Kosh
'The' Yaztromo
For my part I fear we are poised on the edge of a knife: A significant part of me is sure we will retain our key players and recruit "from a position of strength."
That said...
A little voice keeps nagging at me and well...
Thus far we have no news, no movement in and plenty of speculation about those who may be "out." We've seen Bruno et al sign, which is great, but we are being made to wait for players on holiday (presumably) to sign extended deals etc. Not really great, when the alternative is to lose them and have to recruit 'big' late in pre-season. The Ulloa fiasco springs to mind. I see Ipswich have made a first foray into the transfer market as have certain other teams. It's most likely that we're aiming high (I hope) and the EC will have an effect on the summer transfer market. Still it's a slight worry.
Losing one of our high level recruitment team is also a worry, this and the fact that Stephen's leaving (if indeed a possibility) could see Kayal go down the river too and perhaps even Hemed. Knocky I can see staying until Jan regardless, but one player out could be enough to de-stabilise everything we worked so hard on last season. Much akin to Vardy, we could be in for a long summer!
I realise much of this has been said, and is probably bordering on doomsday "the end is nigh" stuff, but I'm not feeling much positivity from the club just yet.
It's all a little quiet for comfort. That said; no news is indeed good news (probably), and here's hoping we see a big positive story in the coming week or so.
Finally does anyone else feel or suspect that we identified a series of high level targets based on the dream scenario, and list B looks/feels like a list of little or no ambition (akin to settling for the bang average lady when the 2am bell chimes) with the enthusiasm within the club simply drained by the end of season "man we've got the blues..." reality.
Next season will be one of huge expectation, but I fear the reality is going to be very stark indeed.
Here's hoping for a HUGE season of success anyway,
Kosh
That said...
A little voice keeps nagging at me and well...
Thus far we have no news, no movement in and plenty of speculation about those who may be "out." We've seen Bruno et al sign, which is great, but we are being made to wait for players on holiday (presumably) to sign extended deals etc. Not really great, when the alternative is to lose them and have to recruit 'big' late in pre-season. The Ulloa fiasco springs to mind. I see Ipswich have made a first foray into the transfer market as have certain other teams. It's most likely that we're aiming high (I hope) and the EC will have an effect on the summer transfer market. Still it's a slight worry.
Losing one of our high level recruitment team is also a worry, this and the fact that Stephen's leaving (if indeed a possibility) could see Kayal go down the river too and perhaps even Hemed. Knocky I can see staying until Jan regardless, but one player out could be enough to de-stabilise everything we worked so hard on last season. Much akin to Vardy, we could be in for a long summer!
I realise much of this has been said, and is probably bordering on doomsday "the end is nigh" stuff, but I'm not feeling much positivity from the club just yet.
It's all a little quiet for comfort. That said; no news is indeed good news (probably), and here's hoping we see a big positive story in the coming week or so.
Finally does anyone else feel or suspect that we identified a series of high level targets based on the dream scenario, and list B looks/feels like a list of little or no ambition (akin to settling for the bang average lady when the 2am bell chimes) with the enthusiasm within the club simply drained by the end of season "man we've got the blues..." reality.
Next season will be one of huge expectation, but I fear the reality is going to be very stark indeed.
Here's hoping for a HUGE season of success anyway,
Kosh