How was last season
for you? |
Dreadful! Much was expected of our signings last
summer but none of them delivered, except Marc Richards in the closing
weeks of the season, when his goals came too late to save us. Martin
Foyle left early in the season and Lee Sinnott replaced him but
obviously didn't rate much of the squad and struggled to establish his
way of playing. Losing to Chasetown in the Cup was probably the lowest
point, but you only have to look at the league table to know what sort
of a season we had. We're grateful that Luton went into administration -
otherwise we would have finished 8 points adrift at the bottom.
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Has your club's Summer
activities lived up to expectations?
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The wage bill has had to come down and there's been a
huge turnaround in the squad. Few fans shed tears about most of the
players who've moved on, except George Pilkington who has been our best
defender in recent times but even he was poor last season. Sinnott seems
to have brought in some young and hungry players but only time will tell
if they can gel. Louis Dodds is highly regarded by Lincoln fans from his
loan spell there, Anthony Griffith is the ball-winner we need in
midfield, we've added height at the back in John McCombe and a leader in
Sam Stockley. The signs are encouraging.
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Where do you think
you will finish next season and why? |
I think we'll be disappointed if we don't make the
play-offs. Lee Sinnott has a track record of three promotions in four
years, albeit at non-league level with Farsley Celtic, but it shows he
knows how to get a team promoted.
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Where do you think
Dale will finish next season and why? |
Play-offs again. I was impressed with Rochdale when I
saw them last season, although Dave Perkins is a big loss. Keith Hill
certainly seems to know what he's doing and he finally seems to have
broken the inferiority complex that has hampered Rochdale for so long.
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