Animal is a Ram

Ward lower due to defensive blunders. Elder hasn't made them. If both were fully fit I'd think Ward might edge it IF he's played in a more forward role

Curtis Nelson.     10/10 - Consistent colossus
Callum Elder.     6/10 - Unlucky with injuries, as he was starting to show he's a good player
Joe Ward.           7/10 - If we'd had him fit & firing he'd have been a real asset
Sonny Bradley.    5/10 - Won us points, but has cost us a fair few as well
Josh Vickers.       6/10 - Steady enough in the games he's played, but certainly hasn't been the neck & neck competition for Wildsmith
Kane Wilson.         8/10 - Love to see him going at players, maybe with a full season at wing back he'll be even more of an asset 
Martyn Waghorn.    6/10 - Kept us going in the first few weeks of the season with vital goals
Conor Washington.  5/10 - bar a couple of games, just didn't get going.  Too injury prone
Tyrese Fornah.        5/10 - Not the player we thought we were getting
Elliot Embleton.        NA
Ryan Nyambe.        8/10 - Defensively, the best right back in League 1
Tyreece John-Jules   6/10 - Feel for the kid as there's a player in there somewhere.  Injury free I'd try for him on a free
Winter:
Ebou Adams.        10/10 - Absolute game changer.  Plus a really likeable lad
Dwight Gayle.        8/10 - Reckon if he hadn't have gotten injured we'd be up already.  Brought a completely different dimension to the attack
Corey Blackett-Taylor 6/10 - Everyone will remember the miss against Northampton, but I still rate him
Max Bird*.              7/10 - Class player but I think we all know he doesn't 'quite' suit a Paul Warne midfield.  I've preferred the balance since he's been injured.
 

Summer:
 
Curtis Nelson. 8.5/10
Callum Elder. 5.5/10
Joe Ward. 6/10
Sonny Bradley. 5.5/10
Josh Vickers. 6/10
Kane Wilson. 7.5/10
Martyn Waghorn. 6/10
Conor Washington. 5.5/10
Tyrese Fornah. 5/10
Elliot Embleton. 0/10
Ryan Nyambe. 7.5/10
Tyreece John-Jules 5/10
 
Winter:
 
Ebou Adams. 8.5/10
Dwight Gayle. 7.5/10
Corey Blackett-Taylor 5/10

Summer window:
Curtis Nelson.     9/10
Callum Elder.     5/10
Joe Ward.           6/10
Sonny Bradley.    5.5/10
Josh Vickers.       6/10
Kane Wilson.         7.5/10
Martyn Waghorn.    6/10
Conor Washington.  5/10
Tyrese Fornah.        4/10
Elliot Embleton.        who?
Ryan Nyambe.        7.5/10
Tyreece John-Jules   5/10
Winter:
Ebou Adams.        8/10
Dwight Gayle.        7.5/10
Corey Blackett-Taylor 5.5/10
Max Bird*.              7.5/10

Summer window:
Curtis Nelson - 10 - absolute rock, so consistent.
Callum Elder - 6 - flashes of good once he had a run in the team, but a stop-start season
Joe Ward - 7 - so dangerous and important in that recent run of games, but again, a stop-start season
Sonny Bradley - 7 - sticky start but has put some excellent performances in 
Josh Vickers - 6.5  - solid enough in the games played, especially after a tough personal loss
Kane Wilson - 7.5 - love watching him on the ball, a bit prone to trying to do too much
Martyn Waghorn - 6 -  a useful stop gap, excellent hat-trick
Conor Washington - 5 - too much time out with injuries, but still scored some important goals
Tyrese Fornah - 5 - not terribly effective, but has time on his side
Elliot Embleton - 1 - waste of a loan space after a season-ending injury, no contributions
Ryan Nyambe - 7.5 - looked unbeatable defensively at times, but can't help the feeling he throttled us going forward
Tyreece John-Jules - 5.5 - too much time out, a real shame, but a critical goal at Port Vale
Winter:
Ebou Adams - 10 - the missing piece, completed the midfield
Dwight Gayle - 7 - another useful stop-gap, typical that he picked up an injury when in form
Corey Blackett-Taylor - 6 - took a while to get going, hope to see more from him next season
Max Bird - 8 - keeping him to the end of the season was essential, for me
Extensions:
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing - 8 - our main threat going forward for most of the season
Eiran Cashin - 10 - telepathic understanding with Nelson, future money security
Jake Rooney - 7 - looked good early in the season, hope he comes back stronger after his injury

Interesting on the first bit, have you marked Ward lower than Elder by virtue of his lack of availability? I thought the same, but Ward's had the more obvious contributions IMO, plus he's a little younger.
Couldn't agree more with the second part. Suspect it's a lot to do with still having to rummage in the clearance bin, but still place a little bit of blame on Warne's head for the selections. That said, he deserves a lot of credit for still getting us to 2nd with all that disruption to key players.

