Rample

I think whoever plays full back I trust Liam to get it right. After all he played his entire career at full back (mostly right but covered both flanks) so I think he knows the position. Also in his year as a sky sports pundit was often the one to highlight our failings in this area under Lampard particularly number of goals conceded through not stopping crosses for which I think we led the way that season in the championship, though that was in part to how Lampard set up.

This little exchange made me smile so much - how lovely is it reading these posts after the last year of hell? Just really dawned on me its over!

Is it more about the whole structure of the footballing side?
Are they looking at a DOF, which may mean Liam would be Head Coach rather than manager.
If making it permanent Liam would won't to be sure what the role is.

Expanded to include U23s, youth, trialists and details such as age, contract and positions.
 
Keepers
Wildsmith (26)       30/06/2024
Foulkes (21)           Offer
Roberts, A (18)      30/06/2023
Evans (17)              Youth
 
Right back
Bardell (19)            30/06/2023              Also CB
Brailsford (18)        Youth
 
Left back
Roberts, H (20)         Loan                       Also CB
Forsyth (33)             Training                   Also CB
Grewel-Pollard (19) 30/06/2023            Also CB
Moloney (17)            Youth
 
Centre back
Davies (37)           30/06/2023
Chester (33)         30/06/2023
Cashin (20)           30/06/2024
Stearman (34)      30/06/2023          Also RB
Solomon (19)        30/06/2023
Aideyan (17)         Youth                     Also RB
Rooney (18)          Trial, Burnley contract expires 2023
 
Centre midfield
Bird (21)               30/06/2024
Bielik (24)            30/06/2024         Also CB
Hourihane (31)    30/06/2024
Knight (21)           30/06/2023        Also RW, LW
Thompson (20)   30/06/2024
Sibley (20)           30/06/2024        Also RW, LW
Aghatise (19)       Offer                    Also LW
Ibrahim (18)         30/06/2023
Robinson (17)      Youth
Fapetu (17)          Youth
Clarke (17)           30/06/2023
Sebagabo (17)     Youth
Oduroh (19)         Trial, Manchester City contract expires 2023
McDonald (33)    Trial
 
Right wing
Barkhuizen (29)       30/06/2024     Also LW, S
Mendez-Laing (30) 30/06/2024     Also LW
Dixon, C (21)             Offer               Also AM
Moore (17)                 Youth
Richards (17)           Youth                Also S
Glover (21)               Trial
 
Left wing
Kelly Caprani (18)            Youth           Also LB, RW, S
Nicholas-Davies (17)       Youth          Also RW
 
Striker
McGoldrick (34)   30/06/2023         Also AM
Stretton (20)         30/06/2023
Cybulski (19)         30/06/2023
Duncan (21)           30/06/2023
Dixon, Z (17)          Youth                  Also RW, AM

Will stick my head up and agree. He offered very little down the right apart from one cross (not that Mendez gave him much opportunity to overlap) and drifted into a DM sort of position quite often leaving Curtis a lot to do in the right back zone.
Early days I know so won't be writing him off, and would be happy for someone of his pedigree to get a contract and see if he can show more for our under 23s as he does seem quite tenacious with a bit of pace based on a brief showing. However I wouldn't be thinking first choice full back at all.  Right back for me is where we need a bit of an older head, someone who can defend and link the ball to NML, maybe overlap occasionally, but not particularly another Byrne/Ebosele who has to be the main creative outlet up there.

Good interview on Rams TV. 
He was positive about the playing side and maybe getting opportunites, but really spoke well about what he could do in the background - another part of the dressing room blue print. 

So happy with this signing I am convinced he will be our new Stevie Howard. 

Potential 20 goal striker on a free. Really good deal for us.
Experienced and very effective in this division, plus everybody says what a great pro he is too so should fit in well to what we're building.
We look set to have a real physicality up front this season and that's likely one of the things we need to get back up.
 

Potential 20 goal striker on a free. Really good deal for us.
Experienced and very effective in this division, plus everybody says what a great pro he is too so should fit in well to what we're building.
We look set to have a real physicality up front this season and that's likely one of the things we need to get back up.
 

Expanded to include U23s, youth, trialists and details such as age, contract and positions.
 
