I put a question to the fans forum about getting players vaccinated. Wasn't asked. You are right Justin there's not much cover. Probably the usual problem of getting players to come down and Lowe not wanting to sign lesser players. We have 3 strikers only 1 I rate.I normally veer towards over-optimism, but at the moment I'm struggling to see how we stay competitive.
Imagine if there's a covid situation, similar to the England squad in the Euros. 2 or 3 first team players needing to self-isolate.
And then, a first teamer or two pick up knocks in one of the early matches (often happens).. all of sudden we've got a bunch of youth players having to make the step up, or we're rushing to make loan signings, pre-season prep out the window, as there's no time to integrate them..
Why are we taking that risk? Just feels like naive management.
We still got George Cooper who might make it to the match day squad for the Rotherham game, James Bolton too and Lowe has said he wants to bring 2 players in before the window closes.It's when you start picking the bench that you see how threadbare we are.
Burton/McCormick, Galloway/Gillesphey, Law, Randell, one of Ennis/Jephcott/Hardie, Shirley, Tomlinson.
With G Cooper and Bolton not likely to return imminently, a couple of early injuries would leave us looking decimated.
I'm not quite sure what's happened with recruitment. Lowe brought in his recruits to the defensive half of the team in good time, then everything suddenly stopped. The attacking squad remains unstrengthened at this worryingly late stage. Is this a shortage of money? The reasoning now is that we may have to wait until late August to loan players that clubs decide they don't need. I sense that the situation is far from ideal.
Cooper's apparently nowhere near, and Bolton saw a specialist last week which suggests that his recovery is not progressing as planned.We still got George Cooper who might make it to the match day squad for the Rotherham game, James Bolton too and Lowe has said he wants to bring 2 players in before the window closes.