Send the highlights reels out, I am sure they will be queuing around the block.
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I said exactly the same thing to someone by me
âHopeâ being the operative word.
I wouldnât worry, Sadler got it wrong one of the games, not last season, the season before.
Last season we lack depth in squad which limited the ability to rest key players. I think this is something MS is addressing this season.
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It seems to me we have 2 decent players for every position in this squad.Keeping them happy might be an issue so MS needs to rotate much more than last season.
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Last season we had Weir, Browne, Asimwe, and Chang all of whom were underused as well the elephant in the room, DJ.
I agree that this seasons squad looks better, but maybe apart from the forwards I think we did have enough strength in depth last season to get us over the line.
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Flash would need game time if someone would take him
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And then you lose the rhythms, confidence and continuity. The squad is in danger of being too big meaning decent players are losing game time with no reserve leagues (Central League) to play in.
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This is the conundrum. You want cover for every position - although players like Clarke can cover two positions - which means that potential first teamers will not be in the squad. We cannot have it both ways.
In recent seasons, we have suffered by losing players due to injury and loan recall. We have to have that cover.
The worry for me is that we we donât have much fluidity in the squad to change a game when the starting eleven isnât working. Most of the changes made are like for like, rather than giving us something different. We still lack some natural pace to run in behind up front, areal creative force in midfield and someone who can help control a game
If the system isnât gong to change at some point, then the personnel within it need to provide something different when things start to go south
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The lack of a plan b was catastrophic last season, thatâs why Sawyers gives a different option. We need a small pacy striker who can break through defensive lines.
The people running the club donât see it like that though. Thereâs only one plan in town and thatâs plan A. If Plan A doesnât work then we just need to go again with it⌠and make it work better.
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Iâd argue that the signing of Hollman is the creative spark that theyâve brought in who also has a blistering turn of pace, Mellon should he sign would offer that pace in behind aswell as being pretty good all round tbh. Then youâve got the pace of Clarke which we briefly saw the weekend who can step into midfield, so tbf to the club Iâd say theyâve covered the bases of having a bit of everything in the squad (within reason of course)
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Good post. We have the players this season to twerk the system when we need to. We had to on Saturday so it will be interesting to see what happens in future games . I would expect more fluidity as the season progresses as the players settle in.
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Wouldnât it be better to let the players concentrate on the football rather than introducing dance routines to complicate matters?
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Cha-Charlie Lakin would be OK with it.
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Could make goal celebrations more interesting, especially if paired with Groove Armadaâs âI see you babyâ.
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The one pass he did on Saturday when he played Weir down the left 
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I think Sadlerâs plan B is plan A with different players.
Last season plan A failed whenever the players got worn out.
We either didnât have alternatives or Sadler was reluctant to use them.
Eventually he brought in Chang, Asiimwe, Hall and rested Lakin, Barrett and a striker.
We may be better resourced this season, but will Sadler be brave enough to make changes?
Like others, my concerns are:
- We need a genuine plan B
- Will the lack of game time create unrest.
Canât see Gordon, Maher, Comley / Warrington (if we bring in Chang), Harper getting much game time (or even bench time) unless injuries.