The Squad So Far...

[DutchBantam]

GK:
Donovan Ricketts

DF:
David Wetherall
Mark Bower
Richard Edghill
Jonathan Swift
Lewis Emanuel
Simon Ainge
Luke O'Brien

MF:
Steven Schumacher
Mark Bridge-Wilkinson
Ben Muirhead
Tom Penford
Craig Bentham
Joe Colbeck
Patrick McGuire

Strikers:
Dean Windass
Michael Symes
Joe Brown

Drug abuser:
FW Danny Cadamarteri

Half way out of the door:
MF Bobby Petta
GK Russell Howarth

Future uncertain:
MF/FW Danny Forrest
FW Kevin Sanasy

Promising youths:
DF Paul Denvers
GK Ben Saynor
FW Nick Smith

On trial?:
MF Cathal Lordan
MF Jason St Juste
GK Kyle Letheren

[Jantje]

Paul Denvers Has Left The Club To Go To University Full Time

[DutchBantam]

That leaves us with a starting line-up of probably:

Ricketts
Edghill - Wethers - Bower - Emanuel
Colbeck - Bentham - BMW - Muirhead
Windass - Symes

Benchers: Swift, Schumi, Penford, Brown.
The rest will be looking to impress to get into the starting 16 and dependent on if they are still here or not next season.

Looks like we need to bring in 2 left sided players to push Mani and force Muirhead into backup for both wings. We need 1 top central mid to force Bentham out, we need at least one keeper (perhaps we can bring Hendo home if he's fed up of Leicester) and we need 1 starting striker, 2 if we lost Forrest and Sanasy.

That's all I'd go for. We need QUALITY NOT QUANTITY.

[DutchBantam]

Paul Denvers Has Left The Club To Go To University Full Time

Has he? What a major bummer, he was an England youth wan't he?

[baldbantam]

That's not a bad starting 11, but we need a bit more coverage in depth.

[Jantje]

It Was in Saturdays programme about Denvers, England U18 player

[harrogatebantam31]

A 15 goal a season striker is a must to give Windass a hand upfront!

I still feel Symes and Brown should be given a go first and then if that doesn't work out take a chance on a journeyman forward looking for his next deal.

Other than that, apart from been a small squad, the starting 11 isn't too bad.

A wide player for the left would be next on my list.

[Devil's Advocate]

Totally forgot about Edgehill, dude. There is a God!

[Barmy]

Not a bad first 11 isnt that, a few additions here and there to add some depth. jobs a good 'un.

[DutchBantam]

For the first time in.... well so long I can't remember, have been impressed with Todd. He's really cutting away the wasters and keeping the youngsters but he needs to carry this on by either sacking Cadders or using him as a promotional tool who plays his bollocks off to repay the club. He also needs to give Forrest and Sanasy a last chance... if he's worried about giving them a year I'm sure both would be more than happy to settle for a contract till Xmas to prove it or move on.
But the big thing he needs to do is bring in some quality who will be straight into that starting XI. No good getting more of the same we've had. We need a left back better than Emanuel, a left mid better than Emanuel/Muirhead, etc etc etc. If we can't do that then save the money and keep this starting XI and use the kids as backup.

If Todd can do all that then I may just climb out of the Todd Out clan.

[DutchBantam]

It Was in Saturdays programme about Denvers, England U18 player

Good luck to the lad. Sounds like he has a good head on his shoulders, just hope he stays in the game at some level. I'm sure somebody like Park Avenue, Farsley, Guisley would have him part time.

[Ed]

Sanasy has been released.

[Rich_Con_BCFC]

Kevin Sanasy has been released according to JP on OMB