Are we done now?

[Trickytreesreds]

Christie isn't first choice RB. And Freeman will be going depending on if we can get someone.

Christie was signed as first choice right back not sure why you'd think otherwise, but thems the facts.[/quote]

Well they aren't, but never mind. McClaren has hardly seen anything of Christie. It's a gamble we're looking to cover.[/quote]


So we have signed a player we haven't scouted? You may not know anything about him but i can assure you the coaching and recruitment team do and equally he is first choice right back at the moment.

But If you know better we will just have to wait and see when the season begins won't we?


On the subject of signings, those allegedly made for the development squad are the same age experience of soem first team mem

[Rattea]

the team is significantly weaker than when we ended last season so when is there going to be any movement to improve these.

Rattea - the team that beat fellow promotion rivals Brighton 4-1 in the play off semi final.

01 Grant
33 Wisdom
03 Forsyth
34 Thorne
06 Keogh
25 Buxton
08 Hendrick
19 Hughes
09 Martin
11 Russell
10 Ward
Substitutes
12 Naylor
14 Eustace
18 Sammon
26 Legzdins
27 Whitbread
32 Dawkins
35 Bamford


GONE: Wisdom (Christie - highly rated, played at this level, talk of another RB as well)

Legzdins (sub) (Roos - highly rated, signed in Jan to give him time to step up)

Bamford (sub) (looking at wide attackers, Dawkins, Russell, Ward all vying for those 2 positions already much like last year).


SIGNED: Calero (Spain U19s captain), Santos (BR fans rate him highly), Bunjaku (Arsenal, Sevilla), Mitchell (ex-Newcastle keeper here to learn

[roger_ramjet]

" or just hell bent on disagreeing with me regardsless????"

You wouldn't want it any other way

[LowdhamRam]

the team is significantly weaker than when we ended last season so when is there going to be any movement to improve these.

Rattea - the team that beat fellow promotion rivals Brighton 4-1 in the play off semi final.

01 Grant
33 Wisdom
03 Forsyth
34 Thorne
06 Keogh
25 Buxton
08 Hendrick
19 Hughes
09 Martin
11 Russell
10 Ward
Substitutes
12 Naylor
14 Eustace
18 Sammon
26 Legzdins
27 Whitbread
32 Dawkins
35 Bamford


GONE: Wisdom (Christie - highly rated, played at this level, talk of another RB as well)

Legzdins (sub) (Roos - highly rated, signed in Jan to give him time to step up)

Bamford (sub) (looking at wide attackers, Dawkins, Russell, Ward all vying for those 2 positions already much like last year).


SIGNED: Calero (Spain U19s captain), Santos (BR fans rate him highly), Bunjaku (Arsenal, Sevilla),

[Fletch_11]

The fact is as it stands our first choice squad does not fear anyone in this league. Previous seasons where there has been massive amounts of squad reconstruction has generally followed a poor season.

The squad as it stands is better than last season discounting loan players - Thorne is a massive upgrade on Eustace in the long term and you have to imagine the management think the same about Christie over Freeman otherwise he wouldn't have been given the number 2 in the squad.

Remember these players with the exception of Wisdom got us to 2nd in the league by Christmas and only Leicester in the whole football league gained more points than Mac did with this squad from the time of his appointment. Thorne is a great signing to permanently enhance the squad so it's not really a surprise that there isn't massive change - rather an injection of quality.

A huge amount of first team purchases can also upset squad morale and this has been identified by just about everyone as being fantastic a

[tricky1972]

A right back who has given no indication he can play at Premiership level.

I think the fact that he has been in Liverpool's starting XI in games against Everton, Chelsea, Arsenal and Man U, amongst others, does at least give an 'indication' that he can play at Premier League level.

p.s. It hasn't been the Premiership since 2007

[LoyalFan]

the team is significantly weaker than when we ended last season so when is there going to be any movement to improve these.

Rattea - the team that beat fellow promotion rivals Brighton 4-1 in the play off semi final.

01 Grant
33 Wisdom
03 Forsyth
34 Thorne
06 Keogh
25 Buxton
08 Hendrick
19 Hughes
09 Martin
11 Russell
10 Ward
Substitutes
12 Naylor
14 Eustace
18 Sammon
26 Legzdins
27 Whitbread
32 Dawkins
35 Bamford


GONE: Wisdom (Christie - highly rated, played at this level, talk of another RB as well)

Legzdins (sub) (Roos - highly rated, signed in Jan to give him time to step up)

Bamford (sub) (looking at wide attackers, Dawkins, Russell, Ward all vying for those 2 positions already much like last year).


SIGNED: Calero (Spain U19s captain), Santos (BR fan