29-05-2019, 12:36
I can only agree Dancing. Once we were safe you'd have thought that would have been an opportunity to bring back Amantchi all the way from Mickleover and play him, similar for Sharman and maybe Wakefield. Rawson was at least taking part in a promotion battle for Sheffield FC ........... And yes we did choose to play men Sheri must have known he was about to ditch. I can't see any advantage in it.
Yes I too fear a plague of loanees. We could leap in with an offer for Callum Burton and begin the process of building a rock-like defence ..... we could .......... but yes we will probably wait for season ticket sales and season ticket sales will wait for transfer activity. Eastleigh did well last season, but about nine of their players are yet to agree contracts. We won't get McCallum up front, but we might get Josh Hare for the defence if we tried. IF.
The thing is the clubs in London and within easy reach of it have an advantage at this level. Good transport links bring a host of clubs in range for players seeking a club, and moving from one club to another isn't a wrench. And the large number of EFL and Premier League clubs in the area are a ready local source of an army of almost-made-its who become the salmon John-West rejects. In that sort of environment, if you haven't been blessed with a big budget and you need to convince players to move a hundred fifty miles plus, moving fast and looking keen tends to beat sitting in the pub and hoping your nice ground will attract new blood.
Yes I too fear a plague of loanees. We could leap in with an offer for Callum Burton and begin the process of building a rock-like defence ..... we could .......... but yes we will probably wait for season ticket sales and season ticket sales will wait for transfer activity. Eastleigh did well last season, but about nine of their players are yet to agree contracts. We won't get McCallum up front, but we might get Josh Hare for the defence if we tried. IF.
The thing is the clubs in London and within easy reach of it have an advantage at this level. Good transport links bring a host of clubs in range for players seeking a club, and moving from one club to another isn't a wrench. And the large number of EFL and Premier League clubs in the area are a ready local source of an army of almost-made-its who become the salmon John-West rejects. In that sort of environment, if you haven't been blessed with a big budget and you need to convince players to move a hundred fifty miles plus, moving fast and looking keen tends to beat sitting in the pub and hoping your nice ground will attract new blood.