Quote Originally Posted by Masbroughstreet View Post
I get what you're saying, and yes those players probably would sign, but when I said 'I don't think any player we might want to keep would even dream of signing a new deal with us' I was working on the assumption that those players wouldn't be ones we'd want to keep.
I suppose the challenge is whether it makes sense to keep some of them on (assuming they'd stay, based on being over 30, fewer options etc) to allow for some continuity. Certainly not very many at all, but unless we bring in some real first team quality on longer deals this summer, we could be dealing with the huge turnover you mentioned. Maybe there is some degree of merit in keeping the odd one around just to prevent another wasted first half of a season as 15 new players 'gel' (I'd like to single some out to be straight out of the door, mind).

It's pretty sad that we used to look at older players and wonder if they'd stick around in a coaching capacity, and now we're just wondering if they'll stay out of the physio room long enough to give us a full bench on a Saturday. Feels like there is a massive lack of cohesion and club culture.