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Re: Squad lacks experience?
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2024 6:40 pm
by Mistadobalina
Budgets are all relative to what others are spending. Wellens has already spoken about that midfielder who went to Wycombe for supposedly silly money, we were blown out the water by Rovers for Ruel.
Fear the game at our level is entering into a period where the bubble is getting inflated even more - the new sky deal and loads of American money is pouring in has meant there's an absurd amount of cash kicking about. It doesn't feel sustainable, and neither do the massive year on year losses we're currently making. It's not an inspiring message for a season but stability and figuring out the long term plan for investment/stadium aren't bad objectives to have given the bigger picture.
Re: Squad lacks experience?
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2024 11:33 pm
by RedDwarf 1881
gshaw wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2024 5:23 pm
Mistadobalina wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2024 2:22 pm
I'm not saying we've nailed our recruitment this summer (it's ludicrously early to start doing a post mortem 2 very tight defeats against 2 of the biggest budgets at our level), but we are a lower mid table sized club in a league of teams with massive budgets.
It's the manner that's concerning especially bringing on 5 subs last game and each one weakened the respective area they were brought on to assist.
Supposedly there's a 10% budget increase over last season but you look at the squad and it's dropped in experience and average age. Where's all that budget going?
At the start of summer the one thing I hoped to see was a strong spine of new permanent GK, CM and another senior pro ST to cover Agyei. Didn't get any of those and weakened LB too. A few incomings could make it look a lot healthier but seems they aren't forthcoming.
What price our L1 status is the bigger question? Has a feel that the board / DoF are gambling on a bargain basement approach having just enough to stay up and then next season... not sure what the plan is as half the squad will need to be replaced again
Actually , I can see us really struggling this season . In my opinion the squad isn't strong enough .
Re: Squad lacks experience?
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2024 12:17 am
by PoundhillO
RedDwarf 1881 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2024 11:33 pm
gshaw wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2024 5:23 pm
Mistadobalina wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2024 2:22 pm
I'm not saying we've nailed our recruitment this summer (it's ludicrously early to start doing a post mortem 2 very tight defeats against 2 of the biggest budgets at our level), but we are a lower mid table sized club in a league of teams with massive budgets.
It's the manner that's concerning especially bringing on 5 subs last game and each one weakened the respective area they were brought on to assist.
Supposedly there's a 10% budget increase over last season but you look at the squad and it's dropped in experience and average age. Where's all that budget going?
At the start of summer the one thing I hoped to see was a strong spine of new permanent GK, CM and another senior pro ST to cover Agyei. Didn't get any of those and weakened LB too. A few incomings could make it look a lot healthier but seems they aren't forthcoming.
What price our L1 status is the bigger question? Has a feel that the board / DoF are gambling on a bargain basement approach having just enough to stay up and then next season... not sure what the plan is as half the squad will need to be replaced again
Actually , I can see us really struggling this season . In my opinion the squad isn't strong enough .
Couldn’t agree more.