This seems like very odd phrasing. Almost as if it’s preparing the fans for fewer signings than hoped.
Again Explain how it’s bloated Rosenior had a 25 man squad So did Walter It’s just trendy speak again that idiots fall for
Everyone gets the option to name 25 over 21 players in the squad, but it doesn't mean much. Often it's young players who are over 21 but still aren't senior players. I don't think Rosenior actually did name the full 25 last season, but certainly when you look at the squad there were far fewer options. We had 2 senior keepers and now have 3, we had 3 senior centre backs and now have 4, we had 6 centre mids/number 10s and now have 7, we had 2 out and out wingers and now have 7(!), we had 2 strikers and now have 3. It's a miles bigger squad this season.
I suspect we'll see pretty much all our loanees go back; Rushworth, Burns and possibly Bedia? Vaughan, Jarvis and Longman need to find homes, at least on loan. Sinik needs to GTFO. Even if they all go, we probably need another 5 coming in to give us a chance, not really slimming the squad by all that much.
If rushworth is fit, he starts. No place for sentiment in our position. The keeper ain't the problem, but you don't pass on an upgrade. We don't wait for a pandur mistake. Get rushworth in ASAP.
I was comparing to this time last year. We signed a few more in January and let some go, so the numbers will all be slightly different but it's not going to make up the difference. 20 this time last season vs 28 now. We're talking about black and white numbers so it really can't be much of an argument.
https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/teams/ Good place to start. Likes of Cartwright and TLT were out on loan last season but couldn't be due to injury this season.
This time last year: Allsop Ingram Greaves Jones McLoughlin Coyle Christie Vinagre Jacob Seri Morton Slater Twine Traore Tufan Philogene Lokilo Sinik Delap Connolly Now: Pandur Rushworth Racioppi Jones Hughes McLoughlin Burns Coyle Drameh Giles Jacob Simons Alzate Zambrano Mehlem Puerta Slater Palmer Belloumi Millar Kamara Ömür Longman Sinik Jarvis Bedia Pedro Burstow I've excluded Andy Smith, Vaughan and Sellers-Fleming from both years but included Jacob and Sinik in both. You could argue to exclude or include any of those but I just went for consistency.
Pandur Racciopi Coyle Drameh Macca Jones Hughes Giles Longman Jarvis Kamara Palmer Omur Puerta Mehlem Alzate Simons Slater Burstow Pedro Bedia Jacob Outside of those No one is going to be playing
Rushworth will get his chance. Club website lists 32 in the first team squad, with a further 3 out on loan, but of those Cartwright, TLT, Smith, Vaughan, Jarvis, Longman and Simon's were out on loan last season. I understand the 2 young keepers were injured so couldn't go out, and Jarvis was recalled due to injuries in august but I don't understand why the likes of Smith and Vaughan weren't sent out on loan this summer.
There’ll be a third keeper too as Ingram got injured mid season im sure so we will have had robson on the bench maybe
