29 Jul 2026 17:31:21
What's the thoughts on current squad in terms of registration for Europe.
When Makhanya gets announced that will take our squad to 29. Hopefully RW takes us up to 30.
McCausland, Antman, Souttar & Bajrami all look close to leaving with Raskin tipped to leave by end of window. Takes squad down to 25.
Chances of Nsiala and Cifu being in squad slim down to 23.
Of remaining squad the 17 foreign players are taken up with Pandur, Godfrey, Rommens, Neil, Devlin, Drago, Chermiti, Sterling, Fernandes, AAsgaard, Chuki, Naderi, Makhanya, Dio, Gassama, Miovski and hopefully the new RW.
Kelly and McRorie are home grown.
Curtis I believe actually still counts as B Squad if need be.
And Shankland, Cameron, Barron are association players.
To bring in another foreign player after Makhanya and the RW means someone from the above list of 17 needs to be left out of Euro squad or sold.
We might need to start looking at home grown players soon to fill spaces, even more so if Cameron and Barron leave either on Loan or Permanently.
I think the remainder of the window is indeed going to be interesting as I'd say probably still need another RW, LB and CB after these 2 deals confirmed. At the moment may need to come from closer to home.
Thoughts?
29 Jul 2026 17:57:24
Good post, Coisty, well thought out.
Interesting read.
29 Jul 2026 18:11:26
Miovski probably drops out for another defender or midfielder from Euro squad.
29 Jul 2026 18:25:59
Good post, we have dealt with this since pre Gerrard days and with simply need to again.
29 Jul 2026 18:30:39
Coisty, excellent research and saves us looking it all up, so thanks. However, your list with new CB and RW just add up to 17 so we still have one place up for grabs so hopefully an attacking MF as well.
We do need another CB though as even counting Sterling as one we would only have 4 and that bit us the year Leon King had to play. Does that suggest Milne from Aberdeen, or do we have a young lad who can cover?
29 Jul 2026 18:34:45
Great insight. I guess the provisional squad will be in DM's head, but he'll know who he wants to see in it. Our squad might look quite different after the weekend.
29 Jul 2026 18:45:51
I think Milne from Aberdeen for CB and possibly Penrice for LB, but 2 more association players would mean either Barron or Cameron moved out to accommodate.
One of Aasgaard or Dio sold to make way for Dahl.
Possibly Miovski make way for a RW.
And Gassama sold for a new LW.
I'd be happy with that. I think. π€
29 Jul 2026 20:06:54
Good post and replies from all.
Around about this time every year I try to work this out while walking my dog.
I already started to think about this last week working out the home grown and association players likely to still be with us.
It's definitely an issue we've been dealing with on an annual basis for some time.
29 Jul 2026 20:11:09
Very interesting post, Coisty. Definitely a lot of food for thought there.
29 Jul 2026 20:31:26
Fraser for left back gives us club trained, as does Robbie McCrorie. Takes us to 4.
Shanks n Cameron would be only 2 association if Souttar and Barron leave. This is why I think Cameron will stay.
Milne from Aberdeen could do a job for sure, but I wouldn't go above Β£3m unless the extra was heavily incentivised.
One short isn't so bad.