As we're now competing with the big boys for players, many PL transfers tend to be completed on or approaching deadline day. Next season we'll have 3 matches before any deadline day transfers are eligible to play. Also, pre season training will be well underway before the end of Euro '24 and Copa America. Even players who are eliminated in the early stages won't return from holiday until about 22nd July. We know it takes a while for players to get up to speed with our style of play, so we may have to rely heavily on our existing squad at the beginning of the season. Obviously Ashton and KMc etc. know what they're doing, but it is a bit of a concern as if we exclude Hladky and players who were out on loan last season, we only have an (imbalanced) squad of 18 players. |  |