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We would have the lost the opportunity to have a proper WB in that position, getting their match fitness and team awareness up.

Kelly has the on-loan-in-January vibe about him

DO: can’t see him being a wing back to be honest. Not just because of the physicality but also because he seemed to do his best work inside not on the wing.

KD - yes, with hindsight we bought a square peg and tried to play him in a round hole. He is on contract for next season, so would rather we got value from him than loaned him out and then (as usually happens) released him. He can be tried at WB in training and PSFs, if it doesn't work out, we have lost nothing.

Four goals in 59 L2 appearances. Nearly ninety grand a pop if the rumoured £350k transfer fee is right.

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.