I don't agree with your comment at all. Just because you CAN name up to 25, doesn't mean you should. We named 23 in February.
We have named 24 (which includes Crofts): just taking a quick look, Bournemouth have named 23, as have Villa, Norwich only 22, and Burnley and Saints 24.
Arsenal only...
The website U-23 and U-18 team pages are currently showing the centralised Premier League data. If you click on this link for the Albion U-23 fixture against Wolves next Monday, and then click the "Squads" tab, you will see that Albion's page is merely pulling that info in.
I would hope and...
Whilst it is no guarantee that players would be given a squad number that matches their training kit number, the following U-23s have been wearing these numbers in training:-
39. Ahannach
41. Sanders
43. Cox
44. Connolly
46. Alzate
47. Dreyer
I don't think you understand what a club option is on an existing contract.
Brighton didn't "offer" him a 1-year deal; they had the right (but not the obligation) to extend his contract by a further year, which they have done. Hemed had no say in the matter at this stage (although he obviously...
Do you REALLY think there is a chance that both Murray AND Hemed will be named in the 25-man squad? Really?
I honestly don't think there is the slightest chance Hemed will play for us this season. Given the timing (the retained list had to be submitted by the third Saturday in May) I doubt...