I don’t see anything in Dan that wouldn’t see these higher calibre players coming in and think ‘I’ll fight for my shirt’ Better players can take him up another few levels.
I'm so excited by our 2 new members of staff, more to come as well Just shows we are continuing to improve every aspect of the club
Is it wrong to hope some of our own lads make the step up? Lads we have watched grow from league 1? Hume, Neil, Patto etc. Am I alone in hoping they smash the premier league? Or is it accepted we bin them off for new players?
I really hope he makes it. It keeps that strong local identity in the dressing room. Being honest I fear he’ll be targeted because he needs time and he isn’t quick enough. . It’s a brutal league
Nope I was saying to @Jarca today how proud I'd be to see the lads that played for us L1 play in the PL Some of them might struggle for game time (depending on who comes in) but I'd love all of them to get some minutes in the league
I was keen on Guendouzi until Sadiki was mentioned today. Don't see Guendouzi being worth it at all and I mentioned the other day/week that I always thought he was a d**k
Just reads at times like the lads that got us here aren't good enough and easily replaced, yes I know thats life and the harsh reality of football, but these lads grew with us and gave everything for the shirt and the club. It would hurt to just discard them imo
If they are not good enough they need to be discarded. If they are they should be kept. Simple as that. They were well paid for the job they’ve done so far
How long has it been since our last ‘here we go’? 6 hours? Ghisolfi needs to pull his finger out as patience is wearing thin
I'm pretty sure the core of the squad that got us up will stay. 15 players played 1000+ minutes last season (that's what i'd class as the core), 2 of them have left (Jobe and Mepham) so that leaves 13. Watson played 890 minutes (would've been more without injury), so that's more minutes to fill. With a matchday squad of 20 there's definitely room for both a lot of new signings and the core remaining
I am still expecting a fair few of the promoted XI to be starting or getting very regular minutes. Just bin off the minutes taken up by all the fringe players and replace it with quality.