renton Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) 27 minutes ago, RRFC_Liam said: Been reading an article and it says Murray is looking to trim the squad and we had 29 players on the books last season, I never knew it was that much, it will be interesting to see who he gets rid of because Dave McKay has already left, same as Bene and looks likely both RT and Frankie are away BRS away, Spencer is likely to stay. so will he get rid of some of the younger players? Like Mahady, Bow, Masson etc or will it be like the more experienced like a Zanatta Gullan etc who he might deem not good enough At one point in the second half of the season, we had 5 guys out on loan, plus 3 keepers in the squad. We had at one point - technically - 6 strikers on the books (not including he who sall not be named): Varian, Poplatnik, Gullan, Vaughan, Keatings, Mahady. Two were out on loan with no future at the club, one was injured with his ACL, and another kept getting injured. It's fair to say there probably was a bit of bloating in the squad. Edited June 9, 2022 by renton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRFC_Liam Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 11 minutes ago, renton said: At one point in the second half of the season, we had 5 guys out on loan, plus 3 keepers in the squad. We had at one point - technically - 6 strikers on the books (not including he who sall not be named): Varian, Poplatnik, Gullan, Vaughan, Keatings, Mahady. Two were out on loan with no future at the club, one was injured with his ACL, and another kept getting injured. It's fair to say there probably was a bit of bloating in the squad. Now we’re down to 2 strikers, 1 fit CH 1 senior LB, a packed midfield/wingers, a lot more work in the defensive areas need done and like previously mentioned at least 1 or 2 strikers to come, so by trimming the squad/bringing in players he will be looking at what a 21/22 man squad in total 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 I think the likes of Coulson and Mahady probably are a bit surplus to requirements now and most likely won’t be good enough. It is probably mutually beneficial if they can find a club who will play them. I’m not sure there are any senior players we could afford to prune ourselves of, but Zanatta would be a player I’d probably look to move on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 minute ago, RRFC_Liam said: Now we’re down to 2 strikers, 1 fit CH 1 senior LB, a packed midfield/wingers, a lot more work in the defensive areas need done and like previously mentioned at least 1 or 2 strikers to come, so by trimming the squad/bringing in players he will be looking at what a 21/22 man squad in total As much as it depresses me, we'll run with one specialist in each full back position. Two CBs would see us running with 4 in the squad, one down from last year. 6 man defence with the ability to slot Scott Brown into a full back position if needed. Gullan and A.N.Other as a number 9 would be ok with Easton, Ross and Vaughan avaiallbe as a second striker/No 10 as needed. We ran with a smaller squad in 20/21 - it's just that the quality of the Summer signings last season were uneven enough to require constant tinkering as the season wore on. Same reason relegated teams always have the biggest squads. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 I've not read the article but he's certainly not trimming the midfield. Also, getting rid of Connolly as someone suggested would be a horrendous decision. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hank Scorpio Posted June 9, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2022 “OK with Connolly going”. What the actual f**k do folk watch every week?! Scored or assisted 13 goals last season from wide, after being inexplicably left out the side for a large portion of the season, and won POTY. One of the worst shouts I’ve seen on here for a long time, and that’s really saying something. 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRFC_Liam Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Now you’ve got the social media club accountants saying this trimming the squad will be because he needs a bigger budget, we don’t know exactly what the budget is apart from the rumours flying about….. but we have 21 players under contract likely to be 22 if/when Spencer signs 7 of those under contract are youngsters unless he’s looking to shift 5 of them for the 3 defenders plus another striker it makes sense maybe one of the first teamers might move on if we get a good price for a Ross or someone pays a fee for a Zanatta or a Stanton (these are just examples btw) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 25 minutes ago, Enigma said: I think the likes of Coulson and Mahady probably are a bit surplus to requirements now and most likely won’t be good enough. It is probably mutually beneficial if they can find a club who will play them. I’m not sure there are any senior players we could afford to prune ourselves of, but Zanatta would be a player I’d probably look to move on. Coulson might be worth another shot. Cowden were happy enough to keep giving him game time, but a winger is never going to thrive in a team that's getting gubbed every week. A loan out to a team at the top