Repeat joke alert 😜

Not sure which ones to take…

This weeks dragging, it's like Christmas Eve Eve now. Waiting to see what gifts we get Saturday lunchtime.

I do find myself agreeing with this, and sometimes it feels as if there's more prestige to going up through the playoffs than there is coming second (matron!)
That said, for me, I'd change the format: 
3rd goes straight to the final, 4th place becomes the semi vs. the winner of 5th vs. 6th.
Single games, at neutral venues, final at Wembley.
Will never happen, mind.

How about @Day-o?
or
@Daylight come and me wan' go home?
 

How about @Day-o?
or
@Daylight come and me wan' go home?
 

What was the xC (expected conviction) on Marinakis though? Maybe he's been lucky so far, and if he keeps getting himself into the wrong positions, eventually his luck will change.

If Gayle has been training at all I’d be shocked if he wasn’t on the bench on Saturday.
If we’re 1-0 down with 10 minutes left and Bolton are 2 or 3 up, you chuck Gayle on and wait for him to get on the end of it.

Summer window:
Curtis Nelson 10
Callum Elder 4
Joe Ward 7
Sonny Bradley 6
Josh Vickers 6
Kane Wilson 8
Martyn Waghorn 5
Conor Washington 5
Tyrese Fornah 5
Elliot Embleton 1
Ryan Nyambe 8
Tyreece John-Jules 5
Winter:
Ebou Adams 10
Dwight Gayle 7
Corey Blackett-Taylor 5
Max Bird* 7

Scores based on what have they contributed so far, relative to their maximum potential contribution since signing......not just on how good I think they are........or what they may contribute in future.
A lot of the non-contribution is a result of injury - we could have signed Mbappe and he could have got injured after 1 game and in my book that would have made him a 1/10
Summer window:
Curtis Nelson...9/10.....couple of iffy games early on and then magnificent. Always fit
Callum Elder.....3/10......often injured.....poor in early games.....very promising in later games.....much higher hopes for next season
Joe Ward.....4/10........really like him, season badly affected by injury. Some costly pens against but coming very good before latest injury
Sonny Bradley....5/10...awful start, slow re-integration but coming good. Always fit
Josh Vickers......5/10.....good back-up. Harsh to give a 5 but he's hardly played.
Kane Wilson.....7.5/10.....completely smashed my expectations after a poor start (v Blackpool?). Always fit
Martyn Waghorn.....4/10.......10/10 v Posh away, injured then not regained any sort of form
Conor Washington....4/10.....lively, committed but big injury lay-off 
Tyrese Fornah......2/10.......probably a good player in there but clearly not PW's cup of tea so not contributed much
Elliot Embleton......1/10......almost N/A because of injury
Ryan Nyambe........4.5/10....best defensive full back in the league when not injured or at Afcon
Tyreece John-Jules....2/10......classy touches and a goal at PV but not fit enough for long enough
Winter:
Ebou Adams.....9/10.....Best new signing of the season. Always fit
Dwight Gayle.....5/10.....if he'd stayed fit I'm sure I'd have given him an 8 or 9 and we'd already be up
Corey Blackett-Taylor.....2/10.....genuinely hope he comes good and has shown glimpses of what he can do
Max Bird*.....5/10.....been injured a lot since  'coming back' on loan
Extensions:
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.....7.5/10.....A bit down on form since contract extension but still fantastic. Always fit
Eiran Cashin....9/10......Excellent. Always fit. Best signing of the season. Great player or megabucks for the club next season.
Jake Rooney.....N/A.....if he can live with the pace of the Champ (fingers crossed) he'll be a big asset. My worry is he's too slow.

Repeat joke alert 😜

Yes I suppose it is , rated him on potential rather than what he achieved

I'd agree. Even JJ has made some crucial contributions. Embleton the worst signing, but it's really hard to blame anyone for that one. 

Interestingly if you take out EE and JJ and possibly Elder due to the unlucky injuries, I would suggest there is not a bad signing there. Not sure about Fornah though.

Ratings above.
I've been generous to a couple who've had injuries to deal with.

The Artist Formerly Known as David

Summer window:
Curtis Nelson
Callum Elder
Joe Ward
Sonny Bradley
Josh Vickers
Kane Wilson
Martyn Waghorn
Conor Washington
Tyrese Fornah
Elliot Embleton
Ryan Nyambe
Tyreece John-Jules
Winter:
Ebou Adams
Dwight Gayle
Corey Blackett-Taylor
Max Bird*
*I've included Max, as I feel it was crucial we had him to the end of the season.
Extensions:
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Eiran Cashin
Jake Rooney  
 
Ratings out of 10, please. I might do some statistical analysis.