… is genuine and unique. The camaraderie between the players themselves, their manager and the wider club staff has been a huge factor in our results and back to back promotions.
Ball: “I’ve never been a part of a dressing room with the bond we have and I doubt I ever will again”
Culture culture culture, as McKenna will state.
And it’s by player selection design under McKenna and with some good character players brought in from previous managers having given a foundation of dressing room harmony.
It’s also accelerated the reconnection of the club to the community and fan base. I think Burleys promotion team was likeable. But McKennas boys are more accessible - in part through social media - easier to connect with, and to get fans bought into the programme, the project.
The trick now, and a huge factor in our Premiership survival and fortunes, is can the dressing room culture and team bond be sustained? Be further enhanced? Or will the necessity for more quality, perhaps some ‘individuals’, mean the positive connection between so many players will be lost. What will perhaps the novel introduction of foreign imports lose something.
This current/outgoing team is a a bunch of nice guys. But will some struggle with moving to a part time supporting role, rather than a starter?
The Burley second season choices of Sereni and George, and other individuals, surely a negative change. Albeit surely Herman would enhance any dressing room.
It’s going to be fascinating the type of player incoming. And indeed I think the player group has the capacity of team spirit to be able to accommodate some different types, I think they already have done.
I still think around 8 new players are necessary. But I’d still like to see us start in August with a good spine and majority of legacy promotion characters in that first 11. To ease the transition and support the continuation of the culture.
Hladky, Axel, Burgess, Davis, Morsy, Burns, Broadhead, Hirst. Or at least 6 or 7 front that group.
Just another fascinating aspect to what is going to be an exciting summer and pre-season. Can’t wait, and just thank the Lord and our ownership group, that McKenna will be overseeing this dressing room change, could there be a better pair of hands on the cultural tiller?! No feckin way.
COYB
[Post edited 10 Jun 2024 7:49]
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