[Devongone]

Well alll our rivals are managing either to sign or get commitments to sign from released players. As we have only about four players our manager considers decent and no news is emerging about those we are (probably unwisely) still negotiating with ...... we are leaving the starting gates at Cookie pace as usual. Good players and their grasping agents want certainty. They don't want to be among the remaining free agents come the end of August. The middle of June is six days away. We start training in July. You don't win a league in the first ten games, but you can certainly lose one.

Appearing to be on your toes attracts players. Being in deep thought looks a lot like somnolence to outsiders. But this is the Cook way, every time isn't it? Sometimes works I admit.