Playing Squad - 2026 / 27

[Garawa]

Goalkeepers
[ 1 ] Ollie Wright (on loan from Southampton)
[ 13 ] Taite Holtham
[ 25 ] Lennon MacLorg (left Charlton Athletic) - 2 year deal
[ 40 ] Owen Mason (emergency loan from Mansfield)

Defenders
[ 2 ] Sam Tabares (left Southampton Academy)
[ 3 ] Conor McManus (signed from Brentford) - 2 year deal
[ 4 ] Liam Gordon (left Motherwell) - 2 year deal
[ 5 ] Andy Smith
[ 19 ] Omar Beckles
[ 26 ] Logan Dobbs
[ 29 ] Harry Webster

Defensive Midfielders
[ 6 ] Ethan Coleman
[ 8 ] Armani Little
[ 14 ] Robbie McKenzie
[ 15 ] Zane Albarus (signed from Brighton & Hove Academy)
[ 22 ] Nick Freeman (left Shrewsbury Town)
[ 24 ] Harry Waldock
[ 27 ] Michael Luxton

Attacking Midfielders
[ 7 ] Kadeem Harris (left Salford City) - 2 year deal
[ 12 ] Garath McCleary
[ 16 ] James Brophy (left Cambridge United) - 2 year deal
[ 17 ] Cameron Antwi
[ 18 ] Sheldon Kendall (on loan from Millwall)
[ 23 ] Bradley Dack
[ 28 ] Damien Theodore
[ 31 ] Cruz Beszant
[ 32 ] Louie Dayal

Forwards
[ 9 ] Will Goodwin (left Oxford United) - 2 year deal
[ 10 ] Ronan Hale
[ 11 ] Seb Palmer-Houlden
[ 30 ] Sullivan Booth
[ 33 ] Stan Sargent

Out on Loan
[ 21 ] Nelson Khumbeni (to Eastleigh)

[lidbid46]

Does that squad fill anyone with confidence? It seems a bit 'thrown together' to me rather than full of considered signings. I hope I'm wrong, but seeing it typed out there I'm thinking that my optimistic NC predictions may see me in trouble before long!