Annual squad thread

[MagpieNate]

If we’re playing a 3 man midfield there is certainly space in the squad for battling midfielder. Jimbob ain’t that man and not too sure he has the legs for it anymore.

[matt_magpie]

The business so far has been excellent in terms of speed and quality. Either Cal or Ruben will go and I would love to see the owners bring in some proper cash for them and prove their model is working. For 2 rookies these guys have been hugely impressive. They have brought stability, we have a summer as we did last without a massive turnover of squad. I really hope we get it together this season and things go our way. I like how the manager talks, I don’t think he’s a shrinking violet and his No2 sounds like he’s got something about him. It feels like anything but top 3 will be very disappointing this season,

[MAD_MAGPIE]

With the two signings today the club really have shown a good level of due-diligence, planning, preparation and professionalism by getting business done early. There is still a week to go before typical contracts end.

The common theme with all the signings so far is that they are young and hungry and looking to progress up the leagues and that is very refreshing.

Of course we have to give them time and patience as they have come from the National League North, but they are the cream of that level. Austin, Scott and Langstaff were all in the NLN Team of year. Langstaff was NLN Player of the season.

Some may be like Roberts and hit the ground running, others may be like Rodrigues and Chicksen and be a bit of a slow burner. What they do have though is time on their side due to their age as the average age of thus far is 24.1

Sam Austin 25
Geraldo Bajrami 22
Cedwyn Scott 23
Aden Baldwin 25
Macaulay Langstaff 25
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling 25

What is also interesting is that we've made two lots of double signings from the same club. Two from Gateshead and two from Kidderminster. I'm struggling to recall if we have signed two players from the same club at the same time before. This means that they essentially have a "buddy" who they have played with recently and will already have that connection both on and off the field.

We are also bringing in captains and leaders. One of the key fundamentals that was in the Munto team was the signing of captains and leaders. Every team that wins the title needs them.