It's a good job you guys aren't FL otherwise the whole squad would be out on the street. We are a championship club and we have slowly but surely progressed over the last 6 or 7 years, thanks to MR and his team, and the team spirit that has got us thus far. The squad we have now is capable of challenging now for the top 6, has been proved by the last two year's exploits, and without major changes could possibly do even better.
Yesterday, and last week we sarted our pre-season and against a very eager Bristol Rovers team we did reasonably well. Andrewa and Brau played well but remember the opposition, and the occasion -pre-season. Andrews will be 19 next month and has literally played no competative games as of yet, but many think he is already the next big thing. He needs games and needs to get out on loan to maybe a Bristol Rovers or other like minded team where he can be a big fish in a smallish pond.
Many say about getting rid of Allen, Bidwell, Lati, Binks and Wilson, but they have served us well over the last few years, they are not suddenly bad players and they are a massive part of the dressingroom. This is the first season FL has been with us for. the preseason and I think he has been in the game long enough to evaluate players and their worth and contribution.
If we get another keeper in on loan to cover for Dovin that would be excellent because it is a weak spot but having Wilson as number two is also important. Jamie Allen infuriates me at times but all managers and coaches have stated he is a model pro, and i agree to their assessment and endeavours to keep him with us.
If anywhere we do some help it is the goal scoring department, however, I think our wingbacks/winger should and could get 20 goals between them, we have good midfielders with Torp and Rudoni who could get another 15 or so between them and that leaves our forwards with the task of getting 40 between them. is that possible? If they hit the ground running, yes. Do we need another 20 goal a season striker? Yes, if they exist for under 5 million. However, I think for that sort of money you would be looking at a Simms rather than a Wright.