Next season's promotion campaign

[benjii]

It's a bloody big IF... but IF we start next season with a competent football manager in charge of the first team, it should still be pretty fun.

We should be able to keep Scienza, Fellows, Robinson, Matsuki, Jander, Welly, Downes, Quarshie, Wood, Edwards, Stephens.

Just need a GK, a RB and a striker.

We'll walk it.

Edited 18 October, 2025 by benjii

[beatlesaint]

20 minutes ago, benjii said:

It's a bloody big IF... but IF we start next season with a competent football manager in charge of the first team, it should still be pretty fun.

We should be able to keep Scienza, Fellows, Robinson, Matsuki, Jander, Welly, Downes, Quarshie, Wood, Edwards, Stephens.

Just need a GK, a RB and a striker.

We'll walk it.

A keeper and striker? What like we did back in August you mean?

[CSA96]

Since it looks like we'll be staying in this division for at least another year at this rate, I would be looking to sign Nathan Wood down to a new contract as a priority

[SaintNewForest]

7 minutes ago, beatlesaint said:

A keeper and striker? What like we did back in August you mean?

August of which year? 

[die Mannyschaft]

32 minutes ago, SaintNewForest said:

August of which year? 

Could be any year

[die Mannyschaft]

We were very lucky to get promoted last time but generally could score more than let in. God know how we got 25 unbeaten run. The way we play with the base as a slow holding game won't get top 2. But any team can get into play offs so we always have that.

The worry I have is any one half decent will get fed up of our style of play, unless they fit into slow possession football which most look OK with. We will have players in April thinking what the fuck is this slow stuff about I want premier league football get me out of here.

Some excellent play today but some are not as good as the right ups have made them to be.

Is it me or was Championship with Russell Martin much more exciting and attacking? Yes it was a masterclass in possession football but we got goals and goals win games, wins get you up the table, get fans up and chanting etc.