New Signing Pending

[AVincelotFlyingLeap]

Yeah no minutes for Zouma, Vilhete, Phipps, Saunders, Weston and Balanta although not sure how much you can read into it because McMahon wasn't even there himself.

Weston and Balanta did a separate warm-up from the remainder of the team, saw them running laps around the pitch while walking through to the bar around half 6 which continued for about half hour.

Good to see Saunders briefly out on the turf kicking the ball as well, albeit tentatively as you'd expect.

Walker's injury was innocuous but the ease at which he goes down and needs treatment is concerning. Coupled with Balanta's similar status in that regard, maybe there's credibility to what a lot of people are saying about bringing another forward into the building.

Good info this Joel cheers

[IanC]

i agree about mussa, he looked very good. Seen him 3 times now and impressed every time. Always wants to get on the ball, passing and build up really good and to boot a few tricks too!!

[SUSSEX DAGGER]

Another underwhelming signing. Next seasons looking great ain't it. Are we actually going to sign anyone from a team that ain't in relegation fights

no pleasing some people

Some have a hard time realizing that teams fighting relegation could have some individual great players but the team chemistry is not there or the manager is not setting things up correctly with the talent they have. It may be the one individual a team signs is great and that one player is surrounded by lesser talent. It could be that a team fighting relegation is made up of a squad where everyone is a centimeter shorter and a second slower, and an addition from a club such as this may not move the new club forward. But none of that is guaranteed.

Conversely, a player off Stockport is likely a good catch but that is not guaranteed either. It is possible others are covering for a player that is not as good as they seem.

And when one considers how various teams approach the game with various formations and plays there has to be a match between the club's approach and the individual's talent.

There are lots to look at and no reason we can't trust McMahon for a bit longer. He has the club trending in the right direction from where we were before he arrived (and I started following the Daggers.)

Aka Junior Morias .

[SUSSEX DAGGER]

That has to be our recruitment done now I think. Looking at our depth:

Keepers - Justham, Strizovic

Centre Halves - Johnson, Onariase, Tavares, Longe-King, Zouma

Wing Backs - Weston (Both flanks), Vilhete (Left), Ling (Right), Hare (Right), Saunders (Both flanks)

Phipps is not only a midfielder Joel. Remember that great afternoon up at Barrow the desperate year of Taylor. He did a fantastic job in the last 20 minutes coming on for the one that got away Ben Goodliffe , who broke his nose for the umpteenth time.

Midfielders - Robinson, Mussa, Sagaf, Rance, Phipps, Scott, Janneh

Forwards - McCallum, Morias, Walker, Balanta