I have moved on from Saturday's events. All I care about is getting 3 points at Jack Edwards Reserve on Friday night. We still have a chance to finish third and host a finals match. Avondale face Melbourne City Youth without Fornaroli. A draw there and a win by Hellas could push us to equal...

He would be a KC - King's Counsel

If the main grandstand at Olympic Village was knocked over and replaced with a 2,500 seated grandstand with new change rooms and corporate facilities (like the main grandstand at Lakeside Stadium), then it becomes a pretty good facility. But in its current state, it looks tired and dilapidated.

Definitely no away spectators for the remainder of the calendar year in case we meet again unless its the NPL or Australian Championship Grand Finals. Then you'll definitely see as you mentioned plenty of one-off 'patriots' on both sides wanting to wage war for the motherland, and in the...

Let’s focus what is important gents - getting the 3 points at Jack Edwards Reserve. That’s all I care about this week.

Whether we like it or not, we need a strong Preston. We need 3-4 strong clubs in Victoria with a supporter base and commercial backing to get the NSD up and running.

We saw that at the first Dockerty Cup away match to Preston 2 years ago when we won 5-2. You had some blokes who had not been to a Hellas match in years but just there to start political chanting. Don't need your support and bugger off. Go and join a political party if you want to get stuck into...

If we had just defeated Green Gully and Altona, we would now be sitting 3rd ! That's after the insanity of thowing all the NPL matches back in May. We are now forced to continue playing our best starting XI every week rather than rotating and freshening up key players just before the finals.

Another week of training will do the new signings a great deal of benefit. Juach probably needs another 2-3 matches to get up to speed of things, but showed some glimpses of what he can do. Ramazani and Yoo have been great additions. Lets hope Nkwomo can keep playing at a high standard as he...

Pretty much 99.9% of the Preston fans were fine.

I have been around long enough to hear everything and anything. Most of it doesn't bother me. It is the burning of the Greek flag that is what has tipped everyone over.

We need the players not to get caught up in the off field stuff and hit the training ground solely focused on the Oakleigh away fixture. A massive 3 points on the line on Friday night.

Most of the Preston fans who attended were fine. It’s just small group of idiots who ruin it for everyone.

It’s never a dull moment supporting Hellas! As for Preston, they’ve got a painful week ahead with Football Victoria and Victoria Police.

From the Herald Sun https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/sport/preston-lions-under-fire-after-supporter-groups-racist-sexist-behaviour Ben Higgins July 19, 2026 - 4:30PM Preston Lions under fire after supporter group’s racist, sexist behaviour Football Victoria has labelled a Preston Lions...

The FV statement was updated since its initial publication. It’s pretty damning now.

I’m so over the bullshit of the politics from the 1990s. It’s friggen 2026. Most Preston supporters who came to Lakeside were fine, but a certain section took it to another level. The banner “ANTI-HELLASS” is childish and dumb but I’m not going to get worked up about it. The banner “GREEK...

Our club made a good statement praising the fans in yesterday’s match. Preston’s statement was trying to play down and diffuse the situation. They know they are in serious trouble. They have a suspended -3 point deduction that can be activated over future crowd troubles. Football Victoria...

It’s now starting to get real tight. Only 5 points separates 3rd and 8th. We need to keep an eye on 2 matches - Heidelberg v CS George Cross and Melbourne City Youth v Avondale. We need draws in both those matches. Plus we need to defeat Oakleigh. If all that happens, and Preston defeats...

Thankfully he missed it.

Wouldn’t surprise me if Preston lose that bond that was placed on them by FV Tribunal as part of that 6 point deduction punishment. If the FV Match Commissioner recorded all these incidents, then Preston may face further sanctions.

Agree A Thursday night with hopefully good weather should get a couple of thousand out to that match. Knowing our luck it will probably heavily rain that night.

Totally agree. If we defeat Oakleigh, it gives a little bit of breathing space. But we must defeat Heidelberg and Melbourne City Youth at very least. There’s no room for error in those 2 matches.

Nkwomo did well today, so just in case Lampard is not ready for that fixture we have cover.

We desperately need the 3 points. Oakleigh is now all but guaranteed to finish Minor Premiers.

Thankfully CS George Cross did us a massive favour and defeated Melbourne City Youth. Yes it means that George Cross is now within 2 points of us, but we still control our destiny. I hate to say it, but the match against Oakleigh is must win. Get 3 points at Jack Edwards Reserve, and that...

