Your starting XI for next season

[Soup Ladle]

Similar thread was done on our board and was interested in how our new friends down here are shaping up. Admittedly, I don't really know the players to look out for in this league, the only names I'll probably know are those who've played in L1 and L2 over the last few years, but anyway might relieve the summer boredom to see how other sides look on paper.

Ours is probably something like this (at the moment)

Scott Loach

Carl Magnay
Scott Harrison
Brad Walker/ Matty Bates
Blair Adams

Ryan Donaldson
Luke George
Nicky Deverdics
Jack Munns

Jake Cassidy
Padraig Amond

Subs: No keeper yet, Kenton Richardson, Liam Donnelly, Woods, Rhys Oates, Nicky Featherstone, Devante Rodney.

Still short of a couple for me. I'd like an out and out left winger if we go 442 (or maybe young Blackford will finally get a shot?), another centre back and centre midfield to slot straight in.

Hard to say if that side is stronger than last season but it's no worse that's for sure. May even be slightly better.

 

[Mark kavanagh]

Looking at that starting 11 pools are gonna be a threat next year

 

[EnglishRed]

Dunn

Carrington
Pearson
Manny Smith
Jennings

Wedgebury
Kelly
Hurst

Holroyd
Mackreth
TBA

 

[John Still]

Justham

Nunn
N'gala
Doe/Robson
Widdowson

Fejiri
Boucard
Robinson
Sparkes

Upfront take your pick of two from these four.

Hawkins
Cheek
Whiteley
Ferrier

Can't be many teams with a better first eleven. If there is then fair play.

 

[Joe.]

Looking at that starting 11 pools are gonna be a threat next year

Very good starting XI that.

Ours will all be dependant on the formation we play. A straight 4-4-2 will see us leave either Jack Powell or Andy Drury out of the starting XI, along with Dean Rance, who is capable of performing. The same formation will also see us have two very good strikers on the bench, with Danny Kedwell, Aaron McLean, Darren McQueen and Danny Mills to chose from.

Personally, I'd like to see us go with the wing back option and line up something like this:

Nathan Ashmore

Dave Winfield
Kenny Clark
Yado Mambo (or a new centre back)
Anthony Cook
Sean Shields (or a new signing)

Jack Payne
Jack Powell
Andy Drury

Darren McQueen
Danny Mills

Only issue with that is, not sure Shields and Cook would provide they would if they were further forward.

If we play a 4-4-2 then we need another winger and a full back.

 

[Harrier94]

Isn't Kenny Clark a Cm?

 

[Shotsfan1993]

Ours will be pretty much the same as last season, not sure where the two new players will come into it though.

(4-3-3)

Cole

Alexander
Reynolds
Evans
Arnold

Kellerman
Gallagher
Oyeleke

Mensah
Rendell
Kanu

 

[Monkey Tennis]

Dixon (not been offered a contract yet)

RB (TBA)
Diarra
Dan Jones
LB (Anderton is off, so TBA)

Harvey
Gomis
Hall

Harrison
Bennett
Bauress

So a few gaps, and I might be wrong with the formation as 4-4-2 and 5-3-2 have also been used regularly too.

Subs:
White (Fwd)
Hughes (mid)
Panayiatou (Fwd)

 

[Look Out There Are Llamas]

I'll get back to you next month.

 

[That Fat Centre Half]

Justham

Nunn
N'gala
Doe/Robson
Widdowson

Fejiri
Boucard
Robinson
Sparkes

Upfront take your pick of two from these four.

Hawkins
Cheek
Whiteley
Ferrier

Can't be many teams with a better first eleven. If there is then fair play.

I am assuming the Robinson in the middle there is Matt Robinson? If so, how has he been for you? Always quite liked him but always seemed a bit awkward to watch and a bit technically limited, be interested to hear how he has done for you.

 

[Chief Rocka]

Similar thread was done on our board and was interested in how our new friends down here are shaping up. Admittedly, I don't really know the players to look out for in this league, the only names I'll probably know are those who've played in L1 and L2 over the last few years, but anyway might relieve the summer boredom to see how other sides look on paper.

Ours is probably something like this (at the moment)

Scott Loach

Carl Magnay
Scott Harrison
Brad Walker/ Matty Bates
Blair Adams

Ryan Donaldson
Luke George
Nicky Deverdics
Jack Munns

Jake Cassidy
Padraig Amond

Subs: No keeper yet, Kenton Richardson, Liam Donnelly, Woods, Rhys Oates, Nicky Featherstone, Devante Rodney.

