- May 7, 2004
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It's been a funny window really. We've worked so well to have a clear plan. There's not been any leaks (Odobert the highlight of the window in how it happened) but I've felt relaxed. It just means we get to deadline day and we're already done but that's surely what we all want.
As far as signings we've filled every position really aside from left back and backup keepr. You could say left centre back but there's a few prospects coming through there so Davies can cover as well as Gray. Yet Dragusin will also be next in line left centre back as we don't rotate that position much and not often will VdV and Romero be put the same time. I would like to see some youth prospects signed for full back though.as we don't have that as we do centre back. That and a cheap homegrown 2nd keeper but maybe one for Jan.
Other than that we've signed 2 CMs, 2 wide attacker and 1 centre forward with another wide attacker arriving in Jan. Yet us doing things like that seems to get forgotten like Bergvall signing on a pre contract for July 1st doesn't get the hype in summer as it's already been confirmed in Feb. The only really question come of this "ready for the first team" and how some are saying definitively not. How can anyone know these teenagers aren't ready? I've watched a 16 year play a key role for Barca and Spain. This is the one thing uncertain is those youngsters and if they're ready yet. Let's wait and see before we make that judgement. Afterall Odobert impressed in his debut and both Gray and Bergvall have looked great in pre season and off the bench in the league.
We always have to consider evolution on the current team too. We already had a young team and both Moore and Lankshear are 1 year developed too. Europe now gives then chance to develop further. Very excited for the young prospects personally.
As far as signings we've filled every position really aside from left back and backup keepr. You could say left centre back but there's a few prospects coming through there so Davies can cover as well as Gray. Yet Dragusin will also be next in line left centre back as we don't rotate that position much and not often will VdV and Romero be put the same time. I would like to see some youth prospects signed for full back though.as we don't have that as we do centre back. That and a cheap homegrown 2nd keeper but maybe one for Jan.
Other than that we've signed 2 CMs, 2 wide attacker and 1 centre forward with another wide attacker arriving in Jan. Yet us doing things like that seems to get forgotten like Bergvall signing on a pre contract for July 1st doesn't get the hype in summer as it's already been confirmed in Feb. The only really question come of this "ready for the first team" and how some are saying definitively not. How can anyone know these teenagers aren't ready? I've watched a 16 year play a key role for Barca and Spain. This is the one thing uncertain is those youngsters and if they're ready yet. Let's wait and see before we make that judgement. Afterall Odobert impressed in his debut and both Gray and Bergvall have looked great in pre season and off the bench in the league.
We always have to consider evolution on the current team too. We already had a young team and both Moore and Lankshear are 1 year developed too. Europe now gives then chance to develop further. Very excited for the young prospects personally.