I don't see Elder as a championship left back, though he was very good in L1. As with the likes of Cannon and Moncur, if they're under contract then another club needs to be willing to take them and they have to agree to leave.
I guess we'll have to see what happens in the rest of the window and January.
Ideally I'd have tried to keep some of that work ethic and determination as we'd still need a squad, but the midfield and forward line do need significant improvement to progress.
Another question mark is would our defence have been as good with a flat 4 and a single DM last season? That's the way Shota seems to prefer but they seemed exposed when it was tried with the players we had last year.
I’m sure a few of them can find National League clubs, it’s just about their level.