Quote Originally Posted by the_anticlough View Post
Good list in the OP.
Mainly agree, apart from Jatta. He'll have learned a lot about EFL L2 and will be back with the right mindset IMO.

The bad news - we have so many 'misses' on our books. There's so many that are clearly not L2 promotion level standard

The good news - we still have a good core of players that are - Bass, Platt, Bedeau, Jones, Jarvis, Jatta, McGoldrick

IMO the biggest questions for the club are...

Tsaroulla - Will he always be a player that threatens so much but has so little end product? Can he be better?
Macari - Can he unlock a more aggressive approach? He should be a young player attacking his career but plays as if he's defending the family name and doesn't want to let down his grandad. Can he say f*** it and make a shirt his own?
Palmer - Can he use this recovery season as the springboard to play with more confidence and rediscover his all-round game?

If a couple of those are yes, we have about 9 promotion level players and the nucleus of a strong squad.
The biggest recruitment challenge will be replacing Abbott - we have to get that right or we'll have no chance
Also, bringing in other key contributors despite the glut of poor contracts still on the books.
And a new coaching team of course.
My main concern is have any players improved during this season ? In previous years players have improved and looked capable of playing in higher leagues but this season most players have stagnated or deteriorated and even the new January window signings don't appear to have improved. This of course could be due to the standard and availability of coaches which needs fast improvement in my eyes.