Think our players would have to be pretty naïve to imagine they'd not have more competition for their places this season. Of our Championship starting eleven, I think only Davis, Morsy and Hutchinson would have expected to be nailed on starters this season. Maybe a few more might have anticipated being a likely first choice (Woolfenden, Burns, Hirst). That said, we end up with most of the new signings in on Saturday - I do wonder how you might feel if you were assigned to mark Erling Haaland and your successor got a round of applause for successfully dealing with Rodrigo Muniz... |  |