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we can catogorically state that Eric will not borrow money to push for promotion, but we could always hope for the accident that was winning the Conference.

When you net it down we were six or seven wins away from the play-offs last season and that does not seem inconceivable that we could have had them. The run of 15 games 'bout a win contained at least five games that were 'stolen' from us, we had a horrendous run of injuries and suspensions that prevented any serious consistency.

This season we appear to have replaced inadequacy (with the exception of Andy Todd) with experienced league 2 players with a bit of class. We should have some real quality on the goaline again and hopefully he (KA) can avoid injury and put together 40 odd games so that the defence can gather some kind of faith in their keeper.

Defence was the main problem last year and we haven't yet done anything about it. Maybe there are a couple of irons in the fire but a key element of the defence will be the confidence in the keeper. We literally threw away a bucket full of points last season that we can avoid. A big ****** with pace please.

Midfield should be massively over populated this season. The reserves will have a cracking midfield with any four of Boco, Proctor, Brown, Miles, Carden, Whalley, Harris and maybe still Branch. At least three of those players can play up front but will play more in midfield to get games.

Up front - well Mullin is probably nailed on to start every game and I would imagine Dsane as his foil. Dsane used to work very well with Tim Sills who was another big target man to nod the ball down for him. The difference is that Mullin is twice the player that Tim Sills was. I'd also like to see Whalley get a few chances as strike partner in the same way that Gary Roberts was used. Gary was a revelation when he went up front but I think that Shaun has the potential to be even more destructive as he always takes two or three players out when he runs at them. Couple that with somebody running intelligently alongside for the poke throughs and it would be a devasting alternative game plan to our usual.

We work on the old Keegan tactic of trying to outscore the opposition and we have obviously done very well out of it for a while. I think that this year we have an excellent forward line again, possibly as good as last years that included Todd, Craney and Roberts.

I'm pretty optimistic again this year and I haven't even mentioned McGivern who was last years messiah whilst out injured.



Point above relegation would be fine!!!!!!!!!!




Nah, I think we'll miss out on the play-offs by about seven points.