Obviously my previous post was made with hindsight regarding last season’s outcome. Not like we had the space and time to play around with squad changes.

Feel bad for saying it because as I’ve said before I don’t eee Kelly as lazy or disinterested but the place to experiment with where he can play was in L2. In L1 we will need every player in every position to be contributing fully.

CW Sasu seems to have struggled with the big jump from under 18s to adult. He’s got a lot of the tools to be good for us. Needs to either play more for us or go on a loan where he’ll play. Don’t see how he’s going to develop more beyond that.

Changing and DO I agree about Kelly. It was noticeable he’s more effective playing as a wider player. He’s actually pretty quick and got a cynical streak in him. Don’t know about starting but he’s been effective either as a support to the main attackers or as a defensive attacker who chases everything.

DO: Re Kelly: Not good enough I fear. Sub and Micky mouse cups

Agree Kelly is not best suited to playing as one of a front 3. However, he is technically good, quick, tackles well and crosses well. Subject to him bulking up a little to please CW, I feel that Wing-Back would be a good shout - especially as we are one WB short ATM!

Changing man-that is spot on re Kelly, I’ve been saying the same for ages, he doesn’t suit our style of play

Jellied eels special Sarfend

Typo again. Sorry.

26 July

Thanks, Changing.

Southend away on July 16th.

Hopefully Kelly goes out on loan somewhere next season

DO. Kelly would be decent in a team that keeps the ball on the floor. Playing onbthe shoulder of the last defender with decent service he'd score plenty. He doesn't suit Jackson ball i'm afraid

Padds. Spent half of last year injured I think so that may be why

Anyone got any idea why Seddon is only signing for one year?

Sasu is worse than Kelly

Perhaps we should retrain Josh Kelly to pour pints on matchday. We'd probably get more value out of him.

Actually Kennedy is only down as having 2 stints with us but that's because he was released by Ardley after the 13/14 season but stayed training with us and was then signed again for the 14/15 season. So to the unsuspecting eye it would have been like nothing had changed but it does count as a 3 separate signings given he was officially released rather than just contract came to an end and was renegotiated.

CW - Kelly and Tilley both 5'9". If Josh needs some time in the gym to bulk up, so be it - but is tall enough.

Interesting on that Motherwell forum. The fans rated Seddon and wanted him to stay

Thanks Meadow & Trigger. Jake Reeves is a promising example. I don't remember Callum Kennedy Mk.III, I must confess.

DO-don’t agree he’s not physical enough to do that role

I’m happy with Seddon and Smith in the last 24 hours as signings 👏

I still think there might be mileage in trying to convert Kelly to play Wing-Back. He can tackle, he's quick and he can cross a ball.