Been thinking the same myself Kev. The quiet before the storm? The heart and head thing. On the one hand I feel quietly confident we're going to build on last season and this will be it, direct promotion. On the other hand there is a certain nervousness about it all that we don't really seen to have done much, at least enough.
Looking through your mail I can go along with your comments. Also it's so warm and sticky at the moment not sure I can think of any original ones of my own. guy On 23 Jul 2019 at 12:14, Kevin Lewis (UK SBS) wrote: > Hi all, > The list has been quiet for the last few days considering the season is > approaching. Is this in trepidation or quiet confidence? > > I must admit that I'm getting a bit worried at the lack of signings in > positions we know need strengthening. Whilst it is good to see that the U23 > squad is being bolstered. I'd like to see some progress in getting proven > players in. > He has als got rid of a lot of players he did not like, which should free up > a bit of cash for wages. > > Priorities as I see it are: > > 1. Jansson replacement like-for-like. > > 2. Striker. Roofe has done OK, but seems to be fragile. Bamford is > very streaky. Has spell where everything goes in, then others where he > misses everything. > > 3. Goalkeeper. It looks like Casilla will get another chance, but > Peacock-Farrell could be on the way out. > > 4. Left-Back. Douglas has to step up a bit in terms of form and > fitness. Are any of Davis, Pearce, Alioski capable of stepping in over a > long period? > > Phillips staying is still far from 100%, and given the external interest in > Roofe, his injury could be a blessing in disguise. Whoever comes in now will > not have much time to be indoctrinated by Bielsa. > > Overall I think the attack is slightly stronger than last year, due to Costa, > and the defence slightly weaker, without Jansson. > > Hopefully not too many of the youngsters will show a 2nd season dip. > Harrison and Bogusz seem to be laying down markers in the pre-season games. > > > KOT. > > > ____________________________________________________________ > UK Shared Business Services Ltd. Registered in England and Wales as a limited > company. Company number 6330639. Registered Office: Polaris House, North > Star Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 1FF. > > This email and any attachments are intended for the named addressee(s) only. > If you are not the intended recipient, please notify UK SBS immediately and > do not disclose, distribute, or retain this email or any part of it. While UK > SBS has taken every reasonable precaution to minimise risk of this e-mail or > any attachments containing viruses, the recipient should carry out its own > virus checks before opening the attachments. The Company does not accept any > liability for any losses or damages which the recipient may sustain due to > presence of any viruses. Any opinions expressed in this email (including > attachments) are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the > company's opinions. We will not accept responsibility for any commitments > made by our employees outside the scope of our business. The Company reserves > the right to monitor all e-mail communications through their networks for the > purposes of preventing and detecting crime. > ____________________________________________________________ > > This message has been scanned by the iCritical Email Security Service. For > more information please visit http://www.icritical.com > ____________________________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE