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Massive rebuild ahead this summer, basically we are looking at nearly a new starting ten outfield. Now is the time for Critch to build a team around his precious system. I think this is what Critchley has been waiting for and he’s sold this plan to SS. He will be given this summer to do this (and hopefully sufficient funds) and we will have to keep our fingers crossed it comes good. We need to be off to a flyer next season or Critch will be under enormous pressure (quite rightly)
I don' think we need 10 out field players! If Critch is still here next season and he continues with the same system then I believe we only need 7 new first team players.
GK Grimmy (Plus keep O'Donnell as back up)
RWB Gabriel/Lyons
LWB CJ, Thompson (although I would sell CJ if we ever got an offer 50p would do!)
CB Pennington/Casey (We need a left sided CB not sure Sassi is the answer, probably needs a year on loan)
CM Norburn/Morgan/Carey (Need another player here, Finnegan is an unknown quantity)
AM Apter (Need another player here, big ask on a young player to do it all season)
CF Joseph/Beesley/Kouassi (Need at least 2 quality strikers)
I believe we need 1 X LWB, 2 X CB, 1 X CM, 1 X AM & 2 X CF.
Add to that a couple of decent loan players and we have a decent squad, still a big ask to get the players we want but keeping Byers, Coulson & Rhodes would be a good start.
Getting rid of Connolly, Marv, Hubby, Lavery, Virtue, Plus hopefully selling Beesley, CJ & Thompson will free up some money in the wage budget.