25 man squad - spot the issue

Simply select your 25 man squad from the following players that are senior players (ie can't be named as U21) and available

GK - Jakupovic, Marshall, Kuciak
D - Robertson, Davies (HG), Dawson (HG), Maguire (HG), Ranocchia, Lenihan
M - Omar, Elmo, Meyler, Hudds (HG), Clucas (HG), Maloney, Henriksen, Evandro, Markovic, Grosicki, N'Diaye, and possibly Salibar is still an option
F - Abel, Mbokani, Diomande, Niasse, Luer

(Tymon, Bowen, Mannion etc are U21 list so don't need naming)

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18 - must be HG
19 - must be HG
20 - must be HG
21 - must be HG
22 - must be HG
23 - must be HG
24 - must be HG
25 - must be HG

Once you've used the players at the top, any spaces that can be filled by these players have to be filled with these players who are injured but eligible to play if they make an unlikely early return - Moses(HG), Mason (HG), Keane (HG), Lenihan, Luer

Any spaces left then go to Bruce (HG) and McGregor who are fit but as they're out on loan ineligible for us for the rest of the season

 

Omar might count as HG as he was at Man C youth.

 

Good spot, will have to look into that.

Same overall problem exists if we bring in Salibar as well though.

Could just name 2GK in the list if Mannion is ready to be 3rd choice. Failing that would it be Maloney that you'd leave out due to lack of space?

 

Not many having a go at this. I thought the resident FM experts would have been all over it.

 

I wouldn't leave Maloney out in a million years. I think he could be like a new signing.

 

Our squad is so tiny. I can't believe many other relegation rivals will only need to leave 3 players out of their squad.

 

Does Lenihan not count as HG? What has to be HG?

 

Have to have been in the country since they were 18. No idea if Lenihan is but Luer is.

 

This seems the best thread to post this:

Hull City's 2016/17 team
January arrivals in bold
2 Moses Odubajo

3 Andrew Robertson

5 Harry Maguire

6 Curtis Davies

7 David Meyler

8 Tom Huddlestone

9 Abel Hernandez

10 Alfred N'Diaye

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11 Sam Clucas

12 Dusan Kuciak

13 Andrea Ranocchia

14 Omar Elabdellaoui

15 Shaun Maloney

16 Eldin Jakupovic

17 Kamil Grosicki

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18 Dieumerci Mbokani

19 Will Keane

20 Adama Diomande

21 Michael Dawson

22 Markus Henriksen

23 David Marshall

24 Oumar Niasse

25 Ryan Mason

27 Ahmed Elmohamady

28 Josh Tymon

29 Jarrod Bowen

30 Daniel Batty

31 Brian Lenihan

32 Greg Luer

34 Ellis Barkworth

35 Will Mannion

36 Greg Olley

39 Ben Hinchliffe


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40 Evandro

50 Lazar Markovic

Players out on loan
1 Allan McGregor - Cardiff City

4 Alex Bruce - Wigan Athletic

17 James Weir - Wigan Athletic

33 Johan Ter Horst - York City

37 Josh Clackstone - Notts County

38 Harvey Rodgers - Accrington Stanley


http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/how-...-for-2016-17/story-30102442-detail/story.html

 

Going from your list so hoping you didn't miss anybody out and assuming no return for Mason this season:

1- Jakupovic
2- Marshall
3- Robertson
4- Davies (HG)
5- Dawson (HG)
6- Maguire (HG)
7- Hudds (HG)
8- Clucas (HG)
9- Elabdellaoui (HG) (registered as a man city youth age 17, there for over 3 years before 21)
10-Odubajo (HG)
11-Ranocchia
12-Elmo
13-Meyler
14-Henriksen
15-Evandro
16-Markovic
17-Grosicki
18-N'Diaye
19-Hernandez
20-Mbokani
21-Diomande
22-Niasse
23-Maloney
24-Kuciak
25-Luer (HG) (although not registered as homegrown currently he signed for Burgess Hill Town at 17 and stayed with them till joining us)

If Mason has a chance then he can be in instead of Luer.

*edit - thought needed 7 HGs not 8 so removed Lenihan who doesn't seem to be playing anyway so will need half a season of under 23s.

 

1 Jak
2 Marshall
3 Kuciak
4 Robbo
5 Ranbochia
6 niasse
7 elmo
8 meyler
9 maloney
10 henrikson
11 evandro
12 markovic
13 groz
14 ndiaye
15 abel
16 mbo
17 dio
18 - Elabadabadoo must be HG
19 - dawson must be HG
20 - davies must be HG
21 - mason (if back) must be HG
22 - maguire must be HG
23 - hudd must be HG
24 - clucas must be HG
25 - odaboj (if back) must be HG

 

Do the Scottish players not count as home grown?

 

No

 

Only 6 Englishmen,including only 2 with Yorkshire grit.
And no one using Number 1 shirt.

 

So yeah, it looks like we've balanced the homegrowns perfectly? Only Lenihan and Mason/Luer need to miss out.

 

I'm struggling to confirm if Omar is HG. You have to be registered for 3 whole seasons or 36 months.

It would depend on when he signed & when he went out on loan as well as whether or not City retain his registration whilst out on loan.

 

So what's your squad?

 

So what kind of shape are we looking at?

Having brought some wingers in it presumably won't be 3-5-2.

Could be 4-4-2 with only two from Hudd, Clucas, Evandro, N'Diaye and Meyler.

Could be 4-2-3-1 with only one of Hernandez/Mbokani.

Or something else even? Either way, there's gonna be a few wide players missing out at any one time in addition to the above. That's a good thing - we finally we have some real options. The question really is how good they actually are.

 

see my post above.

 

I'm fairly certain he is. This article agrees.

http://www.espnfc.co.uk/story/30331...oui-eyed-by-west-ham-bournemouth-hull-sources

"Olympiakos could consider loaning out Elabdellaoui with a view to a permanent deal, while the fact that he qualifies as a homegrown player may make him an attractive proposition to Premier League clubs."