Tuesday, August 02, 2011
The Numbers Game
Not long after my blog about the Charlton squad last week, Chris Powell made two further signings – Ben Hamer, and Andy Hughes – and with the release of the squad numbers today, the first eleven seems ever clearer.
The full 2011/12 Charlton squad list:
1. Ben Hamer
2. Andy Hughes
3. Cedric Evina
4. Johnnie Jackson
5. Michael Morrison
6. Matt Taylor
7. Danny Green
8. Dale Stephens
9. Paul Hayes
10. Bradley Wright-Phillips
11. Scott Wagstaff
12. Gary Doherty
13. John Sullivan
14. Paul Benson
15. Yado Mambo
16. Rhoys Wiggins
18. Bradley Pritchard
19. Simon Francis
20. Chris Solly
21. Ruben Bover Izquierdo
22. Danny Hollands
23. Mikel Alonso
25. Ben Davisson
26. Tosan Popo
27. Freddie Warren
29. Conor Gough
30. Nick Pope
31. Jordan Cousins
32. Callum Harriott
33. Harry Osborne
44. Rob Elliot
Updating from last week, it now seems that Robbie Elliot is not going to be first choice ‘keeper, even though he has not given any personal inkling that he may be off to pastures new soon. With Hamer gaining his number 1 shirt though, maybe Robbie will ponder his options and the club will cash in on him. It will be a shame if he does leave, as it is always nice to have actual fans playing for the team (and when he kisses the shirt, you know he means it!). Similarly, with Hughes signed on a free transfer from Scunthorpe and given the number 2 shirt, we can expect him to usurp both Chris Solly and Simon Francis and make the right back slot his own. What Francis will do now I don’t know, but he surely cannot expect much game time having been ripped from his shirt number after turning down a move to Bournemouth.
My revised starting eleven for the match on Saturday, bearing in mind that Danny Green is suspended, is as follows:
Ben Hamer
Andy Hughes
Rhoys Wiggins
Michael Morrison
Matt Taylor
Scott Wagstaff
Dale Stephens
Danny Hollands
Johnnie Jackson
Paul Hayes
Bradley Wrght-Phillips
Subs – Sullivan, Evina, Doherty, Bover, Benson.
Come on you addicks!
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