What would you prefer he said?
I knew the club was in a really difficult spot when I arrived, but we managed to achieve our objective last season and that's the bare minimum we are looking at this season.
We've lost some experienced heads over the summer and know the areas that we need to strengthen in. I've made it very clear to those that make the deals here that we're going to make it very difficult for ourselves if we don't get deals over the line.
Everybody can see the difficulties that Dom has been through, and we're working hard to get him back and to keep him back in the side. Last week was a setback but thankfully not related to any previous injury.
Neal has had a tough time of it and we're looking to ease the burden on him in Dom's absence. Look around virtually every other club in the league - they all have more than two strikers in their squads, and that's the area we need to be addressing as quickly as possible.
We need to do better in defence. Last week we had three incredibly experienced heads in the back four yet gave away at least two goals that even a Sunday league side wouldn't give away. It's not the first time that this has happened on my watch, and we're looking at how we can change that, especially since we have large numbers of defenders available to us. Jarrad got himself some great experience last season and he's definitely on the verge of a start for us.
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I should be his scriptwriter.