I am not sure if Benno is contracted for next year,I thought he only signed a one year deal.We also have Lewys Twamley signed up and now,Harrison Bright and Jack Karadogan signed on pro deals.I hope Woodiwiss gets a new deal but I am worried that he was sent to Merthyr to be forgotten,we shall see.

Percy plunkett wrote: April 25th, 2022, 4:17 pm The loan system is a benefit to us when the right players are brought in.Azaz and Cooper have been a reason why we have been up there.

Percy,

The point you don't seem to understand is that every other club in League 2 uses the loan system. You say that we have been up there because of Azaz and Cooper. Have you considered that the reason we have faded is because other League 2 clubs made better loan signings?

It is a nuanced point. Whether we make good signings or not is irrelevant. It is the system which is rotten. It works against the interest of clubs at our level.

According to this website, we’ve got 16 players out of contract or due to return to their parent clubs this summer, oddly it doesn’t include Podge.

That’s quite a big squad overhaul.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/newport ... on_id/2021

Mind you, the same website suggests Swindon only have one player on the books next season so maybe our situation isn’t so bad!

DeePeeNCAFC wrote: April 25th, 2022, 10:13 pm According to this website, we’ve got 16 players out of contract or due to return to their parent clubs this summer, oddly it doesn’t include Podge.

That’s quite a big squad overhaul.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/newport ... on_id/2021

Mind you, the same website suggests Swindon only have one player on the books next season so maybe our situation isn’t so bad!

Robbie has signed a new deal,Norman was definitely two years.

Yes, Swindon started the season under some sort of embargo which limited the length of contract they could offer.

Can't help wondering whether if Azaz had stayed with WBA he'd be ending the season as an established Championship player, given their collapse.

I think we'd struggle next season if we started with that eleven! OK, both the keepers can't play, but I'd want to see only one of Norman/Lewis and Bennett/Dolan and I don't see Collins being anywhere other than another club, on loan. Three new signings and three loanees are needed to build a fresh team. Probably five of each will make up the squad.

It might have to wait until the league AGM but it's proposed clubs will be allowed to use five subs next season. That might affect staff numbers.

Big player turnovers every season, probably 12 new players in.

We have three young professionals signed up,I expect Twamley to make an impact.

I keep reading conflicting things about whether Twamley can play for us this season after returning from loan. I know Woodiwiss was ruled out but doubtless the FAW's rules are different.

excessbee wrote: April 26th, 2022, 9:15 am I think we'd struggle next season if we started with that eleven! OK, both the keepers can't play, but I'd want to see only one of Norman/Lewis and Bennett/Dolan and I don't see Collins being anywhere other than another club, on loan. Three new signings and three loanees are needed to build a fresh team. Probably five of each will make up the squad.

It’s a shame that Collins hasn’t kicked on after having such an important impact at the end of last season. I personally hope he stays and gets a regular place in the starting XI, but if things aren’t working out then maybe a loan to a NL side will help him and us.

I wonder if Collins took a knock in confidence with the acquisition of Street in January (superfluous IMHO), presumably JR concerns about CBR's fragility over 90 minutes.
I watched us beat Leyton Orient missing both Telford and Azaz in January, with our front men CBR and Fisher.
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Stan is right of course but it’d be mad to be the only team not taking a few good loans. Sadly we have largely failed in using our own youngsters and in the past year have lost no fewer than two really promising midfielders in Jeffries and Livermore, I expect others could mention others we’ve neglected. A club like ours should be seeking to develop players to sell on as well as taking other bigger clubs players who are not quite ready for league football. As said above those clubs at no risk to themselves get their players developed for free. Use just a couple no more. Imho Street and quite a few others we’ve had over the years are no better than our own, the Ben White types are not that common sadly and of course if one looks good early like Twine, they’re taken back at Xmas and disrupt the season.

We could always become the first club to swear off the loan system and bask in the whiff of our own martyrdom.

George Street-Bridge wrote: April 27th, 2022, 9:29 am I keep reading conflicting things about whether Twamley can play for us this season after returning from loan. I know Woodiwiss was ruled out but doubtless the FAW's rules are different.

Salisbury and Merthyr are in the same division, so if Woodiwiss can't, then Twamley shouldn't be able to?