01-11-2024, 07:19 PM
(01-11-2024, 06:47 PM)DeepBlue Wrote:(01-11-2024, 06:11 PM)exterminator Wrote:(01-11-2024, 04:14 PM)DeepBlue Wrote: We went into the transfer with about 14 players and came out of it with a full squad of 27. I'd say that's stronger.
We actually went in to the transfer window with 21 players on the books.
The 14 that made the 25 man squad plus :-
Steward
Stevenson
Lowery
Sparkes
Whyte
Scully
Bishop
We've still got Steward, Stevenson, Lowery & Bishop so is the argument that we should not have got rid of Sparkes, Whyte and Scully and not signed, for instance, Farrell, Richie & Murphy who are probably the nearest like for like in those positions ?
At the present time we've only seen what Farrell can do in one match - he looks very lightweight & seems to be having trouble adapting to Championship level training & fitness levels. Ritchie has done no more than Whyte so far. Murphy looks an upgrade on Scully but doesn't seem at the moment to be up to a season long battle to stay in this division.
Overall not the upgrades so far needed for a jump from Div 1 to the Championship level.