I spent a long time nattering with Number One Son last night about who to keep and who to release. (Not sure that the Iron hierarchy will be consulting us – but – you never know.)
It is seriously difficult. Hilton aimed to have a National League team in NLN.
It looks impossible that we won’t have to leave salary levels untouched for some players but make significant cuts in salaries for others. We may also need a small number of recruits to improve the squad – no easy task.
Some players won’t like it at all and will try to get a better deal elsewhere; some will not be able to; some will; others may just shrug shoulders and feel that they may well be playing in a better class of football with us – and that matters to them.
It just goes on and on.
Dare the club be negotiating with some players at this point and saying nothing to others? That can lead to rank uncertainty which could ruin our playoff campaign. What’s more, if SNOT is right, a new manager’s thoughts almost need to be brokered into club plans – NOW.
If he is correct – the club must surely know who they want but what if JD succeeds in gaining promotion? Le chat entre les pigeons!
N1S and I concluded that there will have to be fewer players but we found it no easy task to decide who to lose.
There has been a different style of play recently which has made vast improvements to players I had been thinking should be on their bikes.
Gotta say – we don’t envy the board’s job at the moment.
