Scrug
Well-known member
Currently, I’m not optimistic towards next season. This post got me thinking, are we really moving forward?
We’d just lost at home again, heavily. Plus, we’re going to finish significantly lower in the league than last season. Is that progress?
I keep seeing fans say that the squad is in a better position than it was the season previous, but I don’t see how.
We’re going to lose McNair, Thomas, Greenwood, Ayling* & Howson*.
* We may offer Ayling & Howson contracts, but given the model, they’re both the wrong side of 30 and do not represent resale value. Is that good business sense?
I also think we’ll sell McGree & Forss if they don’t sign extensions, and Hackney, RVDB & LL if the price is right.
Assuming we don’t sell the latter three, our squad would be:
Dieng, Glover
Smith, RVDB, Fry, Clarke, Lenihan, Engel, Bangura
Hackney, Barlaser
Azaz, Jones, Silvera, Gilbert
Latte Lath, Coburn
You could make the argument that Barlaser, Engel & Silvera are not good enough for a side with aspirations of promotion based off their performances this season.
I genuinely think we need major incomings this summer, not just quality but quantity. More so than the season previous.
Help me. Where is your optimism coming from? Because I can’t see it right now.
We’d just lost at home again, heavily. Plus, we’re going to finish significantly lower in the league than last season. Is that progress?
I keep seeing fans say that the squad is in a better position than it was the season previous, but I don’t see how.
We’re going to lose McNair, Thomas, Greenwood, Ayling* & Howson*.
* We may offer Ayling & Howson contracts, but given the model, they’re both the wrong side of 30 and do not represent resale value. Is that good business sense?
I also think we’ll sell McGree & Forss if they don’t sign extensions, and Hackney, RVDB & LL if the price is right.
Assuming we don’t sell the latter three, our squad would be:
Dieng, Glover
Smith, RVDB, Fry, Clarke, Lenihan, Engel, Bangura
Hackney, Barlaser
Azaz, Jones, Silvera, Gilbert
Latte Lath, Coburn
You could make the argument that Barlaser, Engel & Silvera are not good enough for a side with aspirations of promotion based off their performances this season.
I genuinely think we need major incomings this summer, not just quality but quantity. More so than the season previous.
Help me. Where is your optimism coming from? Because I can’t see it right now.