Town’s window so far

Nogan was a great signing and I agree, very understated.  The Tony Rees of the second coming of Buckley.

The one who linked it altogether up top.  Second season he struggled to be as effective.  Kev Donovan wasn't on fire like the season before which completely changed our attacking output.  From a variety of options going forward, we became fairly reliant on Paul Groves to attack from deep or get a penalty after Jack Lester fell into the area from 30 yards out.  

Nogan wasn't helped by only grabbing two in the league and he became a bit of a target for the boo-boys in his second and final season.  Big shame.  

So we have signed players far better than I thought we would be. What positions are left to fill? St?

If we signed Umerah, this would be the strongest squad I’ve ever seen supporting town (started following in 2010…..)

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Nogan was a great signing and I agree, very understated.  The Tony Rees of the second coming of Buckley.

The one who linked it altogether up top.  Second season he struggled to be as effective.  Kev Donovan wasn't on fire like the season before which completely changed our attacking output.  From a variety of options going forward, we became fairly reliant on Paul Groves to attack from deep or get a penalty after Jack Lester fell into the area from 30 yards out.  

Nogan wasn't helped by only grabbing two in the league and he became a bit of a target for the boo-boys in his second and final season.  Big shame.  

They of course found themselves plying their trade in the Championship, which is a very tough place to play.

I seem the recall that Donovan struggled with injuries during that first season after promotion and he never looked quite the same player to me again. The higher standard will no doubt have made a difference to some degree, but Donovan didn't have the same zip to his play after that initial season.

Burnett was another one who was injured a fair bit after his first successful season.

Nogan was hard-working and ran his socks off all game but was mostly ineffective in the role Buckley had him playing. I remember he just never seemed to get into the box.

Thank heavens for Groves who was just such a classy player. Can't imagine why it didn't work out for him at West Brom because they were no great shakes as I recall and he was just as good as before for us after he returned.

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So we have signed players far better than I thought we would be. What positions are left to fill? St?

If we signed Umerah, this would be the strongest squad I’ve ever seen supporting town (started following in 2010…..)

You poor bástard.

It was a really odd injury that kept Donovan out for the beginning of the season and he just never quite got going again, think it was an ingrowing toe-nail or something.  Dare I say he was never the same type of player again.  He became important again but Buckley and later Lennie Lawrence changed his role a bit, rather than that winger who ran at teams from deep he became more of a no. 10 type, often deployed off the lone front man.

Good shout on Burnett, we really missed him and whilst Coldicott was a fine player he was a different type of player and you could see that Buckley was a bit more cautious going up a level.   We were less free-flowing and more about being difficult to beat.  

Hindsight is great but I think that 97/98 side had enough in them to really go at the second-tier rather than worry too much about the opposition.  

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You poor bástard.

The only good bit about this is that things being as they are right now must seem absolutely amazing. Can only go up from such an appalling start. It's us poor millennials who's parents started taking us in 1998 that have really suffered! I just assumed we would always be good.

My first two seasons were 89/90 and 90/91.  I just presumed we got promoted every year!  

I use the fact I started following town in 2010, as proof of my dedication and perseverance but sadly it may also suggest a little insanity

I think this is the first season in many decades that a manager has been able to recruit players he wants and pay a fee. This is all down to Jason and Andrew and let us not forget Hursty. Players want to play for him and be in a successful side and club; as proven by last season.

The Fenty years are now well and truly behind us, long live 1878.