Squad for 2025-2026

[Stranded]

Question is, is this going to be a known target or another out of the blue deal like Paddy Lane.

My guess - Doyle on loan with view to buy.

[Hound]

Doyle it is

[Pepe the Horseman]

Season long loan.

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Should fill the Knibbs role.....need a good hold up forward now and I'm quite happy.

[Brogue]

doyle and lane on the wings has certainly Brightoned (see what i did there) my mood on the season

[linkenholtroyal]

Ritchie and Cole done.

Should these not be announced by now if they are done?

Transfer team and photographer only work Tuesday to Friday

I stand corrected

[Hound]

Think if we could get Cole and Ritchie in now we’d be pretty good to go

[WestYorksRoyal]

Can Doyle play out wide, or is he best through the middle?

[Snowflake Royal]

Think if we could get Cole and Ritchie in now we’d be pretty good to go

I would say preferably Cole/other striker and a pacey CB personally.

Think we've got loads of AMs/Wingers now... that's where Ritchie plays isn't it?

Ehibhatiomhan, Camara, Lane, Doyle, Kyerewaa, Osho, Elliott, Tuma, Okine-Peters...

[Hound]

Pretty sure Ritchie is FB nowadays

Dorsett can cover CB. I’d like to see him play a few games there and he is pretty quick

[Sutekh]

Revised listing

Name - Contract Expiry

5 GOALKEEPERS

Tom NORCOTT - 2026
Joel PEREIRA - 2028
Matthew ROWLEY - 2026
Jack STEVENS - 2027
Josh WELLAND - 2027

6 RIGHT BACKS

Kelvin ABREFA - 2026
Ashqar AHMED - 2027
Boyd BEACROFT - 2026
Emmanuel OSHO - 2026
Tivonge RUSHESHA - 2026 - also defensive midfielder
Andy YIADOM - 2026 - also centre back

4 LEFT BACKS

John CLARKE - 2026
Andre GARCIA - 2026 - also attacking midfielder
Matty JACOB - 2026 - on loan from Hull City
John RYAN - 2026

6 CENTRE BACKS

Finley BURNS - 2026 - on loan from Manchester City
Jeriel DORSETT - 2026
Philip DUAH - 2026
Abraham KANU - 2026 - season loan to Forest Green Rovers
Paudie O’CONNOR - 2029
Michael STICKLAND - 2026 (+1 year option)

Sam HARRISON - 2026 (Sam is listed everywhere as just a Defender).

5 CENTRAL MIDFIELDERS

Joseph BAROUGH - 2026
Ben ELLIOTT - 2026
Luke HOWARD - 2026
Charlie SAVAGE - 2027
Lewis WING - 2028

3 DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS

Liam FRASER - 2027
Jacob HAMMOND-CHAMBERS-BORGNIS - 2026
Shay SPENCER - 2026

8 ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS

Carter-Blue BOWDERY - 2026
Mamadi CAMARA - 2026
Kamari DOYLE - 2026 - on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion
Kelvin EHIBHATIOMHAN - 2027
Daniel KYEREWAA - 2027
Paddy LANE - 2028
Jeremiah OKINE-PETERS - 2026
Tyler SACKEY - 2026 - also defensive midfielder

2 STRIKERS

Mark O’MAHONY - 2026 - on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion
Basil TUMA - 2026

Considered as 1st team squad

[Snowflake Royal]

Pretty sure Ritchie is FB nowadays

Dorsett can cover CB. I’d like to see him play a few games there and he is pretty quick

I can't say he's ever seemed very quick to me. In fact I've seen him beaten to the ball with a 5 yard head start multiple times. Plus he's made of glass.

[Snowflake Royal]

Revised listing

Name - Contract Expiry

5 GOALKEEPERS

Tom NORCOTT - 2026
Joel PEREIRA - 2028
Matthew ROWLEY - 2026
Jack STEVENS - 2027
Josh WELLAND - 2027

6 RIGHT BACKS

Kelvin ABREFA - 2026
Ashqar AHMED - 2027
Boyd BEACROFT - 2026
Emmanuel OSHO - 2026
Tivonge RUSHESHA - 2026 - also defensive midfielder
Andy YIADOM - 2026 - also centre back

4 LEFT BACKS

John CLARKE - 2026
Andre GARCIA - 2026 - also attacking midfielder
Matty JACOB - 2026 - on loan from Hull City
John RYAN - 2026

6 CENTRE BACKS

Finley BURNS - 2026 - on loan from Manchester City
Jeriel DORSETT - 2026
Philip DUAH - 2026
Abraham KANU - 2026 - season loan to Forest Green Rovers
Paudie O’CONNOR - 2029
Michael STICKLAND - 2026 (+1 year option)

Sam HARRISON - 2026 (Sam is listed everywhere as just a Defender).

5 CENTRAL MIDFIELDERS

Joseph BAROUGH - 2026
Ben ELLIOTT - 2026
Luke HOWARD - 2026
Charlie SAVAGE - 2027
Lewis WING - 2028

3 DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS

Liam FRASER - 2027
Jacob HAMMOND-CHAMBERS-BORGNIS - 2026
Shay SPENCER - 2026

8 ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS

Carter-Blue BOWDERY - 2026
Mamadi CAMARA - 2026
Kamari DOYLE - 2026 - on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion
Kelvin EHIBHATIOMHAN - 2027
Daniel KYEREWAA - 2027
Paddy LANE - 2028
Jeremiah OKINE-PETERS - 2026
Tyler SACKEY - 2026 - also defensive midfielder

2 STRIKERS

Mark O’MAHONY - 2026 - on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion
Basil TUMA - 2026

Considered as 1st team squad

Osho is pretty definitively not a RB at this point. He's an winger.

[Esteban]

Think if we could get Cole and Ritchie in now we’d be pretty good to go

I would say preferably Cole/other striker and a pacey CB personally.

Think we've got loads of AMs/Wingers now... that's where Ritchie plays isn't it?

Ehibhatiomhan, Camara, Lane, Doyle, Kyerewaa, Osho, Elliott, Tuma, Okine-Peters...

+1. We're almost there now. If O'Connor's injury is a bad one we'll definitely need another CB through the door.

I'm still not convinced by Cole, but we definitely need another striker. Two in an ideal world.

[Hound]

I’m not sure you get a pacy CB of any quality to come in and be 4th choice. I suspect O Connor and Burns are very much 1 and 2 with Stickland a capable back up. Dorsett, Yiadom, Jacob, maybe Fraser can back up if absolutely necessary and keep that other loan for emergency

I’d take Ritchie just as experience really and if he wants to help coach then great

I’m sure the full focus is on another CF now. I dont think we need anything else without killing the chances of the academy lads who look good enough to have a go

[Hound]

What’s first choice now I wonder - maybe

JP
Abrefa Burns O Connor Jacob
Wing Savage
Doyle
Lane O Mahony Kelvin

Stevens, Elliott, Stickland, Kyerewaa, Fraser, new CF?, Ritchie?

In reserve: Ryan, Camara, Dorsett, Rushesha, Osho, Ahmed, Yiadom, Borgnis, Sackey, Tuma…

It’s pretty strong. Just don’t play too high a line

[linkenholtroyal]

There are others out there that are worth a punt that would be affordable now rather than Cole. With more potential and resell value. These spring to mind.
Macaulay Langstaff
Dom Ballard
Sam Nombe
Kyle Wooton

[Ascotexgunner]

Wish we could buy or loan Sam Smith back....gonna be surplus to requirements at Wrexham.