rlb999
We want 4 stands!
It's obviously disappointing to hear we may only get a couple more signings, and they don't seem imminent, but it's the reality.
We forget that we still have players like ANG and Akinola taking up a large chunk of the wage. It's obviously not their fault that they are unavailable but it doesn't help our situation. It doesn't help if we want to call upon them or if we want to offload them to free up wages. It's two wages and spaces in the squad we probably have to carry until the end of the season with no outlay on the pitch.
Then there are players like Ferguson and Dunne. One on a reduced league 2 wage and another on a two year deal. Not many will take Ferguson's wage on and Dunne will be hard to offload for another 18 months. I can't see us going and signing two midfielders and just have Dunne and Ferguson sitting in the stands for nothing. I think Maher is going to have to just work with the majority of what he has got. Again, not ideal, but it is the reality.
In essence, Bridge has replaced Brunt. Neal was the extra midfielder we needed and Kensdale was the extra defender we needed. If we only have a couple of spots available within budget, we really need to highlight the biggest priority. I'd say a winger and a striker.
A lot of truth here.
We've got a lot of midfielders at the club vying for 3 positions in the middle:
Agogo
Dunne
Ferguson
Bridge
Atkinson
Neal
Phillips
Gard
If I was Maher I'd be trying to get rid of a couple. However I suspect the ones he would like to shift aren't the ones who are out of contract etc.