end of the Lowland League might give him a better platform. Mahady being dropped down to the Shippy halfway through the season isn't a great sign. I don't know how he got on there, but unless he was banging in hat-tricks I'm not convinced he'll be in a position to offer anything at Championship level any time soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJimmyofNic Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) Lang and more so Vaughan will need to be brought on gradually after their recovery, as much as it pains me to say there is no guarantee that Vaughan wont break down again, Berra cant be relied upon every week, mind you there's no Bene to run into him now so he might make it I reckon at least a RB, 1 or 2 CB, and a striker, with Tumilty, Musonda, BRS gone, I think 2 or 3 of the young guys will be cut so that would be 4 in 5 out, that leaves a squad of around 22 Edited June 9, 2022 by SirJimmyofNic 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Been going too long Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 54 minutes ago, Ro Sham Bo said: I've not read the article but he's certainly not trimming the midfield. Also, getting rid of Connolly as someone suggested would be a horrendous decision. Don’t want Connolly to leave, very consistent player for us, zanatta maybe but keep Aiden 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 “OK with Connolly going”. What the actual f**k do folk watch every week?! Scored or assisted 13 goals last season from wide, after being inexplicably left out the side for a large portion of the season, and won POTY. One of the worst shouts I’ve seen on here for a long time, and that’s really saying something. Same goes for Zanatta tbh. Both had a similar amount of goals and assists. If we're trimming any area of the squad, it'll be the younger lads. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Been going too long Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 I agree I think the squad was bloated last year and trimming it down isn’t a bad idea at all 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Where's this article about trimming the squad? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Been going too long Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 23 minutes ago, Michael W said: Where's this article about trimming the squad? On fife today 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilted John Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 23 minutes ago, Michael W said: Where's this article about trimming the squad? https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/sport/football/new-raith-rovers-boss-murray-set-to-trim-squad-size-3724657?fbclid=IwAR1irdVuMS-7cWWmY45Yhe0l0PaYeL136XKAlNkzkjEN-u7Vu4erdNGssUY&fs=e&s=cl When you see the number of players we had on the books (29) there’s no wonder we need to reduce that. I wouldn’t panic at that headline, it doesn’t mean we are in trouble. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 43 minutes ago, Jilted John said: https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/sport/football/new-raith-rovers-boss-murray-set-to-trim-squad-size-3724657?fbclid=IwAR1irdVuMS-7cWWmY45Yhe0l0PaYeL136XKAlNkzkjEN-u7Vu4erdNGssUY&fs=e&s=cl When you see the number of players we had on the books (29) there’s no wonder we need to reduce that. I wouldn’t panic at that headline, it doesn’t mean we are in trouble. We have 21 at the moment by my count (22 if Spencer does indeed sign again). Some of these are young players that have seen very limited/no game time. Guess the issue is that in order to add to that we will need: 1 x RB 2 x CBs (We have two currently, with one being injured long term) 1 x ST (ideally we need two) That doesn't take us that far off the 29. Perhaps the intention is to give some of the younger players more opportunities. Either that or perhaps some will be allowed to leave. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRFC_Liam Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Sean Mackie Falkirk Bound, I think he will do well at that level but I am surprised he went to League 1 tho 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, RRFC_Liam said: Sean Mackie Falkirk Bound, I think he will do well at that level but I am surprised he went to League 1 tho I'm really not. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 30 minutes ago, Michael W said: We have 21 at the moment by my count (22 if Spencer does indeed sign again). Some of these are young players that have seen very limited/no game time. Guess the issue is that in order to add to that we will need: 1 x RB 2 x CBs (We have two currently, with one being injured long term) 1 x ST (ideally we need two) That doesn't take us that far off the 29. Perhaps the intention is to give some of the younger players more opportunities. Either that or perhaps some will be allowed to leave. Are you inlcuding the likes of Mahady and Coulson? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Just now, renton said: Are you inlcuding the likes of Mahady and Coulson? Yes. I excluded Riley-Snow, Tumilty and Musonda. Think everyone else is signed until at least 2023. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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