And now Kyel Reid

So far, so good. The re-build of the side would appear to be going to plan and largely meeting with overwhelming approval from the masses. Valley favourite Kyel Reid was the latest to return for another season yesterday and the key missing pieces now look very obvious in terms of two strikers who might get us salivating.


It's much harder to see who we might attract to net us goals. Goal-scorers are at a premium and we went into last season a little light. I believe it ultimately cost us promotion. Deon Burton over-performed initially and penalties kept his strike-rate up. However, we shouldn't forget that Nicky Bailey weighed in with a dozen or so goals and any replacement striker for Burton is going to need to be threatening the League One scoring table if we are to have any chance of seriously competing for promotion again. 


Without the funds to acquire anyone, it's hard to see who we could reasonably attract who fits the bill. It looks like it will be out-of-contract players and probably someone who's either had a poor season and maybe needs a fresh challenge or someone, dare-I-say-it, coming towards the end of their career. Perhaps a combination of both? Failing that, we need to find a Steve Morrison, although Millwall paid £125,000 for him and even that looks beyond us.


Either way, it's probably the decision that will decide Phil Parkinson's future over the coming ten months. Good luck Phil!