Squad photo and leadership group 08:50 - Sep 25 with 1755 views | wrightsrightglove | The positioning of the players alongside McKenna is interesting and makes me wonder whether they’re the new squad leadership group. Young, Burns, Leif on one side, O’Shea, Matusiwa and Szmodics on the other. Would have those 6 as pretty high up my list to be part of the leadership group |  | | |  |
Squad photo and leadership group on 09:28 - Sep 25 with 1479 views | Dennyx4 | Think Furlong would be quite high on the list too, was captain for WBA. |  | |  |
Squad photo and leadership group on 10:53 - Sep 25 with 1143 views | Zx1988 | I find the caption "Kieran and his squad" a little interesting. I know that it's nothing, and it's all just the modern-day habit of trying to read something into everything, but it just feels a little unusual. I couldn't easily find previous squad photo announcements, but I'd have half expected something like "Our 2025/6 squad". Also, has Ashton been in previous squad photos? Or is it just the 'all staff' ones that he appears in? |  |
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Squad photo and leadership group on 11:06 - Sep 25 with 1082 views | Zx1988 |
Squad photo and leadership group on 10:53 - Sep 25 by Zx1988 | I find the caption "Kieran and his squad" a little interesting. I know that it's nothing, and it's all just the modern-day habit of trying to read something into everything, but it just feels a little unusual. I couldn't easily find previous squad photo announcements, but I'd have half expected something like "Our 2025/6 squad". Also, has Ashton been in previous squad photos? Or is it just the 'all staff' ones that he appears in? |
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Squad photo and leadership group on 11:09 - Sep 25 with 1064 views | Chris_ITFC |
Squad photo and leadership group on 09:28 - Sep 25 by Dennyx4 | Think Furlong would be quite high on the list too, was captain for WBA. |
Tend to agree with the OP, and thought the same about Young. Furlong probably arrived a bit late in the window to be considered for all that. |  |
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Squad photo and leadership group on 11:09 - Sep 25 with 1058 views | Chris_ITFC |
Squad photo and leadership group on 10:53 - Sep 25 by Zx1988 | I find the caption "Kieran and his squad" a little interesting. I know that it's nothing, and it's all just the modern-day habit of trying to read something into everything, but it just feels a little unusual. I couldn't easily find previous squad photo announcements, but I'd have half expected something like "Our 2025/6 squad". Also, has Ashton been in previous squad photos? Or is it just the 'all staff' ones that he appears in? |
I like it, personally. Had no idea how small Nunez was! |  |
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Squad photo and leadership group on 11:10 - Sep 25 with 1048 views | Zx1988 |
Squad photo and leadership group on 11:09 - Sep 25 by Chris_ITFC | I like it, personally. Had no idea how small Nunez was! |
I agree with you tbh. Previous squad photos have been rather bloated, and I've never been a fan of MA being front-and-centre in them. Pared down, sleek, and professional. |  |
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Squad photo and leadership group on 11:11 - Sep 25 with 1041 views | FBI |
Squad photo and leadership group on 10:53 - Sep 25 by Zx1988 | I find the caption "Kieran and his squad" a little interesting. I know that it's nothing, and it's all just the modern-day habit of trying to read something into everything, but it just feels a little unusual. I couldn't easily find previous squad photo announcements, but I'd have half expected something like "Our 2025/6 squad". Also, has Ashton been in previous squad photos? Or is it just the 'all staff' ones that he appears in? |
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Squad photo and leadership group on 11:17 - Sep 25 with 1007 views | Zx1988 |
Squad photo and leadership group on 11:11 - Sep 25 by FBI | |
Cheers FBI - completely missed that one! Stand down! |  |
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Squad photo and leadership group on 11:18 - Sep 25 with 1005 views | FBI |
Squad photo and leadership group on 11:17 - Sep 25 by Zx1988 | Cheers FBI - completely missed that one! Stand down! |
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Squad photo and leadership group on 11:27 - Sep 25 with 955 views | melbs_itfc | Nice to see Townsend included too despite his unfortunate injury ruling him out of the registered squad. Also, Walton towers above everyone, even the 6’ 3” plus players like Greaves and Palmer amongst others. |  | |  |
Squad photo and leadership group on 12:06 - Sep 25 with 782 views | lurcher | It's done aesthetically. Players are positioned to keep the rows at the same height. |  | |  |
Squad photo and leadership group on 12:15 - Sep 25 with 725 views | wrightsrightglove |
Squad photo and leadership group on 12:06 - Sep 25 by lurcher | It's done aesthetically. Players are positioned to keep the rows at the same height. |
But if that’s the case then Nunez would be front row, Furlong wouldn’t be on the back row and Matusiwa wouldn’t be next to O’Shea? |  | |  |
Squad photo and leadership group on 12:44 - Sep 25 with 620 views | lurcher |
Squad photo and leadership group on 12:15 - Sep 25 by wrightsrightglove | But if that’s the case then Nunez would be front row, Furlong wouldn’t be on the back row and Matusiwa wouldn’t be next to O’Shea? |
You can never get it perfect. They just want the over all proportions to be an oblong with your eyes drawn to the centre. |  | |  |
Squad photo and leadership group on 13:09 - Sep 25 with 534 views | EuanTown |
Squad photo and leadership group on 10:53 - Sep 25 by Zx1988 | I find the caption "Kieran and his squad" a little interesting. I know that it's nothing, and it's all just the modern-day habit of trying to read something into everything, but it just feels a little unusual. I couldn't easily find previous squad photo announcements, but I'd have half expected something like "Our 2025/6 squad". Also, has Ashton been in previous squad photos? Or is it just the 'all staff' ones that he appears in? |
Proper old school team photo that |  | |  |
Squad photo and leadership group on 13:20 - Sep 25 with 463 views | Swansea_Blue |
Squad photo and leadership group on 13:09 - Sep 25 by EuanTown | Proper old school team photo that |
They just needed a ball: Or two! |  |
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