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STRIKERS
Senior Team
The sale of Craig Thompson means Sanderson might use a single striker more often this season than he did last year.
Taking up the mantle as the side's top scoring threat will be powerful target man Steven Jackson (age 27). Big Steve has proven he can find the net, with 14 goals in 21 appearances last season. Versatile Charlie Baird (age 22) will be Jackson's most common partner this season. Baird fired in seven goals in 2013-14, although he almost never played as a striker. Craig Ennis (age 20), who scored two goals in preseason after knocking in 22 for the reserves and U21s last year, and Barnsley loanee Emmanuel Koffie (age 20), a product of Ghana, will also play up front. Baird is best as a false nine or an advanced playmaker, while Koffie is best suited for the role of advanced forward.
Reserves/Youth
There is no shortage of young talent here. Jack McDonald (age 18), Robert Shillito (age 18), Stuart Try (age 17), Isaiah Murphy (age 18), and John Sumner (age 16) are all top prospects. Shillito bagged 20 goals for the apprentice teams last year, and Sumner had a brace against Porthnadog this summer--and a third shot hit the crossbar. David Kiely (age 22) is away on loan to Bishop's Stortford this season.
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