We are free to play anyone. The new squad will be named at the start of February.

Edited by RobertCPFC (01 Jan 2014 9.05pm)

Championship Play Off Winners 2013

Release Elliot Grandin and Paddy Mac and hate to say it Wilbraham.

With more players eligible to be included than can be included in the 25 + talk of possible new signings I've had a look at the original 25 and tried to pick out possible changes

1. Neil Alexander
2. Barry Bannan
3. Yannick Bolasie
4. Marouane Chamakh
5. Damien Delaney
6. Kagisho Dikgacoi
7. Danny Gabbidon
8. Dwight Gayle
9. Elliot Grandin
10. Adlene Guedioura
11. Jack Hunt
12. Mile Jedinak
13. Jimmy Kebe
14. Adrian Mariappa
15. Patrick McCarthy
16. Dean Moxey
17. Stuart O'Keefe
18. Jonathan Parr
19. Kevin Phillips
20. Lewis Price
21. Jason Puncheon
22. Cameron Jerome
23. Julian Speroni
24. Jerome Thomas
25. Joel Ward

*Phillips and Kebe are out

*Murray, Wilbraham, Dobbie, Garvan eligible to be included

Some players currently in the 25 have not featured much
*Thomas returning from injury
*Mccarthy and Hunt returning from injury
*Grandin has only played 1 game (league cup)
*Alexander and Price, 3 keepers seems the right number one to play, one as sub and one backup in case of injury

Assuming no setbacks by the end of the window Murray seems likely to be included.

Dobbie seems set to be given a chance, I'd half expect to see him play some part in the cup game, and hope Garvan gets a look in too.

Wilbraham, I like the guy, not a goal scorer but proved useful in a hold up role when defending a lead against Stoke,

Thomas has decent reputation and experience

McCarthy and Hunt, not sure where either are in terms of recovery from injury or if they'd be able to compete for a place at the moment.

Grandin hasn't been given much of a chance, but is behind Bolasie, Puncheon, Thomas and we have players able to cover the wide positions in Bannan, Williams, possibly even Parr, Moxey and Gayle.

so... I think that Murray will get one of the 2 spots available, possibly one for either Garvan or Dobbie.

If we get another striker and a centre half in I think Grandin and either McCarthy or Hunt will miss out.

Feel free to point out anything I've missed or got wrong or if you have different ideas.

"Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit" - Oscar Wilde

You do not need 3 keepers, as that is the one position where you are allowed an emergency loan outside of the windows. Failing that you put one of the youngsters on the bench.