Who are these players and do we play that way under Mowbray?

Our squad isn't suited to playing a simple 4-4-2. in our first season back in the championship we suited it more than now If you look at the teams who have promoted this season or make the playoff final they have mainly played 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 or 3-4-3. Brentford and Swansea have switch formations between 3-4-3 or 4-3-3 formation. Steve Cooper ditched his 3 at the back system which he has used for most of the season and move back to 4-3-3 formation he used at the start of the previous season.

infant schools is very different to professional football tho. How many Championship teams play 4-4-2 and looking at the formation of teams that get promoted from this league very few play 4-4-2 these days. Not sure our current players are suited to simple 4-4-2 formation and more suited 4-2-3-1 formation or 4-3-3. If we still had a Danny Graham who could play a target man role with Dack or Armstrong as a partner with Harrison Reed and Lewis Travis in centre midfield then I would be more inclined to play a simple 4-4-2. But this come back to our recruitment since getting promoted from league that Mowbray transfer signings and not seemingly have proper plan to fit signings into the formation he wanted to play.

Only 30 or 31 years old. He is option on free but there is other options like Reach or Kirk for example. Everyone has their opinion who we will suggested.

The players thats are here are used to playing 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 system here under Mowbray. How many teams over the years have played 4-4-2 with Success? Not many of them. on the 6 signings thats I think we need. These can been make mostly on free transfers or loan with the odd cash signings. back up left back - Connor Ogilvie on a free Centre back - Taylor Harwood-Bellis back on loan Defensive Midfielder - Marko Jevtovic- free. Suggested by Andy Watson in his recruitment document he has produced. Centre midfielder - Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Leicester. 1.5 million Winger- Junior Hoilett. on a free and can play. Reach from Sheffield United. Possible Kirk from Crewe who Joe Harvey is a fan off. Don't think Curtis is a worthwhile signing for me. Possible a striker - Maybe Delap from City or Parrott from Spurs on loan. tho I not against using McBride instead of bringing one of those above in I would pay for Dewsbury-Hall transfer by selling Joe Rothwell for a similar price. If we lost Adam Armstrong then I would move for Cauley Woodrow who I think we could get for 5 million pounds. Other people seems to think Yates is a good bet to replace Armstrong. I'm not seen Yates live but will be watching the playoff final with him in aswell as Simms who is on loan from Everton at Blackpool. So the squad would look like this for the coming season GK - Kaminski, Pears, Eastham, Stergiakis RB - Nyambe, Pike CB - Lenihan, Ayala, Wharton, Carter, Harwood-Bellis LB - Pickering, Ogilvie CM - Travis, Buckley, Davenport, Johnson, Dewsbury-Hall, Jevtovic RW - Rankin-Costello, Dolan LW - Brereton, Holliett/Reach.Kirk CF - Armstrong, Gallagher, McBride

This is great and interesting report and what type of players and possible names we could or should be looking at this summer. It contains great in depth detail and very much what our recruitment team will be produced for head of recruitment and Mowbray.

I don't see Rothwell and Chapman being here next season. Chapman's contract isn't going to be extend and Rothwell will be sold whilst we can get some money for him. I don't see us playing 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 formations any more complicated than 4-4-2 which most of this squad haven't played in before under Mowbray. I would say if Armstrong is staying then we need transfer wise a back up left back, Centre back, 2 centre midfielders, 1 winger and possible a striker.

Yes I will getting one as long as we are allow inside stadium to watch my team. I dont want to watch entire season on a stream. Not used to following my club that way. My step-daughter is looking forward to watching them. Other friends are renewing. We just want to get back some normality of life after being on lockdown measures and restrictions for over 15 months now.

Excellent news and delighted we have secure another player who came through our academy to a new contract

I am still surprised he has survive the sack and given the posts from 4 posters on here I fully him being sack. So unsure how he talk his way around it and convince Balaji and Pasha he is the right man to get us promote

It was simple question which you refuse to answer so I will ask again Are you renewing your season ticket this coming season? My point on Mowbray should be sack stands. He should have been fired already but somehow he has managed to escape. This coming season he will be under huge pressure from fans when we are back inside the stadium. Hopefully I will see you in there.

It was Sarcasm Matty.

