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[Windlesham Don]

So Cody McDonald has signed giving us (currently) five strikers. Looks like Tyrone will be training with the Under 9s if he doesn’t agree to a move!

One interesting snippet to come from the interview with NA on iFollow was that we are close to signing another ‘first choice’ target, to be followed by a few ins and outs if deals can be done. To me the keeper has to be the one imperative signing and if NA is close to getting his first choice target does it mean that Jon McLaughlin is back in the frame?

What the signing of McDonald seems to ensure is that we will be trying to play more to feet next term. Barring the unlikely event that Barnett is welcomed back into the fold (which would mean either Poleon or LTB out), we will have four strikers without real physical presence. To me this implies that the midfield will have to step up to the plate and start creating chances with accurate passing, something that we singularly failed to do last season!

The close season has sparked into life in the last 48 hours and not before time! Only two weeks until the PSFs start again!!

[Singapore Don]

As Windlesham says, the summer has suddenly come to life in football terms. After yesterday’s NPL good news, further positivity today with the signing of Cody MacDonald. Agree too with Windlesham that this seems to signal we’ll play a passing game next season, no doubt helped by the brand new KM pitch which will be well maintained with Chelsea involvement now. MacDonald, Taylor, Appiah and Poleon are quite a handful, though it will be interesting to see which partnerships are the most effective given the similarity in style of these four. Poor young Jayden Antwi’s chances of a first team breakthrough would seem limited now.

I wonder if we might see Taylor or Poleon go if NA is talking about ins and outs in the weeks ahead – to allow for a target man to remain an option up front. It’s difficult to see how Barnett will do that role; there’s little faith in his ability or aptitude on the terraces or in the management. Let’s see.

A good keeper signing will keep the feel good factor glowing – so will be on tenterhooks for that one.

Windlesham, I’ll be going to the Meet the Manager session so let’s get together before hand to chew the fat and put the Dons world to rights! I think the only PSF game I’ll be able to see will be the Burton home game – I’m away the rest of the time. Indeed, I’ll be missing the first two League games of the season and the Brentford game. Normally I’d be a bit cheesed off, but given that I’ll be on a work trip deep in the Amazon, I can live with it this time 🙂

[Windlesham Don]

Up for a beer before the MtM evening, Pete. Looking forward to sorting out what hard hitting questions we are going to fire at Mr A! :o)

I should also be at Burton, but happy to be at the Brentford game instead of deep in the Amazon (each to their own, of course).

PS – I thought that Amazon delivered these days, you don’t need to go to them… ;o)

[Singapore Don]

Rumours swirling that Kelle Roos will be our new keeper. If so, it will be the first summer signing that will disappoint me. He had a dodgy season last season at Bristol Rovers, and while a decent keeper I wouldn’t say he was any better than Shea’s form last season. Of course this may all be futile conjecture. But I’m hoping not to see a Roos announcement. It won’t excite.

[onyadon]

You might be on the right bus, Singapore, if this very revealing post on Instagram is what we think it is..

Kelle Roos incoming it seems or he's just a massive tease. #afcwimbledon pic.twitter.com/SNAd84JpIE

— Nico (@AFCWnico) June 26, 2017

[onyadon]

Hearing that Jake Reeves is likely to leave, not sure what state the negotiations are at over a fee with Bradford City, but the simple arithmetic is that Jake comes off contract next season and we can cash in now or get nothing down the track. The trick for Ardley will be finding a suitable midfield replacement that’s in our budget. I get the impression that the gaffer has been expecting bids to come in and will have a couple of prospects in mind. This coming month will be a testing one for Ardley’s off-season recruitment if other key players have their heads turned.

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