Quote Originally Posted by Could'vebeenacontender View Post
We shouldn't take too much notice of results in the friendlies so far as the lads have been having full training sessions the day before all the games.
We've been running out of steam in the second half in most games because of this
I feel a bit for Maynard
Our model is that the recruitment team brings in players mostly based on their data
The manager has little choice on the personnel and as Luke found, he often finds that some of the new signings are either not up to the level or don't play in the positions where we are lacking
Additionally data doesn't show up character deficiencies. The squad were glad to see the back of one or two who weren't kept on at the end of last season for example
Luke often talked about how we needed better defenders last season but he was ignored and instead found himself with forwards and midfielders who didn't play

So, the "model" then isn't doing it's job then. All we are doing is signing players we hope to shift on for xxx amount, regardless of whether they fit in & what we need.
This is a"big" season for the bros & especially Montague. He puts his name to every signing we make.