Squad - Who stays, who goes, what do we need?

there is a lad at dorchester town callum rose i have watched him play a few times this season, he was an apprentice and a first year pro at argyle , has played for dorchester for the last 2 seasons , i believe he is only 21, he is very strong in the air ,has good feet never shys away from a tackle and all so has a bit of pace about him .i believe he would fit in well at torquay very strong player for his age and reads the game very well.would imagine it would be a free transfer or little money depending what contract terms he is on at dorchester,a local lad as well at that.

Ta. Stepping up and young. Would need convincing.

I would keep Lewis and consider him as a centre back option, CLE and Janneh.

Edwards is never fit and Cundy does not look like he is progressing. Not seen Bansal-McNulty or Medford-Smith. But I suspect Medford-Smith is already out of favour, so won’t be here beyond the month loan.

Other definite ‘keepers’ til at least season’s end are Whitfield, one of the two ‘keepers, Davis, Wynter, Cameron, Little, Reid, Kalala, Buse, Hall, Vincent for me. Probably also Lewington but undecided.

Koszela and Slough - Loans out if appropriate for both.

Those not in my definite to keep permanent signings category - Niate (If get a quality CB. But if Cundy returns to parent club, would keep) Keating (versatility may save him), Dickson (but may have him back at left back/left back cover until Davis returns), one of the two ‘keepers (Covolan has impressed me more, but tight. Would need a Number 1 signed for this)

Have probably missed a few out. If so, will comment when I remember them.

With the greatest respect torq21 another young and inexperienced player is the very last thing we need at the moment.
Yes he may show great promise at a lower level but at the moment we are experiencing a crisis for the very reason GJ is having to play promising inexperienced young players who are struggling to make an impression at this level.
For what its worth I would return Cundy and Edwards to BC and try and bring in at least one experienced defensive minded player who knows this division.

Probably an impossible ask at this time of year but surely GJ will finally recognise and acknowledge where our weaknesses lie?
The policy of constantly bringing in young inexperienced players surely has to be put on hold until the ship is steadied.

It would be nice to hear his opinion and injuries aside why we continue to leak goals, though he has suggested in interview that some haven't come up to the mark at a higher level.

Oddly Niate and Keating looked favorite to go just a few short weeks a go but I expect to see both players figuring strongly over the Xmas period and maybe beyond.

dont knock until you have seen it many a young player are playing at all levels .national league to southern premier no great jump . main difference is the fitness as they only train 2 times a week ,the margins are very fine , 

I don’t think there is any definite right answer to this. Given the surprisingly young average age of teams we’ve sometimes fielded this season, the understandable inclination is to bring in some older heads to steady the ship for the youngsters and provide some experience and guidance. Then again, if you’re sufficiently impressed by a young talent that you can pick up cheaply then there’s little downside to having a proper look. I don’t know how many youngsters were on their books at the time, but I’m sure Sheffield United still regret not signing Diedo Maradonna when they had the opportunity in 1978.....young as he was.

As Rob alluded to, Robbie Cundy did win the ‘next Duncan Edwards award’ or ‘NLS All-Star trophy’ back in the Summer. The move to Bristol City came about just when everyone was telling him he was good enough for League football. Exeter deciding he wasn’t going to be playing League 2 games, and then finding himself back in non league so soon, even if it is only on a loan basis, might well have been something of a personal disappointment to him. But I think most of us were expecting something a bit more special than he’s delivered up to now, and it’s just not happened. Several of the younger loan signings recently haven’t hit the ground running either, and if they’ve not got the particular attributes to excel, then it’s a waste of our time and the player’s.

The only thing I’m saying with greater certainty, is that if Chelstongull had been our Chief Scout over the last 20 years, we would never have lost our league status in the first place, as well as having made a packet from the talent he spotted for us. Florida reminds us that Kieffer Moore remains the most obvious proof of Chelston’s ability to recognise talent, but there could have been so many others we could have benefitted from. You ignore local talent on and off the field at your peril.

Several changes to the squad ahead, I’m sure, and the Johnson Brothers need to make far more right decisions than wrong ones, otherwise this season really will fizzle out into a very damp squib.

Does the window apply at our level? Thought it was only League clubs.