Exactly the game has changed, if their any good their gone before you even have chance to get them on a contract. For a prem side to stick them on 2 grand a week in the hope they might make it is absolutely peanuts with the money swilling around. Chelsea had about 30 plus players out on loan this season, this wasn’t happening 30 years ago when we actually had chance to keep the likes of Tommy and Drapes for a while.
I agree.
I'm shocked DKE has been released. He doesn't offer any height obviously, but he was one the few who really played with aggression and his work rate was never in question. His kind of attributes are ones we need more of, not less. I certainly hope we've got replacements lined up who can replace that competitive instinct.
Surprised at Lacey going too. A decent centre-half for this level and not a bad footballer, capable of hitting accurate medium to long passes.
Like I keep saying, the problem with the squad this season wasn't the players we had, it was the players we were missing, in terms of height, strength and aggression, mainly in midfield.