Absolutely, no professional footballer will sign on that alone but it’s something that other clubs simply can’t say. Of course I’m biased and emotionally involved but I genuinely think we should be aiming high and pushing that extra £1m here and there to get deals done, for example Brekalo has stated he’d love to move to the Prem and doesn’t mind taking time to establish himself at another club to get there, I can’t imagine it would take much more than an extra £1m or so to get the deal done. If he improves even further as a player and a bigger club then us comes along and makes a bid in the next window then it’s an opportunity we’ve missed out on.
I’m not having a go (and I don’t like being pessimistic) but as it currently stands we have Eccles, Sheaf and Kelly playing as defensive CMs and a loan signing as CB backup, what happens if we have a serious injury (McFadz won’t last forever unfortunately) and then a suspension, we’ve literally got no one to play CB. Same for CM, Kelly is getting on and isn’t the quality we need, what if Sheaf or Eccles gets injured? It’s a real lack of quality and depth that concerns me. I trust Robins and our fanbase all the way but we’ve got to plan for unforeseen circumstances and aim above and beyond if we want to be a consistent top 6 team.
