However, there's a massive plus in the form of Clayton who, for me, is twice the player of Johnson or Kilkenny from last year, this guy can tackle AND pass.
...and...McCormack looks a much better player now he's getting games. The only thing that worries me is lack of depth and the fact our defence is still leaking goals. Also, am I the ONLY one that isn't totally convinced by Nunez? MarkK. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ciarán Diver Sent: 01 September 2011 10:08 To: [email protected] Subject: [LU] Worrying times I have to agree with Kev and others on the concern for the season ahead. Here's a breakdown of the changes in the squad since last year - it doesn't make for good reading! Out Grella, Bessone, Gradel, Kilkenny, Johnson, Schmeichel, Naylor, Higgs Loanies Out from last season Watt, Livermore, Lichaj, McCartney, Gonzalez >From the above there were 7 first team starters who are no longer with us >(Schmeichel, Naylor, Lichaj, McCartney, Kilkenny, Johnson, Gradel) In Lonergan, Brown Loanies In Keogh, O'Dea The squad is now at a very threadbare 23 senior players (I'm ignoring the 3 youth players added to the list on the official site to bump up the numbers) Goalies: Lonergan, Rachubka, Cairns Defenders: Connolly, Kisnorbo, Bruce, O'Brien, Parker, Lees, Bromby, White, O'Dea Midfielders: Brown, Sam, Howson, Clayton, Snodgrass Forwards: Paynter, Becchio, Nunez, Somma, Keogh, McCormack Our midfield is very light - 5 recognised midfielders! Add in White and Nunez who can play there but it is still a very small pool of players. Add to that the fact we already have 2 loanies in, means we can bring in at most 3 more to the squad! I think we can forget playoffs or promotion and concentrate on staying up this year. Bates has a lot to answer for. Ciaran ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ciaran Diver | Senior Developer | Information Mosaic New York | Dublin | Edinburgh | London | Luxembourg | New Delhi | Singapore | Kuala Lumpur | Melbourne t: +353 1 2415 200 | e: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | w: www.informationmosaic.com<http://www.informationmosaic.com/> | t: www.twitter.com/infomosaic 'Winner 2011 FTF News Technology Innovation Award in the Corporate Actions Processing category for Best Industry Initiative' ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it) Information in this email including any attachments may be privileged, confidential and is intended exclusively for the addressee. The views expressed may not be official policy, but the personal views of the originator. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete it from your system. You should not reproduce, distribute, store, retransmit, use or disclose its contents to anyone. Please note we reserve the right to monitor all e-mail communication through our internal and external networks. SKY and the SKY marks are trade marks of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc and are used under licence. British Sky Broadcasting Limited (Registration No. 2906991), Sky Interactive Limited (Registration No. 3554332), Sky-In-Home Service Limited (Registration No. 2067075) and Sky Subscribers Services Limited (Registration No. 2340150) are direct or indirect subsidiaries of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (Registration No. 2247735). All of the companies mentioned in this paragraph are incorporated in England and Wales and share the same registered office at Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it)
