Roeder is expected to mastermind a promotion campaign with a vastly reduced squad of players. The shortage of players is not helped by injury worries. Steve Lomas will miss the opening game with an ankle injury and doubts remain over the fitness of Michael Carrick, Rufus Brevett and Don Hutchison.
There will certainly be no place in the side for Sebastien Schemmel, the French full-back who has just been fined the maximum two weeks wages for publicly criticising Roeder.
Schemmel blamed Roeder and his coaching staff for West Ham's relegation last season and said regaining a place among the elite would be difficult due to the way "the manager and staff are going about it".
His outburst has cost him at least £25,000 and may seriously jeopardise his long-term future at the club. Roeder said: "His comments were disgraceful and completely unacceptable. "My door is always open to the players if they have anything to discuss."
