Cause for optimism (1 Viewer)

As a supporter since the late 1970s and certainly not defending SISU in any way as their management of the club has been disastrous, but can't help feeling that Mark Robins is the best man we can get at the mo and a lot of players will come through.
Burge should be OK at this level. The defence when everyone is fit picks itself and there is good youthful back up. We have a range of midfielders able to muck in, add speed and skill at any moment. The forward line looks promising and I hope that Maxime Diamou beds in at some point as I know that a Sutton supporter said that when they first signed him, he seemed off the pace, but got going a third of the season in. Kwame Thomas and Ponticelli also offer alternatives if we keep them. Andreu, once he gets up to speed looks a tasty option too. And only one loan player so far...
With the promise of a signing (or 2) to come before transfer deadline day and no one (bar Stevenson?) looking likely to go from the first-team squad picture, surely a decent manager and squad should have a good season in this league. Mind you this is Cov....

Yes the assistant manager missing is a bit of a worry as he has been with MR for so long. But I think MR seems to not panic, goes about things in a considered way and was quick to locate a temporary replacement. If it was Venus he would probably have done both jobs! Interesting to see Pearson going. Obviously thinks this Portsmouth lad is worth having... and maybe Carl Baker as well? Should be more than enough at this level and, to be frank, the squad looks much more balanced than it did last season when we were a division higher. Thought we might lose a lot of players over the summer (most clubs do when hitting rock bottom), but we seem to have clung on to some good ones and added quality too. Don't want to hex things, but before any signings were made, I really believed we could be a soft touch at this level and sink down out of the leagues. Now I am cautiously optimistic.