25-12-2017, 13:22
You are right Pooch. Some Bob's Boarders seem to think only we will be recruiting, that there will be some kind of budget and that it isn't a difficult job. But Jack has never done this before and he's been involved with the Championship for a while ...... and he'll probably being recruiting much lower down the pyramid. It's hard. And a lot depends on Mr Allen, his marquee signing has done us no good, but he might want another - that could work but only if Jack wants him too.
Defensively Gallifuoco at Dover and Astles from Chester spring to my mind, whilst Dover have a proper defensive midfielder in Mitch Brundle who can also drive forward on occasion ......... but I can't see them being freebies. Similarly Kiddie have Sonupe and Ngwatala who could who add some guile to our midfield, but whilst they wouldn't be costly, they won't be free .... And it'll be the same tale all over, whatever position we go for, Wanadio would give us pace, Morgan-Ferrier goals, Afolayan big potential for the future, but they would all cost something and other clubs including our rivals will go for them too.
Forest Green have just grabbed Dayle Grubb from Weston Super Mare. Who from where might be the question. He's a 26 year-old PE teacher, giving up his job to try full-time. But every report I've seen of him playing for Weston rates him 8 out 10 or better. He scores every week ....... and he's an attacking midfielder not an out and out striker. Almost every week he's man of the match and Weston aren't halfway up their league. He dominates games. Can he step up and do the same, who knows? But it shows that our rivals aren't going to sit and stew at the bottom of the division, and if the Green's owner decides to inject cash he has real buying power.
Defensively Gallifuoco at Dover and Astles from Chester spring to my mind, whilst Dover have a proper defensive midfielder in Mitch Brundle who can also drive forward on occasion ......... but I can't see them being freebies. Similarly Kiddie have Sonupe and Ngwatala who could who add some guile to our midfield, but whilst they wouldn't be costly, they won't be free .... And it'll be the same tale all over, whatever position we go for, Wanadio would give us pace, Morgan-Ferrier goals, Afolayan big potential for the future, but they would all cost something and other clubs including our rivals will go for them too.
Forest Green have just grabbed Dayle Grubb from Weston Super Mare. Who from where might be the question. He's a 26 year-old PE teacher, giving up his job to try full-time. But every report I've seen of him playing for Weston rates him 8 out 10 or better. He scores every week ....... and he's an attacking midfielder not an out and out striker. Almost every week he's man of the match and Weston aren't halfway up their league. He dominates games. Can he step up and do the same, who knows? But it shows that our rivals aren't going to sit and stew at the bottom of the division, and if the Green's owner decides to inject cash he has real buying power.