by Willie Wastle » Mon Jun 25, 2018 4:58 pm
We were bound to bring in a few signings given the number of players who left during 17/18 and at the end of the season. So that's a work-in-progress now, and good to see - the alternative doesn't bear thinking about, with youngsters promoted too soon and demoralised by defeats and relegation.
It's been great seeing the way the club is professionally managing communications around the signings. A big improvement on the way we've done things in the past, and definitely to be welcomed.
The quality of the signings so far is uncertain, but it's certainly not the "Eurotrash" some have complained about. 4 signings in the last 24 hours, all British, 1 of them experienced in Scottish football. And without counting chickens, hopefully Ziggy rejoining, who also fits the latter category.
We're plugging the obvious gaps: Penny replaces Tomas; Taiwo replaces Docherty/Ferguson; Smith replaces Crawford/Redmond; Ziggy would replace Skondras. Only time will tell how many of those are upgrades. Bloomfield is interesting, as we already have a few strikers, so presumably this is an attempt to improve quality (and I'd guess at least one of Rojano/Bingham will leave). I'd like to see another central defender sign, and another midfielder, and the icing on the cake would be the return of Temps, although I don't expect that.
Let's see how we shape up once the season's underway, but I'm a lot more optimistic than I was before this round of recruits was announced.
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