I cannot for the life of me understand why we persevere with Lackay. He clearly is not up to the standard or quality required to play for us. Apart from speed, he falls over his feet and struggles with his crossing. I understand he’s a kid and had much to learn, but he’s not going to offer...

I think we’ll push Oakleigh. The narrow pitch at Jack Edwards Reserve suits Oakleigh, but we will be that bit better next week with Retre and Juach getting fitter and more integrated into the squad. Oakleigh will go into the match as favourites, but I’m not afraid of them.

A very even match where both clubs could have won it. The mid season transfer signings have really strengthened our starting XI. Another very good performance by Ramazani in a big match. Nothing really got past him and looked confident and comfortable under pressure from the Preston attackers...

Preston will definitely test out Charlston. If he stands up strong, we have a fighting chance to win. Also, big question remains whether Preston will rest any players for their match against Newcastle Jets on Tuesday night. I highly doubt the same Preston XI will play 180 minutes within 3...

Sinisa will need to bring on Swibel, Cocks and Retre at some point during the match to give the team fresh legs and maintain intensity. Kwomo provides defensive coverage in case required.

For a match against Preston, you need 11 competent players on the field. Against the best opposition, you cannot carry players.

Lets hope that the new players have had a good week of training. Juach and Retre will need a few more matches before they can gel with the rest of the team, but lets hope they can contribute to a win. Given what is at stake and the need for the 3 points, Sinisa may have to start Juach. I don't...

If does score, he would probably not celebrate it. He has no issues with the fans.

It would not surprise me if there is a spoken gentleman's agreement that he doesn't play against us. Unfortunately that wont prevent Preston just playing him. It just impact the longer term relationship between the clubs.

I'm liking the heritage merchandise the club is producing.

We definitely need SBS to show some key matches outside the Saturday 1.00pm and 3.00pm kickoff time slots. It could even move some kick offs to Saturday 5.00pm. Maybe 2-3 high profile matches onto its secondary channel and semi finals/grand final in the evening, with the grand final at a later...

Any progress on the A League bid?

Hellas signed players in the mid-season transfer window for the remainder of the NPL season, Australian Championship, and OFC Pro League. But all teams will be strengthening for the Australian Championship. Should be interesting to see the player movements before the Australian Championship...

Interesting how the Australian Championship is now aligned with the A League season. Perhaps a sign of things to come?

We control our own destiny. Ignore everyone else and just keep focusing on winning as many matches as possible. I am hoping 4 wins from our last 6 matches should be enough to at least finish 6th. Just need to avoid defeats and keep picking up points. We will not win all 6 remaining matches - too...

Ridiculous decision given there is a catch up round available much earlier. By then, both Preston and Melbourne City Youth may have already qualified for the top 6.

It is what it is. Either playing it on a Thursday or Friday night won’t make much of a difference in terms of crowd attendance.

Looks like Preston is not promoting the Big Show too much on their socials. They're focused on the Jets match.

It should be available on the Football Australia YouTube channel. That should let you watch it from overseas.

Good to hear.

Not sure what he’s trying to achieve. The matter is now in the past.

I think I saw Lopez in that video. That’s a good sign that he’s back in training. Hopefully he’s back before the rumours of a 6 week absence.

Preston has a big Australia Cup fixture 3 days later after our match. I very much doubt that they will play an unchanged starting XI for both matches and will need to fully utilise all substitutions. They will probably be happy with a draw given that would keep us below them plus they have a...

Will be interesting to see the new grandstand that has been talked about.

Top 4 will depend on whether we defeat Preston, Heidelberg and Oakleigh. Get those wins, and it starts to come into play. Long way to go until we reach that point.

Saturday 3.15pm is an awful time. It makes it difficult to attract a good crowd. It is as if FV just do not care about building up well attended fixtures. This match at Saturday 7.30pm would have attracted at least an additional 1,000-1,500 patrons. Just look at what FV has done with the...

This is why it is so important that we defeat both Preston and Oakleigh over the next 2 weeks. It builds confidence, creates momentum and sends a message to the rest of the top 6 teams. We wont see another chance at Preston dropping points if they manage to avoid defeat at Lakeside. We need to...

We wont win all remaining 6 matches. Its too much of a stretch. There will be matches we draw and probably lose one match as well.

