As
@CroJack suggested, this is not good news for Cullen and has definitely put the cat amongst the pigeons in the forward line. Now I understand why Whittaker was sold. Clearly, Duff is not happy with what he’s seeing up top. Thomas is lucky he can land back in the U21 for another season or even get a good loan out. But for everybody else it’s bust a gut time. There’s nothing to say that the likes of Yates and Ginnelly and Myk are going to be the keys to the magic kingdom … but Cullen and also Piroe now have to smarten up their shit.
We have an over abundance of forwards, a limited number WB/FB, and a situation developing with keepers once Benda is back. There will have to be out going to balance the books … I would have to think
. Although Duff may like and be insisting on a bigger squad to prevent complacency from setting in. Last season, too often Piroe looked like there was nobody home.
The squad is being rebuilt almost overnight. The only roles not being reshaped are those occupied by Grimes, Fulton and Allen and the CBs … although we may not yet be done in the CB department. There must have been some very interesting discussions and debates over the past six months, beginning with the Club not signing players in the January window and the fall out from that with Martin and then their reluctance to renew contracts with Manning and Lati, and extend Martin’s contract. It seems ownership was just not happy with what was happening, where things were going and the people involved. Fair play to ownership. We all griped with good reason, meanwhile behind the scenes plans were being hatched.
