To finish what I said above-
In this 18 player squad we had :
-5 players in their first year with the club starting
- a further 3 1/2 first years on the bench
- 7 youth players (not counting Piper)
And in addition to that we’ve left out 2 guys with 4-5 years institutional knowledge and experience of standing tall for the Nix at crunch times.
Leaving perhaps 5 long term club players: Wootton, Payne, Sutton, Kosta and Rufer.
It might be financial imperatives, but it seems like Chief really wants to play on hard level this season. You feel one Kraev or Zawada makes us competitive at the top level. Perhaps even just a Pennington.
It’s a tough ask for Rufer to knit it all together, especially if the football isn’t quite working.
In this 18 player squad we had :
-5 players in their first year with the club starting
- a further 3 1/2 first years on the bench
- 7 youth players (not counting Piper)
And in addition to that we’ve left out 2 guys with 4-5 years institutional knowledge and experience of standing tall for the Nix at crunch times.
Leaving perhaps 5 long term club players: Wootton, Payne, Sutton, Kosta and Rufer.
It might be financial imperatives, but it seems like Chief really wants to play on hard level this season. You feel one Kraev or Zawada makes us competitive at the top level. Perhaps even just a Pennington.
It’s a tough ask for Rufer to knit it all together, especially if the football isn’t quite working.