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Re: 26/27 Squad
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2026 4:17 pm
by Lord Elpus
Tony wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 1:58 pm
Partly forced on us by circumstance ( ownership issues/ funding/change of manager) but hardly helps create a bond with fans. As I said a long way back on this thread, did many of last season's squad deserve another chance given the flirtation with relegation? Only three of last season's squad retained, which, if deliberate, says a lot about how Dowse sees matters. With so little retention it doesn't matter much starting again with a clean slate of players. We can just hope that they perform and we can achieve some level of stability. Silva is probably one I might have retained but thought we never quite worked out his best position.
Yes, I might have opted to have given Silva the benefit of the doubt for a while longer. However, all these departures (apart from Kiernan?) merely demonstrate just how bad much of last summer's recruitment actually was. It's no doubt true that Julian was working in difficult circumstances at times but perhaps we'll be able to tell a bit more about that by how Slough do this season.
Re: 26/27 Squad
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2026 4:28 pm
by Tony
I don’t think he has signed any Hampton players at Slough.
Re: 26/27 Squad
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2026 5:32 pm
by Lord Elpus
Tony wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 4:28 pm
I don’t think he has signed any Hampton players at Slough.
No, I meant in terms of how his choices of players translate to performance on the pitch and where they are in the table.
Re: 26/27 Squad
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2026 6:04 pm
by Tony
I realised that, I meant he hasn’t signed any of them which may or may not say something.
Re: 26/27 Squad
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2026 7:57 pm
by Lord Elpus
Tony wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 6:04 pm
I realised that, I meant he hasn’t signed any of them which may or may not say something.
Oh yes, it either says their budget is higher than ours was or he learned very quickly!
Re: 26/27 Squad
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2026 10:05 am
by HamptonMad
Thelittleowl1 wrote: Wed Jul 01, 2026 3:30 pm
Casey wrote: Wed Jul 01, 2026 11:56 am
We have signed Theo Widdrington.
Seems like a player with a lot of experience at higher level. Definitely the type of player we need.
Dowson missed the best young Aldershot player. Harry Thorpe has signed a contract with Havant and Waterlooville
Re: 26/27 Squad
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2026 12:42 pm
by BevereeMaster
Hopefully my non league lovers can name a few trialists today!
Re: 26/27 Squad
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2026 1:59 pm
by Thelittleowl1
According to Dowse's interview today, we have signed Sak Hassan from Wealdstone.
Re: 26/27 Squad
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2026 2:10 pm
by Tony
He was #19 who played second half v Hanworth. A Somalian international.