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Neither is the midfield and to retain Green and Holohan would be a great mistake IMO as we need much better quality if we are to progress. A strong midfield would actually take a lot of pressure off our defence and we might be surprised at how certain individuals might improve with better players in front of them. That said we need a new keeper, 2 CB’s, 2 FB’, 4 midfielders and probably 4 up front to include 2 wide players and hopefully Gardner will start to get some game time to help his development and be able to add some youthful exuberance.
I’d keep Clifton, despite my previous criticisms of him, purely because off the bench he can cover a multitude of positions and is guaranteed to give his all. Unfortunately we have not seen enough of Khouri and Ainley to form an honest opinion but both could end up being decent as could Hunt. I believe Hunt has the footballing skills to make it but to date I accept some of his decision making is not the best but there is talent there and it would be great if that could come out at Town and not some other club in the future when he’s moved on.
So 12 or 13 new players for me and you would hope some of our younger lads who have been retained will start to push through and stake a claim for a starting spot.
I would keep Holoran and Green but more as second choices on the bench. Both can fill a role as subs to shore things up, especially Green who has the added advantage of being very good in the air. |
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I'd keep Holohan over Green. Green puts everything on the line, but he's technically one of the worst centre mids I can remember, and his defensive play can be a bit gung ho. Holohan gets a bit more stick at times, but I think that's because he's braver on the ball and doesn't she away when he's playing bad. He also has a knack of chipping in with goals.
Either way, neither should be a starter.
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This thread is interesting. Who’d have thought back in August that we’d not even be talking about keeping Eisa?
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I think assuming Rose will be here is a bit optimistic - if I was manager of a mid tableish L2 side I’d be very interested in a guy who scored 15 goals in a team that struggled all season.
I don't think it's optimistic in the slightest, he scores goals yes but he's under contract and I doubt we'd sell for anything but a big fee.. he's club captain and he's 33. As good as he is, he's in the twilight of his career and you could argue that this would be his last move at football league level, he came here because of the location to home and I imagine he's on a good wage so it's on us to give him a team next season that can put us at the right end of the table. Okay he's 30.. but still I don't see him going anywhere. |
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I don't think it's optimistic in the slightest, he scores goals yes but he's under contract and I doubt we'd sell for anything but a big fee.. he's club captain and he's 33. As good as he is, he's in the twilight of his career and you could argue that this would be his last move at football league level, he came here because of the location to home and I imagine he's on a good wage so it's on us to give him a team next season that can put us at the right end of the table.
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Rose is 30 and yes can't see him going anywhere next season..
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I'd keep Holohan over Green.
I agree, however, Holohan is out of contract and the most we could probably offer him is a year extension as a squad player. I imagine he'd prefer to go back to the National League for more game time and a longer contract. We have an option on Green and I suspect we'll exercise that unless Artell wants to perform heavier surgery on the midfield. I don't think we can roll the dice on an entirely new squad again — we do that pretty much every season — but all areas clearly need improvement. Tharme, Thompson, Rose, Vernam and possibly Mullarkey could form the foundations of a good League 2 side. First priority in the summer is to keep Rose and to make sure those players listed get a full pre-season in. We should be looking to add more pace and physicality as those attributes seem to be the main thing you need at this level. We've also struggled to be press resistant since Conteh left, although Thompson has filled that void to some degree. |
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Rose is 30 and yes can't see him going anywhere next season..
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I don’t expect us to retain many of the out of contract players nor do I expect us to exercise the option on Green if the manager wants to see a decent improvement next season. Many of these players are synonymous with a team that has shipped loads of goals at home, flirted with another relegation and caused several early walkouts at home games.
I expect David Artell wants to put his stamp on Grimsby Town next season and won’t want another relegation battle.
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I don’t expect us to retain many of the out of contract players nor do I expect us to exercise the option on Green if the manager wants to see a decent improvement next season. Many of these players are synonymous with a team that has shipped loads of goals at home, flirted with another relegation and caused several early walkouts at home games.
I expect David Artell wants to put his stamp on Grimsby Town next season and won’t want another relegation battle.
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