So what are we thinking?
Morgan has been wearing 10 throughout pre-season, I can see him keeping that going into this season. Would be huge for him, but it’s a big season for him too. He needs to step up and think he will.
Will be interesting to see the numbers of the younger players too, those like Clayden and Elerewe could tell us a lot about their involvement this season.
I think the 1 to 11 is sorted, with further signings being other squad numbers.
1. MacGillivray
2. Gunter
3. Purrington
4. Dobson
5. Famewo
6. Pearce
7. Jaiyesimi
8. Forster-Caskey
9. Stockley
10. Morgan
11. Gilbey
12.
13. Maynard-Brewer/New Keeper
14. Washington
15.
16. Matthews
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24. Inniss
25. Davison
26. Watson
27.
28. Clare
29. Schwartz
30.
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Comments
17 Elewere
18 Barker
21 Vennings
22 Ghandour
Confirmed
1 Craig MacGillivray
2 Chris Gunter
3 Ben Purrington
4 George Dobson
5 Akin Famewo
6 Jason Pearce
7 Diallang Jaiyesimi
8 Jake Forster-Caskey
9 Jayden Stockley
10 Albie Morgan
11 Alex Gilbey
13 Ashley Maynard-Brewer
14 Conor Washington
16 Adam Matthews
24 Ryan Inniss
25 Josh Davison
26 Ben Watson
28 Sean Clare
29 Ronnie Schwartz
31 Nathan Harness (gk)
32 Hady Ghandour
33 Ben Dempsey
34 Wassim Aouachria
35 James Vennings
36 Charles Clayden
37 Johl Powell
40 Charlie Barker
42 Aaron Henry
49 Jacob Roddy
50 Deji Elerewe
1 Craig MacGillivray
2 Chris Gunter
3 Ben Purrington
4 George Dobson
5 Akin Famewo
6 Jason Pearce
7 Diallang Jaiyesimi
8 Jake Forster-Caskey
9 Jayden Stockley
10 Albie Morgan
11 Alex Gilbey
13 Ashley Maynard-Brewer
14 Conor Washington
16 Adam Matthews
17 Charlie Kirk
18 Madger Gomes
19 Mungo Bridge
20 EPL Loan
21 EPL Loan
22 EPL Loan
23 EPL Loan
24 Ryan Inniss
25 Josh Davison
26 Ben Watson
28 Sean Clare
29 Ronnie Schwartz
31 Nathan Harness (gk)
32 Hady Ghandour
33 Ben Dempsey
34 Wassim Aouachria
35 James Vennings
36 Charles Clayden
37 Johl Powell
40 Charlie Barker
42 Aaron Henry
49 Jacob Roddy
50 Deji Elerewe
Is Morgan the only senior to change numbers?
I think it's significant all the u23s are 30+.
I don't think he did badly over pre-season but seems a bit weird
But just having a shirt number doesn't mean you're in the first team squad and he was with Southampton's academy so must be of a decent standard.
If F-Caskey was fit, it would have been him.
Other candidates… maybe Gunter, or Dobson.