First Team
Goalkeepers
Stephen Henderson 2022 (assumed)
Craig MacGillivray 2023
Ashley Maynard-Brewer 2023 (season loan to Ross County in the Scottish Premier)
Right Backs
Chris Gunter 2022 (+1 year option)
Adam Matthews 2022
Centre Backs
Deji Elerewe 2024
Akin Famewo 2022 (season loan from Norwich City with option to buy)
Ryan Inniss 2022 (+1 year option)
Sam Lavelle 2024
Jason Pearce 2022 (with opportunity to move into coaching role)
Left Backs
Juan Castillo 2022 (half season loan from Chelsea)
Ben Purrington 2022
Pape Souaré 2022
Defensive Midfielders
George Dobson 2023
Ben Watson 2022
Central Midfielders
Sean Clare 2023
Jake Forster-Caskey 2022 (+1 year option)
Scott Fraser 2025
Alex Gilbey 2023
Nile John 2022 (half season loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
Elliot Lee 2022 (season loan from Luton Town)
Albie Morgan 2023
Wide Midfielders/Attackers
Corey Blackett-Taylor 2023
Diallang Jaiyesimi 2024
Charlie Kirk 2025 (half season loan to Blackpool with option to buy)
Jonathan Leko 2022 (season loan from Birmingham City)
Strikers
Chuks Aneke 2025
Mason Burstow (half season loan from Chelsea)
Josh Davison 2022 (+1 year option) (half season loan to Swindon Town)
Jayden Stockley 2024
Conor Washington 2022
U23 Development Squad
Goalkeepers
Nathan Harness Unknown (month loan to Dulwich Hamlet in the National League South)
Nathan Harvey Unknown
Right Backs
Centre Backs
Nazir Bakrin Unknown (month loan to Cray Wanderers in the Isthmian League Premier)
Charlie Barker 2023
Billy French 2022
Lucas Ness 2022
Harris O'Connor Unknown
Left Backs
Samuel Oguntayo Unknown
Jacob Roddy Unknown
Midfielders
Terrell Agyemang Unknown
Karoy Anderson 2024
Jimmy Appiah Unknown
Tyreece Campbell Unknown
Richard Chin Unknown
Charles Clayden Unknown
Ben Dempsey Unknown (half season loan to Ayr United in the Scottish Championship)
Ralfi Hand 2023 (youth contract not pro?)
Aaron Henry 2023 (month loan to Wealdstone in the National League)
Ryan Huke 2024
Jeremy Santos Unknown
Johl Powell Unknown
James Vennings Unknown
Euan Williams Unknown
Strikers
Wassim Aouacheria 2022
Dylan Gavin Unknown (month loan to Billericay Town in the National League South)
Hady Ghandour 2022
Daniel Kanu 2024
Ryan Viggars 2023
Comments
I don't like the idea of buying back ups. I would rather get 3 or 4 "1st choices" and keep the current ones (Washington, Matthews, Purrington etc) as the backups.
I don't trust us to get even 10 out of 14 right, if we let everyone go. I don't even think it's realistic to try.
I think we need that bit more quality to get out the league.
Matthews, depending on if we pursue this formation is a difficult one. He played well against Pompey, I didn’t see yesterday, but will be part of a promotion winning team? It’s very hard to know what to do with him.
If Inniss can stay fit I imagine he’ll get another deal, I think that would be a good decision. Unsure about Famewo.
Amos - MacGillivray =
Matthews - Matthews =
Pearce - Pearce =
Oshilaja - Lavelle +
Pratley - Dobson +
Maatsen - Souare -
Millar - Kirk -
Aneke - Leko -
Shinnie - Lee +?
Famewo - Famewo =
Stockley - Stockley -
Smith - Clare +
Ronnie - No one +
JFC - Arter -
Then add CBT, it isn't the players we resigned that are/were the problem are they?
Failer to replace Aneke, Millar, Maatsen and JFC with suitable replacements is the main reason we are worse than last season. A lot of that has been addressed in the winter window. I would say our squad is overall about the same now as it was last April, although more of them are on longer contracts.
Would we have got 10 from the last 12 without Aneke as an example?
If we had had the squad, manager etc etc we have now and everything else was equal we would probably have more than 54 points. We didn't. The fact that half of that was deliberately done is the most frustrating bit.
We clearly went through a poor period of games under Jackson, whether that was our payers reverting to the mean, something tactical, or just a natural thing that will happen - we will find out by the end of the season.
*this will all change for me when we play poorly and lose the next 4 games.
Looking at that list, we will have a much stronger squad next season even if we don't sign anyone.
Craig MacGillivray 2023
Ashley Maynard-Brewer 2023
Right Backs
(NEW)
(NEW)
Centre Backs
Deji Elerewe 2024
Akin Famewo 2022
Ryan Inniss 2022
Sam Lavelle 2024
Sean Clare 2023
Left Backs
(NEW)
(NEW)
Defensive Midfielders
George Dobson 2023
(NEW)
Central Midfielders
Jake Forster-Caskey 2022
Scott Fraser 2025
Alex Gilbey 2023
Albie Morgan 2023
Wide Midfielders/Attackers
Corey Blackett-Taylor 2023
Diallang Jaiyesimi 2024
(NEW)
Strikers
Chuks Aneke 2025
Jayden Stockley 2024
Conor Washington 2022
(NEW)
I wouldn’t sign Famewo permanently, we need someone more comfortable on the ball. A left sided Clare.
I’d be tempted to have 5 strikers rather than 6 CBs. One a pacey first choice ahead of Washington and one physically more all round to compete for either spot.
I wouldn’t say we need four new wing backs with DJ and CBT in the squad, would focus on getting quality over quantity.
I’d like a new first choice alongside Fraser with the others becoming squad players. Shouldn’t rely on JFC being that player.
Its a shame about Inniss as he is such a presence in both boxes and can play, but tend to agree teams who get promoted have a consistent reliable defence and rarely chop and change.
I be looking for a more ball playing centre half to go with Lavelle, Lavelle is a bit similar to Inniss and still a aerial threat.
A fast striker is definitely needed and need to keep Washington couple of quality wing backs someone similar to dasilva would be ideal.
Another top centre mid would be a priority. If we want to control games and dominate possession.
It's unfortunate to have spent the summer recruiting for 433/4231 and adopting it throughout the club, only to dump it after a couple of months when Adkins went.