[spireitetoo]

Where are we now with regards this, tbh I'm losing track of who's in who's potentially out, how many players we actually have on the books etc, has anyone got the time/inclination to post up our current possible 22, plus the players that probs won't/can't (long term injured) make the cut...
I'm sure there's more than me struggling with this.

[JonB]

I started this thread last week but its dropped off the first page now with a list of players which now needs Duffy adding as well :-
https://www.thecfss....showtopic=73870

Initial Squad
Ollie Banks
James Berry
Ryan Colclough
Connor Cook
Vontae Daley-Campbell
Armando Dobra
Kane Drummond
Chey Dunkley
Lewis Gordon
Will Grigg
Jamie Grimes
Michael Jacobs
Mike Jones
Paddy Madden
Liam Mandeville
Dilan Markanday (Loan)
Tom Naylor
Darren Oldaker
Tyrone Williams

Added After
Raheem Sheckleford
Branden Horton
Bailey Hobson
John Fleck
Tim Akinola

Need Adding
Arim Pepple
Kyle McFadzean
Jack Sparkes
Janoi Donacien
Dylan Duffy

Not Named
Ash Palmer

Under-21s
Harvey Araujo (Loan)
Liam Jessop
Jenson Metcalfe (Loan)
Ali Mohiuddin
Ashton Rinaldo
Devan Tanton (Loan)
Max Thompson (Loan)

We named 19 initially, then filled the gaps to 22 plus they let us add Hobson in place of Jones. We've lost Berry and Markanday to take that back down to 20 but by my reckoning all five January additions need to be in the named 22 as they are over 21. Suspect Araujo may go back this week but as yet he is still with us.

This post has been edited by JonB: 28 January 2025 - 09:36 AM

[Burgerman]

PC did say in one of his latest interviews that there will be players leaving us this week either on loan or permanent moves.

[Osborne again]

spireitetoo, on 28 January 2025 - 09:25 AM, said:

Where are we now with regards this, tbh I'm losing track of who's in who's potentially out, how many players we actually have on the books etc, has anyone got the time/inclination to post up our current possible 22, plus the players that probs won't/can't (long term injured) make the cut...
I'm sure there's more than me struggling with this.

It depends on who's out for the season, before we can decide who's in and who's out. Looking at those brought in, I'd say that Lewis Gordon and Chey Dunkley are probably done for the season. Obviously Mike Jones has already been confirmed and now I'm struggling because Will Grigg could be back mid February, Williams could be ready in a couple of weeks so I'm as confused as you.

[dtp]

Burgerman, on 28 January 2025 - 09:39 AM, said:

PC did say in one of his latest interviews that there will be players leaving us this week either on loan or permanent moves.

Well, I reckon that adds up to 26 players over 21 plus Connor Cook who had to be named in the squad for reasons previously given = 27 in total.

If we assume 2 will be out for the rest of the season then we need to move out 3 players over the age of 21 to bring the squad back to a total of 22.

If we do that, I think we are light on U21s in the squad especially if Aroujo goes back to Fulham. We started off with 4 - Tanton, Aroujo, Metcalfe and Thompson in our U21s - but this could soon be reduced to just 2.

At least, we can loan players out after the transfer deadline to the NL.

[Siberian Spireite]

I wonder if Fleck will leave? If he was fit, surely he'd have come on rather than Metcalfe on Saturday.

[Westbars Spireite]

Siberian Spireite, on 28 January 2025 - 10:33 AM, said:

I wonder if Fleck will leave? If he was fit, surely he'd have come on rather than Metcalfe on Saturday.

I can't see that happening. I doubt anyone will be offering him a contract beyond the end of the season which is what he has with us.

[warfey is a spireite]

Siberian Spireite, on 28 January 2025 - 10:33 AM, said:

I wonder if Fleck will leave? If he was fit, surely he'd have come on rather than Metcalfe on Saturday.

Leave he's not even begun

[dtp]

Siberian Spireite, on 28 January 2025 - 10:33 AM, said:

I wonder if Fleck will leave? If he was fit, surely he'd have come on rather than Metcalfe on Saturday.

The ones let out on loans and then recalled make up the numbers are the ones most likely to be moved out again. None of them have done enough to cement a place in the team for Cook. So, Hobson, Akinola, Drummond could be loaned out again.

Then Ash Palmer has not made the squad yet either so definitely needs game time and has to be high up on the list of expected departures.

If we have had any offers in for any of our players which the management consider are acceptable then this will also play a part so it should be relatively easy to reduce the squad numbers down to 22 or less.

Also, I would not be surprised at another signing or two before the window closes.

[azul]

Westbars Spireite, on 28 January 2025 - 10:35 AM, said:

I can't see that happening. I doubt anyone will be offering him a contract beyond the end of the season which is what he has with us.

We don't know what the details of his contract is here. He may be on peppercorn while he proves his fitness or a big fat contract with an option in his favour or somewhere in between.

It doesn't look like he is going to impact this season, so.....

[Westbars Spireite]

Bringing Metcalfe on rather than him at the weekend was perhaps telling.

[Waller is my hero]

Completely different players, Fleck is a defensive midfielder & Metcalfe is an attacking midfielder. We were going to try & score a goal to win, not defend....no brainer

[Westbars Spireite]

Waller is my hero, on 28 January 2025 - 11:33 AM, said:

Completely different players, Fleck is a defensive midfielder & Metcalfe is an attacking midfielder. We were going to try & score a goal to win, not defend....no brainer

Is he? I've not seen much evidence of that.

[Exharboroughspireite]

It?s certainly going to be interesting in terms of players out over the next few weeks - I can see some dropping down to NL. When is the squad deadline?

[dim view]

Waller is my hero, on 28 January 2025 - 11:33 AM, said:

Completely different players, Fleck is a defensive midfielder & Metcalfe is an attacking midfielder. We were going to try & score a goal to win, not defend....no brainer

It's the other way round. When he was good Fleck was box to box. That is, both.

[JonB]

Exharboroughspireite, on 28 January 2025 - 11:42 AM, said:

It?s certainly going to be interesting in terms of players out over the next few weeks - I can see some dropping down to NL. When is the squad deadline?

Window closes 11pm 3rd Feb so likely shortly after that.

[Andy Spireite]

Forgive my ignorance but during the transfer window (when we are still playing matches) is it right to assume that the rules regarding the 22 man squad are not applied given we saw the new signings all playing without any notice that some of the existing named squad had been somehow deselected?

[60s 70s Spireite]

Andy Spireite, on 28 January 2025 - 01:20 PM, said:

Forgive my ignorance but during the transfer window (when we are still playing matches) is it right to assume that the rules regarding the 22 man squad are not applied given we saw the new signings all playing without any notice that some of the existing named squad had been somehow deselected?

Correct, currently no limitations during the window.

[jack bauer]

with sparkes going off today, this task is not getting an easier, just when you think we can begin to nail down this 22 man squad another question mark appears, looked a nasty challenge on him today, hope he will be ok.

[Gatesheed-Spireite]

jack bauer, on 01 February 2025 - 08:56 PM, said:

with sparkes going off today, this task is not getting an easier, just when you think we can begin to nail down this 22 man squad another question mark appears, looked a nasty challenge on him today, hope he will be ok.

I didn't see the injury, but if it's just a gash then presumably it's just a case of it healing up? Couple of weeks? Surely better than doing a hammy/achilles, not that im a physio