Keepers
Wildsmith (26)       30/06/2024
Foulkes (21)           Offer
Roberts, A (18)      30/06/2023
Evans (17)              Youth
 
Right back
Bardell (19)            30/06/2023              Also CB
Brailsford (18)        Youth
 
Left back
Roberts, H (20)         Loan                       Also CB
Forsyth (33)             Training                   Also CB
Grewel-Pollard (19) 30/06/2023            Also CB
Moloney (17)            Youth
 
Centre back
Davies (37)           30/06/2023
Chester (33)         30/06/2023
Cashin (20)           30/06/2024
Stearman (34)      30/06/2023          Also RB
Solomon (19)        30/06/2023
Aideyan (17)         Youth                     Also RB
Rooney (18)          Trial, Burnley contract expires 2023
 
Centre midfield
Bird (21)               30/06/2024
Bielik (24)            30/06/2024         Also CB
Hourihane (31)    30/06/2024
Knight (21)           30/06/2023        Also RW, LW
Thompson (20)   30/06/2024
Sibley (20)           30/06/2024        Also RW, LW
Aghatise (19)       Offer                    Also LW
Ibrahim (18)         30/06/2023
Robinson (17)      Youth
Fapetu (17)          Youth
Clarke (17)           30/06/2023
Sebagabo (17)     Youth
Oduroh (19)         Trial, Manchester City contract expires 2023
McDonald (33)    Trial
 
Right wing
Barkhuizen (29)       30/06/2024     Also LW, S
Mendez-Laing (30) 30/06/2024     Also LW
Dixon, C (21)             Offer               Also AM
Moore (17)                 Youth
Richards (17)           Youth                Also S
Glover (21)               Trial
 
Left wing
Kelly Caprani (18)            Youth           Also LB, RW, S
Nicholas-Davies (17)       Youth          Also RW
 
Striker
McGoldrick (34)   30/06/2023         Also AM
Stretton (20)         30/06/2023
Cybulski (19)         30/06/2023
Duncan (21)           30/06/2023
Dixon, Z (17)          Youth                  Also RW, AM

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Imagine they're just trying to tie up Lewansowski deal first.

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Imagine they're just trying to tie up Lewansowski deal first.

Don't know if this classes as a legitimate source, but it's written by that Pete O'Rourke bloke, isn't it?
Bird is by far the one player I'd want to keep the most.

We've no chance - what Nunn would pass up the opportunity to hang around with Saints for a year?

Were we a bit hasty in letting McDonald go? He was obviously gutted to leave.

Yep, same with Glover, different ages but both well regarded. If they have something in training then having an extended look at them as U23s/breakthrough squad players for 12 months is no real loss, especially as we're short on bodies in those positions.
If we take a handful and just one makes the splash the aforementioned players did we've come out of it well.

Palace scouts will be in the stands no doubt.

Had a long lay off with a kidney transplant. Only signed for Dundee in February on a short term deal as a free agent. Older than I thought he was. 

Had a long lay off with a kidney transplant. Only signed for Dundee in February on a short term deal as a free agent. Older than I thought he was. 

The guy is an absolute inspiration.
Even his interview sound bites fill me with Pride.
I hope in some capacity he stays with us for a very long time.

The guy is an absolute inspiration.
Even his interview sound bites fill me with Pride.
I hope in some capacity he stays with us for a very long time.

The guy is an absolute inspiration.
Even his interview sound bites fill me with Pride.
I hope in some capacity he stays with us for a very long time.

Keeping a core of the dressing room together was massively important this season in spite of players leaving, so well done Liam, David, Curtis, whoever.
Stearman gives us further depth and is solid enough when called on, especially if the players around are less experienced. As much as I hope Davies can play another full season, cover is essential in a particularly bruising league over a very long season.

Keeping a core of the dressing room together was massively important this season in spite of players leaving, so well done Liam, David, Curtis, whoever.
Stearman gives us further depth and is solid enough when called on, especially if the players around are less experienced. As much as I hope Davies can play another full season, cover is essential in a particularly bruising league over a very long season.

The guy is an absolute inspiration.
Even his interview sound bites fill me with Pride.
I hope in some capacity he stays with us for a very long time.