02 Jun 2026 11:23:08
How much time will the new manager get between the end of the World Cup and the start of new season, to get his training into gear? ?
02 Jun 2026 12:23:21
My rough guesses:
Non-World Cup playing first team players, and fringe first team squad players including academy players joining for pre-season may be expected to be back for pre-season training in early July.
World Cup participating players may get 2-3 weeks from when they're knocked out. Group Stage ends 26 June.
So at the earliest, we may get those WC participating players back by around mid-July?
Knockouts through to final ending on 18 July. So anyone progressing past the group phase we could expect back to AXA anywhere between end of July to early August.
Pre-season games kick-off end of July, so we should have a few experienced heads around for that plus the kids.
Season kick-off 22 August.
With the whole squad together, maybe generously, we could get 3 solid weeks all together before Premier League kicks off?
We have a few players not at the World Cup, so that could bode well for getting the new coach up and running. Gomez, Jones, Elliot, Chiesa, Dom, Kerkez, Frimpong, Nyoni, Rio, plus the kids.
02 Jun 2026 12:26:45
Long enuff. Our first preseason game is on July 25th. It is what it is.
02 Jun 2026 12:41:11
A great opportunity to assess the young players and the others likely to make up the rotation squad.
My guess is that there will be 2/3 unexpected successes next season, as Iraola's presence puts the wind in the sales for some of the forgotten players.