Would be a great outcome if CS George Cross and Melbourne City Youth play out a draw. We need to do our thing too and that is defeat Preston. I'd love to see Avondale drop points to St Albans but at home they should win that one. The interesting one is the match between Altona Magic and...

Agree - I think Acton would be a good option to look at.

CS George Cross drew with St Albans. They are now 4 points below us. Another good result for us. All eyes this week on whether we can back it up with another win against Preston. Win on Saturday, and we potentially move up to 4th on the ladder depending on other results.

It’s ridiculous that FV has not scheduled this match. There is a catch up round that it could be played in a few weeks.

Spot on 100% ! We control our own destiny. Let’s focus on getting the next 3 points against Preston.

Had thought the same thing as well. They’ve really struggled over the last 5 weeks just picking up 2 points. If that continues, they indeed risk missing finals. We face them at Lakeside next month, so that could be a must win match for us to keep them out of the top 6.

The 3 points from last night and that draw means we remain in the top 6. We still control our destiny.

One of Cocks’ shortcomings is his lack of tracking back to provide defensive cover when we lose the ball. I would keep Cocks on the bench, and utilise him as an impact player for the last 20-30 minutes.

Not mathematically but realistically Oakleigh is likely to finish top.

That’s a massive win for Melbourne Croatia. Northcote City are bottling promotion.

Much needed win by Hellas last night. New player signings looked good. The coach introduced the new signings progressively throughout the match. We move into the top 6 temporarily. Two massive matches against Preston at home and Oakleigh away coming up.

Looked awful - but the grey shorts were enough to get the 3 points.

Spot on. The match against Preston will be a hell of a lot more difficult than than the Dandenong City match. The added bonus for us is that we have a further week to get our new signings to gel with the existing squad. We’ll need to fully utilise bench players against Preston in order to...

The less we see of Lackay the better. Simply not up to it. Now with Yoo and Juach signed up, I think his days are numbered.

Spot on. Having Giannakopoulos back in midfield and a decent centre back to fill Eliopoulos’ spot made life so much easier.

Sinisa did well tonight. Managed all the players well and new players got game time.

Was good to see Juach get about 20-25 minutes of match time. Will help him gel with the new team mates.

Thank you Dandenong City for the 6 points.

Was very solid tonight. Looks like a handy pick up and provides good coverage for Eliopoulos to recover from injury.

That was huge win tonight. The players came out breathing fire tonight. The loss against Green Gully and narrow win over Dandenong Thunder must have hit a nerve. They came out of the player race steely eyed and focused on smashing Dandenong City. The early goal within the second minute of the...

This is how the ladder looks as of today. Oakleigh, Hume City and Avondale will play finals. Essentially 5 teams are battling for 3 spots. We play those other 4 teams over the next 7 remaining weeks. Its a tough run home, but if you look at it from the flip side, wins against these teams will...

Keep the faith brother. Its been a crazy few weeks at Hellas. Let's hope we can win tonight and get some positivity back around the club.

It is so bloody annoying that we dropped 6 points to those bang average teams especially at home. I mean we beat both of them away with hardly any senior players earlier in the season !

Tonight is nothing short of must win. I'm actually relatively calm about tonight's match. We'll either pinch a win or get smashed. Can't see this ending in a draw. Like I've said previously, we need more time for the new signings to gel. Juach is highly unlikley to play tonight given he...

I think he has

Hellas will go on. I've been following this club for decades and we keep on keeping on. Been there for the good and the bad, and will keep riding the Hellas roller coaster for as long as I can. I'll buy my membership every year and keep being there.

I have no issues with these three gentlemen appointed to the Board. They clearly have government and commercial contacts that can only benefit the club. We need people who are either going to roll up their sleeves and do the grunt work or are commercially connected to bring in sponsorship...

1. Our losses have been self inflicted. No one to blame apart from ourselves as a club. The month of May madness was completely unnecessary and avoidable. You leave behind 5-6 players that can handle the demands of the NPL competition. You don't throw 18-20 year old youth players to the...

I blame the people who have allowed this to happen.

Agree - fans attended matches knowing that U20s/U23s were playing and still supported the team. They were there supporting and getting behind the youth players trying their best. This is not ideal for the young kid. Perhaps a new environment where he can start more often and begin to enjoy his...

I'm pretty sure that is the case. He was in Auckland for the OFC Pro League Grand Final.

