Following the arrivals of Alistair Smith following the conclusion of his contract at Sutton United and Reeco Hackett-Fairchild from Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee, below you will find an updated squad list as well as some discussion about it.
Goalkeepers: (2)
Jordan Wright, 24 (June 2025)
Sam Long, 20 (June 2025)
Defenders: (6)
Adam Jackson, 29 (June 2025)
Michael-John Kamson-Kamara, 17 (minimum June 2025)
Lewis Montsma, 25 (June 2024)
Paudie O’Connor, 25 (‘long-term’ contract, minimum June 2024)
TJ Eyoma, 23 (probably June 2024)
Jay Benn, 21 (probably June 2024)
Sean Roughan, 20 Offered new contract
Hayden Cann, 19 Offered new contract, provisionally accepted
Central Midfielders: (7)
Ethan Erhahon, 22 (probably June 2025)
Alistair Smith, 24 (June 2025)
Morgan Worsfold-Gregg, 19 (probably June 2025)
Elicha Ahui, 19 (probably June 2025)
Oisín Gallagher, 18 (probably June 2025)
Lasse Sørensen, 23 (‘long-term’ contract, probably June 2024)
Teddy Bishop, 26 (probably June 2024)
Wingers: (3)
Reeco Hackett-Fairchild, 25 (June 2026)
Charles Vernam, 26 (minimum June 2024)
Hakeeb Adelakun, 27 (‘long-term’ contract, probably June 2024)
Strikers: (6)
Dylan Duffy, 20 (probably June 2025)
Jovon Makama, 19 (probably June 2025)
Daniel Mandroiu, 24 (minimum June 2024)
Ben House, 23 (‘long-term deal’, probably June 2024)
Charley Kendall, 22 (probably June 2024)
Freddie Draper, 18 (probably June 2025)
Total: 26
Contracted: 24
Out of contract: 2
In on loan: 0
Out on loan: 0
Average age at 30 June 2023: 22 years, 9 months
(excluding players out on loan)
mikeosullivan: “Bishop, Adelakun and Vernam to leave I would guess. Possibly Kendall too.
Kamson-Kamara, Worsfield-Gregg, and Gallagher out on loan. Benn maybe too, also Long if we sign another keeper.
I’m a little surprised that MK expects up to 8 coming in. 2 have arrived, so that leaves another 6. So there might be a couple of unexpected departures too.”
hulloutpost: “I hope Bishop doesn’t go. I’m working on the basis that he won’t likely be up to 90 minutes but without doing the math I feel he put in reasonable minutes last season.
I see him as somebody who offers something a little different to the rest of the squad with some quality about him. I could see him being used very effectively as an impact sub or in tactical change ups.
Who knows, perhaps even Bishop would be content with that if he has accepted his body cannot take a full game once or twice a week.”
libertine: “We’re going to have to be quick making a decision on Lasse Sorensen if his contract ends next year as many of us suspect. A contract renewal would have been baffling 5 months ago but if he keeps up his form at RWB then we’ve developed a great player who will leave for nothing.”
I do not think Bishop lasted 90mins very often … even if he sometimes had to stay on the pitch … be great if we could get a little money for him … but he came from Ipswich with this reputation … other clubs must know this > Adelakun will be difficult to move on … few can understand how Appleton could have given him such a long contract ?
There is definitely potential there with Bishop, and I’m guessing Appleton saw potential in Adelakun to give him the contract he did.