more than likely be league 1 next year

excluding u20s who would you keep

mowatt yes
woodrow yes
chaplin yes
anderson bye
ritzmaier bye
sollbauer yes
jacob b yes
pinilos leavin
radlinger leavin
dougall leavin
halme yes
diaby who knows
jordan williams bye
bahre bye
green bye
thiam leavin i think
thomas bye
schmidt undecided never plays
wilks like him but may off

 

Thomas will be fine in league 1 I think. And I'd keep Andersen. I doubt Woodrow will stay in all honesty, and probably Mowatt would want to stay playing in the championship.

 

Whilst I know he was a bit of a house leaving us for Wednesday I think winnall could do a job again for us now he’s been released. Wether there would be any traction from either party for this to happen is probably very doubtful anyhow.

 

I'd keep Salah and Mane. Jury still out on Minamino.

Henderson is such a good leader though.

 

Did you watch our (Barnsley not Liverpool) game today? Or last Saturday? I think Mads has looked assured both times and would be decent in league 1, should we end up there.

 

It's pointless signing promising young foreign players on 4yr deals then writing them off after 1 season.
The plan is to develop and sell.
The only players worth owt are the ones who've been given a couple of years at least to develop.

 

Seem to recall that a couple of years back when we were last in teh Championship a lot of people were keen to see the back of Pinnock, Lindsay and Davies. Give some of these players a year at a lower level and we could see them grow. Think most of our squad will be fine in league 1 if we go down, but would be concerned about the forward line if Woodrow or Chaplin moves on.

 

mowatt NO
woodrow Yes
chaplin Yes
anderson Yes
ritzmaier NO
sollbauer Yes
jacob brown NO
pinilos NO
radlinger Yes
dougall Yes
halme Yes
diaby Yes
jordan williams No
Ben Williams No
bahre NO
green Yes
thiam No
thomas Yes
schmidt No
wilks No
Romel Yes
Simoes Yes

 

I seem to remember claims that 'none of our central defenders (Lindsay, Pinnock & Jackson) could head a ball' and that it was 'obvious we were going to be involved in another relegation battle'.

 

Exactly that. We've got these longer contracts to keep players here for longer or to let us demand bigger fees.

No way will Mads be leaving yet.

 

Gotta stay positive we are still only 4 points from safety. We would all have taken 4 points from the first 2 games.

 

I would keep all if in League 1 apart from potentially Jordan Green and Paddy Schmidt (if Woodrow, Chaplin and Brown all stay by some strange turn of events). If we went with your suggestions above, the following issues would exist:

Anderson: first choice centre back replacement needed (could definitely do a job at league one)
Ritzmaier: first choice midfield replacement needed (could potentially do a job at league one. Should be given a chance. If he is as vacant at League one as he has been in Championship then get rid in the January)
Diaby: if he is cleared he should be kept. To get rid of Diaby and Anderson prior to a League One campaign, as well as Jordan Williams who can operate in a back three, would be madness: three centre back replacements would be needed (would thrive in League One)
Jordan Williams: see above. Can play CB, LB, RB. All three positions would need cover. Presumably Ludewig will go back at the end of his loan so a right back replacement would be needed
Bahre: a mystery. Would probably be good again in League One but wouldn't be too disheartened if he left
Thomas: should be kept. Would be good in League One. If not, winger needed as replacement
Schmidt: no real opinion. Can hit the net. Can also disappear in games.
So if we let the above go (minus Diaby and Schmidt), we would need the following as replacements:
a first team Centre Back;
first team Right Back;
another first team Centre Back;
a first team midfielder;
and a first team winger.
And that's besides hoping that Woodrow, Chaplain, Mowatt and Brown all stay. A tall order. If we do go down I would be very excited at the prospect of Simoes, Palmer and Oduor all stepping up as regulars.

 

Mowatt NO, Brown NO and Radlinger YES.

You know nothing about football

 

If we had drawn at QPR and beaten Millwall everyone would be buzzing now.

 

But we beat QPR, so we should easily have beat Milwall at home.

it’s no good winning the games we don’t expect to if we then throw points away we should have expected.

 

Millwall are a good side though, physical, set up well defensively, and created chances. They weren't there for the taking today.

 

Just what does Connor Hourihane do?

 

Millwall are top half and above QPR. Why do you think they are mugs.

 

where did I say they are mugs?

We beat them at theirs, why would we then not hope to beat them at Oakwell?

 

We were 23rd, they are top half, yet you thought "We should easily have beat Millwall at home". You can't rate them if that was your expectation.