Juach should have arrived by now. Interesting to see if he gets any training sessions in this week. He'd be lucky to have 1 session this week. His last match for Pacific FC in the Canadian Premier League was June 15. If that's the case, he would be relatively fit and could handle 15-20 minutes...

The social club is closed during non-South events, so I would assume this would be the case for the Dockerty Cup grand final. The 'South' grandstand will likely be utilised for Heidelberg fans, and Preston fans will likely be based on the opposite grandstand as per usual arrangements. Preston...

Heidelberg only cares about 2 teams - playing against South and Preston.

https://footballvictoria.com.au/news/2026-senol-nplm-victoria-transfer-wrap-0

Tickets on sale for the Australia Cup fixture against Adelaide United: https://www.intix.com.au/event/south-melbourne-fc-vs-adelaide-united-fc I was actually anticipating South to charge at least $25 per Adult ticket, so I'm stunned in a weird way that we are charging a reasonable price. All...

I think FV have booked HOTM for the Dockerty Cup Final. Let's see what FV come up. They cant push the security costs onto any team given they are the event organisers.

What a ridiculous article written by that individual.

If you have a hard copy of the newspaper article, take a pic of it and upload the pic. If you have a snipping tool on your laptop/PC, then use that, snip the online article and paste it here.

If senior players are signing with Thunder knowing they have no money, then its a pretty dumb move on their part, unless they're young kids and just want senior football playing time.

With all this madness going on, we have a match on Friday night that is MUST win. I'm hoping Sinisa can keep the players focused and not thinking about the off field nonsense.

Should have been released last week. Clearly not up to it.

Looks like Lopez's injury is not as serious as first thought. May only be out for a couple of weeks. Which means he might just make the Adelaide United Australia Cup match. However, that means we will have Charlston against Dandenong City, Preston, and Oakleigh.

I avoid him where I can.

I would argue that month of May madness contributed heavily to our current position. Lost all four matches and severely damaged our goal difference.

I'm going to reserve judgement until Friday night. Dandenong City are firing on all cylinders and we are struggling big time. Logic dictates that we are likely to lose. I can see Sinisa starting Ramazani on Friday night and dropping Mikkola. Yoo and Uchida will be on the wings. I am hoping that...

Comes back to the point of having a core 6-7 players that focus on each competition, and you have your best players float between the two competitions. Right now we have made players compete in over 30 matches, and its just early July. Some real lessons can be drawn from our initial foray into...

South struggled against a terrible Dandenong Thunder team. We have not been the same after spending the month of May in Auckland for the finals of the OFC Pro League. Legs are heavy and players looked tired. Some of them have already played over 30 matches so far. Failure to defeat Dandenong...

If Juach, Yoo and Retre stay, that's 3 less signings required. It depends on how many existing players depart as rumoured.

Worked for Oakleigh! But we need medical certificates for our goalkeepers in the U23s, U20s, U18s, U17s, U16s, U15s, U14s, U13s, U12s teams.

That's why we need Ramazani to start on Friday night.

Largely agree with the the above. The team was unbalanced. Way too much focus on attack without balancing the midfield. We need Retre and Ramazani to start on Friday night, but it depends on their respective match fitness. That will move Giannakopoulos back into midfield. Juach will be...

If Ramazani starts on Friday, we can then move Giannakopoulos to midfield. That's two problems solved. Juach will be trying to overcome jet lag and will be lucky if he gets 2 training sessions in this week. Juach might only come on for the last 15 minutes if that. With the midfield and defence...

If he's broken his collarbone, he'll be out for months. We wont see him until the Australian Championship.

Yesterday was a disaster on so many fronts and some may argue it is emblematic of where we are at as a club. We struggled to defeat a team that had seen 17 players walk out and had put together a ramshackle of 11 blokes who only probably learned each other's names over the last 24-48 hours. It...

I’m hoping we get to see Ramazani, Retre and Yoo start tomorrow. With Bonada gone, Swibel must start. As for a certain player, let’s hope he stays on the bench.

Results have not gone our way today. The fact that both Preston and Melbourne City Youth won makes it harder for us and reduces the margin of error allowable. Thankfully CS George Cross did not win. Win tomorrow and we jump over CS George Cross into 7th spot and just 1 point outside the top 6.

The equation is simple - if we want to play finals we have to win matches. It starts tomorrow. Win and we are only 1 point outside top 6. We need to win against all teams above us we have to play. We have Preston and Heidelberg at home, and George Cross, Melbourne City Yth, and Oakleigh away...