Still short of a couple for me. I'd like an out and out left winger if we go 442 (or maybe young Blackford will finally get a shot?), another centre back and centre midfield to slot straight in.

Hard to say if that side is stronger than last season but it's no worse that's for sure. May even be slightly better.

I really hope he lines them up like this, I don't think I could stomach another season watching a lone striker chasing shadows for 90 minutes.

Harrison said he thinks the team is 90% there, hoping for one more signing in a key area which I imagine would be a centre back, it doesn't look like Walker is going to stay, Bates can only manage about 30 games a season and Donnelly is certainly not a centre back, I actually don't know what he is?

I'd also like to see Rodders get a fair crack of it next season, he looked like the nuts during his Donny cameo, think he could have a strong season.

 

[Boz]

Davies
Buxton McNulty Sutton Ridehalgh
Jennings Norburn Hughes Dunn
Cook Norwood

May line up with a 4312, Connor Jennings behind the front two.

Tollit, Harris, Kirby (and Vaughan if he re-signs) unlikely to be fit for the start of the season. Wallace may be available, in which case likely to start and may go to diamond formation.

Lacking pace at the back, latest rumour of possibly signing Tom Davies from Pompey, no idea if he'll be any help in that regard.

 

[Mr Scooty]

Dunn

Carrington
Pearson
Manny Smith
Jennings

Wedgebury
Kelly
Hurst

Holroyd
Mackreth
TBA

Poor old dependable hardworking Paul Rutherford. He can't even get in the side when we've not got enough players.

With at least a couple of forwards to come in, Holroyd or Mackreth might find themselves on the bench too at the start of the season.

 

[Gulliball]

Ryan Clarke

Ryan Higgins
Josh Gowling
Sean McGinty
LB

RW
Luke Young
Damon Lathrope
Jake Gosling

Ruairi Keating
Jean-Paul Pittman

We need a left back and right winger, and may not play a flat 4-4-2, but I imagine these 9 are either in or very close to our first XI.

We're looking stronger than last season, and still have quite a lot of new signings to make.

 

[Railway Blue]

Alex Lynch

Andy Halls
John McCombe
Ryan Astles
Lathaniel Rowe- Turner

Craig Mahon
Tom Shaw
Paul Turnbull
Liam Davies

Ross Hannah
Harry White

Subs ~ Chapell, Horwood, Waters, Akintunde and Bell.

That's it apart from Wade Joyce and 3 youngsters.

Tom Shaw was going to step back as assistant manager this season, but we are so short on numbers that it won't be possible.

 

[East Bank Shot]

Ours will be pretty much the same as last season, not sure where the two new players will come into it though.

(4-3-3)

Cole

Alexander
Reynolds
Evans
Arnold

Kellerman
Gallagher
Oyeleke

Mensah
Rendell
Kanu

Looks a good XI, although I feel we're missing a bit of creativity in CM (Benyu will be a massive miss this season).
Still need some defensive cover (a CB and a LB) but the squad is looking decent on paper. Hope the new striker we signed (can't remember his name) is good enough for this level, as we really lacked a proper goalscorer last season.

 

[Raymondo316]

Lee Worgan

Seth Twumasi
Kevin Lokko
Magnus Okuonghae
Joe Anderson

Stuart Lewis
Reece Prestedge
Jack Paxman or Tom Wraight

Jamar Loza
Jo Pigott
Delano Sam Yorke or Johan Ter Horst

Still think we need atleast another centre half, right winger and another centre mid

 

[RLC]

Tollit, Harris, Kirby (and Vaughan if he re-signs) unlikely to be fit for the start of the season. Wallace may be available, in which case likely to start and may go to diamond formation.

Tollitt and Harris are both expected to be fit for the start of the season.

With the players we currently have contracted, I think it will be more like this:

Davies
Buxton McNulty Sutton Ridehalgh
Dunn Harris Hughes Tollitt
Cook Norwood

Subs: Gumbs Wallace / Norburn Jennings Mangan

If Vaughan stays, we will have the option of playing wing backs with Connor Jennings behind the strikers. Either way, the difficulty Mellon will have this season is accommodating both Tollitt and Connor Jennings in the same team, two key players for us.

 

[Boz]

Tollitt and Harris are both expected to be fit for the start of the season.

With the players we currently have contracted, I think it will be more like this:

Davies
Buxton McNulty Sutton Ridehalgh
Dunn Harris Hughes Tollitt
Cook Norwood

Subs: Gumbs Wallace / Norburn Jennings Mangan

If Vaughan stays, we will have the option of playing wing backs with Connor Jennings behind the strikers. Either way, the difficulty Mellon will have this season is accommodating both Tollitt and Connor Jennings in the same team, two key players for us.

