripe would be that we have 6 players on loan and can only have 5 in the matchday squad however only four are season long loans so really they are permanent signings in these days of one year contracts only we don't own them.
As I say I cannot really comment on the quality aspect of these because the majority I have never heard of but my initial thoughts are of excitement especially to see the two Chelsea youngsters and Boateng and also am still looking forwards to seeing Byron Moore. My real hope now is that we have the players to enable us to play wingers at home and really go for the opposition with maybe using a mixture of the wingback system and 4-4-2 away.
So Well done Darrell on business done. One question which I am not sure is can you still bring in Non Contract players? or do you have to now wait until January?