Bonada wasn’t perfect, but he always worked his guts out and gave 100% effort. He scored some key goals when we had no recognised striker. It’s sad to see him go, but that’s football.

Going by that Bonada post, he is not returning to Hellas. That was very much a definitive goodbye. Interesting to see what he says when his contract at Hellas expires.

Not a massive fan.

There seemed to be a good bunch of youth players coming through where one or two may have been promoted to the senior team next year. We’ve turned over a massive amount of U23s players. It can’t be a budget issue as they would hardly have cost much.

A nice 10-0 win over Thunder will get our goal difference back into a healthy range.

We have the quality now to win the league. We just gotta finish in the top 6. That means defeating Heidelberg, Preston, Melbourne City Yth, and George Cross who are all above us. Plus the other fixtures as well to get over the line. If we can sneak into 6th spot, we'd likely face Avondale away...

That'a a good outcome. Provides stability and sufficient time to identify a Centre Back replacement. On a side note, if he impresses, and wants to stay, we could negotiate a transfer fee with Vanuatu United.

The signings of Retre and Juach were much needed. I'm hoping Yoo turns out to be handy. As for the other names, Ramazani is only temporary and the other 2 players are kids. Overall, the club did well in the transfer window. I would not have released O'Sullivan or Leech, as they were handy...

I put this query in Gemini, so I cant claim to have the background knowledge. A player may play for a third club in the same season if they are transferring between leagues with overlapping, non-aligned seasons. Because Juach is moving back to Australia during the mid-season registration...

Assuming it would be a decision between the two clubs.

I'd be curious to know if the shoe was on the other foot, how Preston would react. They would never have done that. Bonada would have gone to Brunswick Juventus if Preston had signed a striker. Preston had too many midfielders but no strikers.

What was the point of playing the youth players for so many matches to then just release them in early July? It doesn't make sense. If a youth player is offered a contract by another club to play senior football - then no issue and best of luck to the kid. But the way we've done it is very...

Likely Starting XI on Sunday may look as follows: Lopez Lampard Retre Jankovic Painter-Andrews Uchida Pasquali Giannakopoulos Mikkola Swibel Yoo Bench - Charlston, Menelaou, Cocks, Ramazani, Skapoulas

In all of this madness, we have a match on Sunday against Dandenong Thunder. Nothing less than 3 points against a team that has lost 17 players. This match needs to be viewed as racking up a big scoreline to finally get our goal difference back into positive territory. The positive thing is...

Not sure why we keep signing players from the Eastern Lions.

There’s a lot to unpack in that website article. What may have been missed by some are the additional signings of 2 youth players. Likely headed to our U23 side. In total, 12 players were released. We were always going to release a number of players due to the completion of the OFC Pro League...

Hellas confirmed in the player roster change article on the club website that it’s a loan arrangement. That’s taken everyone by surprise.

https://www.smfc.com.au/VwPvz Senior Men’s Squad Update | June / July Registration Window South Melbourne FC can confirm the following changes to our senior men’s squad following the conclusion of the 2026 mid-season transfer window. Joining the club for the remainder of the 2026 season are...

Totally agree to all of this. Our bench becomes really strong and provides Sinisa with real options to turn matches around but also put on fresh legs to maintain results. Lackay and Mesourouni will sit on the bench. I think Yoo has a fair bit to offer this team. He would have had a full...

We have little to no more margin for error. Those 6 points dropped against Altona and Gully was comical. It should never have happened. These are our remaining fixtures: Dandy Thunder (H) Dandy City (A) Preston (H) Oakleigh (A) St Albans (H) Melb City Yth (A) Heidelberg (H) George Cross (A)...

1. Sinisa has done enough to be given time ti turn things around. If it falls apart at the end of the home and away season, then we quickly move for a new coach. Full confidence in Sinisa to get us into the top 6 finals. 2. Assuming what has been posted previously about Lopez, Jankovic, and...

With Bonada joining Preston, this now adds extra spice to the Hellas vs Preston match later this month.

I doubt Johnny A would switch to Hellas. I think he’s comfortable at Heidelberg. However, stranger things have happened.

Preston had no choice. They had to go for Bonada as they had missed out on Juach. They needed a striker. It was the best on offer given what was available. I don’t blame them for going for Bonada.