Good news re Tollit and Harris in that case. I read Ben's recent article on the o/s and wasn't absolutely sure.

I would hope that Micky Mellon makes every effort to get a line-up which utilises both Tollit and Connor Jennings, even if that means playing CJ out wide or one of them up front.

 

[Mark kavanagh]

Davies
Buxton McNulty Sutton Ridehalgh
Jennings Norburn Hughes Dunn
Cook Norwood

May line up with a 4312, Connor Jennings behind the front two.

Tollit, Harris, Kirby (and Vaughan if he re-signs) unlikely to be fit for the start of the season. Wallace may be available, in which case likely to start and may go to diamond formation.

Lacking pace at the back, latest rumour of possibly signing Tom Davies from Pompey, no idea if he'll be any help in that regard.

Tollitt was doing full out sprints on thursday mate he looks ready for pre season tbh

 

[Joe.]

Isn't Kenny Clark a Cm?

Nah mate, centre back. At least he has been for us for the past 3 years, and was at Dartford and Chelmsford previous to that.

 

[SamScfc]

Hinchliffe

Minihan - Clarke - O'Halloran - Hampson

Winter - Walker

Thomas - Warbuton - Stephenson

Oswell

That would be the way I'd go, but I think we'll go 3 at the back quite a lot this season:

Hincliffe

Clarke - O'Halloran - Smalley

Minihan - - - - Hampson

Winter - Walker

Warburton

Stephenson - Oswell

With a bench of: Ormson, Smalley, Cowan, Brazel, Ball & Duxbury

 

[Harrier94]

Nah mate, centre back. At least he has been for us for the past 3 years, and was at Dartford and Chelmsford previous to that.

I was thinking of ex Kenny Davis the Braintree cm

 

[Shotsfan1993]

Looks a good XI, although I feel we're missing a bit of creativity in CM (Benyu will be a massive miss this season).
Still need some defensive cover (a CB and a LB) but the squad is looking decent on paper. Hope the new striker we signed (can't remember his name) is good enough for this level, as we really lacked a proper goalscorer last season.

He won't be as good as Benyu, but I feel Oyeleke will do a decent job in that position. The other option Waddock has is to play 4-2-3-1 and have 3 of Kanu/Mensah/Fenelon/Taylor playing behind the striker.

 

[E10rifle]

I'll get back to you next month.

It's not that tricky.

GK Third year professional
RB Second year professional
LB Out of position second year professional
CB Third year professional
CB Second year professional
RM Second year professional
LM Out of position second year professional
CM Second year professional
CM Second year professional
FC Second year professional
FC Third year professional

Subs: Some even less experienced kids

 

[Bluandwite]

Alex Lynch

Andy Halls
John McCombe
Ryan Astles
Lathaniel Rowe- Turner

Craig Mahon
Tom Shaw
Paul Turnbull
Liam Davies

Ross Hannah
Harry White

Subs ~ Chapell, Horwood, Waters, Akintunde and Bell.

That's it apart from Wade Joyce and 3 youngsters.

Tom Shaw was going to step back as assistant manager this season, but we are so short on numbers that it won't be possible.

Don't forget James!

 

[Joe.]

I was thinking of ex Kenny Davis the Braintree cm

I did think that! Davis is a brilliant player at this level. Sutton have got a class act there. Him and Bailey in the centre will be very strong.

 

[chipmunx]

Dixon (not been offered a contract yet)

RB (TBA)
Diarra
Dan Jones
LB (Anderton is off, so TBA)

Harvey
Gomis
Hall

Harrison
Bennett
Bauress

So a few gaps, and I might be wrong with the formation as 4-4-2 and 5-3-2 have also been used regularly too.

Subs:
White (Fwd)
Hughes (mid)
Panayiatou (Fwd)

+ Parry (not been offered a contract yet)

 

[John Still]

I am assuming the Robinson in the middle there is Matt Robinson? If so, how has he been for you? Always quite liked him but always seemed a bit awkward to watch and a bit technically limited, be interested to hear how he has done for you.

He was brilliant for us earlier in the season but as soon as he got injured our midfield became lightweight from November onwards. Did not play another game for rest of season. Back fit now I heard. He is your midfielder that does the dirty stuff which you need in this cesspit division.

 

[Monkey Tennis]

+ Parry (not been offered a contract yet)

Oh yeah, it's easy to forget about Parry, even when he's on the pitch. But he's a really effective player and can play a few positions. As long as he's not too badly affected by his injury, he's worth a deal for sure.