Robson has done a tremendous job in making room for additions in the squad. I've listed what I see as the squad for next season without the great players we'll sign in the summer, add any I've missed.
1. Shay Given
2. Warren Barton
3. Kieron Dyer
4. Andy O'Brien
5. Wayne Quinn
6. Shola Ameobi
7. Lua-Lua
8. Diego Gavilan
9. Alan Shearer
10. Gary Speed ??
11. Andrew Griffin
12. Carl Cort
13. Clarence Acuna
14. Stephen Harper
15. Nolberto Solano
16. Aaron Hughes
17. Jamie McClen
18. Gary Caldwell
19. Brian Kerr
20. David Beharall
21. John Karelse
22. Stuart Green
23. Nicos Dabizas
24. Robert Lee
25. Steve Caldwell
26. Christian Bassedas
27. Michael Chopra
28. Jamie Coppinger

28 players, 30 including the two I've missed! We're going to have to make a lot of signings to get back to the stage where our left back will be wearing the number 40.

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2001

Answers

Doesn't exactly enthuse quality does it?

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2001

I would put Richard Offiong in the squad, playing him and Chopra in the reserves rather than the under 19s.

Also wouldn't mind if any of the Squad were sold off Baring Harper, Given, Dyer, Shearer, Griffin, Ameobi, Hughes and Solano.

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2001

Hopefully we will have enough quality strikers who are fit enough to force Lua-Lua and Ameobi back into the reserves to continue their education there. Offiong and Chopra would be their competition.

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2001

Get rid of Barton and we'll be challenging for the title. Pure class that lot, such a shame he's holding them all back.

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2001

Softie, you still defending him?

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2001

I hope there are still a few names on the list that won't be starting next year (or at least be bit part players). I don't want to be overly critical to our "stars" so I'll quietly wish for season to hurry up and end.

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2001

How about "effuse"?

Bud the pedant ;-)

Otherwise you're spot on mate, unfortunately!

:-(

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2001