Post by Creepy Crawley on Feb 13, 2024 7:54:15 GMT
I went tonight - I wouldn’t expect there’s a need for any editing of the video.
Preston was fairly open in his answers (except the financial side, which is still a worry for me - he could have given some general answers without any specifics). It’s clear WAGMI totally underestimated the level of the task last year and Preston said they’ve concentrated on working on the playing and back room side of things rather than the internet aspects they publicised when they took over.
On the recruiting side of things, Preston was asked about bids for players in January. He didn’t name names but implied we had bids for one or more player and said realistically, they have to be practical and if they have a high bid for a player, they would have to consider it. The fact that we didn’t lose any of our main players is a positive sign for me.
As for players incoming in January, and why we didn’t get someone in earlier, Preston said we were after a couple of forwards earlier in January, but were out-bid by other clubs. Two opportunities arose at the end of the transfer window, one the night before and one on the final day, but both fell through. He didn’t rule out a free agent still coming in, but to me, there’s a reason people are free agents, and the longer they aren’t playing, the longer it’ll take to get up to speed if they do join.
There were questions from the floor after the pre-prepared questions were answered. The point about the possibility of buying the ground was discussed further.
Overall, I know it’s been said the club had to hold the event, but Preston came across as genuine to me (I sure some will disagree) and passionate about wanting to succeed.