Will be interesting to see how many of last seasons sh*t Parkinson signs up, the fact we haven't seen a lengthy released list yet is worrying sign he's trying to persaude a lot of the sh*t to stay
Watch this space
Correct decision.
If he knows 3-4 lads from this level that would immediately go into our side and strengthen us (whilst reinvigorating the best of what we already have), that should be the plan. FULL STOP.
Contrast that with what Stalybridge have done this summer. They have told 10 players not to come back, retained just 1, terms offered to another 1, and have invited 8 to come back and join pre-season training to prove themselves.
Seems a much more sensible approach to me. Instead of letting our manager have a look at players in pre-season and signing them on the basis of how they perform (which sounds a normal way of doing things), we are just taking a punt on players returning to their form of yesteryear.
It's little wonder our players look so devoid of any hunger or desire on the pitch then they get rewarded for failure (double-failure in some cases) with the security of a new season-long contract without having to work for it or earn it.
To be fair to the manager, I'm not sure how much of this is down to PP and how much is down to GR. Didn't they say at GRs review that they wouldn't be allowing future managers the same freedoms to decide on retentions and signings? So on that basis I'd be surprised if PP has even got full control over these signings.