Views from the Sieve

len wrote: Sat Jun 06, 2026 7:08 pm Noah Coppin is a player who can score goals from midfield or upfront, a great signing.

There’s your 20 goals a season man Len. He scored 19 in all competitions last season.

Daggerfan wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2026 1:10 pm

len wrote: Sat Jun 06, 2026 7:08 pm Noah Coppin is a player who can score goals from midfield or upfront, a great signing.

There’s your 20 goals a season man Len. He scored 19 in all competitions last season.

Yes you're right, wanted 20 goals but happy to settle for 19 thanks.

He’s not a striker and lots of those goals were pens, I think we’re very light up top, need another striker.

Diggerthedog wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2026 5:02 pm He’s not a striker and lots of those goals were pens, I think we’re very light up top, need another striker.

His pen picture says he can also operate as a centre forward and the manager describes him as a statement signing,only a guess but I think he might be used as a striker for us particularly as we seem to have other players in midfield that can score goals.

Also I think we need a proven penalty taker who can put them away. Too many times I’ve seen one of our players step up to take a penalty and completely mess it up.

So we have Jack Bateson, a young centre back who played for Hemel last season, another player who looks a good prospect.

Had some injury issues I believe and a two year deal but seemed highly rated. Still light at full back and in attack.

We now have 21 players of which 2 are goalkeepers and with pre-season training starting shortly Lee Allinson has most of his team now assembled.
I would imagine however, that he has one or two more signings in mind and possibly a couple still to leave.

No stampede forMarsh,Dieng, and Panter then.

Cannot see Dieng or Marsh in the manager's plans for the coming season.It is likely that they are both on lucrative contracts but would be surprised if they are still here come the start of the season.

I’m hearing that we’ve signed a LB/CB from Hemel Hempstead possibly. Maybe announced in the next couple of days. His name is Sam Adenola.

Signed from Hemel for a fee and is on a two year deal. Seems highly thought of by Lee Allinson.

Hearing Panter could be on the way out, Marsh and Dieng could be staying, hard to shift people on when they get paid handsomely for not being very good. Dieng is actually a decent player but injuries are his problem, Marsh is just the same as N’Guessan, slow and offers nothing.

New right back is superb, very good signing, still think we’re a striker short when Carroll inevitably gets injured and misses two thirds of the season.

Another midfielder Hamza Semakula on non contact term from Hemel Hempstead.

Daggerfan wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2026 11:40 am Another midfielder Hamza Semakula on non contact term from Hemel Hempstead.

Played as a left back in pre season unless he moved up in have I haven't seen... Assume we brought him in for cover there rather than the midfield. Wider players we have already up top look excellent