Updated Squad List - 21 December 2017

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All contracts end June of the year stated unless otherwise indicated.

* Currently injured



First Team Squad

Goalkeepers

Dillon Philips 2018
Ben Amos - On loan from Bolton for 2017/18 season

Right Backs

Chris Solly 2020

Centre Backs

Harry Lennon 2018
Patrick Bauer 2019*
Jason Pearce 2020*
Ezri Konsa 2020
Naby Sarr 2020

Left Backs

Lewis Page 2019*
Jay Dasilva - On loan from Chelsea for 2017/8 season

Central Midfielders

Johnnie Jackson 2018 (Player/First Team Coach)
Ahmed Kashi 2018*
Joe Aribo 2019
Jake Forster-Caskey 2019*
Anfernee Dijksteel 2020

Attacking Midfielders

Ricky Holmes 2020*
Mark Marshall 2019
Tariqe Fosu 2019*
Ben Reeves 2019
Karlan Ahearne-Grant 2019
Billy Clarke 2019*

Strikers

Josh Magennis 2019
Joe Dodoo January 2018 - On loan from Rangers
Reeco Hackett-Fairchild 2018
Leon Best January 2018
Igor Vetokele 2019 - Loaned to STVV for 2017/8 season
Nicky Ajose 2019 Loaned to Bury for 2017/18 season



U23 Development Squad

Goalkeepers

Jordan Beeney 2018 (believed to have signed a 2 year scholarship and 2 year pro deal)
Ashely Maynard-Brewer 2019 plus 1 year option

Right Backs

Aaron Barnes 2018

Centre Backs

Daniel Bowry 2019
Kenneth Yao Undisclosed "Long Term" (2019 estimated, signed January 2016)
Jo Cummings 2019
Ryan Blumberg 2018

Left Backs

Archie Edwards 2018 - On loan to Bognor Regis until 1 January 2018
Jamie Mascoll 2018 - Signed from Dulwich Hamlet

Central Midfielders

Matt Carter 2018
Regan Charles-Cook Undisclosed "Long Term" (2019 estimated)
George Lapslie 2019
Taylor Maloney - promoted from U18 squad presumed 1/2 year deal

Strikers

Mikhail Kennedy 2018*
Brandon Hanlan 2018 On loan to Colchester until January 2018
Josh Umerah 2018 On loan to Wycombe until January 2018
Louis-Michel Yamfam 2018
Terrique Anderson - promoted from U18 squad presumed 1/2 year deal

cabbles

I honestly thought we sold Vetokele

ForeverAddickted

Interesting to see so many of the U23s out of Contract in the summer...

killerandflash

I imagine Hanlan and Umerah will be back in the first team squad for the Gillingham match, ditto RCC if he's not recalled earlier

harveys_gardener

Umerah hasn't featured for months. Serious injury?

JamesSeed

Didn't know Reeco was in the first team squad.

ricky_otto

JamesSeed said:

Didn't know Reeco was in the first team squad.

I actually had a dream last night that he joined Derby for £6m.

ForeverAddickted

JamesSeed said:

Didn't know Reeco was in the first team squad.

He's getting a few appearances now and is quite often on the bench so guess its understandable... In a way more of a First Team player than Dijksteel

Scoham

JamesSeed said:

Didn't know Reeco was in the first team squad.

There isn't an official first team squad, he could be listed in either.

Same with positions, KAG is naturally a striker but has played on the left of midfield.

JamesSeed

He knows where the goal is. Let’s hope he bucks the trend and finds ours, not theirs.

Bangkokaddick

That's lucky....none of our strikers are currently on the injured list! So own goals should not be a problem for us!

SDAddick

harveys_gardener said:

Umerah hasn't featured for months. Serious injury?

Yeah apparently he's a long term injury after hurting his ankle.

http://www.skysports.com/football/coventry-vs-wycombe/preview/374334

Regarding recalling him and Hanlan, I think both of their loans are up around mid-January. Hanlan has 2 goals in 13 gamers, around 9 starts (from what I can tell). To be fair to him he is the type of player where he seems to be capable of doing more than just scoring goals, but there isn't anything in that that screams out to be "he's ready for the first team right now."

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/brandon-hanlan/leistungsdaten/spieler/451736

Charles-Cook on the other hand, I'd have him in the squad today.

killerandflash

I'm surprised RCC hasn't been permanently recalled, surely he'd be useful for us over the Christmas period?

SDAddick

ForeverAddickted said:

Interesting to see so many of the U23s out of Contract in the summer...

Agreed. I expect around February/March we'll start to see players offered new deals for the ones clearly worth keeping, and then there'll probably be more at the end of the season. I think that's what has happened in years gone, but that's just going on memory.

Going by what others have said, it sounds like Blumberg is worth keeping around for another year. Definitely think Mascoll is worth keeping around. I also really liked what I saw of Maloney in a U23 game that was streamed.

Curious what those who see the U23s more think.

SDAddick

killerandflash said:

I'm surprised RCC hasn't been permanently recalled, surely he'd be useful for us over the Christmas period?