Not at all Matty. Maybe 2 seasons ago but after last season they wont be interested. Only has stupid as your previous one. We all know that Mowbray is very lucky that he has escape the sack this summer after last season poor results and performances. The pressure will be on this coming season with fans back inside Stadium. Renewing Stuart or will you be giving it up and protesting outside the ground for Mowbray to be sack?

Harwood-Bellis performed very well last season for us and can't believe you wouldn't want him. We have Ayala who is injury prone and will probably not be available for most of the season. You could well end up with THB and Carter in defence next season if Lenihan gets injury. Why not get him back on a loan until January when Wharton should be back. I was in favour of Mowbray playing Pike, McBride, Burns, Whitehall in some of the last few games last season. Next season we will have Nyambe, Lenihan, Wharton, Carter, JRC, Buckley, Travis, Pike and probably McBride all part of the 1st team squad. Thats will be 9 players from academy/Under 23's in our first team squad.

does it matter really Stuart? Maybe Mowbray will be target by WBA after being there years ago and achieve promotion there

Why is any one bothered about this guy career anymore?

Who would be in midfield 4 and the 2 up front? Does it include Buckley? Why not play Buckley as number 10 in 4-2-3-1? Not against playing 4-4-2 but we need a left foot left winger and good defensive midfield partner for Travis to make it work for me? I'm wasn't expecting answers today btw

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was Rhodes a Lambert's type striker? not for me.

Lambert wasn't recruited to sell Rhodes but I did say from the day he was appointed that he would sell Rhodes in January and bring in the strikers he wanted to play with long term. Lmabert has always played with a Target man striker with pacey striker or skillful number 10. Rhodes fits not of those roles so would he keep him. Look at the 3 strikers Lambert recruited in January, Graham on loan who I believe Lambert would have signed permanent in summer on a free, Watt on loan with a view to 2 million move in the summer and Jackson on a free. Each fits their roles. He was clever and knowledge to put in a release clause cos clearly he didnt trust Venkys to follow through with their promises of funded and didn't want to be stuck here. @tomphilpost is correct on this subject Depends on who is interest from Premier League and what they are willing to offer. I think he wants a return to Newcastle and maybe Bruce isnt interested this summer. Plus why not get a pay rise and more secure in a new bigger contract

Bournemouth, WBA, Sheffield United all need new manager before the new season so it will be interest who they appoint Wouldn't be surprise if Frank Lampard took the Bournemouth job Sheffield United looks likely to appoint Jokanovic as next boss Don't see WIlder getting the WBA unless he accepts Luke Dowling role as Sporting Director or he gets his wishes and Dowling role is removed or change and he gets overall charge. Other possible candidates could be Steve Cooper, Karl Robinson or Valerien Ismael.

We will agree to disagree on this. He knew what was needed and who he wanted. Graham was his key player in his attack. Plus I think Hanley or Duffy wouldnt have wanted out

I disagree about Armstrong's lack of footballing intelligence. He has pace and can score goals from inside and outside of the Penalty area. Rhodes was never going to cut it due to lack of pace or strength in the PL. I surprise he got a move to Huddersfield this past week so early in the summer given how Huddersfield only play with 1 striker. Maybe they going to change Style of play or formation?

I wouldn't give him a new contract. Release him and move on Would be excellent news for the club, fans and Mowbray depends what these supposedly interested PL clubs are saying? Maybe they dont want to pay our asking price or Armstrong isn't interested moving away in these clubs and wants a return to Newcastle?

Gauld could still here and help us improve on last season aswell as our other summer signings up the league. We haven't challenge for the playoffs places for various reasons and manager appointments. If we had kept Lambert for a full season then I think we would have made the top 6 under him. He knew what was needed to achieve here and to get top 6. Mowbray and Bowyer should have achieved it with their squad they had. We need a good defensive midfielder aswell as creative midfielder as we cant rely on Buckley all season Can You expand on this JB? If he stays and signs a new contract then I agree with @JoeHthat resigning Harwood-Bellis on loan next season is vital. Yes we would have less money to spend this summer making its vital that we get our signings correct and this is where our recruitment department investment needs to step up and deliver this summer. Also Mowbray needs to trust his recruitment department and it will be interesting who is appoint our new head of recruitment Even if we loan Pears we have more than enough already at the club to be number 2 and 3 next season. We have the Greek keeper, Eastham, Hilton and Downing. We have enough.