***The official thread for squad v. West Ham-7.8.11***

It's ages away but I thought it'd be a laugh to keep a thread going, updating it when we sign players. We can look back at the thread to see just how far we've come(hopefully! ) by the start of the season!

GK.....??????
RB.....McNaughton
LB.....??????
CB....Hudson
CB....??????
LW....Whittingham
RW....Conway
CM....?????
CM....?????
ST....?????
ST....?????

Bench-

Heaton
Quinn
Keinan/Gerrard
McPhail
???????
Parkin
???????

I've only put players in the starting line up that I'd like to see in there, not just the 1's who could play there!

This, to me, highlights the amount of work/great opportunity(depending on which way you look at it!) MM has. It'll be interesting to see how things unfold over the next 6 weeks or so!

Anyone think I'm being harsh on some? Any realistic hopes to fill in the gaps?

Thats my team oot of our current players
GK.....Marshall
RB.....Quinn
LB.....McNaughton
CB....Hudson
CB....Gerrard
LW....Whittingham
RW....Conway
CM....McPhail
CM....Wildig
ST....Parkin
ST....Jarvis

Bench-

Heaton
???????
Keinan
???????
???????
???????
???????

It's ages away but I thought it'd be a laugh to keep a thread going, updating it when we sign players. We can look back at the thread to see just how far we've come(hopefully! ) by the start of the season!

GK.....??????
RB.....McNaughton
LB.....??????
CB....Hudson
CB....??????
LW....Whittingham
RW....Conway
CM....?????
CM....?????
ST....?????
ST....?????

Bench-

Heaton
Quinn
Keinan/Gerrard
McPhail
???????
Parkin
???????

I've only put players in the starting line up that I'd like to see in there, not just the 1's who could play there!

This, to me, highlights the amount of work/great opportunity(depending on which way you look at it!) MM has. It'll be interesting to see how things unfold over the next 6 weeks or so!

Anyone think I'm being harsh on some? Any realistic hopes to fill in the gaps?

MM got his work cut out....that's for sure. Let's hope that he's got a lot of contacts

i def think gerrard should be first choice centre back... its up to mm then who is performing the better out of hudson and keinan..

whats wrong with keinan then, did ok last year, play the 3 of them then wing backs

It's ages away but I thought it'd be a laugh to keep a thread going, updating it when we sign players. We can look back at the thread to see just how far we've come(hopefully! ) by the start of the season!

GK.....Annis
RB.....McNaughton
LB.....Fish
CB....Hudson
CB....Barrett
LW....Whittingham
RW....Conway
CM....Curtis
CM....Millichip A
ST....PtB
ST....Millichip N

Bench-

Heaton
Quinn
Keinan/Gerrard
McPhail
???????
Parkin
???????

I've only put players in the starting line up that I'd like to see in there, not just the 1's who could play there!

This, to me, highlights the amount of work/great opportunity(depending on which way you look at it!) MM has. It'll be interesting to see how things unfold over the next 6 weeks or so!

Anyone think I'm being harsh on some? Any realistic hopes to fill in the gaps?

Something like that maybe

Not many gaps being filled yet!

GK.....??????
RB.....McNaughton
LB.....??????
CB....Hudson
CB....??????
LW....Whittingham
RW....Conway
CM....?????
CM....Cowie
ST....?????
ST....?????

Bench-

Heaton
Quinn
Keinan/Gerrard
McPhail
???????
Parkin
???????

Getting there! A couple more today hopefully!

It's ages away but I thought it'd be a laugh to keep a thread going, updating it when we sign players. We can look back at the thread to see just how far we've come(hopefully! ) by the start of the season!

GK.....Annis
RB.....McNaughton
LB.....Fish
CB....Hudson
CB....Barrett
LW....Whittingham
RW....Conway
CM....Curtis
CM....Millichip A
ST....PtB
ST....Millichip N

Bench-

Heaton
Quinn
Keinan/Gerrard
McPhail
???????
Parkin
???????

I've only put players in the starting line up that I'd like to see in there, not just the 1's who could play there!

This, to me, highlights the amount of work/great opportunity(depending on which way you look at it!) MM has. It'll be interesting to see how things unfold over the next 6 weeks or so!

Anyone think I'm being harsh on some? Any realistic hopes to fill in the gaps?

Something like that maybe

Me and Carl in the Centre mid. Could be intersting. That is a bit like Gerrard and Lucas in the centre. Gerrard will run round and tackle and score goals, whereas Lucas (Carl) just stands and watches the world go by.

Conway has played 90% of his football at left wing, it is his preferred position. Cowie should probably play right side out of the current squad if we are able to add a bit more bite to the centre midfield.

At the moment I'd probably go

Marshall
Mcnaughton
Taylor
Gerrard
Keinan
Cowie
Whittingham
Cm
Cm
Striker
Striker

Bench - heaton, Blake, Hudson, mcphail, Conway, Parkin, another striker

[quote="i've got my pick n shovel!"]GK.....??????
RB.....McNaughton
LB.....Taylor
CB....Hudson
CB....Keinan
LW....Whittingham
RW....Conway
CM....?????
CM....Cowie
ST....Earnshaw
ST....?????

Bench-

Heaton
Quinn
Gerrard
McPhail
???????
Parkin
???????

Good progress being made, who's next? Still A few more players needed-probably 5 or 6, at least!

Keep up the good work Malkay!

GK.....??????
RB.....McNaughton
LB.....Taylor
CB....Hudson
CB....Keinan
LW....Whittingham
RW....Conway
CM....Gunnarsson
CM....Cowie
ST....Earnshaw
ST....?????

Bench-

Heaton
Quinn
Gerrard
McPhail
???????
Parkin
???????


Still need a goalie, 2 top strikers and another central defender, preferably a versatile player who can play at left back(cover).

Looking a lot better than it did mind!

GK.....Marshall
RB.....McNaughton
LB.....Taylor
CB....Hudson
CB....Keinan
LW....Whittingham
RW....Conway
CM....Gunnarsson
CM....Cowie
ST....Earnshaw
ST....Miller

Bench-

Heaton
Quinn
Gerrard
McPhail
Kiss
Parkin
Mason

Got to the first stage of actually having a starting XI! Even got a bench now! Fair play to Malkay, good work! Get a bit of quality in now and add a bit of depth then......job done!!

I reckon we need another striker, a winger and a quicker central defender!
Looking a lot better than it did mind! [/quote]