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I know you mentioned youths and lower league 'gambles' separately, but just for clarity, in addition to the above we also have:
Battersby
Idehen
Boyd
Curran (loan)
Painter (loan)
Starbuck
Spokes
Jackson Jr
Sisay
If everyone is fit (and it's a big 'if') there will be some decent players not even make the matchday squad — a possible hallmark of a strong squad, but also the risk of not giving certain players a chance.
I imagine there will be some pressure from clubs higher up the league than us to play their players (otherwise, why loan them out?) so I reckon Morton, Taylor, Edwards and Bennett will be ahead of the non-league signings.
This is possibly the squad we'll look to play if everyone is available:
McKeown
Hendrie Pollock Waterfall Preston
Rose Taylor
Edwards Williams Scannell
Hanson
That leaves a bench of Hewitt, Mohsni, Morton, Tilley, Wright, Green, Gibson (one less if Russell is on the bench)
And that would mean the following wouldn't even make the squad: Russell/Battersby, Hope, Idehen, Ohman, Spokes, Jackson Jr, Sisay... and I haven't even mentioned Kyle Bennett (if he signs).
He'd be the 31st player in our squad to be on pro terms (2 out on loan). Just seems a lot at this level. Appreciate no team ever has a fully fit squad completely free of injury, and I'm excited by our full-strength side, but I can also already see a handful of players never making an appearance for us.
To be fair. That’s pretty much what I was saying. Looks like Holloway has signed the youth and 8th tier players With the aim of playing them if really needed or next season after he has developed and coached them. Without them listed. It’s Pretty much 2 for each position. |
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If you look at our squad, we currently have listed 3 keepers, 8 defenders, 5 forwards and 17 midfielders, not including Bennett if he does indeed sign. A tad unbalanced, especially as 3 of the forwards have never played at this level before this season. https://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/
I would say quite a few of those midfielders could easily be classed as forwards. And an awful lot of them won’t get near our first team for a league game. |
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I would say quite a few of those midfielders could easily be classed as forwards. And an awful lot of them won’t get near our first team for a league game.
If we had the 17 best midfielders in the world on our books they wouldn't all get a game |
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If we had the 17 best midfielders in the world on our books they wouldn't all get a game
Well I can’t argue with that statement!!! Just don’t see how it’s relevant at all. Don’t understand why people are getting hung up about this 17 ‘midfielder‘ number. Bennett plays wide left in a front three. It’s completely different to Morton. Or Clifton. Or rose etc. All these players bring different attributes. When you look at them. It’s pretty much 2 for each position (plus youth and 8th tier). I think This is actually a balanced squad. Rather than an unbalanced squad ? With the exception of another central striker that is clearly needed. |
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Ignoring the rest of the squad if Bennett is the same player he was at Pompey he’s got the potential to tear league 2 a new one
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Ignoring the rest of the squad if Bennett is the same player he was at Pompey he’s got the potential to tear league 2 a new one
I'm really sorry for taking this thread off on a tangent, but your username has just triggered a weird sense of nostalgia in me. I seem to recall, all the way back in the late 90's as I was just getting to grips with the concept of dial-up internet and the porn bonanza it brought with it, there was an unoffical Town site which also happened to be Henry's cat themed. Was it yours by any chance? Edit: I think I've found it (click the alternating Town badge to enter the site)... https://web.archive.org/web/19991006221227/http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Stadium/1723/I loved it when the internet used to look like this. |
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Ignoring the rest of the squad if Bennett is the same player he was at Pompey he’s got the potential to tear league 2 a new one
Can't do a link at this moment but he gets quite a slagging off on the BR forum. |
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I'm really sorry for taking this thread off on a tangent, but your username has just triggered a weird sense of nostalgia in me. I seem to recall, all the way back in the late 90's as I was just getting to grips with the concept of dial-up internet and the porn bonanza it brought with it, there was an unoffical Town site which also happened to be Henry's cat themed. Was it yours by any chance? Edit: I think I've found it (click the alternating Town badge to enter the site)... https://web.archive.org/web/19991006221227/http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Stadium/1723/I loved it when the internet used to look like this.
Yes that was me on geocities. The internet moved on, my html skills didn’t so I gave up. |
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Yes that was me on geocities.
The internet moved on, my html skills didn’t so I gave up.
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1997 I started that site. Which as we all know was only 5 years ago.
If I’d had concentrated on the internet instead of beer I could be Jeff Bezos and we’d all be watching town in the champions league.
They were good days, about 20 people from all over the world in a chat room with one person basically typing out RH commentary.
I remember the play off final vs Fulham and drinking a full bottle of vodka while typing out the radio 5 commentary in a dial up chat room in my halls at uni. I was the only one in the chat room who had the radio and the large consumption of vodka must have made the “commentary” incoherent!
A few of us met up at the Humber Royal before the first Wembley trip too.
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