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Zakky, all that matters next season is finishing outside the bottom three whether it be in 1st place or 21st place, whether we sack the manager in August, April or keep him for the season, whether we play Bobby ball or Bruce ball, all that matters is staying up.
I promise you that we will overhaul this squad to reflect the step up in division just like we did last time round, but this is simply impossible to do within one or two transfer windows. It will take three or four to turn this squad from a L1 squad to a seasoned Championship one, which is why staying up in that first season is so so important. Take the last two winners of L1 for example. Coventry struggled badly in their first year but stayed up and are now thriving. Hull would have probably gone back down this year if not for points deductions, but survived and will now look to kick on next year.
Recruitment is going to be extremely difficult this summer. You have to factor in that potential signings will look at us and think “why would I want to join a side full of L1 players who will be probably be battling relegation and are among the bookies favourites to drop.” This means Richardson needs to be able to convince those players that we are the right choice for them and this could be a challenge as based on formal/informal interviews etc, he doesn’t strike me as a bloke with much charisma unlike say Paul Cook, who was an infectious personality and will have no doubt persuaded many a player to come and play for him when with us.
I promise you that we will overhaul this squad to reflect the step up in division just like we did last time round, but this is simply impossible to do within one or two transfer windows. It will take three or four to turn this squad from a L1 squad to a seasoned Championship one, which is why staying up in that first season is so so important. Take the last two winners of L1 for example. Coventry struggled badly in their first year but stayed up and are now thriving. Hull would have probably gone back down this year if not for points deductions, but survived and will now look to kick on next year.
Recruitment is going to be extremely difficult this summer. You have to factor in that potential signings will look at us and think “why would I want to join a side full of L1 players who will be probably be battling relegation and are among the bookies favourites to drop.” This means Richardson needs to be able to convince those players that we are the right choice for them and this could be a challenge as based on formal/informal interviews etc, he doesn’t strike me as a bloke with much charisma unlike say Paul Cook, who was an infectious personality and will have no doubt persuaded many a player to come and play for him when with us.
