Quote: mark_m "Publicly the club are saying that the squad will be the same next season. In itself I don't have a problem with that but surely if we don't bring in some new blood for 2013 there will have to be wholesale changes in 2014? Is this going to be a problem, what do people think?'"
We already have 17 players contracted for 2014 and so if we presume we aren't going to lose any of those, we can pretty much form a team from them as follows:
1 1. Brett Hodgson Overseas Quota 2014
2 23. Rhys Evans Club Trained 2015
3 3. Chris Bridge 2015
4 4. Ryan Atkins 2015
5 5. Joel Monaghan Overseas Quota 2014
6 19. Stefan Ratchford 2014
7 7. Richie Myler 2015
8 20. Chris Hill 2016
9 33. Brad Dwyer Club Trained 2014
10 17. Mike Cooper Club Trained 2014
11 11. Trent Waterhouse Overseas Quota 2014
12 12. Ben Westwood 2015
13 13. Ben Harrison Club Trained 2014
14 24. Gareth O'Brien Club Trained 2015
15 18. Matty Blythe Club Trained 2014
16 15. Simon Grix 2015
17 25. Ben Evans Club Trained 2014
Which is not a bad side!
Of those out of contract in 2013, you'd say there is a decent chance the likes of Riley, Tyke and Laithwaite will also be retained. And who knows, maybe also some of Briers, Carvell, Higham, Wood and Williams. Probably a season too far though for Moz and Monas? Then you've got the likes of Mendieka, Currie, Saltonstall, Shaw, Riley (G) etc. Add in 2 or 3 top quality recruits and I think we are sorted.
So no, I don't see a problem for 2014 - just opportunities for lots of our home grown lads to push for plus the chance to import some top quality