And that was with the 2nd best squad in the league in my opinion, some would say the best. How on earth will we start the season with our squad if we are underprepared?
I couldn’t agree more. Absolutely vital. We need some positivity going into pre-season, Dodds simply can’t be in charge. New man in and ready to go.
I don’t think they did. Anything less than automatic promotion was underachieving really.
Agreed. That Leeds squad should’ve definitely been gaining promotion.
Takes weeks to set training plans. The coach needs to do analysis of the season gone. The coach needs move and then get settled into the area. He then needs to appoint a coaching staff. The coaches that come with him need to move and get settled into the area. The coaches need to hold meetings with the players, individually and with the team as a whole. The recruitment team need to know what type of football we are going to be playing so they can start to identify suitable transfer targets. There's so much more as well. It isn't as simple as someone rocking up on the first day of pre season and everything being fine.
When does later become too late though? There's so much to do and not exactly much time to do it.
Not really, the only part of what I said that requires the players is the meetings. Even then, the individual ones would start right away if some players are available.Apart from that, what have the Romans ever done for us?!
Fair points, but much of that can only be done when players return and I doubt the new HC will have much say in transfers.
That's why we have a model in place so there is some continuity in place
I am yet to see any continuity. The idea of the model is one I like and am a supporter of but we don't implement it properly at all. How is going from Mowbray to Beale continuity? How is going from Beale to Dodds continuity? How is it continuity to be in June and not have a head coach? How is saying we want possession football but going after Still continuity?
Nope, massively struggling
