What's Your Gillingham Starting Eleven ???

[fan_of_mulligan]

Looking at the signings Gillingham have made so far, (and there is every chance my line up will change based on any further new signings), then I think Gillingham could line up like this at the start of The 2016 / 2017 season............

----------------------------------Nelson---------------------------------------
Jackson-----------Oshilaja--------------------Ehmer-----------------Garmston
----------------------------------Wright------------------------------------------
---------------------Byrne----------------------Knott---------------------------
--------------------------------Wagstaff-------------------------------------------
-------------------McDonald--------------------Norris---------------------------

Subs: Hadler (GK), A.Morris, Hessenthaler, Osadebe, Quigley, Martin, Donnelly

Outside The Eighteen: Henry Newcombe (GK) Mitchell Dickenson, Darren Oldaker, Elliott List, Greg Cundle

Likely To Move On: Bradley Dack

The latest signing of Scott Wagstaff has completed Gillingham's Midfielder Signings for The 2016 / 2017 season, as Gillingham have got the following midfielder options to call upon, Aaron Morris, Josh Wright, Jake Hessenthaler, Emmanuel Osadebe, Darren Oldaker, Mark Byrne, Lee Martin, Scott Wagstaff, and Billy Knott, not included in those midfielder options is Bradley Dack, who I believe will move on at some point before the start of the season, if Bradley Dack doesn't move on and he is still available for selection for both matches against Southend United, then Justin Edinburgh has got ten midfielders available for three / four or even five starting positions in the starting line up, so far, Justin Edinburgh has made midfield a priority this summer, making sure that Josh Wright, Aaron Morris, Emmanuel Osadebe and Darren Oldaker had signed new contracts, and signing Mark Byrne, Billy Knott, Scott Wagstaff and Lee Martin.

In My Opinion, Justin Edinburgh needs to sign two centre backs, one right full back and one left full back, with no Emergency Loan System between the two transfer windows anymore, we cannot have a situation we had last season where Adedeji Oshilaja, Jermaine McGlashan and Aaron Morris all took turns playing at Right Back / Right Wing Back, you want someone who can provide like for like cover, but also, you want someone to really compete with Ryan Jackson for a spot in The Starting Line Up, so that Ryan Jackson doesn't get complacent and think he is a shoe in to start, same applies to Bradley Garmston, I am still surprised that we decided to release Brennan Dickenson, who I thought put in the better performances at Left Back / Left Wing Back, hopefully Bradley Garmston gets back to his best, and a full pre-season under his belt will help a lot.

Up-Front, we need need a centre forward who can hold the ball up, flick the ball on and win the aerial challenges whenever Gillingham have to go long, we have a long throw specialist in Ryan Jackson, but no-one big enough to win the first flick on - and we have now got that player inJoe Quigley.

Cody McDonald, Luke Norris, Rory Donnelly, and Joe Quigley will be pushing for two starting spots in the starting line up, with Elliott List and Greg Cundle underneath them means that Gillingham have a lot of firepower, one striker I haven't mentioned who could break into the first team this coming season is Noel Mbo, he scored over twenty goals for The Youth Team Last Season and he is a player we need to watch out for.

In Defence, will Justin Edinburgh make a move for Adam El-Abd ??? will he look to sign two centre back's on Season Long Loan Deals from Premier League / Championship Clubs ??? is there money available to spend on a centre back, like when we signed Simon King from Barnet ???, and does anyone on here think we will sign a player for A Transfer Fee this summer ???

Finally, how do you think Gillingham will line up, and where do you think Gillingham need to strengthen before the start of the season ???