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Monday, 18th Mar 2002 00:00

So You Think You Can Be The Manager? (Cont)

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I've now got 10 names left on my list and I need to keep 8 of them at this moment in time so most players at this stage would be thinking that the odds are in their favour. A couple of them would probably be more confident then others so it is time to put some out of their misery and add them to next season's squad list.
Michael Howard, Gareth Phillips and Terry Evans get their names called and join the other 8 players to bring the squad up to 11. Howard and Phillips are proven players at this level and despite many thinking Howard has his failings, I think he makes a pretty good full back not the wing back he was playing when he came in for criticism. Terry Evans is needed as a specialist full back as well although we do have cover there. I happen to think he has done OK in a 4-4-2 formation and I keep him on that basis.
Five out of seven now get contracts so I'm going to lose one here and that one person is Damien Lacey. Damien has been in and out of the team for the past couple of years and has never really, bar the first half of the championship season made an impact. I have defended him in the past and think he has something but this is not the time for having maybe players in the squad so Damien goes - 11 in so far and 8 out.
John Williams, Steve Brodie and Jonathan Coates all get to stay in the squad now. Williams has proved himself a useful player in the squad, despite my reservations last summer, and Brodie and Coates can also both offer us something. They all stay and get the chance to prove themselves for one more season.
There are now just three names left to have a think on. David Romo, Mamady Sidibe and Neil Sharp. Two of them can stay and one can go to get the target number to 16. This decision could of course be made for us if Sidibe cannot agree terms but assuming all three could the one that I would lose would be David Romo. Probably bad timing to say that on the basis of his goal yesterday but we are being ruthless and he has been here 18 months and shone in two games (one full and one for ten minutes as a substitute) I say he can go on that basis leaving Neil Sharp and Mamady Sidibe as stayers for next season.
We now have sixteen on the staying list for next season with a question mark over Sidibe. Let's assume that he stays for this article but if he goes it leaves one more gap in the squad that can be filled. If I have to fill it out of the players we have then I would fill it with Richard Duffy and have one youngster in the squad.
In summary, at the moment, this is the list of stayers and leavers from the current squad. I would say that this leaves three places for extra names in the squad but that decision is solely up to the management, picking 3 from 900 professionals available this summer (and that's just the out of contract ones) is an impossible task and another one I wouldn't envy the person who has to do it

The Stay List

The Go List

Nick CusackDavid Romo
Roger FreestoneJason Smith
Chris ToddRyan Casey
Andrew MumfordSteve Healey
Neil SharpCraig Draper
Steve BrodieChris O'Sullivan
Mamady SidibeDamien Lacey
Lee JenkinsLeigh De-Vulgt
Michael HowardRichard Duffy
Steve Watkin
John Williams
Gareth Phillips
Jason Jones
Kristian O'Leary
Terry Evans
Jonathan Coates

But don't just listen to what I have to say - have your own views on deciding which of the squad has to say. By Clicking Here you will be taken to a voting form where you can decide who stays and who goes from the current squad.

You will be able to pick 16 names from the current squad of 25 who you can keep for next season, leaving 9 people from the same squad who you are prepared to release. Believe me it isn't that easy to get down to 16 names and sometimes you realise just who you are releasing when you get to the end of the list.

Anyway have a go by clicking here and we'll keep you updated on the results as the week goes by.

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