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Contingency planning : When Ange is sacked, who should replace him?

My guess:
Loaned: Keeley, Dorrington, Vuskovic, Abbott, Hall, Donley, Devine, Lankshear.
I still think this above list gets a lot more from playing competitive men's football than youth games and the odd cameo. It is possible that Keeley, Abbot, Devine, Donley and Vuskovic all get loans at a better level than they got this season.

Sold/released: Craig and Scarlett (though I think we might put a buy-back option for Scarlett him just in case)

Kept: Gray, Bergval, Moore, Veliz, Yang, Phillips.
Gray and Bergval will get a decent number of games next year.
Moore will still get a reasonable number of minutes next year and I think a loan for him is risky in terms of the treatment he'd get in the lower leagues.
Phillips I am 50/50 on keep versus loan. It would be useful to have him in the squad next season but his (and perhaps our) future is probably better served playing a whole season at championship level. Perhaps he'll have a loan with a recall clause for January?
I think Veliz may be kept as third choice number 9 (as our game-plan needs somebody physical).
Yang I think will be kept to acclimatise, I don't think he will get many minutes for the first team but playing age-group football in England for a year will probably still benefit him.
The main issue next year is potentially not having European football when we are still in a development stage...lack of games, although beneficial for injuries (well, probably:)), doesn't give much game time opportunities to the whole squad. You could argue it might benefit our league position but could be detrimental to overall progress.
 
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