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I actually thought it was a poor quality league this year. Portsmouth walked it and were not a great side, although they were well coached. The others were much of a muchness. It won’t be about who spends the most on their playing squad. It will be more about which sides are the best coached...

To me, he looked short of any confidence or skill right from his first pre-season friendly appearance. Didn’t have a very good record at Wednesday so not sure what JG and co saw him in to sign him. I wish him well but it didn’t take the club long to realise they had made a mistake.

Anthony Barry is the new favourite for the Plymouth job. That sounds far more realistic than some of the names mentioned.

Of all the wild rumours, the only one that really stacks up is Evans. Would be a step up in standard for him. Coped well with the step up from the Welsh League to Newport though.

As far as I know, iFollow will continue for overseas subscribers. However I haven't seen it officially confirmed as yet. I guess we will have to wait for the 2024-25 subscription email from iFollow. One point for UK residents who currently have the full Sky Sports package. If you have a Sky Q...

Danny has unquestioned ability, but is the type of player that you have to build a team around - as they did in Ireland. That is never going to happen in this division and at this standard - he is not good enough or consistent enough to be the focal point of the team for us. It is telling that...

Definitely looks like a summer of change and another big job for JG and his team. We are clearly looking to improve the squad and finish higher next season, and for that players have to move on. Accordingly I expect Mandroui and Bishop will leave which, with TJ and Haks, takes a big wedge out...

Big decision to be made on Hayden this summer as we have an option for another year to decide on. Has to be a plus point that he is starting regularly for the Drogs.

If we are going to improve next season, then we have to improve the squad. Not just add to it. We have only really released one player (TJ) from our main squad - so assuming we don't get any bids that we can't turn down - we need another three or so players to leave to bring in better players...

Raggett released by Portsmouth as rumoured when he didn’t make the squad last week against us. An option if we can’t get or afford Mitchell and Montsma doesn’t get fit? He was first choice for Pompey most of last season.

Absolutely not. We can do much better. Good start for us then played like a headless chicken running up blind alleys for the rest of his playing time here. Not Skoobs’ type of player at all in my view.

Pretty much as expected. Like others, I feel TJ is a bit unfortunate. He will be a good signing for someone though. Both Bishop and Mandroui will not be offered contracts on the same money, so they could well end up doing better elsewhere. Montsma will be solely down to him proving his...

Yes. I agree Bishop would be a decent option off the bench on a much reduced contract. But there is no way he should be offered a contract on his current wage as a midfield starter. However I have a feeling there will be club out there who will take a chance on him at close to his current...

Absolutely correct. Bishop is now in an identical position to Joe Walsh. A valuable player when fit, but if he continually misses games when he is badly needed, then he has to be released. You just cannot get a tactical plan together for your next opposition when a player is fit one week, then...

With McGrandles, I guess it all comes down to salary vs injury risk. Which is exactly why also we can't offer Bishop a new contract on anywhere near the salary he is most likely currently on. The reason we didn't make the playoffs this year is mainly because of injuries. Hamilton and Reeco's...

I agree with you John. I thought we were very nervous/panicky yesterday - both the players on the field and the coaching staff. Nobody, even Erhahon, seemed to want to hold on to the ball for more than a second, and that contributed to so many poor first touches, I still think we could have...

Threw caution to the wind a bit too early in my opinion. We were looking dangerous before we took off a defender at 56 minutes and switching to four at the back. We still looked as though we might snatch a goal after that though. However it was withdrawing Mitchell at 79 minutes at 0-0 that...

I didn't like the way they managed the game today, but credit to Mousinho. He has done an excellent job changing the way they play after the Cowleys. Considering the number of players he put on the pitch today, and the ones he left out of the squad, they all looked very comfortable on the ball...

Its always worrying though, Bristol, when you lose players and have to find a replacement. That is, of course, IF we lose players. We have the right coach, I'm pretty certain of that, but when was the last time we had a player like Erhahon who can play 40 games a season in that role in front of...

Today really illustrated how much we need to improve next season. I thought we were totally outplayed by a Portsmouth team that made 6 changes from their last game and still had a system that was far more efficient and effective than ours. Yes, their timewasting was awful to watch - but if we...