Squad problems

[keldsyke]

Don't matter if its 3,4,5 at the back if I.B continues with having more possession In our own half

I think this season as others have said is a pivotal one in terms of the club and the on going support. If we tail off into mid table just out the top six positions I can see support and interest dwindling off and the club being a National League club for a fair while to come.

If I’m totally honest apart from two players I think our recruitment has been poor. The glaring holes are an experienced player to replace Doyle and that elusive established second striker. Whether that is down to us being priced out of signings or a lack of ambition we will never know. I do think that a lot of the big teams have an advantage in the fact that they have managers who know the league and have targets from experience of this league.

I thought it was really interesting with the Chesterfield v Torquay match yesterday in the fact that after the exodus in players from Torquay over the summer and with Injuries to Neman-Evans they still digged out a result like they did last season at the death, and that all stems from the manager and the recruitment of getting the right players to fit into Gary Johnson’s system which he has working after 8 games like us.

Some won’t like this but I can’t see how we have moved any further forward with IB than NA, squad wise if anything personally I think we have gone backwards.

[durhampie]

I think this season as others have said is a pivotal one in terms of the club and the on going support. If we tail off into mid table just out the top six positions I can see support and interest dwindling off and the club being a National League club for a fair while to come.

If I’m totally honest apart from two players I think our recruitment has been poor. The glaring holes are an experienced player to replace Doyle and that elusive established second striker. Whether that is down to us being priced out of signings or a lack of ambition we will never know. I do think that a lot of the big teams have an advantage in the fact that they have managers who know the league and have targets from experience of this league.

I thought it was really interesting with the Chesterfield v Torquay match yesterday in the fact that after the exodus in players from Torquay over the summer and with Injuries to Neman-Evans they still digged out a result like they did last season at the death, and that all stems from the manager and the recruitment of getting the right players to fit into Gary Johnson’s system which he has working after 8 games like us.

Some won’t like this but I can’t see how we have moved any further forward with IB than NA, squad wise if anything personally I think we have gone backwards.

I totally agree with you keldsyke. Apart from Palmer, all of the other signings have been nothing but other teams cast offs.. Nemane is a waste of a shirt, Francis is just rubbish, Mitchell is never likely to score, Sam is not even a Sunday morning grade footballer and the only 2 that are half decent are Cameron and Lewis...