Who Makes Your Personal Cut.

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SIDDAS

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Little mental game for you all.
You have been signed by the club you have been told to keep 12 and put 12 up for sale.
Doesn't have to be position related.
Who goes with you into next season.

24 Squad players
1 Aaronson, Brenden Russell
2 Ampadu, Ethan Kwame Colm Raymond*
3 Bijol, Jaka
4 Bogle, Jayden Ian*
5 Bornauw, Sebastiaan
6 Byram, Samuel Mark*
7 Cairns, Alex Thomas*
8 Calvert-Lewin, Dominic*
9 Darlow, Karl*
10 Gnonto, Degnand Wilfried
11 Gruev, Ilia
12 Gudmundsson, Gabriel Johan
13 James, Daniel Owen*
14 Justin, James MIchael*
15 Longstaff, Sean David*
16 Meslier, Illan Stephane
17 Nmecha, Lukas Okechukwu*
18 Okafor, Noah Arinzechukwu
19 Perri, Lucas Estella
20 Piroe, Joel Mohammed Ramzan
21 Rodon, Joseph Peter*
22 Stach, Anton Levi
23 Struijk, Pascal Augustus*
24 Tanaka, Ao
 
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Keep (in order of importance. Bold indicates a must keep at all costs)

Ampadu
Rodon
Stach
Bijol
Gudmundsson
Struijk
Bogle
Longstaff
Calvert-Lewin

Darlow
Okafor
Justin

Rest can be replaced.
 
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Ampadu
Bijol
Bogle
Calvert-Lewin
Darlow
Gnonto
Gudmundsson
Justin
Longstaff
Rodon
Stach

that's 11, the 12th is a bit more difficult. If the club can persuade Struijk to sign a new contract then I'd keep him and try and cash in on Okafor. If Struijk says he isnt signing a new contract and he is willing to be sold this summer, then keep Okafor. If Struijk says he's going to see out his contract and leave on a free transfer in 12 months time, then our hands are tied and thus I'd try and cash in on Okafor
 
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I would add Darlow and Tanaka to that list.
He said 12 players, that would be 14 Darlow too old now, Tanaka is not a PL player, I’m amazed he kept getting picked

If you add those two which two are you dropping, I also made a mistake drop Gruev and keep Gnonto
 
Ampadu
Bijol
Bogle
DCL
Gnonto
Gudmundsson
Justin
Lingstaff
Okafor
Rodon
Stach
Struijk
 
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Keep

Amps
Rodon
Bijol
Struijk
Gudmonson
Justin
Stach
DCL
Justin
Gnonto
Darlow
Okafor

Not all these would be first choice, as I’d hope we’d upgrade 3 or 4 first team positions by some distance. In truth I’d also like to see how an injury free Longstaff gets on, but as I’m undecided he would have become my 13th pick.
 
He said 12 players, that would be 14 Darlow too old now, Tanaka is not a PL player, I’m amazed he kept getting picked

If you add those two which two are you dropping, I also made a mistake drop Gruev and keep Gnonto

Then I'd have a list of 14

No way is Darlow too old for a #2. He's played OK this past season, what makes you think his standard would drop next season ?
 
Ideally, I would have had more on the not keep list. But if I was realistic, I would have kept a few more. Will be interesting to see how the new SCR rules will influence our transfer dealings.

Keep
Ampadu
Okafor
Gudmundsson
Bogle
Stach
Bijol
Rodon
DCL
Justin
Gruev
Longstaff
Darlow