Quote: AgbriggAmbler "How many would we be able to keep if/when we go back up? Are we near, at or over the limit as yet?'"
7 in SL.
Atm we have Atoni, Lino, Walmsley, Uele, Vagana, Bothroyd & Bain so 7, same as if we were in SL.
Personally, from what I've seen so far I can see us keeping Atoni (2 year deal), Vagana (he's signed for 2 years), Uele (signed for one year with an option for a second) for next year. Obviously, we'll see how they all go this year and there will be some hard calls to make as the season goes on and we start looking to 2025. Who we're gonna bring in that's of better quality is the thing, and who's gonna have to make room. I tried to see who out of the new guys from down under were signed for longer than a year and Atoni, Vagana were the only ones I could find for defo but Uele as that 2nd year option, don't know if it's with us or him, probably the club at a guess.
It's gonna be really tricky with the likes of Rodwell potentially signed up as well. Hopefully, we can get the likes of Johnstone, Mike McMeeken and Olly Russell over next year because apart from being class, they're English and that'll be the key, probably more so getting quality British and French players. we've got an ageing back row and I'm not sure how long Pitts and Ashurst have got at their high standards.
I like Walmsley and Bothroyd and I think they'd do well in SL, and we haven't even seen Bain. It's sure is gonna be cutthroat with us wanting to mount a threat to SL off the bat and we know getting those 7 places filled with quality is essential, so I wouldn't want to be in DP's shoes if we have a successful season this year and have to let good players go.
