Who would you keep from the current squad

I don't know - how can we judge players who were been held back by the negative management and tactics of Slade.

Quoted from Jarmo.Is.God

See Cardwell has fallen into the 'got better without playing' category

He's just turned 21 and has played less than 20 games. He was clearly brought in for his potential, which may or may not come to fruition. We are hardly in a position to give him game time at the moment.

Dembele is under contract already isnt he ? That has been raised already and the answer from JF or Slade was that the second year has/was triggered by us and he cant go anywhere unless we decide to.

Quoted from ginnywings

He's just turned 21 and has played less than 20 games. He was clearly brought in for his potential, which may or may not come to fruition. We are hardly in a position to give him game time at the moment.

its a baffler.....he scored goals in pre season, looks to have good movement and awareness....not a bad finisher....but Slade started with the lone wolf Vernon approach and hoofball which definitely didnt suit Cardwell and from then on in its been cameos.
With some "footballers" around him he may actually be something that we need. Maybe Wilko will see something in him and give him a decent crack at it. 3-4 games as opposed to 15-20 mins every other 9th match.  

Quoted from ginnywings

He's just turned 21 and has played less than 20 games. He was clearly brought in for his potential, which may or may not come to fruition. We are hardly in a position to give him game time at the moment.

Why, no one else is scoring?

Can we be positive about the players we have to hopefully get us out of this mess before we start saying who’s worth keeping or not. The players will read this board and negativity towards then won’t help. Support for he team! UTM

Quoted from Mariner_09

If I had my way I would start next season with just McKeown, Mills, Summerfield and Dembele from this. Give then new man a free reign on the market effectively and sign players based on an identity and philosophy.

Spot on sonny

We can't get rid of anybody until the season ends so this really is a pointless thread.
The players have 13 games to show our new (currently) manager and (Potential) next new manager what they are capable of.
At this point last season did anyone want Summerfield here? Slades "play it quickly play it forward" suited his game as it avoided the dodgy backpasses of Hursts tenure.
Will be intereting to see how many out of work managers will turn up at Cambridge who also have a caretaker manager.

Quoted from golfer

Spot on sonny

Would tend to agree but on the proviso that all but Dembele are squad players. Maybe a little harsh but if we want to push on I think we need better players in all positions.

Cardwell & Clifton would also get a reprieve if any good but as I have never seen them, other than Cardwell v Coventry, impossible to judge their ability. Just wondering if, given the fact that Wilko came through at a time when youth was given a chance, if we might actually see Clifton and Cardwell getting game time ?

Probably have to be an element of clean slate for a number of the current squad. They’ve been asked to play a certain way, which I’m convinced has not enabled them to show what they can actually do.

If you had to make a decision on what’s been seen so far though;

McKewon
Killip
Mills
Davies (possibly due to age but gives some versatility/cover and a lot of experience)
Hall-Johnson - worth another look and he must be on releativley low wage
Dembele - no brainier
Clements
Clifton
Summerfield - improved massively since last year.
Cardwell - not had enough opportunity to improve yet.

If we could sign him/ have a year loan ..... Vernam!

May have missed someone.