(04-10-2016, 01:08 AM)PaulP link Wrote:I agree in principle with your post, but the bit in bold is crucial - it is, as you say, far too early make any judgments, but what amount of time is the right time to start making calls ?
I've changed my mind completely on this....
If we're going to entrust Bolton the rebuild /reset let him start from scratch.
I used to think it was important to retain players like Gibbs and Murphy to help guide the younger players.
The problem is that these were blokes who(apart from the Judd influence) were given little guidance about just what it takes to make a champion, professional footballer, due to the mediocrity of the playing group around them
Their own "education" was limited as a result.
In Cripps and Weitering it looks like we may a couple of natural leaders (at least by example.)
I think we'd lose little by moving most players who've been at the club longer than Cripps on.
They've been part of a pretty tumultuous period that we need a clear break from.
Some like Murphy and Gibbs will still have fair currency and provide us with more as trades than they do if we retain them.
We start with a fresh group, untarnished by the turmoil of our recent past, that Bolton can develop.