Welcome back Rob.
What a corker of a signing.
We'll have one of the toughest defences in L2 next season. Proper steely characters who, if they all stay fit will be a very imposing unit this coming season.
Credit to all who made this move happen.....now without being pushy.....how about another keeper, a couple of wide midfielders and maybe a couple of strikers, maybe with experience who know where the net is?????
The last comment in that line is not meant to be detrimental to our up and coming young strikers (a.l.a. McCarten & Carver etc )
Just I remember all too painfully, our first two games back in the League, where Drew Broughton and the ageing relic Barry Conlon taught us a harsh lesson of the realities of playing in League Two. And all the subsequent lessons served to us by experienced forwards since.
If a certain F.J. is still fit and looking, maybe time to swallow a bit of pride......We could scour the Championship downwards and struggle to find a better fit.
If he played for rumoured to be not much more than expenses last season, why not swallow the pride and throw in a reasonable wage,offer to help him get coaching quals and an opportunity to set himself up when he hangs up the boots.
F.J. has class at this level, the trick is keeping him fit, but imagine the benefits of getting him back on board!!! If he stayed fit, I'm sure he'd be good for 20+ goals this season.
Back that up with coaching benefits.....Prolonged exposure for the young forwards to learn from two class players who played at the top.... i.e. gaffer and player, maybe player/coach???
What a selling point when it comes to drawing young talent to the door to sign on the dotted line???
Unless there is some great differences / rift between the gaffer and F.J.????