It's down to the board to get this right quickly. Still a number of empty seats yesterday but clearly Hamshaw has sufficient supporter backing (as well as knowledge, experience, etc) to be worth a punt. Haks celebration yesterday wasn't one of a player disinterested in the club, and with the right manager/offer in front of him, I wouldn't be stunned by him signing a new deal. Humphreys remains a concern and I'd imagine far likelier to leave.

There are a few players we have next year who signed the standard Evans two-year deal, so along with Nombe and (assuming we won't do the sensible thing) Hugill, he has a nucleus to work with and the challenge he has may end up being about who to extend the deals on than having to find almost an entire squad. The point around getting some younger players in is exhausted so I won't bang on about it, but I just hope we don't get caught up in any excitement around the 148th anniversary, the local lad managing, or TS's (maybe) last dance, and think it's Championship at any cost - what follows takes years off fans.