Pettit is a development/U21 player, I expect Shala to go out again on loan possibly to an NLP club after his really positive spell at Potters Bar, George is still injured AFAIK leaving us with just 2 senior keepers one of whom doesn't seem to fit (Bishop) so getting another senior keeper makes lots of sense.
As for slots left in the squad, thankfully keepers don't count towards squad limits, but by my count we definitely have 1 left but I may have miscounted & it could be 2 or more.
Well, it may be reading too much into the situation, but Rice issued a short comment on each of the players recently sent on loan (Butcher/Hartridge/Hanlan), and Butcher was the only one where he said, “we look forward to seeing him back in the summer”.
The others got a more vague “we will be watching to see how they get on” kind of comment.
He’s definitely a solid L1 player and I think B Rovers have done very well there.
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Four plus one, no? Rav, George, Shala, new guy, Bishop
Also Jonny Pettitt who we signed the other week.
How many spaces are currently left in the squad for potential outfield signings?
If we sign Norris, I'd expect Bishop to be shipped back to Sunderland.
Must've missed that!
It was a small announcement!
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Pettit is a development/U21 player, I expect Shala to go out again on loan possibly to an NLP club after his really positive spell at Potters Bar, George is still injured AFAIK leaving us with just 2 senior keepers one of whom doesn't seem to fit (Bishop) so getting another senior keeper makes lots of sense.
As for slots left in the squad, thankfully keepers don't count towards squad limits, but by my count we definitely have 1 left but I may have miscounted & it could be 2 or more.
Sounds like Butcher had a decent game today. 7 out of 10 which is almost guaranteed every week from him.
That's why I liked him. You know what you're getting every single week.
I actually think he's more suited to our system than Bakinson in terms of replacing Morley.
Well, it may be reading too much into the situation, but Rice issued a short comment on each of the players recently sent on loan (Butcher/Hartridge/Hanlan), and Butcher was the only one where he said, “we look forward to seeing him back in the summer”.
The others got a more vague “we will be watching to see how they get on” kind of comment.
He’s definitely a solid L1 player and I think B Rovers have done very well there.