I'm only including players who have at least been on the substitutes bench at some point this season.
Unfortunately I'm limited to the number of poll options otherwise I would have put one about buying a new first choice central defender but we can work that out based upon all the other votes.
If you want anyone loaned out just select squad.
Contract Expiry
Younes Kaboul - 2015
Jan Vertonghen - 2016 (+2 year option)
William Gallas - 2013
Michael Dawson - 2015
Steven Caulker - 2016
Other professionals
Bongani Khumalo
Kevin Stewart
Grant Hall
Last Year's Voting (number of votes - players in red no longer at club)
[1st Choice]
Kaboul - 56
New Central Defender - 41
Caulker - 18
Dawson - 16
King - 5
Gallas - 0
Nelsen - 0
Bassong - 0
[Squad]
King - 38
Caulker - 37
Dawson - 37
Gallas - 34
New Central Defender - 18
Bassong - 6
Nelsen - 4
Kaboul - 0
[Sell/Release]
Nelsen - 52
Bassong - 49
Gallas - 18
King - 11
Dawson - 2
Caulker - 0
Kaboul - 0
Central defence panned out mostly as we expected last season with Bassong and Nelsen being sold/released as we wanted. What this meant though was that with us also wanting a new first choice central defender (which we got in Vertonghen) it would leave us with 4 central defenders as backup.
As it turned out with Ledley retiring and Kaboul getting injured the first game of the season we ended up with 4 for the season, Michael Dawson stepping up when it seemed likely that he would be sold by the club and everyone getting a good run of games.
Unfortunately I'm limited to the number of poll options otherwise I would have put one about buying a new first choice central defender but we can work that out based upon all the other votes.
If you want anyone loaned out just select squad.
Contract Expiry
Younes Kaboul - 2015
Jan Vertonghen - 2016 (+2 year option)
William Gallas - 2013
Michael Dawson - 2015
Steven Caulker - 2016
Other professionals
Bongani Khumalo
Kevin Stewart
Grant Hall
Last Year's Voting (number of votes - players in red no longer at club)
[1st Choice]
Kaboul - 56
New Central Defender - 41
Caulker - 18
Dawson - 16
King - 5
Gallas - 0
Nelsen - 0
Bassong - 0
[Squad]
King - 38
Caulker - 37
Dawson - 37
Gallas - 34
New Central Defender - 18
Bassong - 6
Nelsen - 4
Kaboul - 0
[Sell/Release]
Nelsen - 52
Bassong - 49
Gallas - 18
King - 11
Dawson - 2
Caulker - 0
Kaboul - 0
Central defence panned out mostly as we expected last season with Bassong and Nelsen being sold/released as we wanted. What this meant though was that with us also wanting a new first choice central defender (which we got in Vertonghen) it would leave us with 4 central defenders as backup.
As it turned out with Ledley retiring and Kaboul getting injured the first game of the season we ended up with 4 for the season, Michael Dawson stepping up when it seemed likely that he would be sold by the club and everyone getting a good run of games.