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GOALKEEPERS
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No
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Name
|
Current Status
|
1
|
Paul Gerrard
|
Back in favour, and sill making critical mistakes
|
13
|
Steve Simonsen
|
The rarely tried Tranmere star may stay on the bench
|
35
|
Thomas Myhre
|
Tommy got his chance... and fluffed it again!
|
|
DEFENDERS
|
No
|
Name
|
Current Status
|
2
|
Steve Watson
|
Solid and generally dependable backline worker
|
3
|
Alessandro Pistone
|
Injured: Out until April after needing a knee rebuilt
|
4
|
Richard Gough
|
Back in reckoning after doing his knee in (Team
Captain)
|
5
|
David Weir
|
Back in action after a calf injury
|
6
|
David Unsworth
|
Matchday Captain back from the role of bench-warmer
|
12
|
Michael Ball
|
A revelation after moving to his much-favoured centre-back
|
15
|
Gary Naysmith
|
Back in action after a hamstring strain injury
|
20
|
Alex Cleland
|
Injured: ... when just coming back into Smith's reckoning
|
22
|
Dave Watson
|
Team Coach/Club Captain: Played his
last game?
|
30
|
Peter Clarke
|
Young defender overlooked during the injury crisis
|
|
MIDFIELDERS
|
No
|
Name
|
Current Status
|
7
|
Niclas Alexandersson
|
Injured: A really bad
ankle gash puts him out till March
|
8
|
Alex Nyarko
|
Injured: Supposedly has a knee injury... or Bilic Syndrome?
|
10
|
Stephen Hughes
|
Back from suspension and looking to play better
|
11
|
Mark Pembridge
|
The hard-working unappreciated Everton midfielder
|
16
|
Thomas
Gravesen
|
Danish
hard-man seems to disrupt Everton's flow
|
17
|
Scott Gemmill
|
Having trouble getting back in after regaining his fitness
|
18
|
Paul Gascoigne
|
Injured:
Gazza is back in training after a
hernia op
|
25
|
Peter Degn
|
Injured: Out till March with Achilles injury
|
27
|
Jamie Milligan
|
Young England U-18 player's chances seem to have faded
|
28
|
Abel Xavier
|
Injured: Supposedly back in training after a knee
operation
|
29
|
Kevin McLeod
|
Young wing-back unlikely to figure very often
|
33
|
Idan Tal
|
Young Israeli midfielder is perhaps trying too hard?
|
34
|
Leon Osman
|
Latest addition to the Premiership squad
|
??
|
Matt McKay
|
Kendall's charity transfer does not figure in Smith's plans
|
|
FORWARDS
|
No
|
Name
|
Current Status
|
9
|
Kevin Campbell
|
Not likely to regain his previous form after major knee surgery
|
14
|
Francis Jeffers
|
The main goalscorer is back after 4� months!
|
19
|
Joe-Max Moore
|
The
Yank whose nose for goals has sadly dried up
|
21
|
Danny Cadamarteri
|
A burst of inspiration, followed by the usual
frustrations
|
24
|
Duncan Ferguson
|
The Big Yin is strugling with hand and hamstring injuries
|
26
|
Phil Jevons
|
Tall reserve striker is not rated by Walter Smith
|
|
TRANSFERRED
|
|
No
|
Name
|
Destination and Date
|
23
|
Mark Hughes
|
Leaves after 10 ineffective months to join Blackburn
Rovers (Oct 24)
|
15
|
Richard Dunne
|
Finally forced out by Smith to join Joe Royle's Man City
(Oct 17)
|
??
|
Danny Williamson
|
Crocked by injury; his contract was finally terminated (Sep 1)
|
8
|
Nick Barmby
|
Gazza-fever totally overshadowed his move to Liverpool (Jul 18)
|
10
|
Don Hutchison
|
The disgruntled one has joined Sunderland (Jul 14)
|
7
|
John Collins
|
Finally playing a lot better... and off to Fulham! (Jul 13)
|
21
|
Mitch Ward
|
Moved on to Barnsley for around �200k (Jul 12)
|
|
|
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Link
to Transfers
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