Do we know if he went back to Woking? I'm pretty sure someone posted a Tweet from him wishing them luck in their FA Cup replay, and I took that to mean that he's back with us now but I don't know.

dickplumb

I am amazed that Charles- Cook has not been recalled. I just don't understand it. We need every fit player over the Christmas period and beyond.

dickplumb

SDAddick said:

ForeverAddickted said:

Interesting to see so many of the U23s out of Contract in the summer...

Agreed. I expect around February/March we'll start to see players offered new deals for the ones clearly worth keeping, and then there'll probably be more at the end of the season. I think that's what has happened in years gone, but that's just going on memory.

Going by what others have said, it sounds like Blumberg is worth keeping around for another year. Definitely think Mascoll is worth keeping around. I also really liked what I saw of Maloney in a U23 game that was streamed.

Curious what those who see the U23s more think.

Yamfam and Archie Edwards will be two to go I think.

SDAddick

dickplumb said:

I am amazed that Charles- Cook has not been recalled. I just don't understand it. We need every fit player over the Christmas period and beyond.

Agreed. And I know I'm borderline getting into Henry/Reeco territory, but everything I've seen of him makes me think he's good enough. And with Clarke out, we could use some hard-working cover in the attacking three. I continue to worry that we're going to let him and Dijksteel pass us by and really regret it later on.

Taxi_Lad

Interesting to count we have a 25 man first team squad which incidentally is the permitted size of premier league squads. So have we really been left short by RD or have we just been unlucky with injuries

dickplumb

Taxi_Lad said:

Interesting to count we have a 25 man first team squad which incidentally is the permitted size of premier league squads. So have we really been left short by RD or have we just been unlucky with injuries

The squad is big enough, apart from upfront. If we had kept Novak, Vetokele and Ajose it would certainly be large enough.

SDAddick

dickplumb said:

Taxi_Lad said:

Interesting to count we have a 25 man first team squad which incidentally is the permitted size of premier league squads. So have we really been left short by RD or have we just been unlucky with injuries

The squad is big enough, apart from upfront. If we had kept Novak, Vetokele and Ajose it would certainly be large enough.

Agree with the first point. On the second, was it ever possible that Igor would stay with us this year? I think he's too good for this league. And I think there are a lot of reasons why he would be skeptical of playing for us ever again.

On Novak and Ajose, both wanted to go apparently. I definitely don't think Ajose is good enough. Novak would probably have made for good cover.

Scoham

Taxi_Lad said:

Interesting to count we have a 25 man first team squad which incidentally is the permitted size of premier league squads. So have we really been left short by RD or have we just been unlucky with injuries

We should have signed a striker in the summer rather than Best in November.

Dodoo was a panic signing to make up numbers. He doesn't play now so effectively it's a 24 man squad.

Ideally we needed a goalscoring striker and a winger/striker for more depth.

Addick Addict

At least Roland will have left us with a good squad for next season:

Goalkeepers

Dillon Philips 2018 Out of contract at end of season
Ben Amos - On loan from Bolton for 2017/18 season Gone at end of season

Right Backs

Chris Solly 2020 Injury Prone

Centre Backs

Harry Lennon 2018 Injury Prone
Patrick Bauer 2019* Injury Prone
Jason Pearce 2020* Injury Prone
Ezri Konsa 2020 Off soon
Naby Sarr 2020 Prone to injury/disappearing

Left Backs

Lewis Page 2019* Injury Prone
Jay Dasilva - On loan from Chelsea for 2017/8 season Gone at end of season

Central Midfielders

Johnnie Jackson 2018 (Player/First Team Coach) Too old
Ahmed Kashi 2018* Injury Prone & gone at end of season anyway?
Joe Aribo 2019 Started just 7 League games this season
Jake Forster-Caskey 2019* Injury Prone
Anfernee Dijksteel 2020 Started just 3 League games this season

Attacking Midfielders

Ricky Holmes 2020* Left
Mark Marshall 2019 Injury Prone & needs half a season to get fit
Tariqe Fosu 2019* Injury Prone
Ben Reeves 2019 I Injury Prone & needs half a season to get fit
Karlan Ahearne-Grant 2019 Started just 4 League games this season
Billy Clarke 2019* Injury Prone

Strikers

Josh Magennis 2019 Rarely scores after September
Joe Dodoo January 2018 - On loan from Rangers Left
Reeco Hackett-Fairchild 2018 Yet to start a League game
Leon Best January 2018 Left
Igor Vetokele 2019 - Loaned to STVV for 2017/8 season Will be sold
Nicky Ajose 2019 Loaned to Bury for 2017/18 season Will be sold

Scoham

Will be yet another rebuild in the summer.

Wouldn't call every injured player injury prone though. Players like Fosu have been rushed back and perhaps weren't rotated enough early on in the season.

Addick Addict

Scoham said:

Will be yet another rebuild in the summer.

Wouldn't call every injured player injury prone though. Players like Fosu have been rushed back and perhaps weren't rotated enough early on in the season.

Agreed. Has always been thus under the Regime though.