Do we need a smaller squad for Prem

Not sure what everyone's opinions are, but it seems the general feeling is go for a smaller squad of higher quality in the prem.

There's been talk of 6 signings, even with smaller base squad I think we need 8 plus extend Grujic for another season.

Ive made the following assumptions:
New contracts for
J. HOILLET
A. GUNNERSON

Release
FRED
Miete
Wilson
Healy
Halford

End loan
Ward
Bryson
Wildshutt
Feeney

Sell
Okeefe
Kennedy
Camp
Tomlin
Bogle
Pilkington

Should raise £3m?

Hopfully we then get a budget of 30m for transfers and working on a basis of 2 players for each position in a 4-2-3-1 formation I would like.

Gk Etheridge & ROBLES (free)

RB S. BYRAM (£4M) & Peltier
LB J. Bennett & J. Richards

CB S. Morrison & B. Manga
CB J. SIMUNOVIC (£8M) & S. Bamba

DCM J. COLBACK (FREE) & A. Gunnerson
CM J. Ralls & M. GRUJIC (Loan)

ACM O. OZYAKUO (Free) & C. Patterson

RM M. PHILLIPS (£10M) & N. Mendez laign

LM J. Hoilett & J. WINDASS (£3M)

CF D. ORIGI (£8M) & K. Zohore

Backup
B. Murphy
M. Connolly
L. Damour
G. Madine

Loan
M. Harris
K. Harris
D. Ward
C. Coxe

I think premier league squads are 25 players max, means you would have to jettison 1 of the back up players

I agree with how you’d deal with the current squad, although we’d be taking one hell of a risk with relying on Origi...I’d be surprised if Zohore makes a big impact in the first season and Origi has struggled in various leagues. I’m not saying he’d be a bad signing, just that we could do with extra reinforcements in the area. I think Liverpool will definitely sell him and it’ll be interesting to see what they’d take. Maybe £5m plus £5m in add ons (appearances/goals and us staying up) might work out better for us

I think premier league squads are 25 players max, means you would have to jettison 1 of the back up players

Think that’s right, but with players 21 and under not included in that number?

8 of the 25 have to be “home-grown” as well.

25 makes sense, the home grown rule just means trained in wales/England at any club, or is there specific quota for players from our academy?

There's a lot of wheeling and dealing to be done that's for sure!

We can't go for Origi and Grujic as someones just made me aware.

can't have two players on loan from the same club.

25 makes sense, the home grown rule just means trained in wales/England at any club, or is there specific quota for players from our academy?

There's a lot of wheeling and dealing to be done that's for sure!

I think they have to play 3 years in the country before a certain age (possibly 19), although I am basing that off my Football Manager days on the PC many moons ago and my memory is terrible.

I’d be interested to know myself if anyone knows for definite.

25 makes sense, the home grown rule just means trained in wales/England at any club, or is there specific quota for players from our academy?

There's a lot of wheeling and dealing to be done that's for sure!

I think they have to play 3 years in the country before a certain age (possibly 19), although I am basing that off my Football Manager days on the PC many moons ago and my memory is terrible.

I’d be interested to know myself if anyone knows for definite.

Not 100% sure again, but I think it’s about 4 players from the academy.

We can't go for Origi and Grujic as someones just made me aware.

can't have two players on loan from the same club.

Didn't know that either but I think OP plan was to but Origi as he has 8m next to his name.

25 makes sense, the home grown rule just means trained in wales/England at any club, or is there specific quota for players from our academy?

There's a lot of wheeling and dealing to be done that's for sure!

I think they have to play 3 years in the country before a certain age (possibly 19), although I am basing that off my Football Manager days on the PC many moons ago and my memory is terrible.

I’d be interested to know myself if anyone knows for definite.

Not 100% sure again, but I think it’s about 4 players from the academy.

All 20 Clubs must include eight Home Grown players out of a squad of 25 for that Premier League season.

A Home Grown player will be defined as one who, irrespective of his nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to the Football Association or the Football Association of Wales for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons or 36 months prior to his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21).

Clubs are able to supplement their squads with unlimited additional players under the age of 21 on 1st January in the year in which the season commences.

Changes to the squad list of 25 may be made during the period of a transfer window. So Clubs must declare their 25 at the end of August when the window shuts and then again at the end of January.

25 makes sense, the home grown rule just means trained in wales/England at any club, or is there specific quota for players from our academy?

There's a lot of wheeling and dealing to be done that's for sure!

I think they have to play 3 years in the country before a certain age (possibly 19), although I am basing that off my Football Manager days on the PC many moons ago and my memory is terrible.

I’d be interested to know myself if anyone knows for definite.

Not 100% sure again, but I think it’s about 4 players from the academy.

All 20 Clubs must include eight Home Grown players out of a squad of 25 for that Premier League season.

A Home Grown player will be defined as one who, irrespective of his nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to the Football Association or the Football Association of Wales for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons or 36 months prior to his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21).

Clubs are able to supplement their squads with unlimited additional players under the age of 21 on 1st January in the year in which the season commences.

Changes to the squad list of 25 may be made during the period of a transfer window. So Clubs must declare their 25 at the end of August when the window shuts and then again at the end of January.

Thanks for the information.