Is that possible? Can players be loaned between NPL clubs? Surely it’s a permanent transfer.

That highlights how crazy this transfer window has been in Victoria.

As everyone has said, you're picking up a good player. He's a hard working player that will add value to the Preston squad.

That's a loss to South. He has great leadership qualities and was worth retaining given his ability. All the best to him. Hopefully he comes back.

https://www.boards.vic.gov.au/state-sport-centres-trust Interesting to know why she wanted to join the SSCT Board.

No NPL player is worth $30K transfer fee. But then again, the market dictates the price.

Hopefully Football Victoria publishes all the transfer movements in this transfer window. The money that is being thrown around is just insane.

Bergers signed 3 defenders in this transfer window.

Congrats on winning the Waratah Cup.

That’s correct. Bonada will be a good pick up for Preston.

Good point. He’ll be stuck on the bench and playing 15-20 mins as a substitute.

Agree. We now have extra competition for spots that will keep everyone on their toes.

If the deal is possible, you’d go after Aguek as well.

Its probably around Thursday 4-5pm.

That means he’ll be available for the away Dandenong City match next week.

Do we know if he’s in the country or still in Canada? Don’t forget we’ll need his International Transfer Certificate to clear before he can play.

Mesourouni can’t start now with the addition of Yoo and Juach.

I gotta say today has been wild. It’s been a good day to be a Hellas fan.

Just checked the team selections of those 2 matches. Bonada did not play and as such is not cup tied. He’s free to play Dockerty Cup and Australia Cup.

That’s the best outcome. All four new players can play in the Australia Cup. I’m hoping the plan is for most of those new signings are part of the Australian Championship.

Rumour has it Preston. If true, I hope South got a transfer fee.

That’s good to hear.

I think we need to start looking at hanging outside this clinic to get clues on who is signing at Hellas.

For the Australian Championship, we should look at replacing Painter-Andrews and strengthen the RB position. We'll need players to manage the NPL Victoria/OFC Pro League commitments, so we can retain Painter-Andrews and sign another player too.

Heidelberg must have thrown extra cash at him to get the deal done.

That's a great problem to have.

Updated Starting XI Lopez Lampard Jankovic Eliopoulos/Ramazani Painter-Andrews Retre Pasquali Uchida Yoo Mikkola Juach Bench - Charlston, Swibel, Menelaou, Cocks, Giannakopoulos That is a fucking solid Starting XI and bench. I really hope we can still make the finals.

Our starting XI then looks as follows: Lopez Lampard Jankovic Eliopoulos/Ramazani Painter-Andrews Giannakopoulos Pasquali Uchida Yoo Mikkola Juach Bench - Charlston, Swibel, Menelaou, Cocks,

Correct. With so many departures, this frees up budget, as well as some potential transfer revenue assuming Brunswick Juventus desperately wants Bonada. Interesting to see if they paid a transfer fee for Inglese as well.

If Heidelberg and Preston went hard, then we would have had to put in a huge offer to get him over the line. This could be the difference between making the finals or not. With Yoo and Juach, we have strengthened. We are now a remote chance against Adelaide United in the Australia Cup. Would...

We still have another 24 hours of the transfer window. Can we get another big signing over the line or are we done?

Through the Australian Championship, I’ve gained a better appreciation of the NPL NSW competition. It’s been good to follow other state competitions as well.

Nothing against Preston. Football Victoria made the decision. Its just annoying for us Hellas fans given we were never given any support from Football Victoria when we were getting crunched with OFC Pro League matches.

Golden Boot winner in 2025 NPL Victoria season. Massive signing. Welcome to the world of being a Hellas fan. In the morning you're angry and the afternoon you are the happiest bloke in the world.

You'd assume it would arrive shortly. It was announced in the budget, so the money will come. Not sure about OFC prize money.

That is a MASSIVE signing ! Heidelberg and Preston went hard for him. Can only imagine what we have offered him ! This is the kind of signings we need to be making to show the league we are a serious football club.

Saturday 3.15pm is not an ideal kick off time. A 7.30pm Saturday kick off would have been great to maximise crowds. But FV are against night matches for these types of fixtures. We have played about 5 times over the last 3 years and nothing has happened.

Less than 48 hours to go until the end of the mid season transfer window and we are yet to lock in a striker. This is worrying and am hoping this will be rectified by COB Thursday.

I'm assuming that will be done today or tomorrow.